Unit, beat and rhythm give form to the application of colors on a surface.
The basic unit defines the size of each type of mark on the surface.
1 is the smallest size of a mark, 2 is twice as big, 3 is three times as big and so on…
If beat is a time grouping of touches on the surface, rhythm is an accentuation within the beats.
A fixed sequence of units during a single entry is a rhythmical motive.
The relationship and sequence of units can be studied and established as a form.
The units from 1 to 8 are divided into even 2,4,6,8 and odd 1,3,5,7 and placed opposite each other on a circle: 1 – 8, 2 – 7, 3 – 6 and 4 – 5.
For example, the units can be connected by a line, a triangle, a quadrilateral or a pentagon and take these different forms.
The following rhythmical motives are created:
3,6
6,3
1,4,7 / 1,7,4
4,1,7 / 4,7,1
7,1,4 / 7,4,1
2,3,6,7 / 2,3,7,6 / 2,6,3,7 / 2,6,7,3 / 2,7,3,6 / 2,7,6,3
3,2,6,7 / 3,2,7,6 / 3,6,2,7 / 3,6,7,2 / 3,7,2,6 / 3,7,6,2
6,2,3,7 / 6,2,7,3 / 6,3,2,7 / 6,3,7,2 / 6,7,2,3 / 6,7,3,2
7,2,3,6 / 7,2,6,3 / 7,3,2,6 / 7,3,6,2 / 7,6,2,3 / 7,6,3,2
1,3,5,7,8 …
U
unit
The unit defines the basic size of any kind of mark on the surface. 1 is the smallest size of a mark, 2 is twice as big, 3 is three times bigger and so forth…
T
takt
The takt is a fixed number of units during one single entry.
R
rhythmical motive
The rhythmical motive is a fixed sequence of units during one single entry.
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entry
The entry defines how often each element can participate.
THE BEAUTIFUL FORMULA LANGUAGE allows to create new compositions and to notate already existing paintings.
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