Title: The%20Principles%20of%20Design
1The Principles of Design
- what you need to know to make a great piece of art
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Vincent Van Gogh, The Starry Night, 1889
- Movement-
- A way of combining visual elements (such as
lines, shapes, forms, etc) - to produce a sense of action, or implied motion.
It creates the look and feeling of action
guides the viewers eyes through a work of art.
Umberto Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity in
Space, 1913
3Jackson Pollock , Autumn Rhythm (Number 30), 1950
Willem de Kooning, Untitled XIII, 1985
- Rhythm-
- A visual tempo or beat.
- It indicates movement through the repetition of
art elements. - Often described as alternating, flowing, regular,
progressive ,or jazzy.
4Grant Wood , The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere,
1931
Joan Miró, Constellation Toward the Rainbow, 1941
- Contrast ( Variety)-
- A large difference between two things. For
example rough smooth, large and small or black
white.
5Henri Matisse, Panel with Mask , 1947
Nancy Doughty , Quilt, Contained Crazy
pattern,1872
- Variety ( Contrast)-
- Using different lines, shapes, textures, colors
- and other art elements to create interest in a
- work of art.
6Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande
Jatte--1884
Frank Stella, Gray Scramble (Single), VIII, 1968
- Balance-
- The way the art elements are arranged to create a
feeling of stability in a work. Parts of equal
visual weight. Balance can be symmetrical or
asymmetrical
7Repetition Pattern-decorative visual repeating
of the art elements, which helps to unify a piece
of artwork
Salvador Dali, The Weaning of Furniture
Nutrition, 1934
Rene Magritte, Golconda, 1953
8Charles Demuth, Red Poppies, 1929
Sébastien Bourdon, The Holy Family, ca. 1650
- Emphasis-
- An area in an artwork that catches and holds the
- viewers attention. It is also called the focal
area or focal point. - It makes one part of a work dominant over the
other parts.
9Salvador Dali, The Dream, 1931
Claes Oldenburg, "Free" Stamp at Cleveland City
Hall, 1991
- Proportion-
- The relation of one object to another in size,
- scale, amount, number or degree.
10James Rosenquist, House of Fire, 1981
Louis Comfort Tiffany ,Made by Tiffany Studios,
Stained Glass Window, ca. 190215
- Unity Harmony-
- A feeling that all of the parts in an artwork are
- working together as a team the quality of
- wholeness.