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Term 2 Art Study
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- 1Glenn Murcutt-Australia's most famous architect
-Recipient of the 2002 Pritzker Architecture Prize - 2Magney House- The Magney's had previously camped on this site and wanted more
-Roof has a quality of lightness like a canvas tent, through the approach taken to light, water and air
-His philosophy "to touch the earth lightly" (expresses his concern for nature)
-His buildings safeguard the surrounding lanscape - 3MAGNEY HOUSE light-Prized for energy efficiently
-Capitalizes on natural light
-Shape of house is long and low
-Features verandas, skylights, adjustable louvres and moveable screens
-Home is designed to capture the sun - 4MAGNEY HOUSE Water-Asymmetrical V-shape
-Roof collects rainwater, which is recycled for drinking and heating
-Corrugated metal sheathing and interior brick walls insulate home and conserve energy
-Drain pipes at either end of house
-Materials amplify sound of the rain - 5MAGNEY HOUSE Air/temperature-Brick wall+concrete slab act as a thermal sink
-Shape of roof is steep for water to drain without allowing too much uplift from the wind
-Cross ventilation is achieved through the southern vents - 6MAGNEY HOUSE-Inexpensive materials that are available in Australia
-Uses corrugated iron and weatherboard, learning from traditional Australian farmhouses
-Incorporates refined steel
-Uses glass and blinds - 7Howard Arkley(1951-1999)
-Painter of Australian suburbia
-Airbrush paints houses, domestic interiors and fascination with mass culture which struck a powerful chord with contemporary Australians - 8HOWARD ARKLEY Source material-Came aware of his mothers ornate pattern on her fly wire door
-Reminded of the photos of doors taken in paris
-Inspired by what was around him
-Magazines, home decorating books and glossy brochures were the source of much of Arkley's imagery and the tile's of his works
-Looked through furniture and homeware catalogues for his interiors - 9HOWARD ARKLEY Techniques-Airbrush and stenciling techniques
-Uses flat colours
-Has a fuzzy dreamlike quality and tonal effect, the airbrush lines stylised the final look of the painting - 10HOWARD ARKLEY'S Subject matterArkley's works are based on suburban lanscapes
- 11HOWARD ARKLEY CompositionArkley's compositions are cropped like a photograph and have been simplified and abstracted
- 12HOWARD ARKLEY 4 stages used to construct a canvas1. Preliminary radiograph pen drawings
2. Projects the crisply defined drawing directly onto the canvas
3. Spray paints the broader areas in flat colour
4. Stencils onto the canvas suggesting textures and patterns - 13HOWARD ARKLEY Visual qualitiesLine-sharp, bold outlines flatten the images and give them a cartoon aesthetic
Colour-Uses neon and pastel colours separated by the thick black line
Shape-Uses geometric, angular shapes
Texture- creates a flat texture through stenciling
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