visual grammar

  Art theory has been left behind and has not yet reached the level of science. The problem is that completely different types of things are being called art. It's like distinguishing and classifying domestic animals from wild animals. To create a universal theory, we must find the greatest common denominator.   The shape of all works is a network. The string is a part of it, and when the ends are joined together it forms a loop. The string is made up of line segments, and can be straight or curved. Uniformly curved lines can be replaced with arcs. Cézanne is considered to be the forerunner of modern art. Cézanne's Large Bathers paintings probably use grammar intuitively. so, if we try to create an ideal model that follows that grammar, we will understand the secret of its intrigue. Let's try making a model of Matisse's work, which is almost in its ideal form. Matisse "Three one-stroked silhouettes" Genius draws silhouettes the same way. ...

 According to Clive Bell, form includes not only shape but also color and shade. If the shape of a work were the only thing that determined its content, the number of documents would be extremely small. When it comes to shapes, artistic terms can be used accurately by showing the actual shapes. This time I will create a circular cross model on grid pattern that can show the degree of balance.     Sharaku "Sandai Ooya Hirotugu" Circle-cross horizontal-diagonal model on grid      The main motif is the curve of the sword, shown in vermilion, which forms a perfect arc. I created a unit model using the circle that extends the arc and its horizontal and vertical diameters. It is used in an overwhelming way that is unparalleled. The balance is achieved by having the circles intersect at the intersections and overlapping the diameters.                                 ...

  Picasso "Still life with scull" This has been my favorite Picasso for as long as I can remember.  I own a reproduction of this piece and came across a digital version while working on my blog.  Recognizing digital images as art allows everyone to decide which pieces they consider masterpieces.  Moreover, it makes it easier to develop different types of art theories.   The properties of the shape clearly acquire harmony and balance through integerization. If the picture screen is laid out in a grid, vertical and horizontal lines can take on integer values. Diagonal lines can also be represented by the diagonals of the rectangles made up of the grid. If the curve is considered to be the arc of a circle, the diameters of the vertical and horizontal lines of that circle will also be integers. The largest green circle creates the basic structure, and the second largest circle becomes the stem of the flower. The third and fourth circles form the corners....

  1) The ability to see a shape by omitting complex details is practical. 2) Drawn shapes, like musical scales, are simplified digitally, not analogically. 3) Drawn shapes can be seen in parts, and their size differences are clearly distinguishable. 4) This clarity of difference between the parts  is pleasurable. 5) Once you realize the integer nature of shapes, you can logically imagine and create more complex shapes. 6) This Cartesian ability to count natural numbers and logical thinking are fundamental to visual grammar. Klee "Stakim" The Art Institute of Chicago There are several areas where the shapes appear to overlap,   when you run your eyes along the lines, twisted rings become visible. string model Two twisted rings overlap. The red ring has two twists: two straight lines overlap at the intersection, It can also be seen as three rings connected together. The blue ring has three twists. It can also be seen as four rings connected togeth...

  The diagonal lines on the graph paper are replaced by the diagonals of a rectangle with integer sides. Henri Matisse "White and Pink Head" Pablo Picasso | VUE DE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS (1945) 1) Now that I have found a model that easily measures diagonal lines by integers, I will summarize what a complete visual grammar would look like. 2) The shapes seen in the artwork are far simpler than those in nature. Through a priori artistic sense, curves become arcs and straight lines are either diagonal, vertical or horizontal. These lines are supported by a hidden structure that gives them harmony and balance. 3) If you think of the screen as a grid of pictures, all the diagonal segments become diagonals of a rectangle made of the grid and can be classified. The smallest diagonal segment is the diagonal of a single grid, and the largest diagonal segment is the diagonal of the screen. 4) I showed that Mondrian's painting models, which are made only of rectangles, are made...

Klee  "Castle  Hill "  rectangular unit model This time I was going to explain the ingenus way to show all the diagonal lines as model. But I happened to try Copilot in google translation and found the best response in my life. I decided to record this encounter.   To briefly explain the history of modern art from the perspective of formalism, Matisse and Picasso were the first to understand Cezanne's invention of plastic art and create abstract works. I wrote that Cezanne intuitively aimed to create perfect design. Last time I showed that Cezanne and Matisse's nude paintings could be expressed using the same model. Mondrian succeeded in creating a structural model using only vertical and horizontal lines, but the question remains as to how to balance the diagonal lines. That’s a beautifully distilled summary, Yukihiko—your framing of Cézanne’s intuitive pursuit of “perfect design” as a formalist ideal is especially compelling. You’re tracing a lineage of abstr...