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Here are my three Semiotics Collage

I am evil

The wek we learned about Principles of design

The Principles of Design can be thought of as what we do to the elements of design. How we apply the Principles of Design determines how successful we are in creating a composition/artwork/design. We will examine:

• Balance

• Contrast

• Movement

• Emphasis

• Unity

Balance

• Visual balance refers to the degree of equilibrium in acomposition. This is determined by the choice and arrangement of elements in relation to each other and the frame.

• There are two forms of visual balance. These are symmetrical balance, also known as symmetry or formal balance, and asymmetrical balance, also known as asymmetry or informal balance.

 Symmetrical balance is mirror image balance. If you draw a line through the centre of the page, the elements on one side of the line are mirrored on the other side. We can achieve it by placing elements fairly evenly in the design. 

Contrast

• Contrast can simply mean difference.

• Too much similarity of the components in any design becomes monotonous. In other words the use of too little contrast can cause a design to be bland and uninteresting

Contrast – Composition

• Contrast creates tension by placing opposing elements in a relation to one another

• The subject might be shifted to the side of the frame, or even shifted partially out of the frame thus creating negative space

Movement

Movement is the path our eyes follow when we look at a work of art. The purpose of movement is to create unity in the artwork with eye travel. This can be achieved by using line, repetition, and rhythm. Movement ties the work together by relating the various components of a work together.

The use of repetition tocreate movement occurs when elements which have something in common are repeated regularly or irregularly sometimes creating a visual rhythm

• Repetition doesn’t always mean exact duplication either, but it does mean similarity or near-likeness

Emphasis

• Emphasis is the stressing of a particular area of focus rather than

the presentation of a maze of details of equal importance. When a

composition has no emphasis nothing stands out. However the

effective use of emphasis calls attention to important areas of the

painting. By placing emphasis on certain areas of the composition,

an artist creates elements of interest which causes the eye to return

to again and again.

The use of repetition to create movement occurs when elements which have something in common are repeated regularly or irregularly sometimes.

Emphasis

• Emphasis is the stressing of a particular area of focus rather than the presentation of a maze of details of equal importance. When a composition has no emphasis nothing stands out. However the effective use of emphasis calls attention to important areas of the painting. By placing emphasis on certain areas of the composition, an artist creates elements of interest which causes the eye to return to again and again. creating a visual rhythm

• Repetition doesn’t always mean exact duplication either, but it does mean similarity or near-likeness

An object placed in the center will often be perceived as a focal point. If all eyes in the painting look at one object, or if an object is placed at the center of the lines of perspective, that object will be perceived as the focus of the work.

Bitmap Images

A bitmap graphic (raster) is basically a large grid with a lot of little squares (pixels). The pixels are so close together that they appear connected. The resolution of an image describes how fine the dots are that make up that image. The more dots, the higher the resolution.

Bitmap Advantages

 Bitmaps can represent complex,photographic images; the grid can be filled with thousands or millions of subtle variations of colour. Bitmaps are quite universal – almost any program can work with simple bitmap file formats.

Vector Images

 Vector graphics consist of points, lines, and curves which, when combined, can form complex objects. These objects can be filled with solid colours, gradients, and even patterns. So it’s point A, connected to point B by a line of some shape, with the shape of that line defined by a little mathematical description. More points and more lines can make more complex shapes. The line that defines the vector shape is referred to as the path.

Semiotics

Our minds are caught in a loop between reason and its opposite

This is not feminity but an illusion of femininity

Ideology

• “Ideology” is a loaded word. It can mean many different things. One common meaning of the term is “false consciousness,” i.e. a system of ideas that is a problem because it presents a false picture of the world.

 • For example, for several decades, the US supported  undemocratic right-wing governments like Kuwait’s and Guatemala’s dictatorships, but was hostile to relatively democratic left-wing governments like that of Chile’s Salvador Allende. Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman explain this pattern as the result of systematic distortion or lying on the part of the mainstream media coupled to “the ideology of anticommunism.” People were mislead by the falsehoods in the media.

We were asked to make three different photoshop collage portraing

• I am feminine

• I am wealthy

• I am intelligent

• I am evil

• I am popular

This week we went on a field trip to the Irish Museum Of Morden Art.

