Compositions and art How important are compositions?

What is a composition? The term composition means to put things together. composition is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art, as distinct from the subject of a work. It can also be thought of as the organization of the elements of art according to the principles of art.

Remember the elements of art? Texture Value Line color

Elements of art…continued Form- having and taking up space. Having height, width, and length.

Artists who used still life and composition. Paul Cezanne

(1839–1906) was a French artist and Post- Impressionist painter. Post-Impressionists extended Impressionism while rejecting its limitations: they continued using vivid colors, thick application of paint and real-life subject matter, but they had more of an emphasis on geometric form.

Some of his work

Pablo Picasso Remember we looked at Picasso when it came to cubism. B. 25 October 1881 – 8 April was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer. one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. He is widely known for co-founding the Cubist movement

Review…cubism Pablo Picasso-

Using the elements of art Using the elements of art : value, color and FORM

Using Form We have used value and color. Now you must show form by looking at an object. You must look at HOW the light reflects off of a surface, using shading. See example: