Proportion
Proportion in art concerns the size relationship between different elements within a composition.
Proportion in art is important when striving for realism in drawing or painting, as incorrect proportions can lead to a less lifelike or abstract appearance.
Moreover, artists can use proportion intentionally to convey various effects. By manipulating proportions, artists can evoke feelings of strength, weakness, humour, mystery, and more. Proportions can be exaggerated to highlight specific elements or meanings within a scene. For instance, caricature artists distort proportions to create stylized and expressive depictions of their subjects.
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Barbie Pink
Barbie is everywhere, but what's pink got to do with it?
The Guerrilla Girls: Four Decades of Disruption
From the streets to the Supreme Court, the punk feminist art collective are still fighting for social justice in the art world and beyond.
JR: Miniature Giants
Installations by JR are some of the most viewed artworks in the world. Ahead of our first collaboration, we visited the legendary photographer in Paris to talk about scale, scaffolding, the ever-growing ambition of his public projects and why he wants to stay naïve forever.
Sensory Inspiration
The origin story for a new collaboration with New York legend José Parlá got us thinking about some of the unexpected places where artists find their art.
Kpe Innocent
Kpe Innocent (he/him) was born in Accra, Ghana in 1994. He continues to live and work in the city.
Larry Bell
Larry Bell (he/him) was born in 1939 in Chicago, Illinois. He is based in Taos, New Mexico where he currently works. He also has a studio on Venice Beach, California.
Clayton Schiff
Clayton Schiff (he/him) was born in 1987 in New York, United States, where he continues to live and work.
Aubrey Levinthal
Aubrey Levinthal was born in 1986 in Philadelphia, USA, where she continues to live and work.
Khari Turner
Khari Turner (he/him) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1991, and now lives and works in New York.
Big Steps
In Big Steps, KPE Innocent contemplates the chasm between decision and action: faith. The foot of a strangely-proportioned figure is raised high behind them – frozen mid stride. A single line defines what lies behind, but not what lies ahead.Studio Works is a series of original artworks by emerging artists from across the globe.
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