Movement

Movement

By Joanna Figueroa

• Principle of design

• Def: how an artist uses the elements and principles to show movement OR the way your eyes move around an artwork.

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Movement

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Multiple Choice

Movement is an element of art.

• True

• False

How?

Artists CaN Show movement by...

• Using the elements of art

• Using the principles of design

• What type of motion are you trying to show and what are the best elements and principles that you can use to SHOW that to the audience?

• How can you make it believable?

• Movement in an artwork can also refer to how your eyes move around an artwork.

• Think about it as the path you take while you look at an artwork.

• Where do you start, where do you look next and where do you end?

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​Movement

Second definition:​

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• ​This is an example of both definitions of the principle, movement.

• Here, the artist shows the figures dancing, we can tell they are moving because the shapes and lines he used for the arms of the people.

• The artist also helps us as the audience to move around and look at the entire artwork by following the organic yellow shapes. Think of it as the yellow brick road.​

​​Matisse: Sorrows of the King

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• ​In this artwork the artist if obviously showing us movement.

• He uses space to show us how the tree is moving and how the road is curving away from the wind.

• He is also using implied lines to show us the direction of the wind.

• The cool color scheme also makes the audience think of a cool, windy day.​

​​Hokusai: Ejiri in Suruga Province, 1830

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Multiple Select

Which of the following best describes movement? Pick all that apply,

• how united something looks.

• the size relationship between parts.

• how an artist shows motion in an artwork.

• how your eyes move around an artwork.

Open Ended

In your own words how would you describe movement?

Multiple Choice

What kind of movement is the artist showing?

• wind blowing

• waves crashing

• people dancing

• a dog walking

Multiple Choice

The artist uses the elements of color and shape to help guide the viewer around the artwork. This is an example of which Principle of Design?

• Emphasis

• Proportion

• Color

• Movement