Monday, May 5, 2014

Angle of Vision

The angle of vision in art is used to show what things are thought to be important to the piece.
This is an important factor in photography. The angle in which one shoots the photo, orients the viewer and shows what the photographer wants the audience to see.

Aerial views can "provide the sweeping panorama" (p.101) such as the view of land from an airplane or a bridge. An example of an aerial view is of this painting of sheep. "Sheep Playing Cricket" is found on https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmurrayart/3341163396/ by Michael Murray. 


Contrast in Art pieces

Contrast of color in art pieces is one of my favorite ways to see art being expressed. Seeing the eye catching pop of color in a black and white background is dramatic and classic.

One amazing example of an eye catching object against a black and white background is found on http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2247513/The-magnificent-Instagram-images-iconic-London-2012.html. The reaction I have to this picture is one that reminds me that life is more than the monotonous routine of doing the same thing every day.
Dazzling in the drizzle: An umbrella is picked out in bright red against the imposing black and white background of St Paul's

Scale in Art

Scale refers "to the size of a form when compared with our own human size"(p.82) Exaggerating the proportions of an art piece stands out and makes a statement. An example of an overexaggeration of proportion is this statue of an eyeball in Chicago. Called the EYE, it stands at the height of three stories. It was created by Tony Tasset. It can be thought of as watching over the city. 

Chicago's newest piece of large-scale public art.

Here an an example of the EYE in comparison to a person.Pushing over the EYE

http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2010/08/19/chicago-and-milwaukee-large-public-art-and-placemaking/