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Structure in the National gallery of arT

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

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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 • 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 • Perfect symmetry, perfect balance • Example: TajMahal; posses a sense of formality & order

  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 images

  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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