Studio Art | Feb 28, Period 7

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Midterm

Pick one element and one principle of design and write 100 words on each. (200 words all up)

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Jake's wordy midterm

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PRINCIPLE
Rhythm can be described as timed movement through space; an easy, connected path along which the eye follows a regular arrangement of motifs. The presence of rhythm creates predictability and order in a composition. Rhythm can be created in a number of ways. Linear rhythm refers to the characteristic flow of the individual line. Repetition involves the use of patterning to achieve timed movement and a visual "beat". Alternation is a specific instance of patterning in which a sequence of repeating motifs are presented in turn; (short/long; wide/narrow; round/square; black/white). Gradation employs a series of motifs patterned to relate to one another through a regular progression of steps.

ELEMENT
Form and shape are areas or masses which define objects in space. Form and shape imply space; indeed they cannot exist without space.

There are various ways to categorize form and shape. Form and shape can be thought of as either two dimensional or three dimensional. Two dimensional form has width and height. It can also create the illusion of three dimension objects. Three dimensional shape has depth as well as width and height. Form and shape can also be described as either organic or geometric. Organic forms such as these snow-covered boulders typically are irregular in outline, and often asymmetrical. Organic forms are most often thought of as naturally occurring.