INART 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Aerial Perspective
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Russian constructivism attempts to create a universal vernacular of art (ex. Composition a visual organization of formal/pictorial elements. Symmetrical composition the same visual elements on either side of a central dividing line; corresponds when folded in half. Asymmetrical composition: counterbalance corresponding visual element on the opposing side of a central dividing line. Pattern repetition of a similar form; creates different rhythms. Foreshortening overlap; creates depth; can control rhythm. Contour defines the outside of a form. Cross-contour defines the inside of a form. Line weight refers to thinness / thickness of a line; different densities of lines produces different pictorial places. Cross-hatched line overlapping lines (like a graph grid line) Rectilinear straight lines and mathematical angles. Actual physical dimension on the surface of an image, measurable (ex. Atmospheric perspective artists narrow the range (blur) of color at the horizon line. Linear perspective diagonal lines converge at a single point. Open form gradation / visual transition from one form to the next.
