Saturday, May 5, 2012

Illusion of Motion by Multiple Image. The man walking down the stairs almost in a ghostly figure shows motion in multiples.
Illusion of Motion by Blurred Object. When artists want to create an illusion of motion by blurred object their details and outlines are lost in fast movement. This picture is a great example of that because we can clearly see the car's sideview mirror but everyhing around it is blurred. This creates the effect that the car is in motion.
Illusion of Motion by Repeated Figure. The image of the boarded shows the motion of the backflip in a frame by frame action.
Anticipated Motion. The anticipated motion that we are expecting is for this woman to continue her transformation into spider-man/woman and jump into action. The motion that we expect makse this piece an anticipated motion piece of work.
Spartial Puzzles (equivocal space) The hazy background covered by streeks of light make for a good representation of Spartial puzzles.
Multiple Perspective. This piece showcases multiple perspective because there are several people in the picture doing different things. Individual viewers can derive different meanings and scenarios from this piece.
Amplified Perspective. The foot in this piece is a great example of amplified perspective. It appears that the foot is oversized but when looking at the entire piece it seems just right.
Illusion of Space by Aerial Perspective. This painting of a cathedral is a good example of aerial perspective because we get the sense that we are above the cathedral looking down upon it.
Illusion of Space by Linear Perspective. The columes of the bridge receeding back gives the illusion of space as the actual bridge dives into the background.
Illusion of Space by Vertical Location. In this piece we can see that our columns are our vertical location. The objects on the right side of the piece are larger than the objects on the left side of the piece; also creating our vertical illusion.
Scale Confusion. In this example of scale confusion, the glass is the inter-size relationship and the room is the intra-size relationship.
Illusion of Space by Overlapping. In this picture we see the mountains overlapping one another. We get the illusion of space because the mountains at the bottom are in shadow and they come more in the light as the get taller. This creates the illusion of space by overlapping because the mountains are in front of each other and partially obscuring one another.
Alternating Rhythm. Going back and forth with alternating lines and colors bring out the rhythm.
Progressive Rhythm. This piece showcases progressive rhythm because the lines that are at the top of the piece are numerous and spaced closely together. The lines become fewer and further apart the further down the piece they go. This is a good example of progressive rhythm because it is showcasing the lines in a progression of steps.
Absence of focal point. This piece is a great example of absence of focal point, there is nothing in the painting that draws your eye in and makes you want to keep them there.
Emphasis by placement. The main characteristics of emphasis of placement include the center as being perceived as the focal point. Many times the object of focus will be placed in the center of the lines of perspective. This is the case with this piece of work.
Degree of Emphasis. The person under the the sheet is the primary, the coyote is the second, and the door in the background is the tertiary.
Emphasis by Contrast. Going from dark to light brings out contrast, but using only a shade of dark on a light background IS contrast.
Emphasis by Isolation. The girl in this piece is our isolated object. Emphasis by isolation artwork creates an image where the focal point of the piece is seperated from other objects grouped closely together.
Crystallographic Balance. This piece is a good example of crystallographic balance because there is the same visual pattern found allover the piece. Crystallographic artwork creates equal emphasis over the entire surface creating an allover pattern and balance.
Asymmetrical Balance. A lot of the time, a piece of artwork needs something in the background to complement the foreground. This is an example of Asymmetrical Balance because of the boat complementing the oil lamp.
Radial Balance. This piece of artwork is a great example of radial balance because the eye of the viewer is focused on the center.
symmetry is a great view in art. It always seems to make me think about paralell universies. This is a great example of symmetrical balance.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Unity through Variety. This egyption artwork shows unity through variety even though the person who made it might not have known so. The same basic body structure, skin color, ect makes them unified while their different heads makes them varied.
Unity through Continuity. The piece looks like it was meant to be 2 seperate painting, yet they are one.
Unity through Continuation. The ladies back arches and stays within the same line as the roundness of the tub.
Unity through Repetition. Andy Warhol's repetition painting of marylin monroe is a prime example of unity throught repetition. There is only 1 marylin, painting her 6 times on the same page isn't going to change that. But having her in the exact same position is unity through repetition.
Unity through Proximity. Everything grouped together makes them seem as if they are a whole. Like seeming them as a collection rather than just singles.
Visual Texture. You think that the inside of this pine cone is further away than the leaflets of the pinecone but in reality its a flat piece of paper in which the artist used his skills to make it seem like that.
Tactile Texture. This image is not tactile texture because you can not see texture, if you feel it, it would seem smoothe, not coming off the page. It is not or doesn't feel to be 3 diminsional.
Value as Emphasis. The piece is a perfect example of value as emphasis because the artist put in high contrast around the focal point. A dark silhoette with a dark foreground around a clear sky.
Value in Pattern. The value of the light darks contrasting with the sub-white background show the dominated low key range.
Curvilinear Shapes. The continuous curve in a sea shell seemed to be dead on with curvilinear shapes. Naturally occuring, this creatures home never comes to a piont.
Rectilinear Shapes. This airplane view of farm fields is a perfect example of rectilinear shapes. the angles and geometric shapes of the fields is a hard thing to miss.
Nonobjective Shapes. There is no reason for all these shapes to converge, no ryhme or reason for them to come together. They make no attempt to come together to form another shape (person, horse, car) they are just there for the sake of being there... nonobjective shapes!!
Abstraction. This piece didn't come off as abstract to me at first, mainly because most of the piece seems to look real. But the addition of the face made from the limbs of trees and birds of the sky makes a face, which is the abstract part of this piece.
Idealism. A couple driving down the road is not a new or unreal thing in life. But a man smiling and his GORGEOUS girl smiles while looking at him like he is the best thing to ever happen to her and the sun sets in the background is not unreal, but very close. This is idealism at its finest.
Distortion. This is without a doubt a drawing of the eiffel tower but the artist gave it a big twist. Still resembling the tower yet more interesting to the viewer.
Naturalism. This piece shows the natural beauty of a natural thing in is natural environment.
Lost and Found Contour. This piece and a great example of lost and found contour. Notice how the the shadows on the skin seem to melt into the background leaving small lighter shadows and the mind to make the rest of the image.
Line as Value. The outdoor scene clearly shows where the light is coming from.
Gesture Line. This early form piece of the seven dwarfs from the walt disney movie is a great example of the simple strokes and lines of how a gesture drawing, putting down the basic lines of a piece so one can start the basic proportions of their art work.
Contour Line. The painting uses many colors and movements that are all the basic forms of contour lines which come together to resemble a sort of flower.
Line as Emotion. The lines envoking posture sets the tone for a scene that is uneasy and its almost like it gives off a sense of disappointment. The lines in the face of the man seem to point downward like disappointment and the lines in the face of the woman seem to bring out the form of disbeliefe.
LINE DIRECTION. The line direction brings the viewers eyes into a face with nothing more than just added lines and darker lines.
This piece is a great example for line as shape. The straight lines bring together a rounded face and the composition of this piece is exactly what I was looking for.