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Structure in the National gallery of arT

Structure in the National gallery of arT. Katerina, Alexandra F, Corey, Luciana . structure. Overlaps with space and rhythm How elements of the visual expression merge to “create an organized whole” Expresses emotion

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Structure in the National gallery of arT

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  1. Structure in the National gallery of arT Katerina, Alexandra F, Corey, Luciana

  2. structure • Overlaps with space and rhythm • How elements of the visual expression merge to “create an organized whole” • Expresses emotion • Main idea to consider: What makes a work of art different from the world it represents? • Every work of art has one

  3. SYMMETRY • Unity • Sense of visual equilibrium • When you put a mirror down the middle, it looks the same on both sides • Symmetry • Can be divided directly down the middle • Dignity, stability, and tranquility exemplify structures that are symmetrical • Perfect symmetry, perfect balance • Example: TajMahal; posses a sense of formality & order, lightness

  4. MONUMENTAL URNBY: cLAUDEmICHEL & cALLEDcLODION

  5. A young ladyby: PROBABLY FLORENTINE

  6. FOCAL POINTS • Can have different contrasts as displayed in both of these pictures • Different colors draw your eye to different parts of the painting • As a whole, you just see the entire image as one entity • These pictures challenge the eye • The picture can have two actions being displayed but as a whole are one picture • All these artists try to display the time of day using shadows and the use of reflecting lights on the image • Multiple Points of Attraction • Rely on more than one point of focus to bring to an organized whole (structure). • Enables viewer to “fully explore” work of art

  7. Place du carrouselby: Camille Pissaro

  8. Ships in a galeby: Willen VAN DE VELDE, THE YOUNGER

  9. STILL LIFEby: Henri Fantin-Latour

  10. Lumber schooners at evening on penobscot bayby: Fitz Henry Lane

  11. ASYMMETRICAL • Asymmetrical • Appears active • Creates visual tension • No unity in the picture • Different focal points • Artists use of creativity to make it asymmetrical • Draws viewers attention to more than one area • Eyes continuously on the move

  12. LE TOURNESOLby: Edward Steichen

  13. THE WRITTEN SEAby: John marin

  14. Approximate symmetry • Both halves of the painting relate to each other if you divide it down the middle • Painted to appear from afar to capture the horizon • Some may have different focal points conveying the different actions displayed in the picture

  15. Classic landscapeby: Charles Sheeler

  16. Lines • Each picture consists of various lines take make up the entire scene. • The churches display a sense visual hierarchy • backdrop value contrast • Not busy, simple, helps accentuate the main focal point

  17. A view of st.bavo’sBY: GERRIT BERCKHEYDE

  18. CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DELLA FEBBRE, ROMEBY: PIETER JANSZ SAENREDAM

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