By changing the balance point and posture of a person, the artist can convey a static standing figure or the movement of a person walking or running. For example, how does a person change when walking versus standing still? Or, how does a person appear when running versus walking. Perhaps the best and most straight forward way to show movement in a work of art is to carefully study how things change when in motion. The colors and the dynamic lines are working together to impart a feeling of movement. The image below juxtaposes high and low-key colors. The high contrast juxtaposition of these color types is louder and busier than a picture of limited key-range. A high key color is both light in value and strong in chroma (intensity).Ĭonversely, a low-key color is both dark and dull. Like musical notes, “color notes” are sometimes described as either high or low key. Just as dynamic lines add movement to an otherwise “still” work of art, the dynamic use of color can enhance the feeling of movement as well. The lines tell us that our Karate hero is moving upward and to the right.
Artists apply this unique concept of a line to “trace” the path something is taking through a picture. In art, a line is sometimes defined as a moving dot. The locations where a line begins and ends reveal the movement of the artist’s hand. Lines can also communicate movement in another way. Dynamic lines are often diagonal to the edges of the picture plane and may zig-zag or become sweeping curves. Most buildings utilize vertical and horizontal edges because of the real-world stability these lines provide when they meet at right angles.ĭynamic lines, on the contrary, do a much better job at implying movement. Straight lines that are vertical and horizontal feel solid and stable. We can think of lines as being either static or dynamic. We can learn quite a bit about capturing movement by exploring the work of great futurists including Marcel Duchamp, Joseph Stella, and Giacomo Balla. Futurism began in 1909 and continued through the 1920s. The Futurists were inspired by the motion of trains, motorcycles, athletes and the like. The drawing is directly inspired by Marey’s photograph and indirectly inspired by the work of Futurist artists from a century ago.įuturists meant to capture movement, speed, and power. The progressive, repetition of the shapes generate movement in the composition. The irregular, angular shapes from the photo are the subject. In the drawing on the left there is technically no person. Notice the interesting, angular shapes between each frozen position of the figure. The rhythm of the repeating person generates a feeling of movement in the composition. On the left is a photograph by Étienne-Jules Marey. The amount of space between manifestations of the motif set the tempo or speed at which our eyes move around the composition. Our eyes move from one example of the motif to the next. Lamp posts along a city street have a regular rhythm – each one the same as the next.Ī motif acts as a guide through the composition. A regular rhythm feels organized and intentional. If the motif is identical in size and spacing it is said to be regular. Some are thin and some are wide, but all are trees. Trees growing in a forest have an irregular rhythm. If a motif is variable in size and spacing, then the rhythm is said to be irregular. To create movement through rhythm, an artwork must have a motif. The repeating element is generally referred to as a motif. Each of these examples have something that is repeated.
Books on a shelf and tiled floors add rhythm to daily life.
Repetition unity in art windows#
Rows of windows and columns add rhythm to architecture. Visual rhythm is created by repeating shapes (a pattern), lines, colors, or any other visual component. Musical rhythm involves a beat that is repeated over time. In the arts, rhythm is most closely associated with music and dance. Rhythm, line, color, balance and space are all examples of elements and principles of art that can play a major role in developing movement in a work of art. Visual movement is dependent on the other elements and principles of art.
Movement can apply to a single component in a composition or to the whole composition at once. Visual movement is the principle of art used to create the impression of action in a work of art. Visual art uses movement too – but in a different way. Dance itself, is an art form entirely based on movement. Movement… sounds exciting doesn’t it – like dancing.
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