DESIGN PRINCIPLES

Asymmetrical balance is when the painting is referring to an artwork or design in which has variant elements but appears balanced. Dividing the asymmetrical balanced painting won't have the same elements such as symmetrical paintings would have. If you divide a "Symmetrical" painting it would be equally portioned on both sides with the same elements. An "Asymmetrical" won't have the same elements on both sides but the elements they do have would be assorted and diverse which balance one another out. As you can see on the on the right side of the painting the sky is giving the the meandering river and green fields a golden lighting, but in contrast on the left side the mountains, heavy skies and clouds are dark. You can see the lightning over the trees and through the dark grey clouds as the storm passes away. In this painting "Thomas cole" uses Symmetry to balance the equal visual weight in the left and right side. He uses the white umbrella leaning diagonally which he uses in the painting to make a visual bridge across the river. Thomas cole also uses repetition of an element by using bushes, shrubs, and trees by spreading them across the right side of the field. The repetition of an element helps balance out with the tree and wilderness on the left side which is much closer on the contrast to the trees on the right side. The birds on the left center of the edge of the painting, The man with the hat located on the lower center, and the clouds which are spread apart through the painting help balance out and create this beautiful painting. The soft and light yellow's on the right side equal out to the darker greens on the left side which makes the fields and civilization look more beautiful as the storm passes by.

Like Peter's painting from the 17th century The room creates a sense of unity, This painting has patterns which is the repetitive ordering of design elements. The floor, the windows, the ceilings and painting provide a unifying structure in this artwork. The geometric shapes in the door, floor and windows create the unity in which they belong there. 

This painting done By Matisse in 1908 caught my eye, i could've used another painting but i found the color red in the painting very intriguing. The color red is one of the elements used in this painting to unify it as a whole and well balanced. The vibrant colors makes it pleasing to the viewers. Like described in the lecture the lyrical vines repeated along the walls and table cloth create a sense of unity as well as the bright lemons along side the table. All of these elements combined make a picture perfect scene as though they belong there. 

Unity can be created many ways through repetition of patterns which make's a specific element in the piece more eye pleasing, belonging, and part of the painting. Some examples of a unified painting would include warm colors, geometric shapes, repetition of similar shapes and colors, or even irregular use of shapes which create a strong sense of variety. 

Scale is the most important element in an artists painting, scale is the size relation from one thing to another. Before an artist starts he or she must decide wether they will make the artistic elements smaller in size or larger than life. The first scale artwork which is 52 feet long uses scale distortion which is exaggerated in size, in contrast to the small normal size a spoon would be in reality. This give's this artwork a sense of humor. 

The second painting is called "Hokusai and the great wave" its a great example of a distorted scale painting, Like the "spoon bridge" it also uses scale distortion to show the size of the wave which flows way higher than the mountain in the background.

The third artwork done by Do Ho Suh is named "Karma" i find this artwork very unique and fascinating which is why i use it as an example. Like said in the lecture Through scale the artist creates a charged environment and a sense of tension, the small figures shown at the lower bottom will be stepped on by the half less larger scaled foot. What i found the most interesting is that the foot looks much larger than what it appears to be due to the smaller figures at the bottom.