The Art of Art: Frida Kahlo’s The Broken Column • Elements of Art – – – – – – – Line Shape and Form Space Texture Value and Light Color Time • Organizing Principles – – – – – – – – Repetition Variety Rhythm Balance Compositional Unity Emphasis Proportion Relationship to the Environment.
Download ReportTranscript The Art of Art: Frida Kahlo’s The Broken Column • Elements of Art – – – – – – – Line Shape and Form Space Texture Value and Light Color Time • Organizing Principles – – – – – – – – Repetition Variety Rhythm Balance Compositional Unity Emphasis Proportion Relationship to the Environment.
The Art of Art: Frida Kahlo’s The Broken Column • Elements of Art – – – – – – – Line Shape and Form Space Texture Value and Light Color Time • Organizing Principles – – – – – – – – Repetition Variety Rhythm Balance Compositional Unity Emphasis Proportion Relationship to the Environment Frida Kahlo’s The Broken Column, 1944 • In order to make these art pieces fit into our format, we need to select art from which we can readily draw a theme. • In The Broken Column, we might conclude that “For women within patriarchy, life is painful and fraught with vulnerability” is a potential workable theme. Image from: http://www.urtonart.com/history/frida-y-diego.htm Frida Kahlo’s The Broken Column, 1944 • Repetition – Lines of straps • Several are needed • Cultural pressure is constant – Cracks within the Ionic Column • The more cracks, the more fragile • Associated with ancient Greece, an extreme patriarchy: pressure on women to look and act is constant – Bare breasts • Vulnerability, objectification • Highlight femaleness (otherness) – Nails Image from: http://www.urtonart.com/history/frida-y-diego.htm Frida Kahlo’s The Broken Column, 1944 • Variety – Head • Turned to left (feminine side) but ear shows on right (masculine side) – Skirt • Flows from left to right – Background • Terrain shapes are different from one side of figure to the other • Notice green on left side to suggest fertility much less present on right – Nails • Each turned in different direction Image from: http://www.urtonart.com/history/frida-y-diego.htm Frida Kahlo’s The Broken Column, 1944 • Rhythm – Predictable pattern • Corset-like straps • Breasts • Ionic column details • Nails, flow upward from left • Balance – Distribution of visual weight • Largely symmetrical – Arms, body, straps • Few asymmetrical elements – Ear, skirt Image from: http://www.urtonart.com/history/frida-y-diego.htm Frida Kahlo’s The Broken Column, 1944 • Compositional Unity – Simple triangle • Pulls eyes upward • Contains the most dramatic element – One eye – Two breasts – Torso with column and straps – No Arms – Places the mouth off center toward the left Image from: http://www.urtonart.com/history/frida-y-diego.htm Frida Kahlo’s The Broken Column, 1944 – Emphasis • Rectangle within triangle – Focal point (dominant contrast) is chest elements – Viewer is directed, or constrained, as is the female figure – Economy • No extraneous details – Barren landscape, no jewelry, skirt covering most private parts Image from: http://www.urtonart.com/history/frida-y-diego.htm Frida Kahlo’s The Broken Column, 1944 • Proportion – Body seems to be proportioned correctly • “Regular” woman • Relationship to the Environment – How the art is, itself, displayed can add to or detract from the piece’s meaning • How does seeing the piece in a PowerPoint presentation with a ‘marble’ background affect your sense of the piece’s Image from: http://www.urtonart.com/history/frida-y-diego.htm theme?