Hotel Svon, Mariensky Lazny, Czech Republic
A good example of the grandeur of Austro-Hungarian achitectecture. The diagonal lines help to break up the horizontal and vertical emphasis of this interior view. The extreme darks and lights of the reception hall contrast with the sunny day outside.
Pink Rudder, Burnham on Crouch
I chose this view because it offered an exercise in shapes. Both horizontals and verticals play their part, verticals predominate and the telephone pole is on a rabatment. The street furniture helps to link the whole picture together. The curved shadow on the boat, the curve of the wall on the seaward side, the triangle of the boathouse roof and the shaft of light from the break in the wall help to pull the whole interest into the centre where the pink rudder is.
Rhythm of forms Where there are several verticals, such as the trunks of trees, vertical supports to a fence or any other vertical shapes most artists will take steps to avoid a repetition of equal spaces between them. They will use this opportunity to vary the intervals in a certain rhythm which will promote visual interest. In addition they 19