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Emphasis Report
Emphasis Report
Emphasis Report
PERCEPTION 2
EMPHASIS
KRISTINE NICOLE LIBOT
PRESENTERS
VIANCA MARIZ FUEGO
EMPHASIS
Emphasis is the principle of art that helps the audience put the story of an artwork together in
their own minds.
Emphasis is used in art to attract the viewer's attention to a particular area or object.
EMPHASIS
EMPHASIS
FOCAL POINT SUBORDINATION
Any object or area of emphasis is Subordination is used to describe the
called a focal point. The focal point is secondary or accent elements of the
meant to be the part of an artwork to artwork. While artists emphasize the
which the viewer’s eyes are first focal point, they can also de-
attracted. Artworks can have multiple emphasize the other elements to
focal points. The degree to which the ensure the main subject stands out.
focal points stand out determines the
order in which the viewer notices them.
WAYS TO CREATE
EMPHASIS
CONTRAST ISOLATION LOCATION
ISOLATION
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Christina's World
Andrew Wyeth
1948
Egg tempera on gessoed panel
EMPHASIS
LOCATION
Contributes to our feelings about emphasis. All
things being equal, a viewer will look at the center
of a composition first. Placing important objects or
people near the center of a canvas will add to their
emphasis.
Iphigenia in Tauris
Valentin Serov
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1893
oil on canvas
EMPHASIS
CONVERGENCE
THE UNUSUAL
Maman
Louise Bourgeois
1999
steel and marble
EMPHASIS
LEVEL OF RENDERING
The artist decides the degree to which various
pictorial elements are rendered. Think of it as
finished vs. unfinished or tight vs. loose. Like a
sharp/clear area in an otherwise loose
composition acts as a focal point.
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CONCLUSION Emphasis combined with the various
applications of art elements, we can see how
artworks can hold many meanings. Not only is
it a visual emphasis but also an emotional and
psychological emphasis.