gestalt.

Gestalt is an outline, that has two different parts but when combined shows two different images in one.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gestalt


http://www.toyama-cmt.ac.jp/~kanagawa/essay/GESTALT.JPG

value.

At first I didn't think I would be able to make the scale with correct intervals but, shortly after I started I realized it wasn't as hard as I thought it was.

When I first started working on the composition in class I couldn't think of

an idea. It took me until the other night to come up with this idea.

However, I did the shading as I went. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I didn't think I would be able to get the darks and lights to be different.

string.

Before we started the string project I thought it would be a stupid idea. After we got started and things started getting all tied up, I really enjoyed it. When I was moving around the room I didn't really think about what I was doing until toward the end. I was very surprised about how all of the string looked connected. I probably would do it differently if I had the opportunity.

line and shape.

Which of the images a, b, c, or d are lines?

All of these images can be considered lines. However, I feel that images a and b are lines.

Which of the images a, b, c, or d are shapes?

Again all of these images can be considered shapes because of the thickness of the images.

What makes a line?

I believe that a line is something that either does not end or ends but does not connect to another line.

What makes a shape?

I think a shape is something that is made up of several lines that connect at points to for angles. A shape also does not have any lose ends. A shape can also be solid or have empty space as long as all of the lines connect.

analyze.

In this piece of artwork, there are numerous black rectangles of various sizes and seven colored rectangles as well. A large portion of this work of art is covered in smaller black rectangles toward the top of the piece. Most of the rectangles are organized in columns and rows. The rectangles look as if they do not have 90 degree angles. The colored rectangles are colored turquoise, periwinkle, cranberry, olive, orange, navy blue, and pink. These colored rectangles look as if they have 90 degree angles.

I think the top of this piece represents order and uniformity. As you move down the piece the rectangles become more individual, with some chaos and then get most unique with the colors at the bottom. The colors bring a sense of happiness to the piece.

This piece of artwork has a strong composition. The smaller rectangles at the top of the piece bring the eye to the bottom of the piece. The placement of the rectangles’ sizes creates a bottom heavy but overall symmetrically balanced composition. The rectangles on the far left side of this piece do not fall into the normal grid like the others’; this helps draw the eye back to the rest of the piece after being pulled to the colored rectangles. I like this piece because the spaces between the rectangles trick your eyes into believing that the lines on the rectangles are not straight.