Friday 8/27/2010 Lecture Summary

Composition is the organization of ideas, principles, and elements that make up something. Compositions can be found in:

• Writing, Music, Nature,Visual, Dance, and Theater

Elements

• Point, Line, Shape/form, Color (hue), Texture, Space, and Value (shade)

Principles-

• Rhythm, Harmony, Dissonance/discord

Gestalt- "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"
Form- sum total of an objects physical characteristics.