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Principles of Design

Unity and Harmony


Rhythm, variation
Balance and Proportion
Emphasis and Subordination (focal-
point)
READING THE IMAGE
•- SEMIOTIC PLANE
•- ICONIC PLANE
•- CONTEXTUAL PLANE
•- AXIOLOGICAL OR EVALUATIVE PLANE
Cave Art, Egyptian and Greek

Roman, Medieval

Chinese Painting, Ukiyo-e (Japanese Print)

Renaissance and Mannerism, Baroque and Rococo

Neo-Classicism, Romantic and Realism

Impressionism
Post-Impressionism

Neo-impressionism

Symbolism, Art Nouveau

Fauvism and Expressionism

Cubism, Futurism
Abstract or non-objective
- Dadaism and Surrealism Constructivism,
- De Still Abstract Expressionism Optical Art,
- Pop Art,
- Minimalism,
- Conceptual Art

Photo-realism

Installation Art
- (Body Art, Earth and Land, Performance Art)

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