Line 1: |
Line 1: |
− | In the arts of painting, graphic design, and photography, '''Composition''' is the plan, placement or arrangement of the elements of art in a work. The selection and appropriate placement of elements within the work contributes to a gratifying response from the viewer, due to the perception of the work as being [[esthetic]]. There are fundamentally two types of composition: informal, and the less frequently found formal or symmetrical. Composition is also related to artistic canon, for example, the draughting of a pleasing face. In [[graphic design]] and [[desktop publishing]], composition is commonly referred to as [[page layout]]. | + | [[Image:lighterstill.jpg]][[Image:Picasso-Oval_2.jpg|right]] |
− | | + | In the arts of painting, graphic design, and photography, '''composition''' is the plan, placement or arrangement of the elements of art in a work. The selection and appropriate placement of elements within the work contributes to a gratifying response from the viewer, due to the perception of the work as being [[esthetic]]. There are fundamentally two types of composition: informal, and the less frequently found formal or symmetrical. Composition is also related to artistic canon, for example, the draughting of a pleasing face. In [[graphic design]] and [[desktop publishing]], composition is commonly referred to as [[page layout]]. |
| | | |
| ==Artistic elements in composition== | | ==Artistic elements in composition== |
Line 101: |
Line 101: |
| ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | | |
− | * [http://www.goshen.edu/art/ed/percy1.html Goshen College Art Department] | + | * [https://www.goshen.edu/art/ed/percy1.html Goshen College Art Department] |
| | | |
| ---- | | ---- |
| | | |
− | for more see: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Composition_%28visual_arts%29&action=edit] | + | for more see: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Composition_%28visual_arts%29&action=edit] |
| | | |
| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |
| + | [[Category: The Arts]] |