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Powerful & Personal Symbol Designs. What is POWER ?. THREE DEFINITIONS… Being able to doing something Great ability; strength; might; force C ontrol over others; influence. How can you use your POWER in Art Class?. Being able to create something original
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What is POWER? THREE DEFINITIONS… Being able to doing something Great ability; strength; might; force Control over others; influence
How can you use your POWERin Art Class? Being able to create something original Great ability; expressing yourself Affecting people with your art
We are going to create a POWERFUL & PERSONAL RADIAL SYMMETRY DESIGN • What is a symbol? • What symbols have personal meaning to you? • How would you design your own symbols? • Let’s look at some symbols…
SYMBOL DEFINITION A letter, picture, object, etc… that represents something else PERSONAL SYMBOL A letter, picture, object, etc… that communicates something about you
SYMBOLS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. What ideas or meanings do these symbols communicate or represent?
# 1st Row Latin Cross, Star of David, Omkar (Aum) # 2nd Row Star and crescent, Cross pattée, Yin-yang # 3rd Row Khanda (Sikh), Ayyavazhi (Hindu), Triple Goddess (Pagan)
Radial Symmetry is seen in NATUREand MAN-MADE objects…let’s investigate some examples.
Radial Symmetry is a design format that radiates from the center. Designs with radial symmetry usually form a circle. Radial symmetry is often found in nature.
Radial Symmetry organizes the colors and shapes in this window. Rose Window, Notre Dame Cathedral, France
A Sand Mandala in Tibet = Radial Symmetry A Mandala is a map of the cosmos or earth, stars and planets.
Gradation: The gradual change of a color from light to dark, or dark to light.
Dots & Dashes: A mark making technique that is good for making visual texture.