1. STRUCTURE IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART Katerina, Alexandra F, Corey, Luciana

2. STRUCTURE  Overlaps with space and rhythm  How elements of the visual expression merge to “create an organized whole”  Expresses emotion  Main idea to consider: What makes a work of art different from the world it represents?  Every work of art has one

3. SYMMETRY  Unity Sense of visual equilibrium  When you put a mirror down the middle, it looks the same on both sides  Symmetry Can be divided directly down the middle Dignity, stability, and tranquility exemplify structures that are symmetrical Perfect symmetry, perfect balance Example: Taj Mahal; posses a sense of formality & order, lightness

4. MONUMENTAL URN BY: CLAUDE MICHEL & CALLED CLODION

5. A YOUNG LADY BY: PROBABLY FLORENTINE

6. FOCAL POINTS  Can have different contrasts as displayed in both of these pictures Different colors draw your eye to different parts of the painting As a whole, you just see the entire image as one entity These pictures challenge the eye The picture can have two actions being displayed but as a whole are one picture All these artists try to display the time of day using shadows and the use of reflecting lights on the image  Multiple Points of Attraction Rely on more than one point of focus to bring to an organized whole (structure). Enables viewer to “fully explore” work of art

7. PLACE DU CARROUSEL BY: CAMILLE PISSARO

8. SHIPS IN A GALE BY: WILLEN VAN DE VELDE, THE YOUNGER

9. STILL LIFE BY: HENRI FANTIN-LATOUR

10. LUMBER SCHOONERS AT EVENING ON PENOBSCOT BAY BY: FITZ HENRY LANE

11. ASYMMETRICAL  Asymmetrical Appears active Creates visual tension No unity in the picture Different focal points Artists use of creativity to make it asymmetrical Draws viewers attention to more than one area Eyes continuously on the move

12. LE TOURNESOL BY: EDWARD STEICHEN

13. THE WRITTEN SEA BY: JOHN MARIN

14. APPROXIMATE SYMMETRY  Both halves of the painting relate to each other if you divide it down the middle  Painted to appear from afar to capture the horizon  Some may have different focal points conveying the different actions displayed in the picture

15. CLASSIC LANDSCAPE BY: CHARLES SHEELER

16. LINES  Each picture consists of various lines take make up the entire scene.  The churches display a sense visual hierarchy  backdrop value contrast Not busy, simple, helps accentuate the main focal point

17. A VIEW OF ST. BAVO’S BY: GERRIT BERCKHEYDE

18. CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DELLA FEBBRE, ROME BY: PIETER JANSZ SAENREDAM