elements and principles of art.ppt
- 1. Elements and Principles of Arts Elements: Line Shape Form Color Value Texture Space Principles: Balance Emphasis & Focal Point Contrast Movement Variety Pattern & Repetition Unity Harmony/Gestalt
- 2. Line A line is defined as a mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface. A line can vary in length, width, direction, curvature, and color. Contour, Diagonal, Broken, Curved, Outline, Implied, Vertical, zigzag, Horizontal, Wavy, Slanted, Continuous, Solid, Narrow, Bold Jasper Johns, 0-9 (continuous line) Gesture drawing
- 3. line Jackson Pollock, Autumn Rhythm
- 5. Keith Haring
- 6. Shape Shape is an enclosed space defined by other elements of art. Shape is 2-Dimensional Shape can be: Geometric: Angular, man-made concept Organic: curvilinear - found in nature Fernana Leger, The City Matisse, from the series “Jazz”
- 8. FORM 3 Dimensional Shape. Volume
- 9. MC Escher, Self Portrait
- 10. Value An element of art that refers to luminance or luminosity – the lightness or darkness of a color. Value is an especially important element in works of art when color is absent. This is particularly likely with drawings, printmaking, and photographs Kathe Kollwitz, Self portrait
- 11. Value Chuck Close (made w/ thumbprints!) Edward Weston, Pepper (photograph)
- 12. Texture Texture refers to the surface quality or "feel" of an object, such as roughness, smoothness, or softness. Actual texture can be felt while simulated textures are implied by the way the artist renders the surface area Oppenheim Fur-lined cup
- 13. Texture Actual and Implied Golsdworthy Albrecht Durer Rhinocerus
- 14. Color Is an element of art with three properties 1) Hue, the name of the color, e.g. red, yellow, etc. 2) Intensity or the purity and strength of the color 3) Value, or the lightness or darkness of the color Delauney Jasper Johns, Target (primary colors)
- 15. Primary Colors
- 17. Warm Colors • Colors that are often described as being higher in temperature • Reds, oranges, yellows • Associated with fire and sun • Optically, appear to advance • Stimulating and passionate
- 18. Ex. Warm
- 19. Cool • Colors that are often described as being lower in temperature • Greens, Blues, and Violet • Associated with water, sky, and spring • Optically, they appear to recede • Calming and depressing
- 20. Ex. Cool
- 21. Color and Mood Picasso, the Old Guitarist Van Gogh, the Night Cafe
- 22. Space Space is the empty or open area between, around, above, below, or within objects. Shapes and forms are made by the space around and within them. Space is often called three-dimensional or two- dimensional. MC Escher
- 23. Space Positive space is filled by a shape or form. Negative space surrounds a shape or form.
- 24. Balance Balance is a sense of stability in the body of work. Balance can be symmetrical (formal) or assymmetrical (informal) Wayne Thiebaud, Around the Cake (formal balance)
- 25. Diane Arbus, Twins Symmetrical/Formal Balance
- 26. Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper 1495-1498 Symmetrical Balance
- 28. Variety When elements are changed in scale, color, or form. Andy Warhol Stuart Davis
- 29. Movement Movement adds excitement to your work by showing action and directing the viewers eye throughout the picture plane. Edward Munch, the Scream
- 30. Dominance & Subordination The part of a composition that is emphasized, has the greatest visual weight, the most important, powerful, or has the most influence.
- 31. Emphasis & Focal Point Emphasis - Any forcefulness that gives importance to some feature or features of an artwork; something singled out, stressed, or drawn attention to by means of contrast, anomaly, or counterpoint Focal Point = portion of an artwork's composition on which interest or attention centers David Hockney
- 32. Emphasis & Focal Point Barbara Kruger Rene Magritte
- 33. Pattern & Repetition Involves multiples of the same element. Repeated elements can vary in size, color, or axis placement. Repeated elements can create a pattern. The use of repetition may be applied to all Visual Elements. Motion can be created by repetition. William Morris Arts and Crafts Movement
- 34. Pattern & Repetition Chuck Close, Self Portrait, detail
- 35. Contrast A large difference between two things, such as light and shadow, color and black/white Andy Warhol
- 36. Contrast David, the Death of Marat
- 37. Unity & Harmony The quality of wholeness or oneness (Gestalt) that is achieved through the effective use of the elements and principles of design. Claude Monet Haystacks
- 39. Unity Van Gogh “Starry Night”
- 40. What Elements and Principles stand out? 1
- 41. What Elements and Principles stand out? Goya, “The 5th of May” 2
- 42. Gauguin What Elements and Principles stand out? 3
- 43. What Elements and Principles stand out? 4
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