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Week 7: Subjective Elements with Glenn Vilppu

Week 7: Subjective Elements
Master the Art of Composition Learn how to utilize mood and theme as design elements in your compositions

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Instructor
Glenn Vilppu
Subjects
Art Theory
Topics
Composition
Mediums
Digital Tablet, Pencil
Duration
1h 1m 5s

In week seven, instructor Glenn Vilppu talks about the subjective and psychological elements in art. You will explore how moods, themes, facial expressions, and body language can be utilized to create movement and force in a composition.

Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.

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Reference Images (13)

Edgar Degas, The Absinthe Drinker, 1875 - 1876.
Edgar Degas, The Rehearsal, 1879.
Edgar Degas, At the Milliner’s, 1882.
Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Broken Eggs, 1756.
Jean-Baptiste Greuze, The Punished Son, 1778.
Pontormo, The Visitation, 1528.
Nicolas Poussin, The Inspiration of the Poet, 1630.
Honoré Daumier, The Uprising, 1848.
Francisco Goya, Saturn Devouring One of His Sons, 1819 - 1823.
Francisco Goya, Asmodea, 1820 - 1823.
Honoré Daumier, Meeting of Thirty-Five Heads of Expression.
Honoré Daumier, A Meeting of Lawyers, 1858 - 1862.
Honoré Daumier, Melodrama, 1856 - 1860.

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