Hard-edge Painting
Frank Stella Hyena Stomp 1962 Oil on canvas
Frank Stella Harran II 1967
Al Held Vortex II
Al Held
Kenneth Noland
Jack Youngerman
Assignment Create a 11x12 hard-edge painting using a line design of your choice. It will be painted with all primary, secondary and tertiary colors – mixed perfectly! You may also use black. You will be graded on: – Composition/Design – Clarity of colors/mixed correctly – Neatness of shapes/edges – Minimum of 24 sections!
In your sketchbook– break up your page into at least 24 different NON-CROSSING LINES/Can be overlapping
Use different lines – curvy, bent, straight, wavy, etc. Do NOT use only straight lines unless interesting design Fill entire space with different sections
Label each section for what color it will be painted. Yellow Yellow Orange Orange Red Orange Red Red Violet Violet Blue Violet Blue Blue Green Green Yellow Green