Assignment 2 Design elements and Principles.

1. Unity is described as the quality of wholeness in an artwork. Unity gives the impression and feeling that all the elements in a work belong together. To create unity, an artists adjust the parts of a work so they can be related to each other and to the whole artwork.  Unity seems hard too achieve since if an artwork has too much unity, it can be boring, that is a why artists tend to balance it with variety. For the piece of art to be well balanced it needs both, variety and unity. Artists usually unify their work by repetition of color, objects or shapes. An example of an unified art work is "The Starry Night" by Vincent van Gogh. In this art work, the repetition of yellow and blue colors make it look as if it belongs together.  The use of cool colors throughout the whole piece also unify the art work.  The brushstrokes and the swirling in the sky makes it looks as if it is in motion or a strong wind can be interpreted as well.  This piece of art also has variety, the use of lines in different directions. The lines are repeated but in different ways so it creates the sense of unity and variety, and that characteristics make an artwork feel completed.

     2.Asymmetrical balance happens when  the left and right sides of an artwork seem to be different. However, various elements are balanced according to their size, weight, color and meaning. For example large forms are heavier so, they can be balanced with 2 small forms in the other side. Warm colors are also heavier than cold ones. Light and dark sides or shadows are also part of this kind of art works.  An example of asymmetrical balance is "The Naming of John the Baptist" by Fra Angelico.  In this artwork we can see different asymmetrical balances, some examples can be how activity contrasts calm. The active group in the front is balanced with the calm and simple building shapes in the back. Colors also play an important role in this peace of art because we can notice how cold colors in the front are contrasted by the warm ones in the back. The trees and sky in the upper left corner are also balanced by the dark door and blue dress located in the in the right low corner.  The grass is also balanced not only with some dresses but with the light building as well.

3.  Scale is known as the size relationship of one thing to another.  It is one of the first decisions an artist needs to make when planning a work of art. Scale is also related to human size, it can be too large or too small depending of human being point of view. Scale can change the meaning of an art work because if an object is enlarged or reduced, the artist intentions are to emphasize the importance or new perspective of that object. Scale is also used to call attention and cause emotions in the viewers. One example of enlarged objects that change the meaning of it, is "Balloon Dog" by Jeff Koons. The piece of art represents joy, family moments, celebration of a birthday, childhood. its enlarged scale gives it more importance and makes the viewers feel something according to their memories of a balloon dog or their childhood.  Jeff  Koons said in an interview that it means eternal optimism since it gives the sensation of being filled with air. If this peace of art where made in a smaller scale it wouldn't call viewers attention, or emphasize that importance  as it does being large.