.Implied Line - horizontal (space between clouds, horizon, lake). This line direction dominates - visually emphasizing calmness.
Implied Line - Diagonal (slight bend in palm trees). Not dominate, just a slight bend, perhaps suggesting a light wind.
Implied Line - Vertical (palm tress not bending). Not dominate, suggests a bit of stability within the vast idea of a landscape.
The Highway Men
Francisco Goya
The Executions of the Third of May, 1808
Oil on Canvas
Color is used to create an area of emphasis. The person being executed is depicted in bright, warm colors while the surrounding area contains cool colors; greens, violets. blues.
Implied Line - Vertical
Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass was born into slavery sometime around 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. He became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and lecturing to thousands on a range of causes, including women's rights and Irish home rule. Image source link below:
Implied Line - Vertical and Diagonal
Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Implied Line - Vertical
Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Scandinavia
This Cathedral hosts the relics of St. Olav, a Norwegian king and a national hero. Thus is became an important pilgrimage destination. Moreover, this church is the most important in Norway and the largest medieval building in Scandinavia.
Implied Line - Vertical
Skyscrapers, New York City
Examples of elements and principles found in the grocery store.
Left - Sleep Aid Medication. Implied and actual horizontal lines are used - visually communicates calm. The text is carefully, evenly presented in horizontal format. Bans of color contain the text. Small dots are arranged to imply horizontal lines. Violet, blue and green are cool colors - suggest darkness, depth (night time). The package design also utilizes semiotics - the moon is a symbol for night time.
Right - Children's Cereal. Diagonal line direction implied - energy. Both cool and warm colors are used - another visual tool to imply energy as cool and warm colors visually vibrate when used together. Semiotics - an animated figure, smiling bird swinging on vine, having fun, bird is neutral object - all kids can relate.
| Artist | Jan van Eyck |
|---|---|
| Year | 1434 |
| Type | Oil on oak panel of 3 vertical boards |
| Dimensions | 82.2 cm × 60 cm (32.4 in × 23.6 in); panel 84.5 cm × 62.5 cm (33.3 in × 24.6 in) |
| Location | National Gallery, London |
National Gallery of Art discusses the painting.
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jan-van-eyck-the-arnolfini-portraitA Stitch In Time examines the clothing/fashion.
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