Principles of Art and Design Building an Interesting Photograph Principles of Art and Design Balance
Proportion Repetition Movement Contrast Emphasis Variety Unity
Principles of Art and Design Balance: Principles of Art and Design
Balance: a condition in which opposing forces are equal to each other, equality between the totals of the two sides of an account, or an orderly and artistic arrangement of elements that is pleasing. Principles of Art and
Design Balance The equal distribution of visual weight in an artwork. Symmetrical Balance Asymmetrical Balance Radial Balance
Symmetrical Balance Chuck Close Symmetrical Balance When one half of an art
work mirrors the other and has equal weight on each side. AKA Formal Symmetry. Often seen in graphic design, symbols, and logos
Chuck Close Approximate Symmetry Approximate Symmetry
When one half of an art work is close to mirroring the other and has equal weight on each side. Often seen in graphic design, symbols, and logos
Asymmetrical Balance John Divola, Natural Reductions, 1987-89 Asymmetrical
Balance Asymmetry means without symmetry. Meaning that there are no mirror images in a composition. AKA Informal Symmetry.
Where does your attention goes when you look at an image? If it seems to wander around more or less evenly, there is probably balance. A small visually
interesting object can balance a much larger less interesting object. John Divola, Natural Reductions, 1987-89
Radial Balance Radial Balance A design in which the elements radiate from the center.
Eirik Johnston Animal Holes 2005 Proportion Proportion
How big or small something is, in relation to something else. Angela Buenning Filo Advertising Barge,
San Francisco Bay 2000 Repetition Repetition A pattern created by
repeating elements regularly or irregularly. Mitch Epstien Green Mountain Wind Farm, Fluvana, Texas
2005 70 x 92 inches from American Power Repetition Formal Repetition
Repetition Formal repetition is repeating an element regularly. Charles C. Ebberts Lunch atop a
Skyscraper New York, NY 1932 Repetition Informal repetition
Repetition Informal repetition is repeating a design without a regular pattern. Eirik Johnston
Border Lands 2005 Repetition Progressive Repetition
Repetition Progressive repetition is repeating an element with small changes each time. Mitch Epstien
Green Mountain Wind Farm, Fluvana, Texas 2005 70 x 92 inches from American Power Movement
Movement The illusion of motion. The path that our eye follows as we look at a piece of art
Gregory Crewdson Brief Encounter 1990 Contrast
Contrast Elements with strong differences that stand in opposition to one another. Light/dark, large/small,
round/square Carrie Mae Weems The Kitchen Table Series 1990
Emphasis Emphasis What stands out the most or gets noticed first.
David Graham St. Bernard Parish, LA Variety Variety
Changing the elements that compose a work of art. By varying the components of a visual design, the
artist creates interest and avoids monotony. Caitlyn Atkinson Chapter 22 2004
Unity Unity Seeing the whole before seeing the elements. Everything
works. Gregory Crewdson Beneath the Roses 1990 Chuck Close
Kate Moss, 2005 Prints made from a photograph study Set of three sold for $166,000 in Symmetrical
Balance Larry Towell Maternity Hospital 1975 Symmetrical Balance
Edward Burtynsky Railcuts #1 1985 Asymmetrical Balance J. Bennett Fitts
Lakeside Bench Kristin Giordano Portal, Lake Crescent, WA 2007
Asymmetrical Balance Gregory Crewdson Brief Encounter 1990 Mitch Epstien
Gavin Coal Power Plant, Cheshire, Ohio 2003 70 x 92 inches from "American Power"
Radial Balance Jason Engelund Photo Enso 1517 Mitch Epstien Untitled, New York
1997 from The City Shirim Nishat Rebellious Silence 1994 Photograph
Peter De Lory Penstock, Cedar Falls Water Shed Mitch Epstien Untitled, New York
1998 from The City Movement Karen Appolonia Muller Angles in Fall: Border
San Diego David Graham St. Bernard Parish, LA Diane Arbus
Child with Toy Grenade in Central Park 1962 Paul Biddle Crow Red Berry
2009 Caitlin Atkinson Chapter 5 2004 Peter De Lory
Fox Range Cloud 2004 Peter De Lory Coalstripe, Montana 2004
Eileen Cowin Untitled, from I See What Youre Saying 2002 Peter De Lory
Capitol Reef Saunter Peter De Lory Conquest and Western Expansion
