Art Appreciation 2013-2014
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Back to the BasicsElements of Art
Principles of Design
October 2013
Elements of Art The Building Blocks
LineShapeColorValueFormTextureSpace
Elements of Art The Building Blocks
LineColorShapeFormSpaceTextureValue
LineLine is the path of a point moving through space.
How Can Lines be Described?
LineLine is the path of a point moving through space.
How Can Lines be Described?
Thick Thin Straight Dotted Diagonal Rough Horizontal
Zig-zag
The ObviousActual Lines
Dionysius, 1944, Barnett Newman
67x49inYellow Painting,
1949Barnett Newman
Untitled (The Cry),
Barnett Newman 36x24in.,
ink on paper
Lines can be implied . . .Not actually drawn, but guide one’s eye around the artwork – can be found in …Line of sight, Posture of people or animalsBy areas of shadow and lightIn folds of fabric, curtains or clothing In streams of light and In the organization of items in artwork….
Lines can be implied . . .
The Flower Carrier, 1935, Diego Rivera, 48x48 in.
Where are the Implied Lines?
Lines can be implied . . .Note: lines
implied by directional
gazes
The Flower Carrier, 1935, Diego Rivera, 48x48 in.
Lines can be implied . . .
Still Life (The Blue Vase), 1920Giorgio Morandi
Oil on canvas
Where are the Implied Lines?
Lines can be implied . . .
Still Life (The Blue Vase), 1920Giorgio Morandi
Oil on canvas
Where are the Implied Lines?
A VENETIAN WOMAN,1882John Singer Sargent
oil on canvas93 3/4 x 52 1/2 in
Which are the actual lines?
Where are the implied lines?
A VENETIAN WOMAN,1882John Singer Sargent
oil on canvas93 3/4 x 52 1/2 in
Lines used to create emphasis
Lines can curve . . .The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, 1823-29
Katsushika HokusaiColor woodcut, 10 x 15 in.
Johann KoerbeckeThe Ascension, 1456/1457
tempera on panel (36 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.)
What kinds of lines can you find?
Curved, smooth
Jagged
Jagged, zig-zag
straight
Johann KoerbeckeThe Ascension, 1456/1457
tempera on panel (36 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.)
Le déjeuner des canotiers, 1880–1881Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Oil on canvas, 129.5 × 172.7 cm
Shape Shape has length and width, but is flat. It is perceived as two-dimensional.
(Form has depth, length, and width. It is perceived as three-dimensional.)
There are two TYPES of shapes:Geometric shapes -- circles, rectangles, squares,
triangles and so on -- have the clear edges one achieves when using tools in order to create them.
Organic shapes have natural, less well-defined edges (think: leaves, seashells, flowers, an amoeba, or a cloud – things found in nature). Also known as “free form”.
These are Shapes These are Forms
Shape Shape has length and width, but is flat. It is perceived as two-dimensional.
(Form has depth, length, and width. It is perceived as three-dimensional.)
There are two PARTS of a shapes:
Positive shapes – the solid parts. The objects in a painting
Negative shapes – the space in between the objects/people in the painting.
Which is which
Shape Shape has length and width, but is flat. It is perceived as two-dimensional.
(Form has depth, length, and width. It is perceived as three-dimensional.)
Confusion sometimes arises from the terms “shape” and “form.” A “shape” is an area which stands out because of a defined boundary (a line) or change in color, value or texture. A shape implies a flat, two-dimensional surface.
Here we see come circular shapes combined with curving and diagonal lines. By applying charcoal in varying degrees of value (chiaroscuro), an artist can create the illusion o a three-dimensional form (the baseball) where none actually exists (a two-dimensional canvas).
Shapes are simple. Shapes are flat.
Shapes are easy to recognize.
The Parakeet and the MermaidHenri Matisse
Doves by Pablo Picasso
Child with a Dove (1901)Pablo Picasso
The Dove of Peace (1949)Pablo Picasso
BalancementWassily Kandinsky
The Singing FishJoan Miro
Cubism – The Art of ShapesCubist 9Thomas Fedro
The GuitarJuan Gris
Woman with Mandolin Pablo Picasso
Three MusiciansPablo Picasso
Having fun with Shapes
Geometric Mouse Scale A, 1969/1971Claes Oldenberg
Metamorphosis II 1 939-1940
M. C. Escher woodcut 7.6 in × 153.3
in