ART 1107 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Geodesic, Seagram Building, Nebamun
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Chapter 2: the language of art and architecture. A line is a moving point, having length and no width. Line quality: can express a range of emotions, fragility, roughness, anger, whimsy, vigor. Gesture lines: rapid, sketchy marks mimicking the movement of human eyes when examining a subject. Ex of contour: portrait of igor stravinsky by pablo picasso: light and value. Most art does not emit light but reflects ambient light (the light all around us) Drawing and painting, being flat, creates the illusion of light artificially. In 2d art value represents various levels of light and dark one step on a gradation from light and dark. associated with color, red can be lighter or darker. Caravaggio, david with the head of goliath, 1607 value is created artificially in this painting: color. Analogous: similar in appearance, next to each other on the color wheel. Most powerful effect, creates the most psychological contrast. Cool color recedes into space: texture and pattern.
