H.L. Groen's Omniscient Rituals - DECALCOMANIA PRINTMAKING
Rorschach Artistic Obsession
Almanac: The Rorshach Test on CBS Sunday Morning
What is Decalcomainia? A technique used by some surrealist artists that involves pressing paint between sheets of paper.
H.L. Groen's Omniscient Rituals: Created and guided by the technique of automatism and using the principle of symmetry and balance; the series of paintings pay tribute to the psychological exam of Hermann Rorschach and seek to produce concealed messages and visual interpretation through both color and shapes. Omniscient rituals are a reflection of the artist and the continuous attainment and discovery of hidden knowledge from within and all around. Each piece is developed with watercolor, tempera, polymer and acrylic on paper or canvas.
Rorschach Artistic Obsession
Almanac: The Rorshach Test on CBS Sunday Morning
What is Decalcomainia? A technique used by some surrealist artists that involves pressing paint between sheets of paper.
H.L. Groen's Omniscient Rituals: Created and guided by the technique of automatism and using the principle of symmetry and balance; the series of paintings pay tribute to the psychological exam of Hermann Rorschach and seek to produce concealed messages and visual interpretation through both color and shapes. Omniscient rituals are a reflection of the artist and the continuous attainment and discovery of hidden knowledge from within and all around. Each piece is developed with watercolor, tempera, polymer and acrylic on paper or canvas.
BELOW: H.L. GROEN Examples:
BIG IDEA: Influenced by surrealism and the art of H.L. Groen students will create experimental techniques with the element of surprise and symmetry
REQUIREMENTS:
REQUIREMENTS:
- Create at least three symmetrical decalcomania prints,
- Draw into and add designs, patterns and images in the style of H.L. Groen: You should have one successful final draft with both the print and drawing included.
- Must demonstrate overall good craftsmanship and effort.
BELOW: Student examples
STEP 1
1. Place newspaper at table for a cleaner workstation.
2. Fold paper in half. Do this multiple times in both directions to make it as flat as possible but pliable. Paper can be vertical or horizontal.
3. Write your NAME & CLASS on the back with a pencil.
3. Squeeze paint out of bottles and put small amounts of paint ONLY on one side of paper.
4. Fold paper and create pressure as you move your hand.
5. Open your paper and see the magic. Place on drying rack.
6. REPEAT and keep experimenting.
STEP 2
1. Examine your dried prints. Turn in different directions
2. Allow yourself to feel which way works best for you and what side might be the "dominant" side.
3. Take a pencil and begin drawing over your colors where they change or break. Make designs, patterns, and recognizable objects.
4. Whatever you draw on one side - draw almost immediately on the opposite side,
5. Go over your pencils lines with a colored pencil, sharpie or ink.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
Does color influence the art or the art influence the color?
How does our subconscious mind present itself the art we make?
What colors create new colors and why?
KEY KNOWLEDGE:
Movement – when any movement occurred in the response
Chromatic Color – when color is used in the response
Achromatic Color – when black, white or grays are used in the response
Shading-texture – when texture is used in the response
Shading-dimension – when dimension is used in the response with reference to shading
Shading-diffuse – when shading is used in the response
Form dimension – when dimension is used in the response without reference to shading
Pairs and reflections – when a pair or reflection is used in the response
1. Place newspaper at table for a cleaner workstation.
2. Fold paper in half. Do this multiple times in both directions to make it as flat as possible but pliable. Paper can be vertical or horizontal.
3. Write your NAME & CLASS on the back with a pencil.
3. Squeeze paint out of bottles and put small amounts of paint ONLY on one side of paper.
4. Fold paper and create pressure as you move your hand.
5. Open your paper and see the magic. Place on drying rack.
6. REPEAT and keep experimenting.
STEP 2
1. Examine your dried prints. Turn in different directions
2. Allow yourself to feel which way works best for you and what side might be the "dominant" side.
3. Take a pencil and begin drawing over your colors where they change or break. Make designs, patterns, and recognizable objects.
4. Whatever you draw on one side - draw almost immediately on the opposite side,
5. Go over your pencils lines with a colored pencil, sharpie or ink.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
Does color influence the art or the art influence the color?
How does our subconscious mind present itself the art we make?
What colors create new colors and why?
KEY KNOWLEDGE:
- Who is Hermann Rorschach? Hermann Rorschach was a Swiss psychoanalyst who created the controversial Rorschach inkblot test to measure social behavior.
- What is the Rorshcach test? The Rorschach Inkblot Test is a projective psychological test consisting of 10 inkblots printed on cards (five in black and white, five in color) created in 1921 with the publication of Psychodiagnostik by Hermann Rorschach. During the 1940s and 1950s, the test was synonymous with clinical psychology.
Movement – when any movement occurred in the response
Chromatic Color – when color is used in the response
Achromatic Color – when black, white or grays are used in the response
Shading-texture – when texture is used in the response
Shading-dimension – when dimension is used in the response with reference to shading
Shading-diffuse – when shading is used in the response
Form dimension – when dimension is used in the response without reference to shading
Pairs and reflections – when a pair or reflection is used in the response