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Principles of Art

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These principles are called ?

�The different arrangements or compositions of the ELEMENTS of 

Art create visually exciting works of 

art.

Principles of Art

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The Principles of Art are:

1. Balance,

2. Rhythm,

3. Contrast

4. Emphasis

5. Proportion

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1)Balance

� A composition workswhen the visual weight of the art elements are equal.

� How are the soldiers in the photograph by Elliot

Erwitt arranged? Is it balanced?

Balance refers to the visual weight in a picture and how

it is divided in the picture.

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1a)Symmetrical Balance

is achieved when the right and left sides of the

composition are nearly identical

� This photograph by Jerry

Uelsmann is symmetricallybalanced.

� Would you describe this

composition as still or 

energetic?

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Which of these

 ph

otograph

s do you th

ink have visual balance?

Explain.

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1b)Asymmetrical Balance

Asymmetrical balance is achieved when the right and left

sides, as well as the top and bottom are different but are

balanced

� Does t

he picture still feel balanced to you?

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What type of balance is this and how is it achieved?

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2)Pattern/R hythm

� An element that occurs over and over again

in a composition.

� Can repeat the element in a consistent

 pattern.

� Can repeat the element in a variation of the

 pattern.

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Repetition Examples

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3)Contrast

� C

ontrasts canh

appen by including differences of colour, texture, line, value, form, shapes.

� E.g Hard and soft shapes, light and dark,

textured vs untextured areas.

� An artist knows that adding contrast to a work of 

art adds interest.

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Contrast in art refers to the use of contrasting or differenttypes of Elements in a work of art.

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� How many examples of contrast can you find in this

 photograph?

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4)Emphasis

� The artist will manipulate theElements of Art so that your eye is

drawn to a particular area. This is

called Emphasis

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Emphasis is created when an artist wants the viewer to

look particularly close at a specific area of the work.

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� Who or what is given Emphasis in this photograph?

� How is this achieved?

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5)Proportion

� How big is one object in

relation to another in the

image?

� What is the relationship

 between one part of th

eimage and another?

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The word "Proportion" means

one part in relation to another

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� The proportion between the structure and figure

is dramatically different.

� What do you think is the subject? Why? What

does this make you think of?

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Art Response

How the art elements and the

 principles of art that are used in this

 ph

otograph.Use your ³Learning to Look´

handout

Brainstorm for 10 minutes onyour sheet.

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Practice: Respond together as a class

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This week Photo Files

Look for interesting photographs that depict

the following principles of art:

a)Assymetrical Balance b)Symmetrical Balance

c)Emphasis

d)Contraste)Proportion

f)R hythm

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Write a paragraph for each of the shots

describing the following:

� the art elements and compositional qualities

in the shot,

� what emotional qualities can be derived

from looking at the image.

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Photo Files

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Due

Dates

� The first three are due this Friday. (May 20)

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