Visual Arts. Principles of Design

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1 Visual Arts Principles of Design

2 Principles of Design Artists use the principles of design to organize the elements in their art works. Saul Steinberg Untitled, Ink on paper, 14 1/4 x 11 1/4". Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

3 Principles of Design

4 Balance A feeling of balance results when the elements of design are arranged to create the impression of equality in weight or importance.

5 Balance A feeling of balance results when the elements of design are arranged to create the impression of equality in weight or importance. Types of balance include: symmetrical, asymmetrical and radial.

6 Balance

7 Balance James Whistler, Symphony in White, No. 2: The Little White Girl,1864; Oil on canvas, 76.5 x 51.1 cm; Tate Gallery, London

8 Balance Rose Window, Notre Dame Cathedral, c. 1150, Stained Glass, Paris, France Artist Unknown, Woven Bowl

9 Emphasis One or more elements in a work of art stand out in such a way as to appear more important or significant.

10 Emphasis One or more elements in a work of art stand out in such a way as to appear more important or significant. say "Center of Interest." It is about dominance and influence. Most artists put it a bit off center and balance it with some minor themes to maintain our interest. Some artists avoid emphasis on purpose. They want all parts of the work to be equally interesting.

11 Emphasis The Lighthouse at Two Lights, 1929 Edward Hopper (American, )

12 Emphasis

13 Francesco Goya (Spanish) , The Shootings of May Third 1808, 1814, Oil on canvas, 104 3/4 x 136 in; Museo del Prado, Madrid Emphasis

14 Pattern The repetition in a work of art of one or more elements on a planned grid.

15 Pattern

16 Pattern Paul Klee ( ), Fugue in Red, 1921 Watercolour 9 1/2 x 14 1/2 in Style: Transcendentalism Genre: Music

17 Pattern Brittney, 8th grade, Fish tessellation, Cut paper and markers, 9 x 9"

18 Rhythm The employment of repeated movement in regular or irregular succession of one or more elements to make a work seem active or to suggest repetition.

19 Rhythm Bridget Riley Suspension 1964 Emulsion on wood

20 Rhythm Artist Unknown Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance) Late 10th century Bronze The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

21 Rhythm Donald Judd untitled 1969/1982 Anodized aluminum Walker Art Center

22 Movement Creating a distinctive structure that shows a feeling of action or a series of actions and guides a viewer s eye through a work of art.

23 Movement Grace Hartigan Billboard 1957 Oil on canvas

24 Movement Hokusai Katsushika Published by Yohachi Nishimuraya Under the Wave off Kanagawa c Color woodblock print The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

25 Vincent Van Gogh, (Dutch) , Starry Night, 1889, Oil on Canvas Museum of Modern Art, NY Movement

26 Proportion May be described as the relationship between objects with respect to size, number, etc.

27 Proportion

28 Proportion Amedeo Modigliani, Italian, ( ) Portrait of Jeanne Hébuterne, Left Arm behind Head, 1919, Oil on canvas, 39 1/8 x 25 3/4 in. Barnes Collection, Merion, Pennsylvania

29 Proportion Amedeo Modigliani, Portrait of Jeanne Hébuterne ( ), Common-Law Wife of Amedeo Modigliani Oil on canvas. 55 x 38 cm. Private collection.

30 Unity The coherence of a work that gives the viewer the feeling that all the parts of the piece are working together.

31 Unity The coherence of a work that gives the viewer the feeling that all the parts of the piece are working together. When nothing distracts from the whole you have unity.

32 Paul Klee (Swiss) , Head Of A Man, 1922, Oil on Canvas Unity

33 Unity

34 Harmony Harmony is when two or more elements are combined and organized to highlight their similarities with the purpose of unifying the composition.

35 Harmony Stanton Macdonald- Wright Synchromy in Green and Orange 1916 Oil on canvas The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

36 Harmony Sir John Everett Millais Peace Concluded 1856 Oil on canvas The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

37 Harmony Sir John Everett Millais Peace Concluded (Detail) 1856 Oil on canvas The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

38 Paul Cezanne, (French) , Mt. Victoria, ); Oil on canvas, 27 1/2 x 35 1/4 in; Philadelphia Museum of Art Harmony

39 Variety Achieving variety involves the use of differences or contrasts.

40 Variety Kinji Akagawa Garden Seating, Reading, Thinking 1987 Granite, basalt, cedar Walker Art Center

41 Variety Maurice de Vlaminck The Blue House 1906 Oil on canvas The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

42 Wassily Kandinsky (Russian) , Composition VII, 1913 Oil on canvas Variety

43 Resources Worldwide Web ve.htm ore.cfm tegallery/websites/articulationfinal/m ainpages/principlesmain.htm

44 Resources Print material The Ontario Curriculum draft (Fall 2007), Visual Arts, Grades 9 and 10, Ontario Ministry of Education