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Swap Due Date: Sept 22nd, 2023
Sign Up date: By Sept 15th, 2023
Withdrawal deadline: None, but please communicate!
Number of Cards: 3 for 3
Number of Participants: unlimited
Precisionism! Due Sept 22nd!
You will be creating 3 cards influenced by the 20th century art movement Precisionism.
This was a movement in the 1920s and 30s out of the United States. For our purposes, here is what you'll want to think about for your cards:
This last point may be tricky, but the idea here is that you don't have to be moving into photorealism; straightforward shapes, squares, circles, triangles, are good, get at the essence of the structure or item.
I'm thinking most closely about the first point, I think subject matter is the main thing here. Please ask if you have questions. This is a different kind of swap than I usually run, so let me know if anything is unclear. With a nod to Sarat, who runs such great swaps tied to artists and movements, use this movement to inspire your cards.
Artist examples: Charles Demuth, Charles Sheeler, Ralston Crawford, early Georgia O'Keefe, Stuart Davis (sometimes)
My examples:
Here are a couple nice links about Precisionism: Wikipedia entry and MOMA.
Swap Requirements ~
1. Should be influenced by Precisionism
2. All cards should be standard 3.5” x 2.5”
3. This swap is 3 for 3. An extra card for the host is greatly appreciated, but completely optional.
Other stuff:
Lurkers welcome! I plan on posting information about Precisionism through the course of the swap. Come learn about Precisionism, your host's ideas about the movement, and make comments!
Mailing Information ~
* Include username, your state/country and the swap name on the back of all cards - and put username and swap name on all envelopes sent.
* US Participants – A mailing label and stamp.
* International Participants - Please send a clearly-addressed envelope or mailing label and I will cover postage.
*Late cards past a day or so will be returned barring extenuating circumstances.
*When you receive your returns, please leave I-Trader for your swap host and rep points for the artists of the cards you receive. Also, in your rep points, naming which card you received is nice, since people like to know where their artworks end up.
Players:
1. leydab-fin
2. vidas-fin
3. jo.on.the.go- fin
4. Ancient Planter - fin
5. Thisismycleverusername - received
6. Mybrokenart - received
7. Tillygo - fin
8. Nanner- fin
9. Softawoo- fin
Sign Up date: By Sept 15th, 2023
Withdrawal deadline: None, but please communicate!
Number of Cards: 3 for 3
Number of Participants: unlimited
Precisionism! Due Sept 22nd!
You will be creating 3 cards influenced by the 20th century art movement Precisionism.
This was a movement in the 1920s and 30s out of the United States. For our purposes, here is what you'll want to think about for your cards:
- Urban or mechanical scenes: Think bridges, skyscrapers, and other things created by us humans. Additionally, you can think of new devices, such as wind turbines, solar panels, or computers.
- Lines and simple shapes. As the MOMA article states: "consistently reduced their compositions to simple shapes and underlying geometrical structures, with clear outlines, minimal detail, and smooth handling of surfaces."
This last point may be tricky, but the idea here is that you don't have to be moving into photorealism; straightforward shapes, squares, circles, triangles, are good, get at the essence of the structure or item.
I'm thinking most closely about the first point, I think subject matter is the main thing here. Please ask if you have questions. This is a different kind of swap than I usually run, so let me know if anything is unclear. With a nod to Sarat, who runs such great swaps tied to artists and movements, use this movement to inspire your cards.
Artist examples: Charles Demuth, Charles Sheeler, Ralston Crawford, early Georgia O'Keefe, Stuart Davis (sometimes)
My examples:
Here are a couple nice links about Precisionism: Wikipedia entry and MOMA.
Swap Requirements ~
1. Should be influenced by Precisionism
2. All cards should be standard 3.5” x 2.5”
3. This swap is 3 for 3. An extra card for the host is greatly appreciated, but completely optional.
Other stuff:
Lurkers welcome! I plan on posting information about Precisionism through the course of the swap. Come learn about Precisionism, your host's ideas about the movement, and make comments!
Mailing Information ~
* Include username, your state/country and the swap name on the back of all cards - and put username and swap name on all envelopes sent.
* US Participants – A mailing label and stamp.
* International Participants - Please send a clearly-addressed envelope or mailing label and I will cover postage.
*Late cards past a day or so will be returned barring extenuating circumstances.
*When you receive your returns, please leave I-Trader for your swap host and rep points for the artists of the cards you receive. Also, in your rep points, naming which card you received is nice, since people like to know where their artworks end up.
Players:
1. leydab-fin
2. vidas-fin
3. jo.on.the.go- fin
4. Ancient Planter - fin
5. Thisismycleverusername - received
6. Mybrokenart - received
7. Tillygo - fin
8. Nanner- fin
9. Softawoo- fin
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