Spring10 Reading1

Welcome to the Spring10 semester. The first reading assignment is a very short one about figure-ground relationship. It is from Ocvirk, Stinson, Wigg, Bone, & Cayton. Art Fundamentals: Theory & Practice, Introduction (p23-27). Directions for accessing the readings are in the Course Syllabus. After you have read this four page article, please watch the movie clip below (you will need to click on youtube to watch it there). Then leave your comment (3 or 4 sentences) discussing how the reading might apply to Zizek’s discussion of background in the movie, Children of Men. Feel free to pick up on what other students write. Treat this as a discussion. Comments are due by 2/9 and will close automatically 16 days after this post.

Background in ‘Children of Men’

While we are discussing figure/ground relationship and the importance of background in composition… check this video out. Zizek is a well-known philosopher and theorist talking about the movie ‘Children of Men’ in terms of its background. click here