Pattern & Rhythm Vocabulary

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WORDS TO KNOW FOR EAP 3: PATTERN & RHYTHM

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PATTERN & RHYTHM VOCABUALRY

You learned about pattern and motifs in your understanding of composition. A repeated motif can make a pattern. That pattern can create rhythm. Rhythmn is a visual tempo or beat which can create a look or feeling of movement in an artwork. When an artist carefully arranges components of art such as shapes, colors, lines, forms or motifs, they invite the viewer's eye to jump rapidly or glide smoothly from one element to the next. Depending on the arrangement, the viewer's eye can follow a regular, random, progressive, alternating or flowing rhythm.

Here are some words we use when we describe rhythm in artwork:

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accent alternating pattern brushstroke combine contemporary continuous / continue drape drip movement Kinetic Art or Sculpture	element fold counterbalanced pulsing / pulsate / pulse excitement / exciting / excite flowing pattern fragment heighten hypnotic lively	loop. path swirl module neckline Op Art optical illusion outline progressive pattern random pattern regular pattern	repetition / repeat / repetitive ribbon rhythm / rhythmic shift shock / shocking / shocked spark spatter texture visual rhythm wavy repeated motifs unrepeated motifs motif(s)

Kinetic Sculpture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_sculpture

A helpful website: Artlex on Rhythm

Read about Pattern and Rhythm on this website: Rhythm and Movement Artist's Toolkit