What is art?
A question asked in every art class with as many different answers. Today we broke it down in to many elements including Subject, Form and Content with the emphasis on form.
Form is made up of Shape, Line, Point, Value, Space, Texture and Color; these elements are combined to make art, i.e. the Principal of design. To show these principals in work and how they transcend mediums we viewed multiple works including nonrepresentational paintings, sculptures, videos and stills from performing art pieces and discussed their use in music. The importance of repetition in a harmonious way was emphasized heavily. Using a lateral chart caped off by Harmony and Contrast it was shown that these are not the limits of where art can go either on purpose or by accident but merely where most artist work are most successful. Beyond these points lay Monotony (on the side of harmony) and Chaos (on the side of contrast) while these extremes can be effectively executed in art it is rare.
On the side of harmony there are many element including repetition, rhythm and pattern. However, these elements span the spectrum and are also prevalent on the side of contrast, as are Balance, Symmetry and Asymmetry. Once again proving that good design principles are good design principles, regardless of your chosen style.
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