Notan

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Notan

• Japanese word that means the use of light and dark

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The use of black and white

• Japanese artists first used black and white
  colors to make art. It is called Notan
• They use two elements of art
• 1. Shapes
• 2. Lines

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The Japanese

• Japan is a country close to china
• It is an island
• Its people look different and act different and
  here is why

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Japanese culture

• Japanese
• believe in the Buddhist religion
• Believe in serving the body, mind, and soul
• Believe in the simplest of all things
• Believe in strong family ties
• In order to get a job you need to be married
• Marriages are arranged by your parents

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How does their culture affect their art???????

• Lets look at the Notan examples on the board
• What do you notice
• They are simple
• Use only two colors (black and white)
• Relates to their religion and culture
• Lets look at some examples of Notan being used

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Using lines and shapes

• This example uses lines and shapes (two elements
  of art)
• It is also symmetrical
• It is the same on both sides

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Using shapes and lines

• This example also uses shapes and lines (2
  elements of art)
• This example uses asymmetry- different on all
  sides

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Expanding the square

• A traditional notan starts out as a square
• In this example it starts out as a black square
• We then cut out Positive shapes- are shapes the
  artists use (In this example, the shapes we cut
  out will be positive)
• Everything else around the shape is negative
  space (in this example the white area is negative)

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So what is Positive Negative Space and what does
Notan have to do with it?

• Positive space is the object or subject itself.
• Negative Space is the area around and between the
  object.
• Notan takes advantage of this positive and
  negative space to create interesting designs.

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How to expand a square

• 1.) Draw out the shapes and lines you will use
• 2.) Decide whether you will use symmetry or
  asymmetry
• 3.)Take an 18 by 24 piece of white paper
• 4.) Take a black square
• 5.) Draw out your shapes and lines on the black
  square
• 6.) Cut out black pieces (keep all pieces)
• 7.) arrange pieces on your paper
• 8.) glue pieces down

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Notan examples
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• flickr.com

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Objectives

• To learn what symmetry and asymmetry is
• To learn how to use two of the elements of art
• Shapes and lines
• To learn what positive and negative shapes are
• To learn how to organize your artwork more
  efficiently