COLOR In art
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
More color terms/concepts: Color and mood Realistic vs. Arbitrary (Subjective) or Symbolic Color
Pisarro
Paul Gauguin
Pablo Picasso
Van Gogh
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.
Frank Stella
Franz Marc
Hundertwasser
Dale Chihuly
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.
Picasso
O’Keefe
Matisse
Paul Gauguin
Color Schemes: Primary, Secondary & Tertiary (Triads) Stablility, variety, vibrant
Lichtenstein
Andy Warhol
Jasper Johns
Thiebaud
Kirchner
Stuart Davis
Monochromatic A single hue plus its tints, tones and shades (think values of that color)
Henry Matisse
Dale Chihuly
Color Scheme: Complementary High contrast, vibrant
Edward Hopper
Van Gogh
Hundertwasser
Color Scheme: Split Complementary High contrast, vibrant
Gauguin
Franz Marc
Van Gogh
Color Scheme: Analogous Harmonious, often found in nature
Mary Cassatt
Rothko
Andy Goldsworthy
Claude Monet
O’Keefe
Your Assignment 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