Demuth typography

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Demuth Typography

Charles Demuth (1883 – 1935) Lived and worked in Lancaster,

Pennsylvania. His house is now a museum. Oil painter Known for starting the art movement

Precisionism His life was relatively short due to a

history of poor health. Walked with a cane. He may have

had a childhood injury or polio. Developed diabetes as an adult.

Was one of the first to receive insulin in the US.

Demuth had 4 periods of art makingWatercolor Still

Lifes Figure Studies Object Portraits

Buildings- What do you notice?

First bullet point here Second bullet point here Third bullet point here

Precisionism

PrecisionismAn American movement, it was influenced by Cubism and Futurism, Precisionism explored industrialization and the

modernization of the American landscape. The structures of buildings and objects are precise, sharply defined

geometrical forms.

Futurist- Celebrate the energy of new technology

Cubist- explore shapes and looking at objects from multiple perspectives

Precisionist- Combing the ideas of futurist (technology) & cubist (shapes and perspective)

His most famous work

I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold. 1928 Inspired by a poem by William Carlos

Williams.

What do you see in the painting?How is this painting still related to his building paintings?

"The Great Figure," by his friend William Carlos Williams:

Among the rainand lightsI saw the figure 5in goldon a redfiretruckmovingtenseunheededto gong clangssiren howlsand wheels rumblingthrough the dark city.

Typography is art…a way to create deeper meaning for the builder.

Juan GrisJasper JohnsCharles Demuth Stuart Davis

Typography is art…a way to deliver a message to the viewer.

Tatyana FazilihahShepard

FaireyBarbara Kruger Banksy

General Terms

TypographyThe design of characters that make up text and display type, the way the characters are presented.

FontA collection of characters with a specific style, size, and line width.

SerifA stroke that marks the end of a character.Sans Serif- characters without the stroke.

3 Forms of Typographical

FontsGothicAll letters have uniform elements, may contain serifs.

RomanAll letters have thick and thin elements, may contain serifs.

TextLetters that are ornamental, have thick and thin elements, and contain serifs.

Practice the 3 Formstry different letters, characters,

&numbersGothicAll letters have uniform elements, may contain serifs.

RomanAll letters have thick and thin elements, may contain serifs.

TextLetters that are ornamental, have thick and thin elements, and contain serifs.

Set up your drawing

1. Choose 4 letters and numbers, and 1 character using the 3 forms of typography (Gothic, Roman, and Textual) and 1 with serifs.

2. Draw each large to fill the page according to the rules for composition.a. Organize 1 large as a point of emphasis.b. Change directions to create rhythm

and variety.c. Use overlapping across the

composition.d. Go off each the edge of the page.