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Tulsa Public Schools Art Assessment State Standard #1 Visual Fine Arts Principles
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Balance Ilya Zomb Art of Balance
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Balance Balance is the arrangement of elements of art in a composition. There are 3 basic types of balance: symmetrical, asymmetrical and radial. Here is a link to a video about balance: https://youtu.be/a8G1F_rFviU
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Symmetrical balance occurs when elements like lines, shapes, and colors are equal on both sides. Symmetrical Balance
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Asymmetrical balance occurs when elements do not match on both sides of an artwork. Alexander Calder Steel Fish Katsushika Hokusai The Great Wave off Kanagawa Asymmetrical Balance
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Radial Balance happens when the elements radiate out from a central point. Radial Balance
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Balance Teachers here is an optional art activity. Mask making is an art form that has existed throughout time. Our faces are symmetrical, you are to create a design for a mask that you would like to make. It can be either symmetrical or asymmetrical.
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Contrast Steve Palmer Kiwi Contrast
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Contrast Contrast is defined as significant degrees of difference between lines, colors, shapes, values and textures. Here is a link to a video about contrast: https://youtu.be/c5TIavXOv18
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When lines, shapes, and colors are very different from each other you create contrast. Photos by Ansel Adams Contrast
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Contrast is created when complementary colors are used next to each other. Paul Gaugin When will you Marry Me? Contrast
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Teachers here is an optional art activity: A silhouette is an image of a person, tree, animal, etc. that appears black against a light background. Using crayons color a sky that fills your paper. Draw an image on black paper, cut it out, glue it on your paper.
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Rhythm Marcel Duchamp Nude Descending a Staircase
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Rhythm is the regular repetition of lines, colors, shapes or patterns. Here is a link to a video about rhythm: https://youtu.be/ybjNrOArVzA?list=PLEsKOPMSMFSBkw7iVsn nKstX4KIEFU6C9 Romare Bearden New Orleans: Ragging Home, Collage Rhythm
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Wassily Kandinski Composition VII Teachers here is an optional art activity: Look closely at the work of Wassily Kandinski who created movement in his work with his repeated shapes and lines. Collect a number of objects you can trace and try to create a similar work that incorporates movement. When adding color, let your repeated colors add to the overall feeling of movement. Rhythm
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Emphasis Vincent van Gogh Irises. Sait-Rémy
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Emphasis Emphasis or Center of Interest, is the accent or important area used to attract the viewers attention. Here is a link to a video about emphasis: https://youtu.be/tijTOTO4PkE?list=PLEsKOPM SMFSBkw7iVsnnKstX4KIEFU6C9 https://youtu.be/tijTOTO4PkE?list=PLEsKOPM SMFSBkw7iVsnnKstX4KIEFU6C9
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Emphasis is the importance given to a certain part of an artwork. Artists can use emphasis to draw your attention to the center of interest in a work of art. Roy Lichtenstein Still Life with Crystal Bowl Salvador Dali, Figure at a Window
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Emphasis is the importance given to a certain part of an artwork. Marc Chagall The Green Violinist Another way to create emphasis is to use lines, shapes, colors and textures that are different and create contrast. Edvard Munch, The Scream
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Emphasis Teachers here is an optional art activity. Use a pencil to fill your page with overlapping lines. Your lines can be straight, curved, zig-zag, etc. Begin to choose areas of your work to color with crayons. Use all cool colors (blues, greens, purples) leaving one section uncolored. Use a warm color of marker (red, orange, yellow) to color that last area, creating emphasis.
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Repetition Henri Matisse Purple Robe
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Repetition Repetition is the repeated use of elements such as line, color, or shape within a work of art. Repetition creates patterns which may be found in manufactured or natural objects. Here is a link to a video about repetition: https://youtu.be/sFXXCyilxQk?list=PLEsKOP MSMFSBkw7iVsnnKstX4KIEFU6C9 https://youtu.be/sFXXCyilxQk?list=PLEsKOP MSMFSBkw7iVsnnKstX4KIEFU6C9
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Teachers here is an optional art activity. Pattern is created by repeating lines, shapes, or colors. American quilt makers are famous for their intricate patterns. Use markers to create a pattern. Repetition
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Movement Vincent van Gogh Starry Night
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Movement Movement is the use of lines, shapes, or colors to lead the eye of the viewer from one direction to another. Here is a link to a video about movement: https://youtu.be/PlCbyJu4zZI
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Movement is the path your eyes take in and around an artwork Frederic Remington, Pony War Dance
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Movement Vincent van Gogh Starry Night
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