PHASE I: REPRESENTATIONAL

Art that is easily recognized depicting objects from everyday life

(sometimes called objective or figurative).

REPRESENTATIONALREPRESENTATIONAL

MichelangeloMichelangelo

Pieta David St. Matthew

John de AndreJohn de Andre

Duane HansonDuane Hanson

Robert ArnesonRobert Arneson

Richard ShawRichard Shaw

Andy WarholAndy Warhol

Claes OldenburgClaes Oldenburg

Smallest visual entity

• Point of Emphasis: An area in a piece that is dominant, or eye catching.

• Implied Point: A point that is assumed or suggested.

• Applied Point: A point that is physically there.

• Visual Hierarchy: Is the actual physical location of elements that create focal points. (composition)

• Proximity: Position of elements that relate to each other.

PointPoint

May vary in length, width, and direction.

• Line / Value:(hatching, crosshatching, contour hatching)

• Implied Line: Line that is not physically there but implied.

• Applied Line: A physical line.• Line/Content• Suggested Line• Diagonal Line• Vertical• Horizontal

LineLine

Relationship of parts to the whole.

• Symmetrical Balance: Is the horizontal and vertical alignment of graphical elements in a piece that results in a visual stability creating a sense of unity.

• Asymmetrical Balance: Consists of elements that differ in size that are positioned against one another.

ProportionProportion