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Principles of Art: Balancing Harmony and Rhythm

Explore the principles of art, including balance (formal and informal), variety, harmony, emphasis, proportion, movement, and rhythm. Learn how these principles help organize elements and create visual interest and flow in artworks.

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Principles of Art: Balancing Harmony and Rhythm

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  1. PRINCIPLES OF ART Ana Regina Anonas #2, IVB

  2. Principles of Art • Is what we use to organize the elements of art; • Tools to make art

  3. Balance • The way the elements are arranged to create a feeling of stability in a work

  4. Formal or Symmetrical Balance • The parts of an image are organized so that one side mirrors the other side. • Picture of the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre in Angouleme, France.

  5. Informal or Asymmetrical Balance • When several small items on 1 side are balanced by a large item on the other side • By Color- Small areas of vibrant color can be used to balance larger areas of more neutral colors. • By Value- Value refers to the darkness or lightness of objects.

  6. Informal or Asymmetrical Balance • By shape- Large flat areas without much detail can be balanced by smaller irregularly shaped objects (painting by Degas) • By position- larger elements on one side of the page can be balanced by a smaller element that is positioned by itself at the far end of the other side of the page.

  7. Informal or Asymmetrical Balance • By texture- Smaller areas with interesting textures areas with smoother, untextured looks.  • By eye direction- Your eye can be led to a certain point in a picture depending on how the elements are arranged (painting by Seurat)

  8. Variety • The use of differences and change to increase the visual interest of the work

  9. Harmony • This is a pleasing arrangement of the elements or parts of the whole. • All the notes and the pitch seem to work together to create a pleasing order. • The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer

  10. Emphasis • The focal point of an image, or when one are or thing stands out most

  11. Proportion • The comparative relationship from one part to another with respect to size, quantity or degree; • scale

  12. Movement • How and where the artists places the elements and what tools and techniques he uses to move the eye from one area to the other • The artist can use other elements to create a trail, a pathway or serve as a bridge from one to the other and this help to create a sense of flow and order to the design.

  13. Rhythm • A regular repetition of elements to produce the look and feel of movement

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