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A R T with M R. F A I R C H I L D
Visual Arts 2025-2026
Lessons:
Notan, meaning "light and dark" in Japanese, is an art form that explores the balance between positive and negative space, creating visual harmony through the interplay of light and shadow. The idea communicates that elements of light and dark are equally important and need each other to exist. One of the most familiar examples of these pieces if yin and yang.
KEY FEATURES:
NOTAN DESIGN
•SPACE – Yin-yang (China), Notan (Japan)
ZENTANGLE
•Line – Rick Roberts, Maria Thomas
NOTAN DESIGN
- Adapted from ancient Chinese Taoism
- Both represent the balance of light and dark
- As in yin-yang: one cannot exist without the other
​ZENTANGLE
Rick Roberts, Maria Thomas – 2004
Repetition (patterns) of line.
About CREATIVITY
ASSIGNMENTS
Art of the Far East
SKETCHBOOK: SPACE
SKETCHBOOK: LINE
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