Elements and Principles of Art The Building Blocks of Art and How They Are Organized

The basic visual symbols in the language of art. Elements of art The basic visual symbols in the language of art.

The path of a moving point through space. Line The path of a moving point through space. Elizabeth Catlett, In Sojourner Truth I fought for the rights of Women as well as Negroes, 1947 Alexander Calder, Mobile, circa 1948 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Divan Japonais. 1893.

A two dimensional area that is defined in some way. Shape A two dimensional area that is defined in some way. Joan Miro Piet Mondrian, Composition with Gray and Light Brown, 1918

Objects having three dimensions. Form Objects having three dimensions. Henry Moore, Reclining Figure (1951) Barbara Hepworth, Squares with Two Circles (Monolith), 1963

Space The element that refers to the area between, around, above, below or within objects. Henry Moore, Reclining Figure (1951) M. C. Escher

Color Derived from reflected light Mary Cassatt, Little Girl in a Blue Armchair 1878 Pablo Picasso, The Old Guitar Player, 1903

The darkness or lightness of an object. Value The darkness or lightness of an object. M. C. Escher, Drawing Hands Albrecht Durer, Melancholia 1514

How things feel or look as if they might feel. Texture How things feel or look as if they might feel. Janet Fish, Two Jars Hot Pepper Pickles Deborah Butterfield, Wickiup, 1995

The way elements are organized to create different visual effects. Principles of Art The way elements are organized to create different visual effects.

Indicates movement by the repetition of elements or objects. Rhythm Indicates movement by the repetition of elements or objects. Piet Mondrian, Broadway Boogie Woogie 1942-1943 Ford Smith, Autumn Rhythm

Movement Creates the look and feeling of action and guides the viewer’s eyes throughout the artwork. Katsushika Hosukai, Great Wave off Kanagawa Marcel Duchamp, Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 (1912)

A visual repetition of line, shape, or color. Pattern A visual repetition of line, shape, or color. Moorish floor tile

Equalizing visual elements in a work of art. Balance Equalizing visual elements in a work of art. Georgia O’Keefe, Red Diego Rivera, Flower Day, 1925

Size relationships between one part of an artwork to another. Proportion Size relationships between one part of an artwork to another. Ancient Egyptian

Different or contrasting elements in an artwork. Variety Different or contrasting elements in an artwork. Wassily Kandinsky, Composition VII, 1913

The part of an artwork that is dominant over other parts. Emphasis The part of an artwork that is dominant over other parts. Francesco Goya, The Shootings of May Third 1808, 1814 Walt Kuhn,,Two Clowns, 1940

Stressing the similarities of separate but related parts. Harmony Stressing the similarities of separate but related parts. Arthur Dove, Nature Symbolized No. 2, 1911

VISUAL DEFINITIONS IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDePyEFT1gQ …LINE VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJzGkZwkHt4.... Shape video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWW_UbrkBEw.... Color video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DIPs3T2dQk..... Form https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAwYHNo31ZQ.. Space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoOb3JSDAUo ….Texture

THE ELEMENTS OF ART LINE SHAPE VALUE FORM COLOR TEXTURE SPACE

Write this in your sketch book Line = a dot, point, or mark that moves. It has length and direction. Actual lines physically exist and can be broad, thin, straight, jagged… Implied lines do not physically exist, but appear to be real. Line quality expresses a range of emotions, fragility, roughness, anger, whimsy, vigor... Lines are used to create outlines/ contour drawings. They are also used for shading such as hatching and cross-hatching. Line is one of the most important elements of art.

What is value? Value is how light or dark an object is (or appears to be) Value is one of the Elements of Design

TEXTURE= The way something feels, or looks as though it would feel. Real Texture= Texture that you can touch Implied Texture= Texture that is painted or drawn Texture is made by repeating shapes/ lines