Intensity of Emotion in Art

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The intensity of emotion is best expressed by using the dynamic methods of an art form. Every creative subject has its own formalized approaches for dynamic usage, but in general dynamics are tools we can use as options for increasing or decreasing the amount of emotion flowing between artist and audience.

Because the flow of emotion is a bi-directional adjustments occur in two locations: within the artist's and within the audience's mind. In both of these locations you'll find points in which there is an emotional impact and a feedback signal. Both of these effects change by manipulating the types of emotions in question with their artistic dynamic equivalents.

The emotional impact of a dynamic component in art also occurs in two ways: suddenly and gradually.

In some instances, a sudden impact will manifest as a punch or direct influence with no subtlety about it and in others it will occur as a harmonious and seamless emergence within a work of art. In contrast, a gradual emotional impact will usually seem to come from a far distance or an unexpected angle by slowly drawing an increasing amount of the audience's attention to it for a pleasing surprise.

Using dynamics as a diagnostic tool is a way of testing, measuring, and adjusting the intensity of emotion in an art form.

Gradual change or a sudden impact basically comprise all types of dynamic categories, but it's the combination, structure and timing of each of these elements that alter the distribution of emotional intensity in creative work.

By pushing some dynamic factors to extremes and reducing others to levels where you'd hardly notice their presence, you begin to get a feel for how each factor will interact with every other factor you're using.

Here are a few dynamic components that an artist must control in any of his creative works that give him the power to alter the intensity of emotion as well as the emotional impact that is their product.

Color

Texture

Volume

Depth

Balance

Timing

Tone

Grammar

Velocity

Style

Flavor

Harmony

Shape

Size

Height

Melody

Line

Whatever approach an artist uses to generate a new and unique work, it is very important that the work expresses a clear statement and definite idea that is truly the artist's creative vision. A simple concept, short phrase, ingredient list, color scheme, or dramatic theme are all great places to start.

From this point on it's easy to begin testing different dynamic components to determine the results of each experiment. Note taking can be extremely helpful and invaluable during this part of the process so as to trace your line of progress.

The process will soon accelerate and bring you even closer to the end product. Each line of progress will reveal some new element, an interesting combination of factors, or an unusual result that can be re-created and explored at a later time.

One of the most important keys to forming successful pieces of art is by illustrating in its structure how the result developed or grew. The combination of elements should form a harmony or balance of factors that seem like they couldn't have existed apart from each other or that they somehow always belonged together.

Now, because the artist's mind is the site in which such discoveries occur, it's only proper that all credits and proceeds should flow directly to the individuals that made such discoveries possible.

Ultimately, the goal of experimenting with various dynamic elements is to make discoveries through unexpected surprises, marvelous accidents, or clever feats of chance that couldn't have been planned in advance. This is the realm of game-changing artistic products, which are truly ground-breaking, and that usher in "the new" and sets trends.  

Every artistic idea possesses a little piece of the artist himself and becomes imbued with part of their life energy. This is part of the alchemy of creative work, where the artist extends himself into the work of art and the piece begins to take on a life of its own.

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Marc

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