ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART PROFESSOR FLORES

THE ELEMENTS OF ART 7 fundamental elements can be noted in the making of visual art. Line Color Value Shape Form Space Texture

LI NE- A MARK WITH LENGTH AND DIRECTION, A CONTINUOUS MARK MADE ON A SURFACE BY MOVING POINT Brice Marden “Study for Muses” oil on Linen 1991

COLOR- CONSIST OF HUE(ANOTHER WORD FOR COLOR,) INTENSITY (BRIGHTNESS) AND VALUE (LIGHTNESS AND DARKNESS Vincent Van Gogh

VALUE-THE LIGHTNESS AND DARKNESS OF A COLOR John Singerr Sar

SHAPE- An area of enclosed form or appearance characteristic determined by other art elements Wassily Kandinsky

FORM Shape, figure or outline that can be distinguished in its materials. Lucien Freud

SPACE The distance above, below within or around things. Space is also referred to as positive/negative. Diego Velazquez “Las Meninas”

TEXTURE The surface quality or “feel’ of an object i.e roughness, smoothness, shiny, dull. Texture can be actual or implied Ann Gale

PRINCIPLES OF ART A principle when combined with the elements of art aid in creating an aesthetically pleasing piece of art. These principles are: Balance Variety Rhythm Emphasis Proportion Pattern Unity

BALANCE- THE WAY ELEMENTS ARE ARRANGED TO CREATE A FEELING OF STABILITY/INSTABILITY. Mark RothkoJames Whistler

VARIETY: A COMBINATION OF THE ELEMENTS TO CREATE AN AESTHETIC DESIGN Gustave Klimpt

RHYTHM : A VISUAL RHYTHM CREATED BY LINE, COLOR, VALUE OR SHAPE THAT LEADS YOUR EYES THROUGH THE PAINTING. LIKE VISUAL MUSIC.

EMPHASIS: THE FOCAL POINT IN AN ART PIECE. Georgia O’ Keeffe

PROPORTION: DESCRIBES HOW ELEMENTS OF ART RELATE IN TERMS OF SIZE Andrew Wyeth

PATTERN :A REPETITION OF AN ART ELEMENT M.C Escher

UNITY: A SENSE OF HARMONY Wayne Thiebaud