Composition• Composition is the careful positioning

of objects within a painting. • Composition is used to guide our eye

around a painting, and when used in the right way, can really enhance the way the painting looks to us!

Paul Cezannewas a French,Post ImpressionistPainter, and is still one of the most famous Artists in history.Cezanne is known forusing compositionaltools, such as:

Diagonal

LineThe Pyramid shape

Can you see whereCezanne has usedboth a diagonalline, and a pyramid within this composition?

Here is anotherpainting, this timeby a different artist.It also uses some ofthese compositionaltools.

The next few slides Show where similarComposition has been Used.

Composition isn’t just useful to use correctly in still-life paintings though. It’s also very important in the creation

of landscape paintings!

You should be able to spotWhere Cezanne has used a Pyramid composition withinThis painting.

And in this one…Is it a pyramidshape or a diagonalline?

In this Painting byCezanne,the artist has donesomethinga little differentlythough.Can you explain what It is?