1. CHAPTER 5: Organization in the Visual Arts

2. PROPORTION oIt is the relationship of two or more elements in a design and how they compare with one another. oIt refers to the relative size and scale of the various elements in a design. 3. SCALE AND PROPORTION IN ART ARE BOTH CONCERNED WITH SIZE. SCALE REFERS TO THE SIZE OF AN OBJECT (A WHOLE) IN RELATIONSHIP TO ANOTHER OBJECT (ANOTHER WHOLE). IN ART THE SIZE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN OBJECT AND THE HUMAN BODY IS SIGNIFICANT. IN EXPERIENCING THE SCALE OF AN ARTWORK WE TEND TO COMPARE ITS SIZE TO THE SIZE OF OUR OWN BODIES. PROPORTION REFERS TO THE RELATIVE SIZE OF PARTS OF A WHOLE (ELEMENTS WITHIN AN OBJECT). WE OFTEN THINK OF PROPORTIONS IN TERMS OF SIZE RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE HUMAN BODY. 4. PROPORTION 5. RHYTHM oA series of units repeated one after another oAchieved by the regular or harmonious recurrence of lines, forms, and colours oIt can create a sense of movement, and can establish pattern and texture. 6. LINEAR RHYTHM It refers to the characteristic flow of the individual line. 7. RHYTHM BY REPETITION It involves the use of identical patterning to achieve timed movement and a visual "beat". This repetition may be a clear repetition of elements in a composition, or it may be a more subtle kind of repetition that can be observed in the underlying structure of the image. REPETITION- the act or an instance of repeating or being repeated. 8. RHYTHM BY ALTERNATION It is a specific instance of patterning in which a sequence of repeating motifs are presented in turn of alternating; (short/long; fat/thin; round/square; dark/light). ALTERNATION- the act or process of alternating or causing to alternate 9. RHYTHM BY GRADATION It employs a series of motifs patterned to relate to one another through a regular progression of steps. This may be a gradation of shape or colour. This is also known as Mix Rhythm GRADATION- a series forming successive stages 10. RHYTHM 11. EMPHASIS o Produced by the design or form that catches our attention while the rest are subordinated o It is a way of making the element that is most important stand out in the design. o It marks the locations in a composition which most strongly draw the viewers attention. 12. EMPHASIS BY CONTRAST Contrast achieves emphasis by setting the point of emphasis apart from the rest of its background. Various kinds of contrasts are possible. The use of a neutral background isolates the point of emphasis. Contrast of colour, texture, or shape will call attention to a specific point. Contrast of size or scale will as well. 13. EMPHASIS BY ISOLATION If most of the elements in a work of art are grouped closely together, an object by itself stands out as a focal point. Isolating an object in a work of art also creates a focal point. 14. EMPHASIS 15. THATS ALL FOLKS! GOOD NIGHT!