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Rhythm and Movement

Rhythm and Movement. Rhythm is the principle of art that indicates movement by the repetition of elements. Rhythm. Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe's Lips , 1962. 1.) Visual Rhythm -rhythm you receive through your eyes rather than through your ears.

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Rhythm and Movement

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  1. Rhythm and Movement

  2. Rhythm is the principle of art that indicates movement by the repetition of elements. Rhythm Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe's Lips, 1962

  3. 1.) Visual Rhythm-rhythm you receive through your eyes rather than through your ears. A motif is a unit that is created in visual rhythm. A Pattern is a two-dimensional decorative visual repetition. There are 6 Types of Rhythm

  4. Examples of Visual Rhythm African Kente Cloth The Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain

  5. 2.) Random- a motif repeated in no apparent order, with no regular spaces in between. 6 Types of Rhythm

  6. Jackson Pollock, Number One, 1948 Examples of Random Rhythm Bowl, Kongo People

  7. 3.) Regular- identical motifs and equal amounts of space between them. 6 Types of Rhythm

  8. Empire State Building Examples of Regular Rhythm Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe's Lips, 1962

  9. 4.) Alternating- can occur several ways: to introduce a second motif or to make a change in the placement or content of the original motif 6 Types of Rhythm

  10. Navajo Blanket, 1855 Examples of Alternating Rhythm Japanese Plate, Edo Period

  11. 5.) Flowing- created by repeating wavy lines. 6 Types of Rhythm

  12. Drew Brophy, Life At Sea Examples of Flowing Rhythm Botticelli, The Birth of Venus (detail)

  13. 6.) Progressive- a change in the motif each time the motif is repeated. 6 Types of Rhythm

  14. M.C. Escher, Sky and Water I Examples of Progressive Rhythm Hiroshige, Okazaki

  15. Movement is used to convey feelings and ideas. It can be comforting and predictable, or it can be monotonous, symbolic, or graceful. Visual Movement is the principle of art that is used to create the look and feeling of action and guide the viewers eyes throughout the work of art How Artists Use Rhythm to Create Movement Bridget Riley, Blaze 3

  16. A group of artists tried to do more than control the way viewers looked at art. These artists were called Futurists. Futurists used rhythm to capture the idea of movement itself. They used the word dynamism to refer to the forces of movement. They believed that nothing was solid or stable. They showed forms changing into energy by slanting and overlapping surfaces. Futurism

  17. Giamcomo Balla, Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash Futurist Art Umberto Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space

  18. Alexander Calder was a mechanical engineer. Calder created his art by repeating abstract shapes and putting them in real motion using air currents and gravity. Calder's art pieces were called kinetic sculptures. Kinetic sculptures actually move in space. Calder's sculptures were given the name mobiles. Moving sculptures have been called mobiles ever since. Actual Movement

  19. Calder, The Star Alexander Calder Calder, Enseign de Lunettes

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