LECTURE 1: COMPOSITION

COMPOSITION The organization of the elements of a work (how the elements are organized).

Michelangelo,“Tomb of Giuliano de Medici,”1526-33; Florence, ITALY “axis of symmetry” Michelangelo,“Tomb of Giuliano de Medici,”1526-33; Florence, ITALY

Edouard Manet, Bar at the Folies Bergères, 1882

Ara Güler, Coffeehouse in Kartal, 1956

HARMONY There is harmony when all parts of the design relate to and complement eachother to achieve a satisfying visual effect

Kasimir Malewich, Suprematist Composition, 1917

Oscar Niemeyer, Ibirapuera Auditorium, Sao Paolo, 2005

The Chemical Brothers, Star Guitar, 2002 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S43IwBF0uM The Chemical Brothers, Star Guitar, 2002

the use of the same elements a number of times Repetition: the use of the same elements a number of times Rhythm: the organization of repeating elements

“The Colosseum,” Rome, ITALY, 70-82

Sakir Gökçebağ, Trans Layers 1, 2010

“Broadway Boogie Woogie,” 1942 Piet Mondrian, “Broadway Boogie Woogie,” 1942

Jackson Pollock, “Autumn Rhythm,” 1950

Frank Lloyd Wright, “Robie House,” Chicago, USA, 1910

Star Modern Furniture, San Mateo Modern Spain bed,, 2016

Mycerinos and his wife, 2350-2200BC Alberto Giacometti, “The Forest,” 1950 Mycerinos and his wife, 2350-2200BC

Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Argyle Chair, 1897-1900

“The Baptism of Christ”, 1450s Piero della Francesca “The Baptism of Christ”, 1450s

“Woman Reading Letter,” 1663-64 Jan Vermeer “Woman Reading Letter,” 1663-64

Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona Pavilion, 1929 (Reconstruction)

Ihap Hulusi, Devlet Hava Yolları, Ca. 1940

Vladimir Tatlin, Model for the Monument for the Third International, (‘Tatlin’s Tower’) , 1919

Narcisco Rodriguez's Spring 2009 Collection

Aydan Murtezaoğlu, Untitled, 2010

Gustave Caillebotte, “Street in Paris; A Rainy Day,” 1877