"Divine Design" ($30.00)

(adjusted price....$30.00)

"Divine design includes harmony and contrast in every area of life." There are many comparisons between art and life. This is one of them. In life, just as in art, if everything is too harmonious and no "risks" are ever taken, boredom sets in. Nothing is "noteworthy" or stands out. It is contrast that adds the spice to art and to life.

Some color arrangements can be very compelling, but also a bit chaotic. There may be too much contrast. One way to bring harmony into the picture is to introduce the opposite of whatever is happening with one or more design elements.

In this piece, I decided to bring in a "grid" to counterbalance the irregular shapes. By folding and creasing the piece into equal segments in both directions, the grid was created. Texture and exposing the white of the paper was created by sanding the edges of the folds. White is a calming color so by exposing the white of the paper and writing the text in white, harmony was used to bring everything into balance.

The problem of balancing harmony and contrast can always be resolved by repeating elements of design to create harmony or introducing the opposite characteristic of each design element to create contrast. And, of course, some of these decisions are unique to each individual artist, but both are important in every piece of art. Just something to think about.


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