repetition & variation?

Question

what came into your mind when u hear " repetition & variation"

have u ever do a project on this? or do u know any artist who work with this idea?

any interesting site or amazing project on repitition & variation?

i'm please to hear any suggestions and ideas

thank you :D

Answer 1

I had a class where we did an assignment that was great for this. We did the assignment once through to get ideas (that was the "draft"; then the final project was a refinement of the best work from the draft. It went like this:
1) on the computer or by hand draw a 4" x 4" square (it should have black borders)
2) now copy that onto 50 sheets (you don't have to actually print it if you're doing it on the computer, but it has to be 50 separate files, not all in one)
3) choose just ONE of the following "items" or concepts (and discard the rest; forget about them):
cover, pen, rose, gear
4) once you've chosen your one item/concept, look at all the meanings of that one word (some are both verbs and nouns, some are nouns with multiple meanings)
5) using one of your squares, represent a single meaning of the word you chose; you can draw, paint, collage, illustrate, build, whatever
6) in a second square, represent the same thing, but change it subtly (zoom in, zoom out, rotate, color, de-color, show another area to one side, etc.)
7) do this as many times as you can (it's a process of seeing deeper and deeper, plus refining your artwork)
8) when you've run out of ideas with that process look at another meaning for the word you chose and represent that in another box
9) go through the same process (again, take the time with this, great things come out of it)
10) fill all 50 squares by doing this - don't cheat yourself and do less than that! if you can do more, go for it!
11) look at what you've accomplished (a lot!!) and decide which was your best "study" of the subject and re-create that set for your "repetitiion and variation" assignment.

Answer 2

I think of Andy Warhol pieces.

I also think of Butterflies. The patterns on their wings are almost always repetitious but can vary in size and occasionally location on the wing (canvas)

Answer 3

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