DPS 2010 Competition Schedule & Results
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Assigned subject definitions or restrictions may be provided here and in the newsletter.
January 14
Assignment: Open
Digital Files due January 8
February 11
Assignment: Open
Digital Files due February 5
March 11
Assignment: Abstracts (Color or Mono only - no separate Creative category)
Digital Files due March 5
DEFINITION:
There are many definitions and many types of abstract art, such as abstract expressionism, abstract illusionism, lyrical abstraction and geometric abstracts. There are also many definitions, following are only a few:
ABSTRACT........unreal; optical deception; communication of visual imagery which departs from reality; passing through a world of forms ascending from reality to the abstract; existing only in concept; depicting mysterious diagrams or formless creations; ranges from using bold forms, shapes, colors, and objects to soft and pastel illusions of fantasy; reshaping the natural world for expressive purposes; derives from but does not imitate a recognizable object; unconcerned with literal depiction of things from the visible world; a reduction of form to basic geometric design.
April 8
Assignment: Open
Digital Files due April 2
May 6 (Note: 1st Thursday)
Assignment: Open
Digital Files due April 30
June 10
Assignment: Reflections in Glass
Digital Files due June 4
July 8
Assignment: Open
Digital Files due July 2
August 12
Assignment: Open
Digital Files due August 6
September 9
Assignment: Old Everything - Barns, Signs, etc (things only)
Digital Files due September 3
October 14
Assignment: Open
Digital Files due October 8
November 11
Assignment: Portraits (Humans only)
Digital Files due November 5
DEFINITION:
Must be a portrait of a person(s) - animal images are not accepted for this category. Either the head and/or the head and shoulders must fill approximately 75% of the frame, or the full body or bodies must fill approximately 50% of the frame. Group shots are allowed.
December 2 (Note: 1st Thursday)
Year-End Potluck and Awards Ceremony
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