ARTHIST 2A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Yolk, Santa Maria Formosa, Jan Van Eyck
20 Sep 2016
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Composition answers how to arrange elements in a painting to work well together. Music is thought to be like pure composition. Elements of repetition, a motif: something that is constantly repeated. Sense of perspective because the 5 is smaller inside. Different uses of warm colours in the figures and cool colours in the background. When you have an image that seems to have a principal that organizes it, it can be quite dull. We need it to be organized and interesting. Gouache is a type of opaque water colour. The compartments of the train create an organization sort of principal but they are occupied by people so there is variety. There is a unifying principal and within it, an incredible amount of variety. Tension between rigid structure of seats and everything that occupies it. Polyester resin, fiberglass, and plywood. sculpture (black piece of wood) leaning against the wall. Minimalism is an organized and artistic movement.
