Class Field Trip: Pattern in Structure

Pattern is the repeating of an object or symbol all over the work of art.

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Class Field Trip: Movement in Structure

 Movement is the path the viewer’s eye takes through the work of art, often to focal areas. Such movement can be directed along lines, edges, shape, and color within the work of art. 

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Class Field Trip: Emphasis

Emphasis is the part of the design that catches the viewer’s attention. Usually the artist will make one area stand out by contrasting it with other areas. The area could be different in size, color, texture, shape, etc. 

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Class Field Trip: Balance in the A-Wing

Balance is the distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, texture, and space. If the design was a scale, these elements should be balanced to make a design feel stable. In symmetrical balance, the elements used on one side of the design are similar to those on the other side; in asymmetrical balance, the sides are different but still look balanced. In radial balance, the elements are arranged around a central point and may be similar.

Gordon Parks: Movie Notes Pt. 2 (contd)

16. When did the FSA shut down?
1942
17. After Gordon moved to New York, what magazine did he shoot for?
Vogue
18. Who was the picture editor of Life Magazine when Gordon walked into the Life Magazine office?
Wilson Hicks was the picture editor of Life Magazine
19. What was the first major story Parks covered for Life Magazine?
A series of photos on a Harlem gang leader.
20. Who were some of the artists that Gordon Parks mentioned influenced his work after he moved to the Paris Life Magazine bureau? 
Bernard, Picasso, Van Gogh were some of the artists that influenced his work.
21. How did Parks shoot fashion when he lived in France?
He shot fashion by following the models and adjusting to their movements.
22.Where was Parks' concerto performed?
Venice, Italy.
23. Who was Parks' second wife? (Who was her father? What did she do?)
Elizabeth Campbell. Her father was Parks' boss and she modeled for a living.
24. How old was Flavio de Silva when Parks met him?
12 years old
25. When did Parks meet Flavio?
When he went to Brazil for Life magazine to document poverty.
26. Where did Flavio live when Parks first met Flavio and his family?
In the slums of Brazil.
27. How is Gloria Vanderbilt? Who is her famous son? Who are her ancestors?
Gloria Venderbilt was a romantic acquaintance who was a painter and author. Her famous son was Anderson Cooper. Her ancestors owned the railroad companies, gaining much wealth from it.
28. How did Vanderbilt describe their relationship?
She described their relationship as filled with love and mutual respect.

Texture in Plant (or Rock) Life

Texture is the surface quality that can be seen and felt. Textures can be rough or smooth, soft or hard. Textures do not always feel the way they look.

Class Field Trip: Color in Plant Life

This assignment was to place the color red in the bottom left of each of the photos.

Color is light reflected off of objects. Color has three main characteristics: hue (the name of the color, such as red, green, blue, etc.), value (how light or dark it is), and intensity (how bright or dull it is).