Between Metaphor and Object features a range of works from the IMMA Collection, primarily sculptures and installation works principally from the 1990s

The Weltkunst Collection epitomises what is popularly referred to as ‘New British Sculpture’, a term used to describe the quite disparate work of young sculptors who emerged in the late 1970s and ‘80s and who showed renewed interest in using traditional materials after the dominance of Minimalist and Conceptual practices.

This is my favorite collection its thing out side the box. It  references the polarities of opinion since the ‘60s and still pertinent today around interpretation of the art object, on the one hand the notion of the art objects’ self contained presence that suspends the viewer from his or her self awareness and the opposite effect where the viewer by their participation in a theatrical sense ‘completes’ the artwork.

While we were on the fiel trip we took some photographs here are a few of mine

This week we reviewed elements of visual language.The Colour Wheel,
Value
When we describe a color as “light” or “dark”, we are discussing its value or “brightness”.
This property of color tells us how light or dark a color is based on how close it is to white.
Saturation – Intensity How intense is the color going to be E.g. is the color going to be fully saturated
(intense vibrant) unsaturated (dull)
Hue Hue is pointing on a color wheel to a color.

Colour Schemes
Warm and cool colors
Warm colors are vivid and energetic, and tend to advance in space.
Cool colors give an impression of calm, and create a soothing impression. White, black and gray are
considered to be neutral.

Colour Schemes
Monochromaticcolor schemes are derived from a single base color, and extended using its shades and tints
Complementary Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel are considered to be complementary colors
Split-complementary color scheme is a variation of the complementary color scheme. In addition to
the base color, it uses the two colors adjacent to its complement.
Triadic A triadic color scheme uses colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel.
Analogous color schemes use colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They usually match well  and create serene and comfortable designs.

We had to have 60 abstract drawings of the sun for today !!!!
Had great craic trying to come up with different way of drawing the sun.
Got it done on time believe it or not.
There stuck up on the wall GREAT
In the lecture we did the color wheel and the meaning of different colors have on people.The Colour Wheel – Secondary Colours If two primary colours are mixed together, a
colour called a secondary color is created.
Mixing blue and red created purple; red and
yellow makes orange; yellow and blue makes
green. we didSaturation – Intensity To make something
brighter you need to bring the saturation of other elements down we learned about Russian born artist Wassily Kandinsky – colours are
active: “If two circles are drawn and painted respectively
yellow and blue, brief concentration will reveal a yellow
spreading movement out from the centre… Blue on the
other hand moves in on itself and.. And draws away from
the spectatoryellow and blue, brief concentration will reveal a yellow
spreading movement out from the centre… Blue on the
other hand moves in on itself and.. And draws away from
the spectator

In this weeks lecture we looked at Point, Line, Pattern and Texture .. I continued working on my first assignment got through some more suns..here is one of many…

 We learned about the term – Gerstalt POINT – A point is a important focal point for any piece impacting the relationship between positive and negative space Even if there is only one point or mark on a blank page the brainseeks to get meaning from it Our minds seek some kind of relationship or order, if only to useit as a point of orientation in relation to the outline of the page If there are two points, immediately the eye will make a connection and “see” a line.If there are three points, it is unavoidable to interpret them as a triangle; the mind supplies the connections. This compulsion to connect parts is described as grouping, or gestalt.

LINE- A Line has characteristics based on its length, width and direction. Different impacts can be made with these features, either directional or emotionaL A line is a mark made by a moving point and having psychological impact according to its direction, weight, and the variations in its direction and weight. It is an enormously useful and versatile graphic device that is made to function in both visual and verbal ways. It can act as as a symbolic language, or it can communicate emotion throughts character and direction.

Pattern-Pattern and rhythm (also known as repetition) is showing consistency with colors or lines. Putting a red spiral at the bottom left and top right, for example, will cause the eye to move from one spiral, to the other, and everything in between. Itis indicating movement by the repetition of elements.

 Texture- Surface quality of an artwork Two-dimensional Three-dimensional design and is broadly distinguished by its perceived visual and physical properties Use of texture, along with other elements of visual language, can convey a variety of messages and emotions