Assignment 4: Changing the Identity of a Shape

    1. Cut a 3 or 4 inch square out of black paper. Then, cut it cup and use the pieces to make a design on a white 6 x 6" groundsheet in which observers will not recognize the original square.
    2. Cut another 3 or 4 inch square, cut it apart and arrange the pieces so that the design still looks like a square, or could easily return to being a square.

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It sounds restrictive, but can be fun. Try to see just how thoroughly you can destroy a square and altar its identifiable form. You can cut it into any shapes you like: curved or straight. Don’t forget to consider the design’s placement within its ground sheet. The same applies to re-assembly. The viewer should be able to mentally push the pieces back together into their original form — remember the ground.

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