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

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

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

MONUMENTAL URN BY: CLAUDE MICHEL & CALLED CLODION

A YOUNG LADY BY: PROBABLY FLORENTINE

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

PLACE DU CARROUSEL BY: CAMILLE PISSARO

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

STILL LIFE BY: HENRI FANTIN-LATOUR

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

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

LE TOURNESOL BY: EDWARD STEICHEN

THE WRITTEN SEA BY: JOHN MARIN

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

CLASSIC LANDSCAPE BY: CHARLES SHEELER

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

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

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