Neil Savage Design » Abstract

Graphic Design: Object Semantics

Neil Savage — Sun, 22 May 2011 05:07:29 +0000

For this assignment, I needed to take a carpenter’s tool, musical instrument or kitchen tool and simply the form and create 4 variations:

Painterly: System of thick and thin strokes, calligraphic, closest to the original gestural expression.
Graphic/Geometric: System of uniformity in stroke or rectilinear in general, distinctively evolved from its brush stroke origin.
Radical: Extreme deviation or abstraction from the original form/gesture, bizarre.
Nirvana: Selection of best expression or form considering all the methodologies; possible hybridized form; form that feels right or best.

I chose to use a channel lock.

Visual Concepts: Place Project

Neil Savage — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:38:23 +0000

For this assignment, we had to relate our project to place. My project has to do with the places that I’ve been by compiling all of my pictures into a mosaic in the shape of my eye. The concept behind this piece is that, without eyes, I could not have seen any of these places nor experienced them. The process involved using AndreaMosaic to create the mosaic with my pictures, creating the eye. Then, using Photoshop, I made 16 6″ x 4″ files to print. After each file was printed, I rearranged the photo to create the eye and glued them to matboard.

Size: 20″ x 14″

2D Process: Systematic Self Portrait

Neil Savage — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:55:29 +0000

Assignment: Use the “Chuck Close Method” to create a self-portrait drawing/painting that combines representational and abstract elements. We were to develop a system of color, design, and mark making that reinterprets the self-portrait image through abstraction as well as continue to explore color interaction and the principles of organization.

Date: December 15, 2009
Size: 8″ x 12″
Medium Acrylic on Bristol Board

2D Process: Color Abstractions

Neil Savage — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:42:28 +0000

Assignment: Create one (1) monochrome square design using only black and white, one (1) low key color scheme square design (dark colors), one (1) high key color scheme square design (light colors), one (1) full contrast color scheme square design (light and dark), and one (1) “freestyle” square design (any color scheme). Here are my five (5) squares:

Date: December 2, 2009
Size: 7″ x 7″
Medium: Acrylic on Bristol Board

2D Process: Abstract 3 Dimensional Drawing

Neil Savage — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:18:03 +0000

Assignment: Construct a 3D abstract “drawing” using found, bought, or recycled materials that embodies the spirit of 2 Dimensional drawing in 3 dimensions. Below is a picture of my 3D constructed object and actual 2D drawing.

Tower Date: October 28, 2009
Tower Size: 20″ x 12″ x 12″
Tower Medium: Beer Case Cardboard, Bottle Caps, Condoms, Shot Glass, Tape

Drawing Date: November 4, 2009
Drawing Size: 18″ x 24″
Drawing Medium: Pencil on Bristol Board

2D Process: Imaginative Abstract Compositions

Neil Savage — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:58:27 +0000

Assignment: Create six (6) 7″ x 7″ square designs to express principles of dynamism, asymmetry, and repetition with variation. Here are my six designs:

Date: September 30, 2009
Size: 7″ x 7″
Medium: Sharpie on Bristol Board