Balance

Part 1

Part 2

Surrealism/Scale

Some closets will never be big enough...

Focal Points

This photo's focal point is the red pepper among the yellow peppers, which is a great example of using one element to draw the viewers eye to a certain area. (found at: http://hawraeee.blogspot.com/2011/01/hawraa-360-mall.html)

This photo's focal point is the woman, through the use of contrast. The field she is standing in is all the same color/tone, and the sky is muted as well, so her pose as well as her contrasting colored clothing make her stand out. (found at: http://duggal.com/connect/get-connected/focal-points)

This photo's focal point is the center of the flower, which the photographer accomplishes through the thoughtful use of placement (also contrast). The flower petals spiral around the center-the different direction (and color) helps draw the eye to the center. (found at: http://www.nature-and-flower-pictures.com/flower-photos.html)

This photo does not have a specific focal point (absence of focal point), because the bricks all appear the same. The viewer can be drawn to any spot, or none at all. (found at: http://130jeffreyfranklin.blogspot.com/2011_05_01_archive.html)

This drawing creates a focal point through the use of isolation. The largest face is not a part of the group, nor is it the same small size. It stands out because it is obviously separate and much larger. (found at: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/the-design-elements-of-composing-a-drawing.html)

Unity Assignment

I designed this piece last semester, for my color theory class. I think that it represents unity through repetition with an emphasis on similarity, by use of the repeated shapes and colors.

This is one of my drawings. I think the lines in the curtains and wall create unity through continuation, because some of them flow into each other, and draw the eye from one to the other.

This design, paint cans swirled beyond recognition, might be perceived as chaotic, or unreadable. There is too much going on to be considered unified.

While traveling in Prague, I stumbled upon this figurative artwork. The "figures," representations of a man, are unified because they are the same man, just less and less of the original as they continue backward.

Granted, this is not a very good picture (I took it several years ago, before I ever thought about photographic composition), but I do think that the blue wall is a very attractive organizational grid. The pattern is simple, and perhaps if it had been white, it would have been boring. I think because the wall is an unusual color and texture, it is interesting.

This is another design of mine. It can be considered non-objective, as it does not portray any known object or creature. It is unified through texture, color, and shape, and also maintains balance.

Again, not a very good picture, however, this image of the inside of one of Salvador Dali's beautifully designed houses in Barcelona shows a room that is designed with unity in mind through the careful consideration of proximity. The raised tiles are 2 flat tiles apart-except for a few spots-and being placed on an angle creates even more visual interest.

Finally, I took this photo 2 years ago and find that the water droplets are unified through repetition and variety of size. While some droplets are very large compared to others, the photo maintains its balance through the repetition of many smaller droplets. This is probably my favorite photo ever. :)