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Elements of Art&
Principles of Design
The Building Blocks of all Art and Design
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
Line
Vincent van Gogh - Fishing Boats at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
- A basic mark that suggests direction.
Ansel Adams
Shape- The basic outline of an area or figure.
Shape
Hendrik van SteenwyckSt. Jerome in his Study 1624
Pablo Picasso, Three Musicians
Lee Bontecou
Form
Jean Arp
Lucian Freud
An element in art that gives a sense of 3-dimensionality or depth. (shape + value = form)
M. C. Escher
Value- The lightness or darkness of various areas in an artwork.
Atkinson Grimshaw
M.C. Escher
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
- The feel and appearance of a surface, especially how rough or smooth it is.
Texture
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
Texture
Cecil Buller
Meret Oppenheim, Fur Covered Cup
Principles of DesignThe Rules that Organize the Visual Language of Art
Balance
Contrast
Emphasis
Pattern
MovementRhythm
VaRiety
Unity
Balance- The position of various parts in an artwork.
Diane ArbusNancy Rubin
Asymmetrical Symmetrical
Leonardo DaVinci, The Last Supper
Symmetrical Balance:When parts of an image are organized so that one side mirrors the other.
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
Contrast
Ansel Adams
- A visible difference between two colors, shades, patterns, etc.
Katsushika Hokusai
Emphasis
Edward Munch Andrew Wyeth
- Making one part of an artwork seem more important or interesting than others.
Pattern
Gustave Klimt
- A planned or random repetition of parts in an artwork.
M.C. Escher
Movement-An effect in art that creates the feeling of motion or direction.
Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh
Rhythm
Marcel Duchamp, Nude Descending a Staircase
- When parts in an artwork repeat in an interesting way (often suggesting movement).
Variety- The existence of many different things in an artwork.
Wassily Kandinsky, Composition VIII
Giuseppe Archimboldo
Unity- When all the elements and principles work together to create a pleasing image.
Johannes Vermeer Caspar David Friedrich
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