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1.List AND define the seven elements of art.2.Define the term ELEMENTS OF ART. 3.What questions do you have about the elements of art?
LINEA mark on a surface that describes shape or an outline. It can
create texture, value, or shapes. It can be thick or thin.
SHAPEA 2-dimensional (flat) figure created when actual or implied lines surround a space and have two dimensions: Length and Width.
Shapes can be geometric or organic.
FORMA 3-dimensional object having volume or thickness. It can be measured by height, width, and depth. Forms can be viewed from many angles. The 3D effect can be implied through the
element of VALUE with the use of light and shading techniques.
VALUEThe degree of light and dark in a design. It’s the contrast
between black and white and all of the tones in-between Value can be used with color as well.
SPACEThe empty or open area between, around, above, below, and within objects. It also shows the illusion of depth on the 2-D
picture plane. It can be positive or negative.
TEXTUREThe tactile quality of a surface, such as rough, smooth, sticky, soft, fuzzy, or slick. It can also be actual or implied.
COLORCreated when light is reflected off of a surface.
We see the reflected light and our eyes convert it to color.
ELEMENTS OF ART: the building blocks of art.
Please silently copy the following definitions in your note book. Raise
your hand If you have a question.
COMPOSITION
The arrangement and placement of the parts that
make up the image.
COMPOSITION:Foreground
Middle groundBackground
These are elements of composition having to do with the arrangement
and placement of objects in the artwork.
FOREGROUND: Area in the drawing that seems to be the
closest to the viewer. MIDDLEGROUND: The middle area
in a drawing, between the foreground and the background.BACKGROUND: The area furthest away in a landscape or the area around the subject matter in a
drawing.
Principles of Design
The way the elements are arranged and organized in
a composition.
UNITYOccurs when all the elements work together to communicate ideas or
feelings.
VARIETYIs achieved by introducing differences in the elements of a composition. Variety is a means of avoiding monotony and
increasing visual interest in a composition.
EmphasisOccurs when one element of an artwork,
or a combination of elements, attracts more visual interest than anything else in
the composition.
This element or form is said to be
dominant in the composition.
RhythmArtists create visual rhythm when they repeat specific elements (a line, shape,) alternate several elements,
or a use of a progression in which an element gradually changes in size, shape, position or color.
MovementRhythm creates a feeling of movement
within an artwork. The way your eye moves through the composition.
PatternRepeating lines, shapes, or other elements in a
recognizable way over the surface of an area. They are two-dimensional and decorative.
ContrastRefers to a way of combining the
elements so that there is a stressing difference between those elements. light
vs dark; rough vs smooth.
BALANCEOccurs when the visual weight in an artwork
feels equally distributed. 1.Formal Balance (Symmetrical Balance): mirror image composition. The elements are the exact same on both sides. 2.Informal Balance (Asymmetrical Balance): The composition remains balanced, but the elements are different on both sides. 3.Radial Balance: The elements radiate from a central point in the composition.
How do the Principles of
Design relate to the elements of
art?
The elements are the building blocks
of art.The Principals are
the organizing ideas.
UNITYOccurs when all the elements work together to communicate ideas or
feelings.
Edward Hopper, Nighthawks, 1942
Unified artworks seem to be well arranged into a successful whole. When you first glance at this picture, which are you more aware of,
the parts, or the entire form?
Tchoijin Lamyn Sum “Tsam” Dance Mask 19th Century.
What Purpose of ART do you think this artwork
was created for?
This artwork was probably once worn in a ceremonial dance, held at the beginning of the tear, to exorcise evil.
How does the third eye at the top help unify the
sculptural form?
VARIETYIs achieved by introducing differences in the elements of a composition. Variety is a means of avoiding monotony and
increasing visual interest in a composition.
Andy Warhol, Green Coca-Cola Bottles, 1962
What alternating arrangement provides a
little variety in this composition?
UNITYEmphasis
Occurs when one element of an artwork, or a combination of elements, attracts
more visual interest than anything else in the composition.
This element or form is said to be
dominant in the composition.
John Trumbull, The Surrender of Lord Cornwalls, 1871
How has the artist created emphasis in this piece?PLACEMEN T
Rene Magritte, Listening Room
How has the artist created emphasis in this piece?SIZE
Artist UnknownHow has the artist created emphasis in this piece?
COLOR
What are THREE ways artist can show emphasis in their
work?
1. Size2. Placement3. COLOR
RhythmArtists create visual rhythm when they repeat specific elements (a line, shape,) alternate several elements,
or a use of a progression in which an element gradually changes in size, shape, position or color.
MovementRhythm creates a feeling of movement
within an artwork. The way your eye moves through the composition.
John Biggers, Shotguns, 4th Ward, 1987
This artist used alternating shapes and color to create
rhythm and movement.
Where does the movement seem to
lead?
Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893
What aesthetic experience do you get when you look at this
work?
Munch’s works were concerned with anxiety, loneliness, tragedy, and
death. How does rhythmic movement
communicate the mood this this painting?
Paul Cezanne, Still life with Peppermint Bottle, 1894
Umberto Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity and Space, 1913
IMPLIED MOVEMENTTo fully enjoy implied
movement in a sculpture, you need to walk around
it. Imagine how your view of this sculpture would change as you
moved around it.
Victor Vasarely, Banya, 1964
OPTICAL MOVEMENTCreating the illusion of
movement through nonobjective artworks.
Vasarely is considered the leaser of the Op Art movement in America.
Op Art began in the early 1980s. Why do we call
movement in compositions like this
optical rather than implied or real?
PatternRepeating lines, shapes, or other elements in a
recognizable way over the surface of an area. They are two-dimensional and decorative.
Henri Matisse, Woman in a Purple Coat, 1937
How many different patterns can you count
in this piece?
ContrastRefers to a way of combining the
elements so that there is a stressing difference between those elements. light
vs dark; rough vs smooth.
VALUE CONTRAST
VALUE CONTRAST
TEXTURE CONTRAST
SHAPE CONTRAST
BALANCEOccurs when the visual weight in an artwork
feels equally distributed. 1.Formal Balance (Symmetrical Balance): mirror image composition. The elements are the exact same on both sides. 2.Informal Balance (Asymmetrical Balance): The composition remains balanced, but the elements are different on both sides. 3.Radial Balance: The elements radiate from a central point in the composition.
ASYMMETRICAL
Effigy Incense Burner, Maya, Early Classic Period, c.400 -550
FORMAL/SYMMETRICAL
Approximate Balance
(like symmetrical balance)While the composition is
not a mirror image,The composition has the same elements on both
sides.
Flickr.com image
RADIAL BALANCE
India, Rosette, 1628-58
Notice how this illuminated page
employs both geometric and organic
forms. How has this page’s
balance arrangement been varied in the areas outside the
rosette?
Identify the dominant ELEMENT in this
painting. Explain why it is dominant.
Identify the dominant PRINCIPLE in this
painting. Explain why it is dominant.
Salvador Dali, Woman With Head a of Roses, 1935