Elements of visual arts

 Any

person, object, scene, event
described or represented in a work of art.

 Art
 Art

that has subject is representational.

that does not have subject is nonrepresentational.

– things depicted as what
naturally appears in nature.
 Fernando Amorsolo
 Realism

– is a process of simplifying
and/or reorganizing objects and elements
according to the demands of artistic
expression.
 Hernando Ocampo
 Abstraction

– is done to mean
twisting, stretching, or deforming that
natural shape of the object. It is to
dramatize the shape of the figure to create
an emotional effect.

 Distortion

The Descent from the Cross by Rogier van der Weyden (c1435–38).

•Naturalism –is a style and theory of
representation based on the accurate
depiction of detail.

– object depicted by the artist.
 Content – reveals the artist’s attitude
toward his subject.
 Subject



Parisian Life by Juan Luna. 1892. Oil on Canvas. 22 x 31 in. (57 x
79 cm.)

 Refers

to the material

Classification:
Visual or space art – mediums can be seen
Two-dimensional art
Three-dimensional art

Auditory art – mediums can be heard and expressed in
time.
Combined art – mediums both seen and heard and exist
in both time and space.

 Painting
 Drawing

 Printmaking
 Photography

 Sculpture
 Architecture

 Landscaping
 Community

planning
 Industrial design
 Crafts
• Ceramics
• Furniture-making

 Music

• The first time I loved forever
 Literature

• The road not taken by Robert Frost
• Sonnet 116

 Dance

• Hip hop Dance
 Drama

• Macbeth
 Opera

• Les Miserables
 Movies

• Film Analysis

 Artist’s

knowledge of medium and his skill
in making what he wants to make.
• Ex. Poet’s technique in putting words together to

express an emotion or narrate a story.
 Poe’s Annabel Lee

Fresco – wet plaster, cannot be changed
• School of Athens by Raphael

Tempera – wooden panels, combination of
gypsum/chalk, gelatin or glue

Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci

• Oil – ready mixed in tubes, dries slowly

Mona Lisa
by Leonardo da Vinci

• Water Color – 19th Cent., artist work rapidly and

cannot change anything



Horror Vacui – painters fill up all available spaces
with shapes and colors.

 Muslim

Wedding (left)
by Carlos Francisco, 1958
 Mangingisda (right)
by Carlos Francisco

 Stone
 Wood
 Metal
 Marble
 Bronze
 Glass
 Junk

 Stone
 Brick
 Concrete
 Steel
 Glass
 Wood

 Shape

of a work of art

 Horizontal

line – serenity and perfect

stability
 Vertical line – poised and stable
 Diagonal line – implies action, movement
 Curved line – grace and movement

 Series

of wave length
 Beam of light contains different colors why
we see objects as having colors
 Primary

colors
 Secondary colors
 Tertiary colors

 The

way two objects feel to the touch

 Smooth
 Rough
 Grooved

 Ridged
 Furry
 Silky

 Solidity

and thickness

– technique which concentrates
on the effect of blending light and shade on
objects to create an illusion of space and
atmosphere.

 Chiaroscuro

– is a style of painting which
exaggerates the effect of chiaroscuro.

 Tenebrism

 Use

of larger amount of dark areas beside
smaller areas of light for emphasis.

Perspective – objects become
smaller as they recede into the distance.

 Linear

Perspective – objects become
fainter in the distance due to the effects of
the atmosphere.

 Aerial

 Over-all

design of a work of art
 Triangular
 Circular
 Square
 Rectangular
 Oblong
– contained within the frame
 Open - action extends out of the frame
 Closed

 Mosaic

- -creates pictures on flat surface

Glass – enlivened tomblike a
interiors and introduced a bright and warm
atmosphere.

 Stained

- means of religious instructions

– decorated hangings to drab
interiors and served to warm the room.

 Tapestry

 Free-Standing
 High-Relief
 Bas-Relief

Sculpture – statuary

Sculpture – flat background

Sculpture – slightly raised

– subtractive process;
removing unwanted portions

 Carving

– additive process; building
using wax or clay

 Modeling

– complex process; covers the
original model with a mold

 Casting

– additive process; method
of joining or fastening as
nailing, stapling, soldering and welding

 Fabrication

lintel – two vertical posts and
horizontal beam

 Post-and

– wedge-shaped blocks arranged in
semi-circle

 Arch

– triangular forms assembles into
rigid framework and functioning like beam
or lintel; bridges, gymnasium, halls.

 Truss

 Skeleton

– reinforced concrete and steel

– beam or slab extending
horizontally into space beyond its
supporting post

 Cantilever

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Introduction to painting, sculpture, architecture and
film. Malabon City: Mutya Publishing House, Inc.

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Mason, A. (2007). A history of western art: From
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New York: Abrams Books for young Readers.
Sanchez, C. A., et al. (2002). Introduction to
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