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Theo   van Doesburg. Simultaneous Counter Composition.

1929-30. Oil on canvas, 50.1 x 49.8 cm. The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection.

Look at the web of the author: http://www.jasonthielke.com/

1. Define what ‘plane’ means.

2. Which of the following images are geometric planes? Which are organic? Write down the answer below each figure.

3. Match each definition and corresponding rule in English with their translation in Spanish.

SquareTriangle

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Circle

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Rectangle

4. Match each rule with the corresponding image and title.

5. Is it true or false? Write the answer in the violet rectangle following the example below.

The rule of ____________ dictates that the most important elements should be in the centre and the least important ones should go evenly to the left or right of the

composition.

The rule of ____________ tell us that, in order to balance a composition, the bigger an element is, the closer it

should be to the centre of an artwork.

La ______________________ nos dice que, para equilibrar una composición, cuanto más grande sea un elemento, más cerca debe estar del centro de la

obra.

La ____________________ dicta que los elementos más importantes deberían estar en el centro del soporte y el

menos importante se situaría uniformemente a la izquierda o la derecha de la composición.

The rule of compensation

regla del equilibrio

regla de la compensación

balance

compensation

"Big Family" by Zhang Xiaogang (1993)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The rule of balance

6. What do you think all these works have in common? Explain why.

The plane is an element of visual language that we use to draw shapes.

True A plane’s colour helps us identify the objects and forms we create.

Size can’t make a plane more important or less important.

We can define the plane as the area of a surface within a closed line.

A plane becomes an element when we use it to build an image.

Some works of art use only planes.

There are two types of planes: geometric planes and organic planes.

We can’t separate areas of light and darkness by placing lighter planes next to darker ones.

Planes are defined by the shape of the closed line.

Victor Vasarely

Alexander Calder

Piet Mondrian

Kasimir Malevich, Suprematist Painting:

Aeroplane Flying (1915)

Sol Lewitt

Henri Matisse

Paul Klee

Joan Miró

Paul Klee

Vasili Kandinsky

Robert Delaunay

7- Debate with your classmate sitting next to you the three main reasons why you like or dislike the Agustín Ibarrola’s artworks shown below. Write down your three main arguments at the end of the sheet.

Jean Dubuffet

1. First argument:

2. Second argument:

3. Third argument:

8. Try making your own composition using planes.

Agustín Ibarrola, Cubos de la Memoria, Llanes, Asturias.

Agustín Ibarrola, Bosque de Oma, Vizcaya.