Transcript Elements of Art

Elements of Art
Line
is the path of a moving point.
Lines define the edges of shapes and forms.
There are many kinds of line:
Implied
“Hay-stacks” by
Claude Monet
Actual
“Composition with Red,
Yellow and Blue” by Piet
Mondrian
Geometric
“Portrait of Picasso” by Juan Gris
Organic
Shape
is an area enclosed by line.
Shape is 2 dimensional and can be geometric
or organic.
Geometric
Organic
“Cubist Still Life” by Roy Lichtenstein
“The Potato” by Joan Miro
Value
is the lightness or darkness of a surface. It is
often referred to when shading, but value is
also important in the study of color
“Simeons Lobgesang” by Rembrandt
Form
• Forms are 3-Dimensional. They occupy
space or give the illusion that they occupy
the space
“Vega-Nor” by Victor Vasarely
“Virgin Mary” by Salvador Dali
Color
• Color is the most expressive element of art and
is seen by the way light reflects off a surface.
• One refers to color in terms of “hue” (color
name); “value” (lightness or darkness of a
color); and “chroma” (intensity of a color)
• Color has many characteristics…
Temperature
Cool
Warm
“Red Boat” by Claude Monet
“The Old Mill” by Vincent Van Gogh
Emotion
“The Guitar Player”
by Pablo Picasso
“Composition IX”
by Vassily
Kandinsky
“The Banjo Lesson”
by Henry Ossawa Tanner
Texture
is the actual surface feel of an area or the simulated
appearance of roughness, smoothness or many
others.
Implied
Actual
“Summer” by Don Eddy
“Portrait of Gisze” by Hans Holbein
Space
• Space is the illusion of objects having depth on
the 2-dimensional surface.
• In art we talk in terms of positive and negative
space
• Linear and aerial perspective are used to create
this illusion
Principles of Art
Contrast
Contrast is the juxtaposition of opposing elements.
For example:
Opposite colors on the color wheel - red/green, blue / orange, etc.
Contrast in tone or value - light/dark
Contrast in direction - horizontal/vertical
Unity
is the feeling that everything in the work of
art works together and looks like it fits.
Rhythm
• Visual rhythm makes you think of the rhythms
you hear in music or dance. Artists create
visual rhythm by repeating art elements and
creating patterns.
Balance
is how artists create visual weight
Emphasis
• Artists use emphasis to
make certain parts of
their artwork stand out
and grab your attention.
• The center of interest, or focal point, is the
place the artist draws your eye to first.
Movement
is a visual flow
through the
composition. It
can be the
suggestion of
motion in a
design as you
move from object
to object by way
of placement and
position.
Movement does NOT mean that the artwork illustrates an action that is
happening!
Pattern
is the repetition of visual elements such as line,
color, shape, texture, and/or value to unify the total
effect of a work of art as well as create rhythm.