2a:null 2b:["$","title",null,{"children":"SVG Exercise - Color Theory Artworks by Josef Albers | Jerick Evans | Observable"}] 30:T1590,# SVG Exercise - Color Theory Artworks by Josef Albers 31:T6f4,**The Process** - I did not want to overwhelm myself with a new platform, so I stuck to creating four works by Josef Albers. - Desired to show the interaction of color with various artworks, which he is known for. *Homage of the Square, Apparition, 1959* - I spent time comparing the dimensions of squares and rectangles to the original artworks using ruler tools. - Used the eyedropper tool to best approximate the correct color. - Experimented with strokes and positioning of elements to match Alber's past works. - Getting to understand the positioning of elements was most interesting - as was learning how to arrange elements. - Top-left: https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/173 *Interaction of Color, 1973* - Became familiar with x,y coordinates to best understand how best to tackle each artwork. - Organizing the work in a way that was easily trackable was important to keeping a cohesive workflow in terms of calling elements and objects. - Top-right: https://www.artsy.net/artwork/josef-albers-interaction-of-color-23 - Middle: http://bechtler.org/public/files/Documents/Bechter_Albers_edu-guide_virtual.pdf *Geometric abstractions, Repetition Against Blue, 1943* - Contrasted using SVG code from Illustrator for the final work. - This was a much faster implementation process, but less intuitively code-customizable. - Made the shapes purposely rough to see how the code would respond to shapes at odd angles. - Bottom: https://lawrencecollins.typepad.com/blog/2011/04/josef-albers-abstract-art.html *Conclusion* - Learning to struggle with the code was useful to understanding how the elements interact. - SVG code from Illustrator makes the process more rapid. - I am unsure how easy it is to rely on for bigger works if changes must be implemented. 32:[] 2e:{"id":"e2db54da7a14045e","slug":"joseph-albers-homage-to-the-square-apparition","title":"SVG Exercise - Color Theory Artworks by Josef Albers","thumbnail":"95f484391597501c4206be2457e41e3ad327e87ef7d36d67d9234acfe339c311","access_level":"public","create_time":"$D2022-09-14T15:38:39.578Z","update_time":"$D2022-09-15T21:34:42.617Z","view_time":null,"first_public_time":"$D2022-09-14T16:23:05.457Z","has_unpublished_edits":null,"fork":false,"stars":4,"starred":false,"owner":{"type":"team","id":"f7437a42ef13e5d3","login":"jerickevans","name":"Jerick Evans","avatar_url":"https://avatars-next.observableusercontent.com/223637b955236f982c552884c59ddb6919c693b1b8e97f7fbbe6c2edcc7ea960","tier":"starter_2024"},"version":405,"publish_version":405,"role":null,"authored":false,"authors":[{"type":"individual","id":"cc8b1c105c4a7227","login":"jerickevans","name":"Jerick Evans","avatar_url":"https://avatars-next.observableusercontent.com/223637b955236f982c552884c59ddb6919c693b1b8e97f7fbbe6c2edcc7ea960","tier":null}],"members":[{"type":"individual","id":"cc8b1c105c4a7227","login":"jerickevans","name":"Jerick Evans","avatar_url":"https://avatars-next.observableusercontent.com/223637b955236f982c552884c59ddb6919c693b1b8e97f7fbbe6c2edcc7ea960","tier":null,"role":"editor"}],"comments":[],"custom_thumbnail":false,"trashed":false,"lapsed":null,"subscribed":null,"forks":1,"collection":null,"type":"notebook","body":{"titling":"auto","title":"SVG Exercise - Color Theory Artworks by Josef Albers","cells":[{"id":0,"value":"$30","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"md","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined","providerMetadata":"$undefined","attachments":"$undefined","output":"","database":"$undefined"},{"id":112,"value":"$31","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined","providerMetadata":"$undefined","attachments":"$undefined","output":"","database":"$undefined"}],"files":"$W32","stdlib":"1"}} 2f:"$2e:body"