Curriculum Fit:
Level 1: Component 8: Unity: create unity through density and rhythm.
Concepts:
A. Families of shapes, and shapes inside or beside shapes, create harmony.
B. Overlapping forms help to unify a composition.
C. Repetition of qualities such as colour, texture and tone produce rhythm and balance.
Level 3: Component 7 - Concept C: Rhythmic features can lead the eye to the dominant area in a composition.
Curriculum Fit: Composition
Level 1: Component 7: Emphasis
B. The main part of the composition can be treated thoroughly before adding related parts.
(Suggested Methods or Strategies from Teachers Resource Manual:
Have students create compositions that show cross sections of buildings... or x-ray pictures to show the interior of what things look lie. Make the most prominent item the strongest to create a centre of interest.)
Level 1: Component 8: Unity
Concepts:
A. Families of shapes, and shapes inside or beside shapes, create harmony.
B. Overlapping forms help to unify a composition.
C. Repetition of qualities such as colour, texture and tone produce rhythm and balance.
Curriculum Fit:
Composition - organization of images and their qualities in the creation of unified statements.
Strength of this book: it answers the question "How does the structure of a picture affect our emotional response?" Award winning book artist Molly Bang investigates this question using cut paper to create abstract illustrations for "Little Red Riding Hood." Other books by Molly Bang: "Goose", "The paper crane" and "The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher"
Curriculum Fit:
Composition (Level 2), Component 7: Concept B: Format can be adjusted and composition tightened by editing or cropping the unnecessary areas from the edges of a work, after it is completed.
Curriculum Fit:
Composition (Level 3) Component 7 - Concept C: Rhythmic features can lead the eye to the dominant area in a composition.