Friday, November 27, 2009

I. Elements of 3D Design

Symmetrical Balance: Forms are mirrored on either side of a central axis.
1.2. 3. 4. 5.

1. "Clothespin" by Claes Oldenburg
2. "Untitled" by Donald Judd
3. "St. Bruno if Colgne" by Jean-Antoine Houdon
4. "Rabbit" by Jeff Koons
5. "Hannibal" by Nam June Paik

Radial Balance: Design elements extend out from a central point, radiating in all directions while anchored in the center.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1. "Shuttlecock" by Claes Oldenburg
2. "Dinner Party" by Judy Chicago

3. "Divizione e Multiplicazione" by Michelangelo Pistoletto
4. "ferro e cartapesta" by Michelangelo Pistoletto
5. "Ice Bag-Scale B" by Claes Oldenburg

Asymetrical Balance: Creates an equilibrium among the visual elements that do not mirror each other on either side of an axis.
1.2.3. 4. 5.
1."Plaza Facets" by Theodore Gall
2."St. Bruno" by Michel-Ange Slodtz
3."L'Olympe de Gouges" by Nam June Paik

4."Sky Landscape" by Louise Nevelson
5."Sky Cathedral" by Louise Nevelson


Scale: The size of a form when compared with the human size.

Proportion: The relative size of visual elements within an image.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1. "Chariot" by Alberto Giacometti
2. "Bird in Space" by Constantin Brancusi
3. "Maman" by Louise Bourgeois
4. "Apple" by Claes Oldenburg
5. "Balloon Dog" by Jeff Koons


Emphasis: Gives particular prominence to part of a design.
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2. 3. 4. 5.
1. "Sphere" by Arnoldo Pomodoro
2. "Number 122" by Leonardo Drew
3. "Smiling Butterfly" by Magdalena Abakanowicz

4. "Untitled" by Donald Judd
5. "Untitled" by Louise Bourgeois


Contrast: Created when two or more forces operate in opposition.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1."Profiterole" by Claes Oldenburg
2."Janus Fleuri" by Louise Bourgeois
3."Blind Man's Buff" by Louise Bourgeois
4."Cumuli I" by Louise Bourgeois
5."Venus of the Rags" by Michelangelo Pistoletto

Variety: The use of diverse elements.
1.2. 3. 4. 5.
1."Geometric Mouse" by Claes Oldenburg
2."Untitled" by Louise Nevelson

3."Night Leaf" by Louise Nevelson
4."Torso of a Young Man" by Constantin Brancusi

5."Madame L.R" by Constantin Brancusi

Repetition: Occurs when the same visual elements are used or effect any number of times within a composition.
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2. 3. 4. 5.
1."Standing Figures" by Magdalena Abakanowicz
2."Repetition Nineteen III" by Eva Hesse
3."Contingent" by Eva Hesse
4."Aught" by Eva Hesse
5."Schema" by Eva Hesse

Rhythm: The organization of these multiple elements or effects into a deliberate pattern.
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2. 3. 4. 5.
1. "Untitled" by Tanija and Graham Carr
2. "The Dance" by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
3. "Sequence" by Richard Serra
4. "The Matter of Time" by Richard Serra
5. "Forty Years" by Richard Serra