FORM AND STYLE IN VISUAL ARTS
Hello everyone , hope you are doing fine, finally it is weekend so I can have some rest after a busy week, full of projects and assignments, well since I am in the second year of architecture I should probably accept all this requirements.
Anyway let´s get back to our topic, last week I started my very first blog about History of Arts and Architecture.
In my first post I shortly represented what we did in our first week of this class, what architecture really is and what we truly need to know.
This week, the lesson was a little bit more interesting rather than the previous one. In this post I am going to share the true definition of FORM AND STYLE IN VISUAL ARTS.
Have you ever wondered how many types of design do we have or how can we classify the types of design ?
In this part of my post I am going to show you what we learned about designs. It is very important to know that our senses are one of the most significant ways to classify the types of design. In the following terms we are going to learn that we divide the types of designs into two groups:
1. Visual, static, surface design, 2. Visual, static, solid design.
1. Visual, static, surface design.
- Presented mostly in two dimensions of space.
- Presented on flat, curving, or polyhedral surface.
-Components are: line, colour, and texture .
- Various of surface shape, mass, and void shape.
- Arabesque design: a kind of design involving linear development.
a. Stripe design.
- Long and narrow as in ribbons borders.
- Extended mostly in one dimension.
- Produce more unit in right, left, or both, or by division.
- This kind of design accepts a definite boundary in the second dimension.
- It is adapted to the area between the two boundaries.
-It is actually flat or slightly three-dimensional design, giving illusion of solidity, depth.
-Purely abstract, nonrepresentational.
b. Bounded-area design.
- Limited two-dimensional area.
- Related to the size and shape as to a rectangular or circular frame.
- Designs may be flat or three-dimensional.
-It is important the relation of design to representation.
-Some designs are impervious geometrically , as in paintings of Mondrian.
c. Allover design
- Unbounded in two-dimensions.
-This kind of design has the tendency to indefinite repetition.
- It is a design that is repeated across the entire surface of a garment.
-The framework it is treated as a flat one.
-It is usually decorative.
-It tends to repeat units over and over.
2. Visual, static, solid design.
- Three-dimensionaly presented.
- Considerable thickness or depth.
- Consist of different solid parts.
d. Exterior Design.
- An architecture viewed from the outside part presenting a variety of designs and ideas. In my opinion every design has it own balance and symmetry, even in the exterior part balance and symmetry play an important role in achieving a well-designed space. The facade of every home needs some semblance of balance and symmetry in order to appear pleasing to the eye and properly designed.There are numerous ways to achieve a proportional home exterior—some through obvious symmetry, while others are not as apparent. Either way, a properly designed home has an exterior that is proportional and balanced.
e.Interior Design.
In my head the definition of interior design is a field that takes the work of an architecture and uses colour, texture, lighting and materials to design the "look and feel" of the interior space. An interior designer will think about the type of tile placement and whether the fabric that is used in the curtains goes well with the flooring finishes. Sometimes they will manipulate the structural elements of the space to achieve certain things (like opening a new door or creating a low wall), but in reality they focus more on the tactile and visual characteristics of the physical objects within the space. It is important to say that both fields are similar and can work within each other's area of expertise, although I believe it is easier to go from architecture to interior design than vice-versa.
Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interiors, sometimes including the exterior, of a space or building, to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the end user. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordinates, and manages such projects. Interior design is a multifaceted profession that includes conceptual development, space planning, site inspections, programming, research, communicating with the stakeholders of a project, construction management, and execution of the design.
f. Auditory and audiovisual design.
Two types of design with different temporal changes. In the auditory design we have: Musical design which is based on a thematic development of rhythm, pitch, timbre. Musical design is highly developed through the use of instruments. In this two groups of designs we have also the word sound design, and the verbal musical design which the last one is a combination of musical and word sound themes.
According to the audiovisual design we must know that even this one is divided into two groups the: audio visual surface and solid design. The first one is combined with music and the second one combines mobile solid patterns with auditory ones.
And finally, after such a long article but worth it I truly desire that this kind of article will help you to define and understand what a good Design really means. I wish every one of you have a nice reading before the next article is published. Hope you like it !