Transcript Principles of Design - Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District
Principles of Design
Proportion
Proportion is the principle of art concerned with the relationship of certain elements to the whole and to each other.
It looks at the relative sizes or amounts of things in a composition.
Ron Mueck - Boy
Andrew Wyeth - Soaring
• Parmigianino • The Madonna with the Long Neck
Rene Magritte – The Listening Room
• • Francisco Goya Giant
The Principle of Movement
Movement is the principle of art used to a) create the look and feeling of action and b) to guide the viewer’s eye throughout the work of art.
Giacomo Balla – Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash
• Marcel Duchamp • Nude Descending a Staircase
Winslow Homer – Fog Warning
Vincent Van Gogh – The Starry Night
• Eugene Delacroix • • Arabs Skirmishing in the Mountains
The Principle of Rhythm
Rhythm is created by the careful placement of
repeated
elements in a work of art to cause a visual tempo or
beat
.
• • • Giacomo Balla Little Girl Running on a Balcony
• • Navajo Rug Tree of Life
• Navajo Rug
Roman Aqueduct – Segovia, Spain
Balance • Balance is a way of combining elements to create a feeling of equilibrium or stability in a work of art.
Balance There are 3 types of balance: –Symmetrical –Asymetrical –Radial
Symmetrical Balance • This is also known as formal balance.
• Two halves of a work are identical; one half mirrors exactly the other half.
• An example would be the two wings of a butterfly, or the façade of a Greek temple.
Symmetrical/Formal Balance
Asymetrical/informal Balance • Asymetrical balance is also known as Informal Balance • Two halves are not the same, but they have approximately equal visual interest or visual “weight.”
Five O’Clock Tea
– Renoir (example of informal balance)
Asymmetrical/Informal Balance
Asymmetrical/Informal Balance
Radial Balance • Radial balance occurs when objects are positioned around a central point so that there is an equal distribution of visual interest or visual weight on all sides of the central point.
• A clock face is a good example of radial balance.
Radial balance – Rose window of Chartres Cathedral
Harmony and Variety • Harmony combines similar elements in an artwork to accent similarities. It is accomplished through the use of repetitions and subtle, gradual changes. • Variety is the opposite; it emphasizes differences, change, contrast, diversity. It creates more intricate and complicated relationships between elements in the work.
Barns
– A.Y. Jackson (example of harmony)
Botticelli’s
Primavera (example of harmony)
Hieronymous Bosch –
of Earthly Delights The Garden
(example of variety)
Luncheon of the Boating Party -
Renoir (example of variety)
Emphasis • Emphasis is a way of directing or focusing the viewer’s attention on the most important parts of a design.
Night Shadows
– Edward Hopper (example of emphasis)
Leonardo Da Vinci –
Supper The Last
(example of emphasis)
Rembrandt –
The Supper at Emmaus