Hussain Waheedh
0344802
Design Principles GCD60804AC182
Dr. Charles Group - Section 1
Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
On this week's pre-recorded lecture by Dr.Jinchi, we were taught in detail about the principles of design that are harmony, unity and proportion. Harmony is the selection of elements that share a common trait within the artwork. Elements such as colour, objects, arrangements. Unity is when these elements are composed in a way that they are balanced and gives a sense of oneness to the design. A lot of times, harmony and Unity go hand-in-hand.
Variety on the other hand, is referred to the change in elements and objects in a composition to give an interesting twist and avoid boring composition.
The use of elements in any design entirely depends on the design.
Proportion refers to the relationship if two or more elements in a design and how they compare to one another
Figure 1.0 harmony and unity by slideshare.net
Figure 1.1 Unity and harmony explained pinterest.com
EXERCISE 4:
For this week's exercise, we are told to make two designs, one for unity and one for harmony using acrylics of poster colours. I went to the internet to look for websites to find inspiration for my work and found some good ones.
Lately I've been spending a lot of time scrolling through pinterest.com. Pinterest seem to be a very helpful place for getting inspiration. For this exercise also, pinterest was my first go-to. I found this interesting collection of paintings called "Secrets of colour harmony" by Karen Lynn Ingalls.
Figure 2.0 Secrets of colour harmony
I also found these artworks by various artists about the concept of harmony and somehow wanted to paint something related to a tree.
Figure 2.1 Harmony painting pinterest.com
Figure 2.2 Harmony painting pinterest.com
These are some examples I found for Unity on Pinterest.com
Figure 2.3 Unity artwork 1 pinterest.com
Figure 2.4 Unity artwork 2 pinterest.com
Figure 2.5 Unity artwork 3 pinterest.com
After a while exploring the ideas, I decided to go with a dot painting for unity using lots of colours but keeping the dots similar so that it would give a sense of unity. I particularly liked the first artwork so I also decided to do something similar.
After painting the background, using a solid black colour, I painted a silhouette of a tree. I drew the branches that would also look like they have a subtle motion like they are waving. And after that, using white paint on cotton-buds, I painted flowers on the tip of every branch.
Figure 3.1 Behind the scenes.
Here is my final artwork for Harmony.
For unity I used a similar cotton but approach to preserve the similar looks of each brush stroke. I painted a part of a circle that goes out of the frame using a circular-motion of cotton bud strokes changing colorus as they go along. and left the top part of the canvas empty to create space to breathe. I have never been so good at painting so this is the best way I knew how to deliver the concept of unity on a paper with colour.
Here is my final work for Unity:
FEEDBACK: Dr. Charles gave his feedback for my work on Unity and Harmony. He said it was a very good job and that the composition and use of space on the works were very unique.
REFLECTIONS: From the past two weeks I've learned loads of new information about the fundamental concepts of art and even though painting on paper is something I am yet to fully learn or get good at, I know that these concepts will surely be immensely helpful to know when I am covering areas that I am more fluent and more interested in for my future works.
FURTHER READING:
- https://www.slideshare.net/cgreeneltch/from-goya-to-google-traditional-design-principles-at-work-on-the-web/14-UNITY_HARMONYbr_Unity_or_harmony
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZneJAiPtRw
- https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-techniques/composition/harmony-in-art/#:~:text=Harmony%20in%20art%20overall%20is,perfect%20pairing%20of%20the%20two.
- http://www.napavalleyartworkshops.com/secrets-of-color-harmony.html
Comments
Post a Comment