Artistic Design

Review of the Elements & Principles

Elements of Art

The basic visual symbols that artists use to create works of visual art.

Line Vincent van Gogh

Street in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

, 1888

Shape Henri Matisse Sorrow of the King (1952)

Form Raphaelle Peale , A Dessert, 1814 Barbara Hepworth ~

Hieroglyph

, 1953

Color Paul Cezanne ~

Le Mont Sainte-Victoire

1897-98 Paul Cezanne ~

Mont Sainte Victoire Seen from Les Lauves

1904-06

Value Pablo Picasso,

Fernande with Black Mantilla,

1905-06

Space Shallow space Jacob Lawrence

Pool Parlor

, 1942

Deep space Casper David Friedrich ~

Riesengebirge

, 1835

Texture Visual Texture Janet Fish ~

Lamp and Book

, 2004

Tactile Texture Ann Goldman

Draped Rock

Principles of Design

Guidelines for using the elements of art to produce certain visual effects in a work of art.

Balance Frank Stella ~ Khurasan Gate III, 1968 Symmetrical Balance

M.C. Escher

Development II

1939 Radial Balance

Katsushika Hokusai ~

Mount Fiji

, 1831 Asymmetrical Balance

Contrast Artemisia Gentileschi

Judith Slaying Holofernes,

1612-13

Rhythm & Repetition Claude Monet

~ Poplars along the River Epte, Autumn

1891

Proportion & Scale Georgia O’Keeffe

Summer Days, 1936

Figure/Ground Relationship Lucien Freud

Red-haired Man on a Chair

, 1962-63

Emphasis (Focal Point) Edward Hopper ~ New York Movie, 1939

Unity & Variety Charles Demuth

In the Province (Roofs)