The Elements and Principles of Art
The Elements of Art The building blocks or ingredients of art.
The Seven Elements of Art LINE SHAPE FORM VALUE COLOR TEXTURE SPACE
LINE A mark with length and direction. A continuous mark made on a surface by a moving point. Gustave Caillebotte
FIVE BASIC LINES HORIZONTAL- run parallel to the ground VERTICAL-run up and down DIAGONAL-slant CURVED-change direction gradually ZIGZAG-combination of diagonal lines that change direction
Ansel Adams
LINE QUALITY Width-thick or thin Texture-rough or smooth Length- long or short
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso, Mother and Child, 1881
SHAPE An enclosed area defined and determined by other art elements; 2-dimensional, flat, having length and width. Joan Miro
The Three Musicians, 1921, Pablo Picasso GEOMETRIC SHAPES-based in math
The Knife Thrower, 1947, Henri Matisse ORGANIC SHAPES- based in nature
FORM A 3-dimensional object; or in 2- dimensional artwork it appears to be 3- dimensional. It shows volume. It has length, width and depth. For example, a triangle, which is 2-dimensional, is a shape, but a pyramid, which is 3-dimensional, is a form. Jean Arp
Lucien Freud The Bath, 1891, Mary Cassatt
VALUEVALUE The lightness or darkness of a black and white or color. MC Escher Pablo Picasso
Migrant Worker, Nipomo California, 1936, Dorthea Lange Violin and Pitcher, 1910, Georges Braque
COLORCOLOR Consists of Hue (another word for color), Intensity (brightness/dullness) and Value (lightness or darkness). Henri Matisse Alexander Calder
Gustave Caillebotte
TEXTURE The surface quality or "feel" of an object, its smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. Textures may be actual or implied.
Illustration to Edgae Allen Poe’s, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 1919, Harry Clarke
Cecil Buller
Robert Mapplethorpe Claude Monet S P A C E The distance or area between, around, above, below, or within things. Positive (filled with something) and Negative (empty areas). Foreground, Middleground and Background (creates DEPTH)
The School of Athens, 1509, Raphael One-Point Perspective-creates deep space in an artwork.
The Principles of Art What we use to organize the Elements of Art, or the tools to make art.
THE ELEMENTS and PRINCIPLES WORK HAND AND HAND WHEN CREATING ARTWORK!!!!
Principles of Art PATTERN RHYTHM MOVEMENT BALANCE CONTRAST EMPHASIS UNITY
PATTERN and Repetition The repeating of an object or symbol. It can be planned or random repetitions. Gustav Klimt
PATTERN WHAT IS REPEATED? IS IT PLANNED OR RANDOM?
RHYTHM RHYTHM A regular repetition of elements to produce the look and feel of movement. Marcel Duchamp
RHYTHM WHAT MAKES YOUR EYES MOVE THROUGH THE WORK? DO REPEATED THINGS LIKE LINES, SHAPES OR COLOR KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING? IF SO, HOW?
MOVEMENT The path the viewer’s eye takes through the artwork, often to focal areas.
MOVEMENT WHAT MAKES YOUR EYES MOVE THROUGH THE ARTWORK?
BALANCEBALANCE The way the elements are arranged to create a feeling of stability in a work. Alexander Calder
Symmetrical Balance The parts of an image are organized so that one side mirrors the other. Leonardo DaVinci
SYMMETRICAL BALANCE ARE BOTH SIDES THE SAME? HOW ARE THEY THE SAME?
Asymmetrical Balance When one side of a composition does not reflect the design of the other. James Whistler
ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE ARE BOTH SIDES DIFFERENT? HOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT?
RADIAL SYMMETRY Symmetrical Design which is circular.
RADIAL BALANCE DOES THE DESIGN HAVE A CENTER AXIS AND FORM A CIRCLE? IS THE DESIGN THE SAME?
CONTRAST A large difference between two things to create interest and tension. Ansel Adams Salvador Dali
CONTRAST HOW ARE DIFFERENCES REPRESENTED? ARE THERE DARKS AGAINST LIGHT? BRIGHTNESS AGAINST DULLNESS?
EMPH A SIS The focal point of an image, or when one area or thing stand out the most. Jim DineGustav Klimt
EMPHASIS WHAT GRABS YOUR ATTENTION? HOW DOES IT GRAB YOUR ATTENTION?
UNITY When all the elements and principles work together to create a pleasing image. Johannes Vermeer
UNITY WHAT ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES ARE USED TO MAKE YOU LOOK AT THE WORK? WHY DOES IT LOOK COMPLETE?
REVIEW STUDY THE IMAGE: STARRY NIGHT, byVincent VanGogh THINK ABOUT WHAT ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES ARE REPRESENTED. COMPLETE THE WORKSHEET.
Vincent VanGogh