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Thursday, October 7, 2010

Outline of Lecture 10/1

Components
  • Subject
  • Form- the arrangement of compostiton and the act of organizing and composing
    • Principles of Organization
      • Harmony- pleasing relationship b/t different things
        • cohesion (shared space)
        •  repetition
        •  likeness
        •  rhythm
        •  pattern/motifs
        •  closure (linking)
        • Contrast- opposition/dissimilarity
      • Balance- gravitational equilibrium of mark on plane
        • symmetry
          • True
          • Approximate
        • radial
        • Asymmetry
      • Proportion- ratio of individual parts to another or to whole
      • Dominance- creating difference that emphasize importance/superiority
        • Isolation
        • Placement
        • Direction
        • Scale of Proportion
        • Character
      • Movement- "artists' roadways" which evoke eye movement across the composition
      • Economy- Composing w/ efficiency expressing idea as simply and straight forward as possible
        • Abstraction
    • Space
    • Principles of Organization (3D)

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