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Comparison #1 In the paintings “The Third of May 1808” by Francisco Goya and “The Migration Series, Panel 1” by Jacob Lawrence both show Directional Forces and Emphasis & Subordination principles of design. Looking at “The Third of May 1808” the implied diagonal line created by the men on the right pointing the guns at the men on the left, pulls our attention to these focal points. In “The Migration Series, Panel 1” the Directional Forces are provided by the implied diagonal lines created by the figures of people starting at the bottom of the artwork. The directional forces pull our attention to a series of focal points such as the groups of people moving in either direction, and the entrance way to Chicago, New York, and St. Louis. Both paintings show the position of light-dark contrast used to create Emphasis. In “The Third of May 1808”, Goya created a dark background to show light surrounding the directional forces created by the surrounding men on the left having a gun pointed on them by the men on the right. The Subordination of this piece is the structure located in the dark background creating a neutral area to the painting which allow us not to lose focus on the directional forces. Jacob Lawrence uses the light-dark contrast to create emphasis a bit differently in “The Migration Series, Panel 1”. Lawrence creates the figures in this painting with dark colors against a light background as well as, the color intensity shown in the clothes worn by the dark figures to create emphasis. Comparison #2 Contrast and Repetition & Rhythm are the principles of design that can both be shown in “The Master” by Susan Rothenberg and “Gas” by Edward Hopper. Susan Rothenberg creates contrast in “The Master” by using bright colors in the puppet parts against a dark and dull background. The reoccurrence of puppet parts and holes within those parts shown in this piece creates Repetition as well as Rhythm. In the painting “Gas”, Edward Hopper creates contrast by using large against small by putting a man next to the gas pumps showing the gas pumps are larger than the man. As well as the small gas pumps against larger items such as the trees, light pole, and building. Hopper also utilizes contrast in the same way Susan Rothenberg does in “The Master” by using the bright red colors we see against a dull background. The Repetition is created by the repeated use of the color red and the gas pumps shown in Jacob Hoppers artwork “Gas”. Like the painting “The Master” the Rhythm is created by the repetition shown within “Gas”. Comparison #3 In “Christina’s World” by Andrew Wyeth and “Pink Angels” by William de Kooning both Balance and Scale & Proportion principles of design can be seen within the artwork. In “Christina’s World” Wyeth creates asymmetrically balance through the circular blades of grass, the farmhouse located on the far right, and the woman lying in the grass being perfectly aligned with the farmhouse on the left all achieving equilibrium. Like “Christina’s World”, In “Pink Angels” William de Kooning creates asymmetrically balance through the pink curves, size, and line work shown. The Scale can be seen in “Christina’s World” from the woman lying in the field appearing to be larger than the farmhouse shown to create distance. The Proportion can be found by looking at sections of the woman’s body. Her head, arms, hands, legs, and feet are all in sensible proportion. In “Pink Angels” we see the shapes of the body parts are drawn from a larger scale than the rest of the line work to bring directorial force. The altered Proportion created by William de Kooning can be found within the body parts shown.
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