RHYTHM

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RHYTHM REPETITION
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RHYTHM

• Rhythm is the principle of design that indicates
  movement by the repetition of elements.

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is found in all the arts
RHYTHM

• Music
• Dance
• Poetry
• Theater

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RHYTHM IN MUSIC

• Is created by the measure of time between musical
  sounds.
• Beats are followed by rests.

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RHYTHM IN POETRY

• The repetition of words, sounds and phrases
  creates rhythm in poetry.

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VISUAL RHYTHM

• is rhythm you receive through your eyes rather
  than through
• your ears.

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VISUAL RHYTHM

• is created by repeated positive shapes separated
  by negative spaces.

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VISUAL RHYTHM IS EVERYWHERE

• Books lined up on a bookshelf.
• Cars in a parking lot.
• People in line. Each person is a positive shape,
  and the space between each person is a negative
  space.

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VISUAL RHYTHM

• Suggests Movement

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VISUAL RHYTHM

• Creates a
• sensation of
• movement.
• Rhythms cause the viewers eyes to follow the
  visual beats through a work of art.

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REPETITION

• Rhythm results from Repetition.
• Motif and Pattern
• are often used to talk about Repetition in art.

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MOTIF

• A motif is a unit that is repeated in visual
  rhythm.

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ASSIGNMENT

• Repeat a Motif
• (a gesture drawing) to create visual rhythm.

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STEPS

• Select gesture drawing(s) for motif.
• Cut out figure(s) to use as template.
• Repeat motif across the paper to create visual
  rhythm.
• Arrange your space well. (composition)

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GRADING

• Motifs - use of positive shapes
• Repetitions - fill negative space
• Rhythm - show movement
• Composition - effective arrangement of shapes

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Examples of Student Work
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Examples of Student Work
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Examples of Student Work
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Examples of Student Work
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Examples of Student Work
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Examples of Student Work