1. COLOR In art

2. An element of art Has three properties: (1) HUE the color name, e.g., red, yellow, blue, etc. (2) INTENSITY the purity and strength of a color (3) VALUE the lightness or darkness of a color

3. More color terms/concepts: Color and mood Realistic vs. Arbitrary (Subjective) or Symbolic Color

4. Pisarro

5. Paul Gauguin

6. Pablo Picasso

7. Van Gogh

8. The visual spectrum is organized as a color wheel The colors can divided into groups (or schemes) such as primary, secondary and intermediate (or tertiary) colors; analogous and complementary, and also as warm and cool colors.

9. Frank Stella

10. Franz Marc

11. Hundertwasser

12. Dale Chihuly

13. Warm and Cool Colors Psychologically, warm colors are said to be stimulating and passionate. Optically, warm colors generally appear to advance, coming toward the viewer. Cool colors are calming, unemphatic, depressive; and optically, they generally appear to recede.

14. Picasso

15. O’Keefe

16. Matisse

17. Paul Gauguin

18. Color Schemes: Primary, Secondary & Tertiary (Triads) Stablility, variety, vibrant

19. Lichtenstein

20. Andy Warhol

21. Jasper Johns

23. Thiebaud

25. Kirchner

26. Stuart Davis

27. Monochromatic A single hue plus its tints, tones and shades (think values of that color)

28. Henry Matisse

30. Dale Chihuly

31. Color Scheme: Complementary High contrast, vibrant

32. Edward Hopper

33. Van Gogh

34. Hundertwasser

35. Color Scheme: Split Complementary High contrast, vibrant

36. Gauguin

37. Franz Marc

38. Van Gogh

39. Color Scheme: Analogous Harmonious, often found in nature

40. Mary Cassatt

41. Rothko

42. Andy Goldsworthy

43. Claude Monet

44. O’Keefe

45. Your Assignment - 1 - Think about all of the samples you have seen and ways that color can be utilized… it is one of the most powerful and impactful elements in art. 2 - Subject matter, size and material are up to you… Some possibilities - an interior or exterior space with arbitrary color a self portrait using color for mood (think about distortion too) an abstract piece exploring a color scheme a still life or magnified view utlizing a color scheme a surrealist work (based on dreams) using a complementary palette