Week 12 Visual Techniques

Week 12 Blog Exercise / Visual Techniques








Visual Techniques:
instability
asymmetrical
irregularity
spontaneity
distortion
repetition
activeness
complexity

















Visual Techniques:
Symmetry
consistently
repetition
complexity
balanced






























Here are works of art from my two favorite artists. The top work is done by Alex Pardee and the bottom work is created by Shepard Fairey. These works of art contrast each other in many ways. One way is that the work above is asymmetrical and uses instability to capture emotion. Where as the work done by Shepard Fairey below it has balanced and symmetrical characteristics. These town pieces, though seeming to be completely contrasting, have a few visual techniques in common. Both of these works focus heavily on detail and complexity. These two works also share the visual technique of repetition. Pardee displays this in his destructive worms, where as Fairey continually repeats his patterns and icons through his work