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Directions
What
is a design principle, and why do we need a new one now?
The
Author of The Art of Seeing, Paul Zelanski declares on what
makes a design principle, “The visual elements are manipulated
by artist to form compositions that have certain coherence,
or unity. If these elements work well they contribute to a
whole that is greater than the sum of its parts,” (Zelanski,
179). In other words, a design is the glue that makes a creative
work one piece.
So
why do we need a new design principle now? The answer is simple;
you should always strive to be creative. Setting still for
what is isn’t acceptable to a real artist, scientist,
mathematician, and all other creative individuals.
But
another reason is the last design principle originated in
the early part of the 1900’s. The Bauhaus dictum, “Less
is More,” (Zelanski, Art, 193), was and is the trend
of art in the twentieth century and today.
Leonard
Shlain, author of Art & Physics, states on Picasso’s
and Braque’s art that changed the way we see, “In
collaboration with his close friend and colleague George Braque,
he brought forth Cubism, the most radical new art movement
since Giotto’s revolution over five hundred years earlier,”
( Shlain 157). This idea of simplicity occurred over a hundred
years ago, it’s time for a revolutionary change.
Directions
is that progressive new design principle. It’s different
than the 9 known design principles which are used by all artists.
The 9 known design principles are repetition, variety, rhythm,
balance, compositional unity, emphasis, economy of means,
proportion, and relationship to the environment.
My
new design principle, Directions, utilizes three postulates
which illustrates its function. The first postulate centers
on the directions of space, time, and light, which travels
in all directions. The second postulate deals with higher
dimensions, which are infinite. To see the world as a second
and third dimensions only is a narrow view of the whole picture.
The third postulate focuses on the continuance of space, time,
and light. Many feel light isn’t a continuum, I disagree.
My
new concept, Directions, is a new design principle, and it’s
different than all the rest.
Bibliography
Shlain, Leonard.
Art & Physics: parallel visions in space, time, and light.
New York, New York: William Morrow and Company Inc. 1991.
Zelanski, P., Fisher,
The Art of Seeing. Upper Saddle River, N.J., Prentice Hall
& M.P. Inc. 1999
Jon Neal Wallace, October 1, 2006
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