Lesson 2, Unit 2: Formal Analysis

Formal Elements: Line, Shape, Space, Color, Texture and Value(Light-Dark)

Line: Expressive Qualities( Implied- Actual)

Shape: Organic- Nonorganic (Geometrical)

Texture: Simulated- Actual Principles of Design: Composition,

Balance, Proportion ( Scale), Rhythm, Emphasis and Unity

IMPLIED SPACE -REAL SPACE

Thomas Gainsborough. Mr. &Mrs. Andrews. 18th cen English

Statuette of a Hippopotamus, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1885B.C

The Physical Characteristics of Line

Looking and Seeing

The verbs “ look” and “see” indicate varying degrees of awareness. Looking implies taking in what is before us in a purely mechanical way; seeing is more active extension of looking.

The diagram illustrates the interrelationship of subject, form, and content.

Subject is not always the starting point for example color, shape, symbolism can be explored during the act of creating a piece .

Characteristic of Line

1920 MODERN . GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM. PAUL KLEE. “ THEY’RE BITING”

1920 MODERN . GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM. RED BRIDGE

Victor Vasarely

Zebra Zebra

Picasso. The Camel. Ink on paper . Print

William De Kooning. “Seated Woman”. 1966-1967 Charcoal on paper

1966 Argentina. Carlos Alonso. “ Van Gogh”1890 USA. Mary Cassatt, “ Baby Back”

Value Variation of light and dark on a surface. Chromatic( Colored) or Achromatic( Black & White) Shading is used as a graduation of light and dark to

create the appearance of natural light on objects, called “Chiaroscuro” originated during the Renaissance.

Martha Alf ValueShading

Cherry Tomatoes.1978. photo

Pear Drawing. Work on paper, Graphite

Michelangelo ValueShading

STUDY OF ADAM. 1508-1512

CONTE DRAWINGDRAFT DRAWING OF ERYTHRAEAN SIBYL. SISTINE CHAPEL

MichelangeloSistine Chapel. Creation of Adam.c.1511Italian Renaissance

Color GraduationColor wheel Gray scale

Psychological Application of Color

Color may also be organized or employed according to its ability to create mood, symbolize ideas, and express personal emotions- reinforced by experiences.

The power of color to symbolize ideas becomes a tool. It enriches the metaphor and makes the work stronger in content and meaning.

Many artists have evolved a personal color style that comes primarily from their feelings about the subject rather than being purely descriptive.

Pat Steir. Blue River

Impressionism . Claude MonetWaterloo Bridge in the Fog. 1903Sunset - Sunlight Effect , Waterloo Bridge. 1900- 1903

Impressionism Bal au moulin de la Galette, Pierre-Auguste RenoirBall at Moulin the Galette

Optics: The science of color

A Sunday on the Grand Jatte, Georges Seurat, 1884

“They see poetry in what I have done. Instead, I apply my method and that is all there is to it.”

George Seurat

Detail Image

Mark Rothko

No. 14, 1960 Yellow and Gold

Linear Perspective

Jacopo Bellinic1400-1471

Uses diagonal lines to determine spacing of repeated intervals .

Calculating Scale and Distance to establish depth of field.

one- point perspective

Two –point perspective an angle requiring both left and right vanishing point that converge on the horizon line.

Joseph Paxton. The Crystal Palace. London. Graphite drawing 1851

Paris Street, Rainy Day. Gustave Caillebotte. 1877

What elements of art – principal of design are used within this painting?

Shape &Composition

Shape is a 2D area with boundaries. Geometric

( regular edges) or Organic( irregular edges) Composition:

1. The organization or arrangement of all the visual elements according to the principles that will develop unity in the artwork.

2. The underlying plan on which artists base their total work.

3. Principles on the element of art.

ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE SYMMETRICAL BALANCE

The Family, 1892. Mary CassattUSA. Impressionism

Atmospheric perspective

Elements-Design: Unity, Emphasis, Rhythm, Balance, Scale and Proportion.

Subject Matter: Mother and Child

Positive- Negative Space

Closure

Closure occurs when an object is incomplete or a space is not completely enclosed. If enough of the shape is indicated, people perceive the whole by filling in the missing information.

Although the panda above is not complete, enough is present for the eye to complete the shape. When the viewer's perception completes a shape, closure occurs.

Frank Stella. Agbatana III

Luis Sacilotto

Victor Vasarely

unidentifiedBlue/ Red

Vasarely .The Absolute Eye

Piet Mondrian

Composition with Red, Blue and yellow.1930

Boardway Boogie Woogie. 1942

Development toward Abstraction

Theo van Doesburg Abstraction of a Cow. 1916

Texture

Texture creates the feeling of an object. Implied Texture-Stimulated Texture: An

illusion in 2 dimensional art. Actual Texture: Achieved in 3

dimensional art. Pattern: A repetitive motif or design.

Arrangement of shapes within a design of its parts or elements.

Blanket. Early 20th century. Native American

Applied Art – Craft Textile imagery

displays : Folklore stories, Creation, Cosmos (Astrology) and so on.

Abstract- Organic Designs

Baby Carrier. Chippewa-Ojibna or Ottawa Artist . Native American.c.1835

Richly decorated with symbols of protection and well-being.

Thunderbirds was especially a beneficent symbol, thought to be capable of protecting against both human and supernatural adversaries.

Gee Bend Qulits

Jessie T. Pettway

Bars and String 1950

Annie E. Pettway

Flying Geese. 1935

Coat-hangers . 2011

David Mach. Europe. Scotland

Elvis. Match Sticks

Meret Oppenheim. Object- Luncheon in Fur 1936.Surrealism. Modern

Claes Oldenburg

SAFETY PIN SCREW