Elements

 

1. Artist create unity in their work by organizing elements of arts. These elements can be texture, color, pattern, line, shape, or form, and by using these elements they create different types of effects in their art. The artist combine these elements together in their art to create something whole or balanced. In the painting "The Musicians" by Fernando Botero, he creates unity in the shapes, lines, space, color, and form. The figures portrayed in his artwork are an oversized musical band with an eager singer, and five men each playing a different instrument. The singer seems smaller than her band mates. They're many visual themes in the painting, the musical notes and the different places in the painting that they appear to be, the lines and shapes of the band.

2. Asymmetrical balance is created when an artist has distinct images on either side of the design shown, but it's still balanced and also unequal. The images do not attract the same attention because each side is different but still balanced. This is shown in Frida Kahlo's painting "Frida and Diego Rivera". In this painting she portrays herself and her husband, she is placed on his left side. Both sides are dissimilar, still balanced but unequal because Kahlo is seen as smaller in the painting, she's also dressed differently, and there's a bird above her. Rivera's form seems larger than hers, his outfit carries dark colors while hers carry light colors.

3. Scale is the size of an object in an artwork and is apart of the organization of design when it comes to the elements. It's the arts object that also relates to another object. In Magritte's painting "Les Valeurs Personelles" the comb, wine glass, match, shaving brush, and the soap bar are bigger than the other items occupying the room. It gives the illusion of positive and negative space. He paints a sky as wallpaper so it seems like the outside is inside, he places the items in different spaces in the room.

About Me

My name is Kamilla Graham and my major is Spanish-English Translation. My goals are to become a successful poet one day, or become a successful photographer. Photography is something I would like to indulge in the future. Photography is like apart of the art world to me, and I love seeing it and learning from it. I've been recently interested in looking at Dora Maar's work, she's a French photographer. Poets that I've always admired is Nikki Giovanni, Sylvia Plath, and Emily Dickinson. Sylvia Plath has inspired me with her work for years.