"Swimming Turtle"
created by Abel3992 in Grade 7 at
Henry James Memorial School
from school project "Arch - Principles of Design: Symbolic Animal"
art id #132689436
Artist Statement (what Abel3992 said about their artwork)
Emphasis - This shows emphasis because the turtle is popping off of the paper.
Pattern - This shows pattern because it has multiple designs that repeat. For example the swirls.
Movement - This shows movement because the swirls move your eyes through the piece of art.
Rhythm - This shows rhythm because the swirls are repeated and move your eyes the the artwork.
Balance - This shows asymmetrical balance because it is asymmetrical.
This represents me because I want a turtle as a pet.
About this School Project (Arch - Principles of Design: Symbolic Animal)
The students brainstormed aspects of their personality and animals that may be able to represent them symbolically. They designed their animal choice on black paper using metallic and bright colored pencils and gel pens. They also created a background using patterns in marker with a wet-on-wet watercolor application of analogous colors. The animal was attached the background. Then students participated in multiple discussions and activities where they focused on the 8 principles of design. They explained the 5 strongest principles in their artwork based on their design to demonstrate their understanding of these new concepts.