Todays Objective

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Todays Objective

• I will be able to
• use the elements and principles
• to analyze art.

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Principles of Design

• How the artist arranged the elements in a work of
  art
• Cannot have principles without the elements
• They depend on each other
• Achieve an intended reaction in the viewer
• Specifically chooses what elements and principles
  to use
• Quality art does not have to have all the
  principles
• Greater understanding of the artist and his art

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Principles of Design

• The principles of design
• Balance
• Contrast
• Repetition
• Variety
• Rhythm
• Emphasis

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Balance

• The visual weight of the elements
• Elements of balance
• Size
• Color
• Value
• Detail
• Two kinds of balance
• Symmetrical
• Asymmetrical

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Symmetrical Balance

• Both sides appear alike when divided down the
  middle

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Asymmetrical Balance

• One side may have more visual weight than the
  other side

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Balance

• Equal visual weight on each side but distributed
  differently
• Darker objects have heavier visual weight
• Lighter objects have lighter visual weight
• How much emphasis is there?

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Jan VermeerMilk Maid
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Contrast

• Visual difference between two elements
• Example
• Light and dark
• Also different types of lines, colors, textures,
  shapes, space, etc.
• Creates emphasis

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Contrast

• High contrast high energy
• Low contrast low energy

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RembrandtNight Watch
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Repetition

• Creates a pattern for the eye to follow
• Done by repeating
• Images
• Shapes
• Strokes
• Colors
• Textures

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Variety

• Creates curiosity and interest
• Vary slightly or have extreme differences
• Without variety, art becomes boring

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Salvador DaliSoft Construction with Boiled Beans
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Salvador DaliDali Atomicus
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Rhythm

• Certain elements are repeated with slight
  variation
• Mixes together repetition and variety
• Creates a visual pulse

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Edward HopperEarly Sunday Morning
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Wifredo Lam
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Emphasis

• Develops a focal point of an artwork
• Where the eye is ultimately drawn
• Various techniques
• Use of line
• Use of color
• High contrast
• Placing a figure or object near the center
• Etc.

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RembrandtNight Watch
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Georges de La TourSt. Joseph the Carpenter
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CaravaggioThe Inspiration of St. Matthew
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GiottoLamentation
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RaphaelSchool of Athens