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A principle of art, variety refers to a way of combining the elements of art to create

intricate and complex relationships. Look for many different elements of art used in awork of art that has the principle variety.

In George Seurat’s“La GrandeJatte”, there isa variety in themany differentshapes, colorsand values.

There are manydifferent colors in the painting. In Joseph Cornell’sshadow box “Hotel-Edan”, there is variety in thedifferent forms and textures that make us look allaround in the box.

Contrast:

A principle of art, contrast refers to a way of combining art elements so that there is a

stressing of the difference between those elements. Light vs. dark; rough vs. smooth, etc.

In Vincent Van Gogh’s 1884 oil painting“The Ox-Cart”, the artist used bright white inthe legs and sky, next to dark black in the ox’sbody and the shadows under the cart to create acontrast of the element of art value.

In Alfred Stieglitz’s untitled photographof his wife, the painter Georgia O’Keeffe,hands with one of the skulls from her paintings we have a contrast of not onlylight and dark value, but also of the texturein the hard smoothness of the bone vs. theeshy softness of the painter’s skin.

The Principles of Art Definitions The principles of art are the ways that the elements of art may be used in a work of art. Artist design their works by controlling and ordering the elementsof art. The principles of art are: Variety, Balance, Proportion, Rhythm, Repetition, Simplicity, Gradation,

Contrast, Movement, Harmony, and Emphasis.

Variety:



Movement:

Rhythm:A principle of art, rhythm refers to a way of creating a feeling of movement especiallywith a visual tempo or beat. This tempo isthe rhythm.

The repeated shapes, colors, and lines inthis very detailed pot created by nativeAmerican Efren Ledezma not only causesthe eye to sweep over the pot, it causesit to have a visual pattern or beat. Thispattern is what makes this pot have not onlymovement, but also rhythm.

In the Tie Dye shirt the pattern is looser than the one in the pot, however, becauseit repeats over and over through the shirt, itwould still be considered a rhythm.If the dye was applied differently a tie dyeshirt might not have a rhythm, you must seea pattern of the elements of art.

A principle of art, movement refers to the way an artist usesthe elements of art to create a sense of visual movement in

an image.

In David Hockney’s image“Day Pool With 3 Blues”, the

shape and color of the divingboard create movement bypulling the viewer’s eye fromthe bottom of the painting tothe center of the image.

In Nancy Browen’s untitledsculpture, your eye follows the crazy coiling dark green3D line. You might see it going from the top down, or see itgrowing out of the pot form at the bottom, either way the3D line causes movement by having the viewers eye ow

from on place to another in the image.



Repetition:A principle of art, repetition refers to a way of combiningart elements so that the same elements are used over andover again. Repetition will create a visual pattern.In Andy Warhol’s “100 Cans”, the artist used the sameshapes, colors and lines to create his image. The pattern

that was created has a rhythm, but also repetition becauseeach of the elements are repeated over and over.

Simplicity:

A principle of art, simplicityrefers to the practice of using a limited number of similar elements to give auniform appearance. In

Laura Walters Abrams - “Eggcentric” there is simplicity in theway that the sculptures texture, color, and form are similar and limited to a very few changes.

Gradation:A principle of art, Gradation refers to a way of combining art

elements in a series of gradualchanges. Big to small; light todark; red to violet to blue, etc.

In the Japanese wood cutprint of the ve Hurons, thebackground gradually goesfrom dark on top, to light bythe birds, then dark again atthe bottom. This is an exampleof gradation of value.

In the student drawing of ahallway, we see a gradationof space in how the areas in

the drawing seem to get smaller and farther back in theimage.

The same can be said for the painting “Fall Plowing” bythe American artist Grant Wood. By gradually makingthe haystacks get smaller in each of the rows that gofarther back, the artist has created an illusion of depththat makes the painting seem to go back in space.Gradation is one of the things an artist may use tocreate “perspective” or depth in their work.



A principle of art, proportion refers to therelationship of elements to the whole and toeach other. It may refer to a relationship of size or amounts.In William Windus’ “Black Boy” we see an

almost photographic proportion. All of theparts of this person seem to belong together.In Charles Schultz’s Charlie Brown charter,the proportion of the head is way to bigto the size of the body. When an artist chooses to makesomething out of proportion, it is called distorted proportion.

Harmony:A principle of art, harmony is the way an artist combines

the art elements to produce the feeling of unity or belonging within an image. An artist may use similar textures, colors values, to make a piece feel even andtogether. Sometimes harmony is referred to as unity.In Piccaso’s “Blue Guitarist” the use of the color blue

throughout thepainting makesit seem to ttogether.In RobertDelaunay’s

painting“Rhythm” theuse of similar shapes, values, and colors give the feeling of harmony or unity.

Proportion:

A principle of art,emphasis refers to how

an artist directs andfocuses attention to apart of a work of artusing an element of art.

In Claus Oldenberg’slarge public sculpture“Spoonbrigde” we seean everyday objectblown up to massive size. The use of the large form, aswell as the dark red color of the cherry focus us to look at

the sculpture.

In this anime drawing, theartist used emphasis byhaving the character locatedall the way to the right of the image, as well as by usingstrong contrast of value and color. A viewer focuses onthe right, ignoring the left side of the image.

Emphasis:



A principle of art,, balance refers to the ways in which the art elements of a piece arearranged. Balance is commonly broken down into threedifferent ways of looking at balance.

Balance:

Radial Balance:Radial balance is where all elements radiate out froma center point in a circular fashion. It is very easy tomaintain a focal point in radial balance, since all theelements lead your eye toward the center. In this glasspaperwaght the pattern of shapes and colors leadsyour eye into the center of the glass.

Symmetrical Balance:Symmetrical balance refers to a way of organizing theelements of art so that one side of an image duplicates or mirrors the other. Symmetrical balance is often used to givea feeling of solidity and formality. Look at the “WeddingVase” by native american potter Rondina Huma, notice howthe form of the pot is a mirror image on each side. Some of the small decorations are a little different, but with the vastmajority of the shapes and colors the same, this pot wouldbe considered in symmetrical balance.

Asymmetrical

Balance:Asymmetrical balance refers toorganizing the elements of artso that one side differs from theother, but retains a feeling of harmony. This is done by using

similar elements on both sides, butplacing them in different locationsin the image or sculpture. In PaulCezanne’s “Te basket of apples,the shapes, colors, and texturesappear on both sides, but not inthe same loaction or “mirriored” inthe image.





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