THE DESIGN CONCEPT OF DOMINANCE
Dominance is a design property that puts emphasis on some
points by making them exhibit some control over the other elements. The more
dominant element attracts the eye and get noticed first. It is likely to have
greater visual weight than the elements it dominates. Dominance can be created through contrast,
emphasis and relative visual weight. Identical items can’t dominate each other.
To exert dominance, an element has to look different from the other elements.
This painting can be an example of dominance. There are three ballerinas, and
as you see two of them identical to each other while one of them is different
from others. The dominant one is bigger than others; in other words, it has the
greatest visual weight. The dominant element is the entry point into a work. It
should be the first place you want people to look at. In this example, when I
look at it, the first thing which grabs my attention is the ballerina which is
bigger and wearing a darker dress. The placement of a dominant element is also
important. In this example, the part of the painting we look at is the side of
the dominant ballerina. We concentrate mostly to that part. Another thing that
makes the ballerina dominant is her dress. The dresses of two identical
ballerinas are the same and have a similar shade with the background. Thus,
they don’t grab our attention enough. As you see, darker dress or one different
thing can be noticed more. The artist puts greater emphasis on that part, so we
tend to think that the dominant ballerina is more important than the others.
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