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Elements of Art & Principles of Design The Building Blocks of all Art and Design

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Elements of Art&

Principles of Design

The Building Blocks of all Art and Design

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Elements of Art:The Visual Language Used by Artists

• Line

• Shape

• Form

• Value

• Color

• Texture

• Space

No#ce  how  the  water  appears  smooth  compared  to  the  rough/leafy  trees

Wide  open  area

No#ce  the  depth  and  3-­‐dimensionality

No#ce  the  Light,  Dark  and  Medium  Areas

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Line

Vincent van Gogh - Fishing Boats at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

- A basic mark that suggests direction.

Ansel Adams

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Shape- The basic outline of an area or figure.

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Shape

Hendrik van SteenwyckSt. Jerome in his Study 1624

Pablo Picasso, Three Musicians

Lee Bontecou

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Form

Jean Arp

Lucian Freud

An element in art that gives a sense of 3-dimensionality or depth. (shape + value = form)

M. C. Escher

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Value- The lightness or darkness of various areas in an artwork.

Atkinson Grimshaw

M.C. Escher

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Color

Claude Monet

-When light is reflected off an object, color is what the eye sees. A spectrum of different hues become visible.

Pablo Picasso

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- The feel and appearance of a surface, especially how rough or smooth it is.

Texture

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Space

Robert Mapplethorpe

Claude Monet

Foreground, Middle-ground and Background (creates DEPTH)Positive (filled with something) and Negative (empty areas).

- the way openness, depth, distance or a lack thereof is used in an artwork

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Texture

Cecil Buller

Meret Oppenheim, Fur Covered Cup

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Principles of DesignThe Rules that Organize the Visual Language of Art

Balance

Contrast

Emphasis

Pattern

MovementRhythm

VaRiety

Unity

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Balance- The position of various parts in an artwork.

Diane ArbusNancy Rubin

Asymmetrical Symmetrical

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Leonardo DaVinci, The Last Supper

Symmetrical Balance:When parts of an image are organized so that one side mirrors the other.

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Asymmetrical Balance:When parts of an image are organized so that one side is different than the other.

James Whistler - Arrangement in Grey and Black: The Artist's Mother, 1871

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Contrast

Ansel Adams

- A visible difference between two colors, shades, patterns, etc.

Katsushika Hokusai

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Emphasis

Edward Munch Andrew Wyeth

- Making one part of an artwork seem more important or interesting than others.

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Pattern

Gustave Klimt

- A planned or random repetition of parts in an artwork.

M.C. Escher

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Movement-An effect in art that creates the feeling of motion or direction.

Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh

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Rhythm

Marcel Duchamp, Nude Descending a Staircase

- When parts in an artwork repeat in an interesting way (often suggesting movement).

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Variety- The existence of many different things in an artwork.

Wassily Kandinsky, Composition VIII

Giuseppe Archimboldo

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Unity- When all the elements and principles work together to create a pleasing image.

Johannes Vermeer Caspar David Friedrich

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Your Assignment

• Create a poster that gives examples of the Elements and Principles

• Include the Definition AND an Original Image representing each word.

• Written Reflection/Critique