The final of the ‘European Art School’ series, this program discusses guidelines for composition in a range of artistic work including painting and drawing. It outlines how shapes can be geometrical, natural or abstract and the varying effects, some positive, others negative, that this can have on composition. The program also covers how other elements in art, such as balance, colour and movement, can be used to create contrasting or unifying values in the composition of an art work.
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ACMI Identifier
314302
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Audio-visual education
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Sweden
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art in education
Crafts & Visual Arts → Composition (Art)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Drawing
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Audio-visual education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Visual education
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)