HUMANITIES 3 ART APPRECIATION

ORGANIZATION
IN THE VISUAL ARTS
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Organization
- the use of elements of visual arts in such a way that they
form combinations which are correct and beautiful
- governed by different principles of design
- sometimes called composition
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Principle of Design
- through these principles, the artist can form more beautiful
and interesting color harmonies and more beautiful
combinations of shapes, texture, and lines
- design makes it possible for an observer to tell an object’s
function
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1 HARMONY
2 BALANCE
3 PROPORTION
4 RHYTHM
5 EMPHASIS
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Principle of Design // Harmony

- it is achieved by establishing a pleasing relationship between
the various elements or if parts of a design give an
appearance of belonging together
- sometimes called unity
- it avoids monotony through variety
- Variety may be achieved by the diversity of materials used
and slight contrast in color, texture shape, and space
arrangements
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The Kiss
GUSTAV KLIMT

Oil paint, gold leaf

1908

The Art of Painting

JOHANNES VERMEER

Oil on canvas
1666
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Principle of Design // Balance

- an arrangement of elements, such that a feeling of balance,
equilibrium, stability, and rest exists between them
- all the parts are equally distributed around a central point
- there are two (2) kinds of balance:
1. Symmetrical (or formal) balance
2. Asymmetrical (or informal) balance
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Principle of Design // Balance

1. Symmetrical (formal) balance
- achieved by making both sides exactly alike
- objects of the same size and shape when arranged on
two sides of a center
- gives an atmosphere of dignity and formality
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The Delivery of the

Keys to Saint Peter
PIETRO PERUGINO

Fresco
1482
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Self-Portrait Dedicated
to Leon Trotsky
FRIDA KAHLO

Oil on masonite
1937
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Principle of Design // Balance

2. Asymmetrical (formal) balance
- sometimes called occult balance
- achieved when objects of unequal weights or unequal
attractions are placed at the correct distances from the
center as when a large object or an object with a
striking attraction is moved farther out from the center
- active balance, suggests spontaneity and movement,
also gives an impression of casualness
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The Starry Night

VINCENT VAN GOGH

Oil on canvas
1889
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The Great Wave off

Kanagawa
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI

Polychrome woodblock print;

ink and color on paper
1832
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Principle of Design // Proportion

- is determined by a comparison of the size of different parts
of an object or of an arrangement
- achieved when one part of an object does not seem too big
or too small for the other parts
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Poet on a Mountaintop
SHEN ZHOU

Watercolor
Late 15th century
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Still Life with Fruit

CARAVAGGIO

Oil on canvas
1605
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Principle of Design // Rhythm

- is achieved by the regular or harmonious recurrence of lines,
forms and colors
- an organized movement that follows a beat, or a pattern
- produced by a series of units repeated one after another
- help the eye to move easily from one part of the composition
to another
- most effective way of creating aesthetic unity
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Terra Cotta Army, Sculpture, 210-209 BCE

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Umbrella Project
CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE

Installation art
1991
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Principle of Design // Emphasis

- also called subordination
- some parts easily catch our attention and interest while
other parts are not noticed at all
- may be defined as “giving the proper importance to the
parts or to the whole”
- may be secured through size and proportion; the largest
figure easily catches the interest of the viewer
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Kapit Bisig
ELMER BORLONGAN

Oil on canvas
2010
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The Last Supper

LEONARDO DA VINCI

Tempera
1498
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