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'Lady With The Pearl Earring' by Johannes Vermeer, 1665

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The painting has clear values and tones that helps to differentiate between the different surfaces and contours of the art. You can clearly see the different planes of the lady's face, as well as where the light is coming from. Darker, more muted colours are used to clearly convey the shapes and shadows of both the lady and the folds of the clothing. The colour pallet is fairly simple, sticking to shades of blue and yellow.

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Elements of Art and Principals of Design Assignment

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Elements of Art and Principals of Design Assignment

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I had to incorporate the many different elements of art and principals of design into the triangles, implementing them in a way that would appear both creative and pleasing to the eye.

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'My Grandparents, My Parents & Me' by Frida Kahlo, 1936

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1. I see a family tree. It's a relatively symmetrical piece, including both of Frida's grandparents on both sides, her parents and baby Frida under them. All four of her grandparents seem to have stern expressions, as none of them are smiling. I see a fetus version of Frida still connected to her mother by the umbilical cord. I see young Frida standing naked, amongst what is presumably her home. They are standing in a grass field, with a cloudy sky and a sea in the back.

2. I think this piece is about Frida Kahlo's family, and was made in order to showcase her family. I think Frida chose to use a more abstract way of depicting her family so as to better show her lineage- who came from who, and how it lead to her birth.

3. I wonder why Frida Kaho decided to show a fetus hanging from her mother? I wonder why she decided to depict herself standing amongst those buildings? I wonder why she is holding onto the red ribbon? Is it to symbolise how the rest of their lineage is now in her hands and, like how she is holding onto the riobbon, could stop with her?

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1. I see five people 'posing' for a 'picture', sitting on the couch. The eldest woman, presumably the mother, is holding a newspaper while sitting dignified on the couch, while staring at the viewer with a relaxed smile. There are two teenaged girls, one is sitting down more casually and staring at the viewer with a gleeful smile on her face, while the other is doing something similar, but laying down instead. They both have matching hairstyles. There is a young boy sitting on the floor, wearing the most unique clothing of the whole painting- nothing but a hat with feathers and a loincloth. He is also holding what seems to be a bow. The oldest man, perhaps the father, is the only one both not staring at the viewer or sitting, and instead leaning forward and staring at the mother.

2. I think the artwork is about showcasing the painter's family, showing them depicted in a scene of perhaps taking a picture. I think the boy might be a fan of the outdoors, or perhaps more of an outdoorsy type. I think the girls might have a more playful and casual personality, judging by how they sit, while the mother is more dignified and composed. I think the father might be standing to symbolise how he might always be on the go, always too caught up in different affairs to find the time to even sit down for a moment.

3. I wonder why the young boy is wearing that? Is he a fan of the outdoors? Would he be considered the 'strange' child of the family? I wonder why the old man is not staring at the viewer? Is he too infatuated with the woman to care? Is he not looking at the woman at all, and instead just couldn't care less to look up? Why are all her family members sitting in such different ways?

4. For Frida's piece, I see that it is much more abstract in its concept. I can see only the headshots of her grandparents and the busts of her parents are visible, floating in the sky as they are connected by a red ribbon. Georgette's painting, meanwhile, is much more grounded in reality. It is a scene you could easily capture with a camera, with all the family members around the couch as they smile at the viewer. I think Frida's piece was more focused on showcasing her lineage through the family tree, while Georgette's painting was more so to show her family as they were then, in their regular form. I wonder what caused both Frida and Georgette to go in such different directions for their artworks, despite having similar ideas?

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I used emphasis as the main focus of the picture, placing the only pink bottle in the middle of the row so it sticks out and draws the viewer's attention to it

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I used the natural leading lines of the escalator in order to easily draw the viewer to look at the centre, which is the end of the escalator

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Negative space and leading lines were used for this picture. The emptiness of the picture above contrasts the business of the bottom, making it easier for someone to focus on the bicycle, the focus of the picture. The pipes on the side of the picture help to lead the viewer's eyes as well.

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Leading lines and shapes were used for this picture. The centre of the picture is the natural square shape created by the buildings, the many bamboo sticks creating a pattern as well.

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I used contrast, emphasis and value for this picture. The warmer shades of the inside of the elevator contrast the cooler colours of the outside walls, helping to naturally emphasise the elevator as the focal point of the picture.

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I used emphasis for this picture, putting the last carton of chocolate milk right in the centre, so as to draw the viewer's eyes towards it.

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The natural pattern of the leaves was utilized in this picture, using the swirling lines to lead the eyes of the viewer towards the centre of the picture.

