Art And Design Series.

Primary, Secondary, and Peripheral Relationships.

In design, there are there is between one, several, or many field-event relationships. These are primary, secondary, and peripheral relationships.

A primary relationship is central to the conception and form of the design.” This is what we notice first when looking at a Shibui foundation. The primary relationship is “the best possible choice” that triggers your mind as it finds what’s there. Working with a foundation means problem-solving which means the process gets into memory where we can call upon that information. A primary event is dominant; its relationships are “organizational” with a tendency for high contrast. Consider the role such an event takes on in its hierarchical leadership. An event determines the basis of the problem-solving nature of Shibui.

Note that when we define our creative processes, this allows us to have the descriptive words and meanings behind what we share about our work. Talking about our work means we can sell it and have confidence in it.

Secondary relationships and Shibui Found Image Art are supportive; “they are important without being central.” In visual art do not see them first because primary relationships are seen first. Note, the eye sees what it interprets as a whole, light determines what the eye sees as color. The eye breaks down what it sees. The eyes have a wonderful role in creativity. What evolves creates “chordal harmony”___I love the word chordal in that the relationships in a Shibui are chordal; they are relatable. Two synonyms of the word chordal are: stimulant, analeptic, and the synonym of analeptic is an energizer.

“Peripheral relationships are subordinate to both primary and secondary relationships.” This would be the lowest ranking part of your foundation, the field in which everything else takes on its role. It supports, both the primary and secondary relationships. Glue to the other two. This is where you have your depth of field, perhaps a vanishing point. These things exist due to action art, leaving what is there with no outline, this sets what it is deeper. The blotting of the wet medium so that it is lighter helps to create the illusion of what is peripheral. Blotting creates subtle changes to the image to be found. It may be that the second layer of action is done with a darker wet medium for more depth of field. What happens in the peripheral part of the foundation is intentional work.

This field is one of low contrast, its importance is not the same as the primary or secondary event.

When the events are worked into what is found, they have shape, weight is implied, it is the illusion of being dimensional. It comes to life after layers of pastel pencil or another medium have been applied. A stationary light source impacts what happens to all events, even abstractions. With an abstraction, the implication of texture would be an added bonus when using a light source to create that illusion, otherwise, they tend to be 2-D.

It is due to the insights taught me by Phil Paratore that I can express the process of Shibui Found Image Art, so well. I value his book Art And Design for its insights, and explanations. These insights will be an asset to other instructors.