The Principles of Artzzz
The Principles of Artzzz
The Principles of Artzzz
Our Directions/Guidelines to
Creating Works of Art
The Goal of Unity
Marcel Duchamp
How is movement
demonstrated in this
statue?
• In David Hockney’s image “Day Pool with 3
Blues”, the shape and color of the diving
board create movement by pulling the
viewer’s eye from the bottom of the painting
to the center of the image.
The Principle of Rhythm
• Another example of
rhythm is Andy
Warhol’s version of
Marilyn Monroe.
The Principle of Balance
Formal Balance
Formal Balance
Even
though
images are
different,
they
balance
each other
out equally.
Informal Balance
Informal
What does
the artist do
to draw your
attention to
the focal
point?
Formal & Informal Project
• You will be creating formal and
informal designs by cutting and
pasting art to a scene.
• The first scene will be formal –
where objects balance one
another out equally.
• The second scene will be
informal – where asymmetrical
layout is used.
Cow Skull: Red,
White, & Blue
(1931)
Georgia O’Keeffe
The Principle of Emphasis
• Emphasis is making an
element in a work stand out
by using an element of art.
• Emphasis can be created by
contrast or by extreme
changes in an element.
• In Claus Oldenberg’s large public sculpture
“Stonebridge” we see an everyday object blown up
to massive size. The use of the large form, as well
as the dark red color of the cherry focus us to look
at the sculpture.
Minneapolis
Sculpture
Garden
The Principle of Proportion
• In Charles Schultz’s
Charlie Brown
charter, the
proportion of the
head is way to big
to the size of the
body. When an artist
chooses to make
something out of
proportion, it is
called distorted
proportion.
Simplicity
• A principle of art,
simplicity refers to the
practice of using a
limited number of
similar elements to
give a uniform
appearance.
• In Laura Walters
Abrams - “Eggcentric”
there is simplicity in the
way that the sculptures
texture, color, and form
are similar and limited
to a very few changes.