Friday, 8/27/10. Lecture Summary.

I finally fished out my notes from the lecture on Friday. I've got to get myself a notebook.

And a camera, while I'm at it.

Composition Lecture

Basically everything in the world created by us.

• Mineral
• Writing
• Music
• Visual
• Etc.

Compositions can be broken down into elements.

*cue brainstorming session*

• Composition
• Compound
• Compare
• Components
• Complete
• Compromise
• Position
• Computate
• Posturing
• Comparison
• Contrast
• Complex

All these can be considered elements.

Example genres of compositions:

• Drawing
• Writing
• Music
• Nature
• Visual Arts
• Dance
• Theatre

Example elements of drawing:

• Point
• Line
• Shape/Form
• Color
• Texture
• Space
• Value/Shade

*breakout into groups to express elements through sound*


Gestalt -  "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."