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- 1. Elements of Art & Principles of Design The Building Blocks of all Art and Design
- 2. Elements of Art: The Visual Language Used by Artists • Line • Shape • Form No#ce the Light, Dark and Medium Areas No#ce the depth and 3-‐dimensionality • Value No#ce how the water appears smooth compared to the rough/leafy trees • Color Wide open area • Texture • Space
- 3. Line - A basic mark that suggests direction. Vincent van Gogh - Fishing Boats at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Ansel Adams
- 4. Shape - The basicoutline of an area or figure.
- 5. Shape Pablo Picasso, Three Musicians Hendrik van Steenwyck St. Jerome in his Study 1624 Lee Bontecou
- 6. Form An element in art that gives a sense of 3-dimensionality or depth. (shape + value = form) M. C. Escher Jean Arp Lucian Freud
- 7. Value - The lightness or darkness of various areas in an artwork. Atkinson Grimshaw M.C. Escher
- 8. Color -When light is reflected off an object, color is what the eye sees. A spectrum of different hues become visible. Claude Monet Pablo Picasso
- 9. Texture - Thefeel and appearance of a surface, especially how rough or smooth it is.
- 10. Space - the way openness, depth, distance or a lack thereof is used in an artwork Foreground, Middle-ground and Background (creates DEPTH) Positive (filled with something) and Negative (empty areas). Robert Mapplethorpe Claude Monet
- 11. Texture Meret Oppenheim, Fur Covered Cup Cecil Buller
- 12. Principles of Design The Rules that Organize the Visual Language of Art Balance Movement Contrast Rhythm Emphasis VaRiety Pattern Unity
- 13. Balance - The position of various parts in an artwork. Symmetrical Asymmetrical Nancy Rubin Diane Arbus
- 14. Symmetrical Balance: When parts of an image are organized so that one side mirrors the other. Leonardo DaVinci, The Last Supper
- 15. Asymmetrical Balance: When partsof 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
- 16. Contrast - A visible difference between two colors, shades, patterns, etc. Ansel Adams Katsushika Hokusai
- 17. Emphasis - Making one part of an artwork seem more important or interesting than others. Edward Munch Andrew Wyeth
- 18. Pattern -A planned or random repetition of parts in an artwork. Gustave Klimt M.C. Escher
- 19. Movement -An effect in art that creates the feeling of motion or direction. Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh
- 20. Rhythm - When parts in an artwork repeat in an interesting way (often suggesting movement). Marcel Duchamp, Nude Descending a Staircase
- 21. Variety - The existence of many different things in an artwork. Wassily Kandinsky, Composition VIII Giuseppe Archimboldo
- 22. Unity - When all the elements and principles work together to create a pleasing image. Johannes Vermeer Caspar David Friedrich
- 23. Your Assignment • Createa poster that gives examples of the Elements and Principles • Include the Definition AND an Original Image representing each word. • Written Reflection/Critique