Chapter 8 World Of Art By Henry M. Sayre

For example, the subject of the Mona Lisa sits in front of a landscape and is centered in the piece with a portrait orientation. In Warhol’s art piece, Marilyn Monroe’s head is also centered, and Warhol also uses a portrait orientation. The placement of both subjects at the center of each artwork immediately captures a viewer’s attention. This placement works to creates balance and focal interest within the art pieces: the Mona Lisa balances the landscape in the background while Marilyn Monroe’s head becomes a point of interest in a negative space of a muted background. This placement allows the artist to control the viewer’s focus, perhaps an intention. Similarities also exist in the use of color. Although, Warhol use vivid colors to depict Marilyn Monroe’s face, the hue of the background color is a muted gold

Butterflies are a very good example of symmetrical balance. If you draw a line down the middle of the butterfly each side looks like a mirror image of the other side. They also have focal point because of the colors of their wings. The bright striking different colors make them stand out in the

The variety of elements of art and principles of design both establish the center figure as the focus of attention. Both principles and elements guide the audience’s attention towards the main center figure. The assortment of lines, colors, and shapes determine the movement and proportion of this piece, putting emphasis on the center women

This painting really makes me feel happy and overjoyed. The bright and vibrant colors really stand out to me. In my opinion, there isn’t really a focal point in this piece because the entire painting is the focal point. The subject of this piece is a landscape of the Rocky Mountain National Park, specifically, Longs Peak. There are clouds and a blue sky

Consider the painting The Railroad Bride, Argenteuil by Claude Monet. This artwork looks simple, but uses geometry and one point linear perspective. Monet uses a sense of opposition is created by the alternating rhythm of light to dark established by the bridge pillars and the color orange and blue in both water and smoke from the train above. The light and dark areas given the picture asymmetrical balance between the dark and light areas. Monet uses one point linear perspective to create the bride. He uses proportions in the relationship between the parts of the object and the whole object by using geometry. Monet uses grid like geometry. The wooden structure support under the bridge is the same overall structure of grid and diagonals. Other lines are the apparent in the two diagonals as well as opposing directional lines of the train and the boat. The smoke shows direction of the wind and that the boat is moving that way as well. The visual weight/balance of the sail boat is smaller than the bridge. I believe the focal point is the new bridge for the train and new travels was is focal point in the picture.

As a formal analysis, this artwork has a figure in the center of the page, which can be assumed to be the focal point due to its positioning in the center of the picture plane. Also, this artwork is monochromatic, and the only color used is the hue green. Towards the top left-hand corner, there are darker shades of green, which make this part seem to be in front of the rest of the picture by using overlapping to convey depth. Also, towards the right side of the picture, the people seem lighter and appear farther away than the dark shaded buildings Additionally, since the figure in the center of the work is larger and more detailed than the other figures, it appears that the center figure is closer to the viewer.

With the use of all the elements of design, Sir Peter achieved various other principles of design. Balance, for instance, is established through the placement of the forms in the piece. Although more lions are on the left side of the piece, the lions on the right are much more bigger than the left, with more details and also more action to their forms as well. The main figure, Daniel, is also not entirely centered, which helps balance the painting

Emphasis is exemplified by Goya when he painted a horizontal line to represent death. Convergence is when many elements point to one thing, again this is exemplified when he painted the riffles horizontally pointing at one of the prisoners brightly painted in yellow. Moreover it focuses the attention of the viewer to that one prisoner painted brighter than the others and is easily notice when the painting is first viewed.

Kehinde Wiley is a New York based artist whose paintings focus on the themes of empowering black men and combining classical and contemporary styles.

A specific design principle I noticed is color and along with another design principle, focal point. I know I was only supposed to talk about one principle, but these two coincide together. In the background, the artist uses complementary colors of orange, yellow and brown depicting the color of fields. The sky is an eerie color of gray and blue. The color that really pops out is the light pink hay that the donkey is holding.

Art is the theme of art, this means that the main reason artist design different types of art works is to bring about the visual satisfaction. One of the major reason as to why artist paint, draw or design their works is to have something to have look at. Therefore, before a viewer analyses a piece of art, he or she has to look at it as the first and foremost

The great thing about art, is that there are multiple portrayals of one idea but, the artist’s own personal style allows one to feel something that another may not. Early Renaissance painters, Giotto di Bondone and Duccio di Buoninsegna established their own unique style to depict a biblical scene known as, The Betrayal of Christ. Through a close analysis of each artist’s representation of, The Betrayal of Christ, one is able to compare and contrast the artists own understanding of the scene through their attention to detail, character, and space throughout the painting. When examining these two works, one will have a stronger emotional response towards Giotto’s interpretation rather Duccio’s, due to his methods of handling organization, figures, and space.

• The focal point of the painting is the sun-drenched valley and river. The emphasis comes from the diagonal of the tree to the left that directs the view of the scene down the valley toward the farmland.

The composition of the piece, unsurprisingly, places the most important figures closest to the viewer. Anthony is the clear focal point, as he is made larger than all other figures, leaving little doubt about his importance in the ensuing novel. The colors, as previously mentioned, are generally light and subdued. The poses of Anthony and the friar in the foreground are static, as they are watching the action unfold behind them. In contrast, the slave masters and slaves are seen in motion. Linear perspective is evident in the orthogonal lines made by the fence of the holding pin. This is the only instance of orthogonal in the piece, so it is unclear where the exact vanishing point is located. The gradual decreasing in size of the figures also adds to the linear perspective and depth of the painting.

“Painting today is pure intuition and luck and taking advantage of what happens when you splash the stuff down. “- Francis Bacon. However when I learnt more about history of art and the way each movement and happenings in the world inspired artist to make new works, I was able to see much more than just a canvas with random paints and sketches. The interesting part about this concept is that each piece of art could be interpreted in many different ways. In contemporary art there isn’t right and wrong, each of us view and find different meanings and connections with artworks.