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More Compositional Tools

More Compositional Tools. (Focal point and Emphasis, Rhythm, and Scale & Proportion). What is the artist asking us to pay attention to?How is he doing that?. Gericault, Horse Attacked by a Tiger. EMPHASIS. Gives prominence to part of a design—makes one part more important than others.

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More Compositional Tools

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  1. More Compositional Tools (Focal point and Emphasis, Rhythm, and Scale & Proportion)

  2. What is the artist asking us to pay attention to?How is he doing that? Gericault, Horse Attacked by a Tiger

  3. EMPHASIS • Gives prominence to part of a design—makes one part more important than others

  4. Degas, The Café Singer Focal points are compositional devices used to create emphasis: an element in the composition that commands the viewer’s attention and invites them to look closer.

  5. Focal Accents are more than one focal point in an image. Stuart Davis, Composition

  6. Emphasis by contrast occurs when one element differs from others • A light element in a mostly dark design • When most elements are soft edged, a hard edged component becomes the focal point • If most things are realistic the expressive part is the focal point (or vice versa) • Text or graphic symbols • When most shapes are consistent but a few differ (circles in a square design)

  7. What element is different than others? Jeff Wall, The Pine On the Corner

  8. Text or graphic symbols

  9. Static/Dynamic Contrast

  10. Contrast in Scale (small/large contrast)

  11. Textural Contrast

  12. Curved/Rectangular Contrast

  13. Emphasis by isolation: when one element is placed off from others to show difference/importance. What other devices are used to create emphasis? Eakins, the Agnew Clinic

  14. Jacque-Louis David, The Oath of the Horatti Emphasis by Placement: many elements point to one area; our attention is directed there.

  15. ShepardFairey Compositionally, how is he making the roses a focal point in the print?

  16. Vermeer, The Music Lesson

  17. Grunewald: Christ Descending from the Grave DOMINANCE: Attracts a viewer’s attention through one element overwhelmingthe piece What dominates here, and how is that achieved?

  18. All over design: focal points are eliminated to emphasize the surface of the entire piece, rather than a small area. Sol Lewitt, Wall Drawing

  19. James Ensor, Christ’s Entry Into the City Where is the focal point? What is emphasized?

  20. SCALE: A term for size. Usually refers to the size of the object relative to the human body or thestandard size of the object. Robert Therrien, Stacked Plates

  21. Scale can refer to size within the image or in comparison to real life

  22. FraFillipiPolli, Saint Lawrence Heirarchical scale: importance is determined by size

  23. Medallion, Ming Dynasty

  24. Chris Burden, Los Angels Police Department

  25. James Rieck, Shirtsleeves

  26. Mehretu, Goldman Lobby

  27. Julie Mehretu, Goldman Sachs Lobby

  28. Nasca Drawing, Peru

  29. Proportion Refers to relative size, measured against other elements in a composition. For example, in these caricature images, certain features are out of proportion (ears, chin) relative to the rest of the face---in this case, for comic effect.

  30. Charles Ray, Family Romance Illustration of Scale and Proportion shifts

  31. Contrast of scale: when different scales are used within the same image Rene Magritte, Personal Values

  32. Rhthym: a visual as well as musical sensation. Related to the impression of movement. Bridget Riley, Drift

  33. Chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh Repeating forms give the impression of rhythm, creating patterns.

  34. Piet Mondrian, Broadway Boogie Woogie

  35. Anton Stankowski

  36. Anton Stankowski

  37. Bridget Riley

  38. Progressive rhythm: shapes changing in a regular manner. Here, the oil stains from parked cars get darker and larger the closer the parking spaces are to the store. Ed Ruscha, Goodyear Tires, Laurel Canyon, CA

  39. Alternating rhythm: Motifs alternate regularly to create a pattern Robert Delaunay, Composition

  40. Kinestethetic: When a visual experience stimulates another sense. Here, the sense of sound Malevich, Machine Composition

  41. Malevich, Suprematist Composition What kind of sound is suggested by this composition vs. the previous comp?

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