Principles of Art

A piece of art most have several elements of design organized in order to send a message.
Art is a way of expressing and feeling: it sends a message.
Parts
1. Artist
2. Spectator
Art is the combination of variables which reflects the artist´s world.
Function
1. Express and preserve events.
2. Making the imagination tangible.
3. Making feelings tangible.
4. Different an innovative way of seeing the world.
Understanding
1. Three levels of meaning
  1. Analyze motivation
  2. Validity of its qualities
    1. Symbolic content
  3. Vision of the world
    1. Historical context
Style
1. Essential characteristics
  1. Harmony
    1. How elements are organized
    2. Unity
  2. Balance
    1. Combinations that give equilibrium and stability
    2. Types
      1. Symmetric
        Two proportional halves
      2. Assymetric
        One side heavier than the other.
        Give emphasize
      3. Radial
        Same importance
  3. Rhythm
    1. Repeated elements
  4. Proportion
    1. Element relate space
  5. Emphasis
    1. Order to highlight
  6. Variety
    1. Combined elements
  7. Movement
    1. Feeling of not static
  8. Gradation
    1. Greater variation
      1. Position
      2. Size
      3. Form

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	Created by Denise Castorena over 9 years ago