Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:36:46 -0500 From: "Klingelhoefer, Terri S" <tklingel-AT-indiana.edu> To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org> Subject: [Puptcrit] Negative space/Hoosier/ Completed limerick >What is negative space? >From the Wikipedia.... "In art, generally, negative space is the space around and between the subject(s) of an image. Negative space may be most evident when the space around a subject, and not the subject itself, forms an interesting or artistically relevant shape, and such space is occasionally used to artistic effect as the "real" subject of an image. The use of negative space is a key element of artistic composition. In a two-tone, black-and-white image, a subject is normally depicted in black and the space around it is left blank (white), thereby forming a silhouette of the subject. However, reversing the tones so that the space around the subject is printed black and the subject itself is left blank causes the negative space to be apparent as it forms shapes around the" subject. In short Hoosier translation: Holes that look like something. What's a Hoosier? There's a big debate on that, but generally anyone from Indiana. There once was a man in Philly, Whose black light shop was a dilly... He said it was a lark To play in the dark Where they can't tell your hand from your willy. Apologies to delicate sensibilities.... As to the gimmicky nature of the plan my background is television and databases, so I obviously can't help myself...:). Thanks for the response. Best wishes! Terri Klingelhoefer Primary Player Klingel-Engle Puppets 7251 West State Rd 46 Ellettsville IN 47429 tklingel-AT-indiana.edu 812-876-3540 land line 812-325-9326 cellThe esthetic I want to achieve is a lot of translucent/transparent/opaque materials and use of negative space to create these puppets. Someone finish this limmerick please, but this man had a black light puppet museum in his house, his own "puppets" that were only exhibited, never manipulated. He invited our then company, Ta Fantastika Black Light Theatre (we were on tour, performing at Annenberg Center) to visit and to co-create a show where we would add the reflective effect to the usual Black Theatre effect. His place was a $35 taxi ride from downtown Philadelphia (in early 1980s dollars) and we laughed all the way back to Walnut Street, since adding another gimmick to the already gimmicky Black Light theatre seemed preposterous. That is not meant as critisism of your idea, only a warning of this particular technology artistic pitfalls. Or it just means we were not creative enought to go beyond the gimmick and make it into art. What is negative space? I haven't finished reading Einstein's lectures on relativity, is that where it comes from? Or is it Captain Kirk related? But seriously, Best wishes for Pagan Day & good luck with your work, Vit Horejs Autistic (sic) Director THE CZECHOSLOVAK-AMERICAN MARIONETTE THEATRE info-AT-czechmarionettes.org http://www.czechmarionettes.org 212-777-3891 Kacha and the Devil Free performances at the following New York Public Library branches December 2 -AT- 3:30pm at Donnell December 12 -AT- 4pm at Tremont December 21 -AT- 3:30pm at Parkchester December 27 -AT- 2:30pm at Huguenot For addresses and directions go to NYPL.org January / February 2007 Winter Tales with Strings Jan 15, about 2 or 3 pm, or is it one? I have to find out when exactly Yeshiva University Museum at the Center for Jewish History 15 W. 16th Street Once There Was a Village An ethno opera with puppets and found objects... about 400 years of the East Village Music by Frank London & the Hungry March Band Set Design by Tom Lee Costume Design by Michelle Beshaw Written and Directed by Vit Horejs with: Deborah Beshaw, Michelle Beshaw, Jason Candler, V?t Horej?, Steven Ryan, Theresa Linnihan, Quince Marcum, Valois Mickens, Alan Barnes Netherton, Adelka Polak, Ronny Wasserstrom & Kat Yew La MaMa E.T.C., 74A East 4th Street January 25-February 11 2007 Thursday-Sunday evenings -AT- 7:30 pm & Sunday matinee -AT- 2:30 pm Box Office 212-475-7710, lamama.org ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org End of puptcrit Digest, Vol 26, Issue 33 **************************************** _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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