VISC-1001 Lecture Notes - Spiral Jetty, Paul Klee, Robert Smithson
1 Feb 2022
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Main key points: the formal elements of art & visual analysis. Formal elements: basic building blocks of art, can be used and manipulated to provide different effects. Compositions the product of the combination of the formal elements involves the arrangement of the formal elements through the use of the principles of design. The principles of design line shape form colour texture space balance rhythm repetition proportion scale space emphasis variety. *make sure to go through the handout to look at the principles of design, the lecture focuses on the formal elements* Paul klee, 1927 ink on paper, 30 x 46 cm. Black rock, salt crystal, and earth spiral, length 457 m. In image b, lines create a sense of movement in the spiraling or rotating sensation caused by the inward curving design of the rocks. Robert delaunay, 1926 oil on canvas, 171 x 189 cm. Wood, metal, palm oil, 46. 5 x 24. 8 x 16. 8 cm.
