organization in the visual arts

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ORGANIZATION IN THE VISUAL

ARTS

The visual arts are art forms that create works that are primarilyvisual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture,

printmaking, design, crafts, photography, video, filmmaking and

architecture.


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PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

The Principles are concepts used to organize orarrange the structural elements of design. Again,the way in which these principles are applied

affects the expressive content, or the message ofthe work. The principles are:Harmony

Balance

ProportionRhythmEmphasisUnity


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DESIGN -makes it easier for an artist to express hisideas in such a way that the observer becomesinterested in his work.

SCULPTURE-organizes the human or animal form;architecture organizes space through thearrangement of the parts of the building, both

interior and exterior, in order to produce apleasing and interesting pattern.


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HARMONY

Harmony in painting is the visually satisfyingeffect of combining similar, related elements.eg.adjacent colours on the colour wheel, similar

shapes etc. It is essential to beauty.

REPETITION

Repetition with variation is interesting, withoutvariation repetition can become monotonous.


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Variety

is said to be the spice of life and of art.

it may be achieved by the diversity of materialsused and slight contrasts in color, texture, shapeand space arrangements.


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BALANCE

Balance is the concept of visual equilibrium, and relatesto our physical sense of balance. It is a reconciliation ofopposing forces in a composition that results in visualstability. Most successful compositions achieve balance

in one of two ways: symmetrically orasymmetrically.Balance in a three dimensional object is easy tounderstand; if balance isn't achieved, the object tipsover. To understand balance in a two dimensionalcomposition, we must use our imaginations to carry this

three dimensional analogy forward to the flat surface.


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Symmetrical balance can be described as havingequal "weight" on equal sides of a centrally placed

fulcrum. It may also be referred to as formalbalance. When the elements are arranged equallyon either side of a central axis, the result is Bilateralsymmetry. This axis may be horizontal or vertical. Itis also possible to build formal balance by arranging

elements equally around a central point , resultingin radial symmetry.

There is a variant of symmetrical balance called

approximate symmetry in which equivalent butnot identical forms are arranged around the fulcrumline.


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Asymmetrical balance, also called informal balance, ismore complex and difficult to envisage. It involves

placement of objects in a way that will allow objects ofvarying visual weight to balance one another around afulcrum point. This can be best imagined by envisioninga literal balance scale that can represent the visual"weights" that can be imagined in a two dimensional

composition. For example, it is possible to balance aheavy weight with a cluster of lighter weights on equalsides of a fulcrum; in a picture, this might be a cluster ofsmall objects balanced by a large object. It is alsopossible to imagine objects of equal weight but

different mass (such as a large mass of feathers versus asmall mass of stones) on equal sides of a fulcrum.Unequal weights can even be balanced by shifting thefulcrum point on our imaginary scale.


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Whether the solution is simple or complex, some

form of balance can be identified in mostsuccessful compositions. For a further discussionof balance in design see these sites:Symmetrical balance

Asymmetrical balance


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