Composition

Composition is one of the most important components to making a impact work of art. The use of medium also helps dictate how a piece of art is portrayed but a strong composition can help support how strong the piece is. Composition relates to the space the artist is working in. What I find most interesting is that unlimited space is three dimensional and appearance is two-dimensional. I began to understand it when we were discussing space in class but I'm still having trouble wrapping my mind around the concept that you can film something as endless as space and have it turn two dimensional. I think composition in film and composition in art or sculpture have completely different aspects to them.  Composition is used in everything. Eben Kling uses his background of printmaking and painting to create claustrophobic compositions using bold shapes and no centralizing forms whereas people like Kim Carlino creates a very active composition with a lot of flow by having no spots for your eyes to rest. Others, like Jamie Horgan uses sound and other installations to contribute to his composition of landscapes of smaller objects. He uses size to create his own space. Composition is a pretty deep topic and I could probably talk about it for pages but in short, it can transform a work of art when there is thought behind the composition.