Rhythm can create an exciting visual beat for our eyes to follow. Like in music, rhythm and repetition in art can be smooth and flowing, or sharp and staccato. It all depends on the effect the artist is trying to create. Check out this amazing display of Rhythm and Repetition: The repetitive unit is called a Motif
Henri Rousseau, The Equatorial Jungle, 1909 This painting holds an inaite sense of decorative beauty and repeated patterns - including a variety of leaf motifs that overlap M.C. Escher, Tesselation 97 In a tesselation design spaces between the pattern network lines usually interlock or connect endlessly in any direction. This is also called an allover repetition. |
Enrique Ramirez, Painted Dragon, Oxacan, Mexico, Folk Art An example of how ethnic or tribal traditions of art used patterns and repetition to richly decorate surfaces. Henri Matisse, Harmony in Red, 1908-09 repetition and pattern, inspired by design seen by artist in Persian carpets. Andy Warhol, Green Coca-Cola Bottles, 1962, Pop art regular repetition of a single motif makes a statement about consumerism and contemporary life. Click here to start typing your text |