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Elements and Principles of Art
Exposing the Mystery of Technique
There are SEVEN Elements of Art
LINE
SHAPE
COLOR
VALUE
FORM
TEXTURE
SPACE
3
Elements of Art
ColorTEXTURE
Value
Line
4
“A line is a dot that went for a walk.” –Paul Klee
• The path of a moving point
• It is longer than it is wide
• Refers to various types of mark making
• May not be continuous or physically connected
• Can be actual or implied
Shape
5
• An area of two-dimensional space
• Defined by edges or lines
• Can be geometric or organic
Kandinsky
Color
8
primary
secondary
tertiary
cool
warm
complementary
analogous
Van Gogh
• Refers to relative lightness or darkness of a color
• Black, white, and all shades of grey in between
• Tints, Tones, Shades
Value
Form Form is three-dimensional and takes up space Form is created by the presence of shape and space with
values added to create the illusion of dimension
Texture
15
• The quality of a surface
• Can be actual
• Can be implied
Texture in Nature
Space
Space exists around us. We use illusion to make space in art. Proportion is a way to create illusion Perspective and dimension help create the
illusion of space
mc Escher
There are SEVEN Principles of Art (design)
BALANCE
PATTERN
CONTRAST
RHYTHM
EMPHASIS
UNITY
MOVEMENT
Georgia O’Keeffe
BalanceFormal Balance usually is achieved by the artist placing objects in the work in a symmetrical or equal-sided arrangement. Informal Balance is created when an asymmetrical layout is used. Radial Balance occurs within a circle design.
Frida Kahlo
Mark Rothko
James Whistler
Rose Window at Notre Dame
Gustav Klimt
PatternPattern means the repetition of an element (or elements) in a work.An artist achieves a pattern through the use of colors), lines, or shapes .
Andy Warhol
Gee’s Bend Quilts
Ancient Greek Geometric Period Vase
Kurt Schwitters
contrastContrast occurs when an artist creates something that looks different from the rest of the artwork. An artist may use contrast (variety) to make you look at a certain part or make the artwork more interesting.
Joseph Cornell
James Rosenquist
Robert Rauschenberg
Piet Mondrian
RhythmRhythm is movement in which some elements recur regularly. Like a dance it will have a flow of objects that will seem to be like the beat of music. Repetition.
Andy Goldsworthy
Cy Twombly
Jasper Johns
Andrew Wyeth
emphasisEmphasis is when the artist manipulates the Elements of Art so that your eye is drawn to a particular area.
FrancescoGoya
Commemorative Bronze, Kingdom of Benin
Hokusai
Jacob Lawrence
UnityUnity is the feeling that everything in the work of art works together and looks like it fits.
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Paul Klee
Louise Nevelson
George Bellows
MovementDirectional 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.
Edvard Munch
Antoni Gaudí
Vincent Van Gogh
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