7 principle of art

1. ArtAppreciation:
Principleofart

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ARTAppreciation
How to critics and appreciate art works?
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Visual
Art
Works
Descriptive
(Subject)
Analyze
(Element and
Principle of
Art)
Interpretation
(Meaning)
Judgement
(Function)

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7PrincipleofArt
Balance, Contrast, Emphasis, Movement, Pattern, Rhythm, Unity
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BALANCE
A distribution of visual weight on either side
of the vertical axis.
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Symmetrical Balance
• Uses the same characteristics for
both left and right side of the vertical
axis
Asymmetrical Balance
• Uses different characteristics but
equally weighted features for both
left and right side of the vertical axis.
Type of Balance
Vertical Axis

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Symmetrical or
Asymmetrical
Balance?

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Symmetrical or
Asymmetrical
Balance?

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Symmetrical or
Asymmetrical
Balance?
Van Gogh. Starry Night.

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Symmetrical or
Asymmetrical
Balance?
Van Gogh. Starry Night.

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Symmetrical or
Asymmetrical
Balance?
Rosa Bonheur.
Shepherd of the Pyrenees.

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Symmetrical or
Asymmetrical
Balance?
Rosa Bonheur.
Shepherd of the Pyrenees.

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Symmetrical or
Asymmetrical
Balance?
Hosukai
The Great Wave

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Symmetrical or
Asymmetrical
Balance?
Hosukai
The Great Wave

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Symmetrical or
Asymmetrical
Balance?

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Radial
Symmetrical
Balance

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CONTRAST
The arrangement of opposite elements in a
composition to create visual interest (light vs
dark, small vs large, etc)
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Van Gough Self Potrait

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Van Gough Self Potrait

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Which side
more contrast?
Balance or not?
Left Right

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1. Contras in
Colours
2. Contras in size
of subject
matter/ layout
3. Contras in size
of lines
(thick>thin)
Left Right

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Contras in
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Emphasis
Used to make certain parts of an Artwork
stand out. It creates the center of interest or
focal point. It is the place in which an Artist
draws you eye first
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What is
the focal
point?

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What is the
focal point?
Emphasis in
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Close your eyes

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Movement
How the eye moves through the composition;
leading the attention of the viewer from one
aspect of the work to another. In an image,
the kinds of lines, shapes, and forms an artist
uses can affect this movement
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What is
your eye
movement?

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What is this person doing?

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How you interpret the
blurry lines?

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Kinetic/ Implied
Movement
(What is your eye
movement? From
left to right?, right
to left? From centre?

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Kinetic Movement
(What is your eye
movement? From
left to right?, right
to left? From centre?

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What is the direction of your eye movement?

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Pattern
The repetition of specific visual elements such
as shape/form. A method used to organize
surfaces in a consistent regular manner.
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Rhythm
Regular repetition of, or alternation in
elements to create unity and interest.
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Gustav Klimt, The Tree of Life

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Dress:
Repetition of triangle
Robe:
Repetition of Multi-shape
(Circle, square, triangle)
Tree: Repetition of swirling
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Repetition Artwork • Marilyn Monroe Prints by Andy Warhol

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The trees : Distances apart, but
there is some variance
(saturation of colour, emphasis-
detailing) to make it seem
natural. This provides a strong
beat to the painting.
The leaves on the treetops
merge together to create a
snaking S-shape. This joins the
tree trunks together and
reinforces the beat.
Background, there is a much
more organic arrangement of
clouds in the sky. This breaks up
the sense of rhythm in the
painting.
Claude Monet, Poplar, 1891

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The trees provide a very repetitive beat, which contrasts against the energetic
brushwork used for the grass and flowers.
Vincent van Gogh, Undergrowth with Two Figures, 1890

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Unity
Visually pleasing agreement among the
elements in a design. It is the feeling that
everything in the work of Art works together
and looks like it it fits
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