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Pattern and contrast was used for this photo, with the pattern being broken up by a missing block, which is the main subject of the photo,

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I used shapes and repetition for the picture. The circle shape the lantern repeats, allowing the viewer's eyes to be led to the centre of the picture.

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I used leading lines and emphasis for this picture. The main subject of this picture is the green bottle, drawing the viewer's attention while the other bottles help lead their eyes towards it.

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I used perspective for this picture, attempting to make the chocolate box seem bigger by manipulating where the camera was placed.

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The main focal point was the mailbox closest to the camera, using depth of field and perspective so that the viewer naturally looks at it first. The rest of the background is slightly blurred so as to not take away attention.

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I made use of the many natural leading lines in this photo in order to lead the viewer's eye to the centre, where a tree stands perfectly in the middle.

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Space and lines were employed for this picture, naturally framing the photo. This makes the centre of the photo the easiest thing to focus on, not having any attention being drawn away from it.

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I made use of perspective and lines in this picture, making the building appear as though its towering over the viewer at an impossible height.

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I used the natural pattern of the ceiling support for this picture, making the centre an easy vocal point for it.

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The pattern on the floor helps to serve as a natural and easy guiding line to the centre of the picture, where the dark colours contrast the bright white of the walls and floor that takes up most of the piece.

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The lines of the shutter door and the patterns on the floor has a nice repetitiveness to it that allows the eyes of the viewer to easily follow.

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The many lines of the shelves, as well s the pattern on the tiles, serve as leading lines towards the centre of the picture. The colours help it to stand out as well, with it being the only thing of the colour purple in it.

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The leading lines of the pipes, as well as the doors, help serve to lead the viewer's eyes. The pillars on the side frame the picture, creating a natural rectangular shape.

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Praise

-The colours are vibrant

-Varied colours to show depth and toning clearly

-Picture is proportional

-Picture's perspective is mostly correct

Question

-What is the story behind this picture? Adding a subject to the drawing could help add a clearer message

Polish

-Shade the floor and ceiling more thoroughly to emphasise the contrast between the shadows and lights

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My love for the unique atmosphere a supermarket can have inspired this photo. Many different people, all in different points of their lives, come together in one place all looking for something different. It is one of those unique places that carries many different stories of the people who pass through. Combining my artwork with a picture of me browsing through books, looking for a new story to find, like how a supermarket can be filled with them, truly shows that Art tells stories of the world.

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P: The artist uses contrasting colours to help the vase pop and draw the viewer's eyes the vase and its markings.

E: The contrast from the dark blue markings in order to help the white vase stand out from the white background, and the markings capture attention easily.

E: The artist makes sure the markings capture the viewer's attention in order to make them the vocal point of the piece. Blue is used in order to give the piece an elegant and refined feeling, suggesting grace and composure in the piece.

L: This supports the overall theme of fragility in life.

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P: The artist uses similar colours for every member of the family, as well as for the background and furniture, to create a unified feeling in the artwork.

E: Shades of cream and peach were used for the family members, along with similar blues for their clothes, giving them all similar colour palettes to one another. The same colours were also used for the wall and the couch, further blending them in with the family.

E: The unified feeling of the piece gives the viewer feelings of peace and togetherness.

L: This supports the overall theme of harmony and cohesion in the family of the portrait.

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The artist uses the positioning of the black lines, as well as their visual qualities, to give the piece an all encompassing, very caged in and suffocating feeling. The almost uniform repetition of their placement gives the feeling of being caged in, and the dominant black colour of the chalk gives it an intense and dangerous quality. The intensity and sharp jagged lines of the piece strikes feelings of danger into the viewer. This helps to further highlight the dangers and the impact of pollution and deforestation on the environment.

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The artist uses the contrast between the room and the colour of the piece to help the artwork to stand out more, catching the viewer's eyes more. The contrast between the white of the room and the darkness of the piece helps the artwork to pop out at the viewer and make it more eye-catching as well. The stark contrast of the room to the darkness of the piece gives the viewer an unsettling feeling. This unsettled feeling supports the overall theme of highlighting the severity of he impacts on the environment.

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The artist attempts to engage the audience by making the artwork 3-dimensional. This three dimensionality helps give the artwork a more realistic feeling, allowing the audience to connect more easily to the artwork. By being able to peer into the artwork and exist with it in 3-dimensional space, this allows the audience to connect it more easily with reality, and thus reflect more on the impacts of the environment on the world.