Assignment task: Evaluation - Principles of Design
Introduction:
Remember, to think through a work of art, we're thinking about the artist's choices.
With the Principles of Design, we start thinking about a more complex set of choices. Now we're looking at the relationships between all of the Visual Elements and even the relationship of the work to you as the viewer. Which parts of the work are emphasized? Which are repeated? Is there a rhythm to some of the elements? Is the work balanced or unbalanced? Unified or chaotic? How does that affect your reaction?
Like with the individual Visual Elements, part of the meaning of the work emerges from these relationships between them, which we've called the Principles of Design.
Unit Learning Outcomes
The student will demonstrate that they can:
- Define symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial balance.
- Explain the relationship between emphasis and focal point.
- Differentiate between scale and proportion.
- Describe the relationship between pattern, repetition, and rhythm.
- Discuss the traditional relationship between unity and variety.
Directions:
1. Take a look at the image of the painting Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jaques Louis David Download Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jaques Louis David(1801)
2. Review your reading and videos about the principles of design.
3. Pick three principles of design from the list below.
4. Write a paragraph for each principle you've chosen. (150 to 300 words each) Explain how it is used in this artwork and what effect it has. Use specific examples.
5. This is not an essay. Introduction and conclusion paragraphs are not necessary. Just write the individual sections on the Principles you've chosen.
6. Submit the written response as a Word or PDF document named: Evaluation3.lastname.doc.
Pick three (3) of these principles of design:
- balance
- emphasis
- scale
- proportion
- pattern
- repetition
- rhythm
- unity or variety
And describe how the artist uses them in this work.