RHYTHM Flashcards
What is rhythm?
It refers to the movement of visual tempo or flow within a composition.
movement or variation characterized by the regular recurrence or alteration of different quantities or conditions.
Where did the word rhythm originate?
From the Greek word rhymthmos meaning measured flow later passed into Latin as rhythmus, meaning movement in time.
True or False. Rhythm is a path your eye follows thorough a composition.
True.
What are the ways to achieve rhythm.
- Repetition
- Direction
- Movement
- Pattern
Explain what is repetition.
- use of similar or connected pictorial elements in a composition.
- occurs when one or similar elements are repeated,
- repetition with variation is more interesting than repetition without variation.
What is Direction.
- course in which a line moves.
- uses line to convey its meaning.
Explain what movement is.
It is the suggestion or illusion of motion in a painting sculpture or design.
-can be both literal or figurative.
The same art elements are repeated in regular intervals, showing consistency of application.
Pattern
True or false. pattern is done by not keeping your design in a certain format.
False. Pattern is simply keeping you designs in a certain format.
True or False. Humans rely on a universal timing.
True.
Give and explain the types of rhythm.
Regular rhythm- often the elements themselves are similar in size or length.
Random rhythm- describes an artwork that contains repeating elements without a specified order or arrangement.
Flowing rhythm- gives a sense of movement and is often more organic in design.
Alternating Rhythm- describes an artwork that contains a repetition of two or more elements that are used interchangeably.
Progressive rhythm- shows sequence of forms thorough a progression of steps or elements.
True ir False. Rhythm allows greater amount of freedom of interpretation but at the same time few universal rules are applied.
True.
What are the importance of rhythm?
- Helps the artist to understand and build a most interesting composition.
- Helps the artist to convey a certain emotion or concept.
- Helps to manipulate or guide the public’s attention to the focus of the piece.
Who is the father of fauvism?
Henri Matisse
