CPAR LESSON 3 Flashcards
is the overall structure of an art form. It is the plan for order. It is the means by which artists indicate and demonstrate the ideas and feelings they wish to convey.
DESIGN
principles of design are also called as
organization of the elements
the wholeness of the design, the pleasing arrangement of parts, and the agreement between parts of a composition, resulting in a united whole.
HARMONY
it pertains to the assortment or diversity of a work of art.
VARIETY
are produced so that monotony and uniformity in the environment are prevented.
VARIATIONS
the regular, repeated pattern in the elements of art.
RHYTHM
Slightly contrary to variety is the _ or _ . It is a flow, or feeling of movement, achieved by the distribution of visual units or sound units in time. The _ can be regular or irregular, simple or complex.
RHYTHM OR BEAT
BEAT
_ , or _, is natural in the universe. It exists in the human heartbeat, in the cycle of night and day, in the waning of the moon, and so on
RHYTHM BEAT
the elements in a work of art should have a relationship with one another.
PROPORTION
refers to the even distribution of weight and the principle that deals with equality
BALANCE
two types of balance:
FORMAL BALANCE AND INFORMAL BALANCE
_, or _, refers to two sides that are identical to each other. An example is a cross-sectional image of a butterfly. The spread wings of the butterfly show balance in the image.
FORMAL BALANCE, SYMMETRICAL BALANCE
_, or , refers to two sides not identical to each other yet equal in visual weight. Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, is a good example of a design that uses asymmetrical balance.
INFORMAL BALANCE, ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE
is a way to convey feeling and emotions
MOVEMENT
is the principle that gives importance or dominance to a unit or an area.
EMPHASIS
