ACTIVITY 2: Contemporary Art in the Philippines and the Regions 

 
NAME: Gilbert P. Cabalan
SECTION: 12- Cohesive
DATE: February 11, 2022
 
INSTRUCTIONS: Evaluate the painting “The Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh  based
on the organization of the Principles of arts. Identify the following Principles used in
the painting and elaborate why.  
 
 
 

Composition
Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is a composition that depicts a starry evening over a
French city. The painting uses a nighttime scene, with stars, the moon, trees and a
city to evoke comfort and familiarity from the viewer. Even though the night sky is
bright and swirling, the composition is somewhat soothing. It contains rhythm,
harmony and balance across the canvas, which creates a unified whole.

Balance
Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” show’s assymetrical balance. While the two sides of his
painting are not exactly balanced by formal line, the features of each (the bright sun on
the right, and the church on the left sed on a t) have visual weight which serves to
balance the painting in whole.

Movement
Line in art maintains the basic form of a shape and can be actual, implied, vertical or
horizontal. In "Starry Night," van Gogh uses actual lines in the swirling shapes of the
stars seen in the sky. The lines are horizontal and act as directional movement
indicators, leading the viewer's gaze across the top of the composition. These lines
are the focal point, or center of interest, in the entire piece, and are the first thing
most viewers see when looking at "Starry Night."

Contrast
Texture is implied in "Starry Night." Van Gogh's heavy brushstrokes cause the
painting to appear to have a rough texture. The painted lines in the sky and on the
tree in the foreground of the painting look three-dimensional. The texture creates
contrast, and makes the hills and stars in the painting seem emphasized and on a
different plane from the rest of the elements.

 
 
 

  RUBRIC 
 
                     3           6             10 
 
Express initial impression  of    Selects several important Gives many first impressions
organization of different Notes an insignificant feature on the organization of (aesthetics, emotive and
elements of art.   feature on the organization elements.  intellectual) of the whole 
of elements.  organization of the elements of
art.  
Identify and explain with reason Addresses little feature  but Explain to a fair degree Demonstrate clear and
and initial reaction  on the  it’s marginally significant to reasons for initial reaction on accurate  understanding on how
organization of different the whole.  the organization of different the  artist organized the
elements of art.  elementss of art.  elements of art to make the
painting successful