{"id":47,"date":"2014-02-16T16:35:58","date_gmt":"2014-02-16T16:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artlady.janishenderson.com\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2016-08-15T21:19:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T21:19:58","slug":"principles-of-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/artlady.janishenderson.com\/?page_id=47","title":{"rendered":"Principles of Design"},"content":{"rendered":"

The job of the principles is to arrange and organize the elements (line, shape, space, texture, form, color) into aesthetically pleasing compositions. Or as Wendy Capo<\/a> says in her blog:<\/p>\n

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Another way to think of these is as ingredients and the recipe.\u00a0 In this case a sandwich<\/div>\n

The Elements of Art<\/u><\/strong> are the ingredients or individual parts (bread, meat, cheese, peanut butter, mustard)\u00a0We don’t use all the ingredients in one sandwich but they are available to use.<\/p>\n

The Principals of Design<\/strong><\/u>\u00a0is the sandwich.\u00a0 Before we make a sandwich we decide what kind it will be.\u00a0 This helps us select the ingredients and allows us to shape the finished look and taste of the sandwich.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Balance –<\/strong> The sense of equilibrium, no parts overpower or seem out of place. The comfortable arrangement of things in art. Radial, Asymmetrical, symmetrical
\nUnity<\/strong> – the elements work together to create a sense of completeness & order.Nothing looks out of place and all parts are resolved. Unity means all is in Harmony<\/strong>. Variety<\/strong> adds interest.
\nContrast<\/strong> – the juxtaposition of opposing elements. When two things are placed together to create visual interest. The difference between elements in a work of art.
\nEmphasis<\/strong> Allows special importance to a particular part. The creation of a focal area in an artwork.
\nPattern<\/strong>\u00a0repetition of the elements of art. Decorates the surface with repeated visual units\/motifs.
\nRhythm<\/strong> The visual beat. The movement of the viewers eyes through a piece of artwork. \u00a0The repetition of shapes, lines and forms.
\nMovement<\/strong> – The way the eye travels through a piece of work. How we get around in a work of art.<\/p>\n

Part of these definitions taken from Dan Haycock’s blog<\/a><\/p>\n

Principles of Design paired with an artist\/art history time period
\nBy: Victoria Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Balance:\u00a0Dale Chihuly(type:glassblowing), \u00a0Jacques Louis\u00a0David\u00a0(neoclassicism)<\/li>\n
  2. Unity:\u00a0Gustave Courbet (Realism)<\/li>\n
  3. Rhythm: Jackson Pollack,\u00a0Holten Rower<\/li>\n
  4. Contrast:\u00a0Bridget Riley (Op Art)<\/li>\n
  5. Pattern:\u00a0M.C. Escher, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol (pop art)<\/li>\n
  6. Emphasis:\u00a0Giorgio de Chirico, Henri Matisse ( Fauvism)<\/li>\n
  7. Movement: Alexander Calder, Theo Jansen, George Rickey<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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