Principles of 2-D Designs

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Anomaly and Color Harmony: This artwork is an example of anomaly because is a bunch of abstract and asymmetrical yet similar figures that follow a pattern. The image also represents color harmony because it has a lot of different colors and tones and they still look good all together.

GREGORY ELTRINGHAM

Oil on canvas mounted on panel.

2007

Asymmetrical: This pictures represents asymmetry because of the wing of the child that has fallen off. The picture is almost complete symmetrical except for that imbalance.

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Containment: This armor represents containment since it is a 3-D physical structure that would typically be on a human body.

MICHAEL PORTEN

Goodbye Savannah

2010 Grouping and Saturation: This artwork is an example of grouping in the way that there are several small pieces that create a whole. Additionally, it also represents saturation because of the intense, vivid, and bright colors.

BENAZIR TORRES

Screen print on cotton and muslin

2014

Repetition: This art piece represents the concept of repetition because the artist puts the same image of the girl in a 2 x 3 grid.

TOM FISCHER

Silver gelatin print

2000

Scale: This picture is an example of scale because of the dimensions of the building. Standing in front of the building and seeing its size would already make you feel small without needing to get into the building.

KATHERINE SANDOZ

Acrylic on board

1998

Symmetrical: This structure is an example of symmetry since all the hexagons are exactly the same and each individual one is symmetrical as well, if you cut one of the hexagons in half, both halves are going to be exactly the same.

JENNIFER JENKINS

Machine embroidery, screen print, India ink on silk.

2007

Visual Weight: This picture represents visual weight because it has both thick and thin lines that create depth and volume in the center of the piece.

TOM FISCHER

Owens-Thomas house (1817)

2000

Afterimage and Cast Shadow: This image is an example of both afterimage and cast shadow since some of the structure of the house creates an shadow on the walls, which is also the afterimage.