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The way the Elements of Design are used in artwork Artist can vary the use of these Principles to create a stable or unstable appearance. Principles of design. ELEMENTS Color Value Line Texture Shape Form Space. I WALKED HOME
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The way the Elements of Design are used in artwork Artist can vary the use of these Principles to create a stable or unstable appearance. Principles of design ELEMENTS Color Value Line Texture Shape Form Space
I WALKED HOME I SLOWLY STROLLED DOWN THE SNOWY STREET TO MY 3-STORY, BLUE, VICTORIAN HOUSE. Principles= sentences
Create neat artwork that looks more professional or sophisticated Organize your art ideas in a unique and interesting way LEARNING THESE CAN HELP YOU… James McNulty, collage made from firework wrappers and advertisements.
Balance Emphasis/Dominance Proportion Movement Rhythm Pattern/Repetition Variety Unity/Harmony Principles of organization Joan Mitchell (American), Cord VII, 1987.
Visual or psychological (felt) equilibrium in a composition • Symmetrical Balance- even distribution of visual weight on either side • Asymmetrical Balance- a psychological or felt balance within a piece Balance
Illuminated manuscript from the Vatican Library. Illustration from the 15th Century from the Greek and Latin Codex of Homer’s epic poem, The Iliad
James Whistler (American)1834-1903, Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Painter's Mother , 1871; Oil on canvas, 144.3 x 162.5 cm; Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Draw attention to or create a center of focus • Objects can have different levels of importance by varying • Size • Color • Tone • Contrast…. Emphasis / Dominance
Francesco Goya (Spanish) 1746-1828, The Shootings of May Third 1808, 1814, Oil on canvas, 104 3/4 x 136 in; Museo del Prado, Madrid
Wassily Kandinsky (Russian)1866-1944, Composition VII, 1913. Oil on canvas
The relationship of one part to another and of each part to the whole. Distorting or exaggerating proportions can alter the effect of a work on the viewer Proportion Leonardo da Vinci (Italian), Proportions of the Face.
Boating at Argenteuil Giclee Print Boating at Argenteuil, Claude Monet
Out of Proportion Artist Unknown, Little Warriors, Basalt Bas-relief sculpture (From a wall), Piedras Negras, Guatemala, Late Classic Period A.D. 667 (Copy)
Fernando Botero, (1932-), Columbian, Family Amedeo Modigliani, Italian, Portrait of a Woman (Jeanne Hébuterne) in Large Hat, c.1918
To move viewers eye around piece of art • start with an emphasis • use Elements to move eye around artwork Movement Pablo Picasso (Spanish) Guernica, 1937
Vincent Van Gogh, (Dutch) 1853-1890, Starry Night, 1889, Oil on Canvas. Museum of Mopdern Art, NY
Repeating visual Elements like line, shape, color, texture, or an image Exact duplication or duplication with variety Can be used to create unity or rhythm Repetition / Pattern
Arranging or grouping of Elements to appear over and over and go on and on • Continues off the page • Beats in music or dance • Tempo • Pulse • Beat rhythm
MC Escher. Tessellation. Sky and Water. MC Escher. Three Worlds.
Changing Elements within art to create interest You can have a lot of different sizes, shapes, colors, lines…. Or 1 different Element can create variety among similarity variety
Gustav Klimt, (Austrian) 1862-1918, The Tree of Life, Stoclet Frieze. 1909
Gives viewer the sense of visual completeness Gives a sense of “wholeness” not separate pieces Brings piece together visually with common Elements Unity / Harmony
Andy Warhol. 100 Campbell’s Soup Cans. Diamond Dust Shoes, 1980.
Balance Emphasis/Dominance Proportion Movement Rhythm Pattern/Repetition Variety Unity/Harmony Which Principles do you see? Norman Rockwell (American), The Golden Rule
Balance Emphasis/Dominance Proportion Movement Rhythm Pattern/Repetition Variety Unity/Harmony Which Principles do you see? Leonardo da Vinci (Italian), The Last Supper. 1498
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