1.List AND define the seven elements of art. 2.Define the term ELEMENTS OF ART. 3.What questions do you have about the elements of art?

LINE A mark on a surface that describes shape or an outline. It can create texture, value, or shapes. It can be thick or thin. SHAPE A 2-dimensional (flat) figure created when actual or implied lines surround a space and have two dimensions: Length and Width. Shapes can be geometric or organic. FORM A 3-dimensional object having volume or thickness. It can be measured by height, width, and depth. Forms can be viewed from many angles. The 3D effect can be implied through the element of VALUE with the use of light and shading techniques. VALUE The degree of light and dark in a design. It’s the contrast between black and white and all of the tones in-between Value can be used with color as well.

SPACE The empty or open area between, around, above, below, and within objects. It also shows the illusion of depth on the 2-D picture plane. It can be positive or negative. TEXTURE The tactile quality of a surface, such as rough, smooth, sticky, soft, fuzzy, or slick. It can also be actual or implied. COLOR Created when light is reflected off of a surface. We see the reflected light and our eyes convert it to color.

ELEMENTS OF ART: the building blocks of art.

Please silently copy the following definitions in your note book. Raise your hand If you have a question.

Principles of Design The way the elements are arranged and organized in a composition.

UNITY Occurs when all the elements work together to communicate ideas or feelings. VARIETY Is achieved by introducing differences in the elements of a composition. Variety is a means of avoiding monotony and increasing visual interest in a composition.

Emphasis Occurs when one element of an artwork, or a combination of elements, attracts more visual interest than anything else in the composition. This element or form is said to be dominant in the composition.

Rhythm Artists create visual rhythm when they repeat specific elements (a line, shape,) alternate several elements, or a use of a progression in which an element gradually changes in size, shape, position or color. Movement Rhythm creates a feeling of movement within an artwork.

Pattern Repeating lines, shapes, or other elements in a recognizable way over the surface of an area. They are two-dimensional and decorative. Contrast Refers to a way of combining the elements so that there is a stressing difference between those elements. light vs dark; rough vs smooth.

BALANCE Occurs when the visual weight in an artwork feels equally distributed. 1.Formal Balance (Symmetrical Balance): mirror image composition. The elements are the exact same on both sides. 2.Informal Balance (Asymmetrical Balance): The composition remains balanced, but the elements are different on both sides. 3.Radial Balance: The elements radiate from a central point in the composition.

How do the Principles of Design relate to the elements of art?

The elements are the building blocks of art. The Principals are the organizing ideas.

UNITY Occurs when all the elements work together to communicate ideas or feelings.

Edward Hopper, Nighthawks, 1942 Unified artworks seem to be well arranged into a successful whole. When you first glance at this picture, which are you more aware of, the parts, or the entire form?

Tchoijin Lamyn Sum “Tsam” Dance Mask 19 th Century. What Purpose of ART do you think this artwork was created for? This artwork was probably once worn in a ceremonial dance, held at the beginning of the tear, to exorcise evil. How does the third eye at the top help unify the sculptural form?

VARIETY Is achieved by introducing differences in the elements of a composition. Variety is a means of avoiding monotony and increasing visual interest in a composition.

Andy Warhol, Green Coca-Cola Bottles, 1962 What alternating arrangement provides a little variety in this composition?

UNITY Emphasis Occurs when one element of an artwork, or a combination of elements, attracts more visual interest than anything else in the composition. This element or form is said to be dominant in the composition.

John Trumbull, The Surrender of Lord Cornwalls, 1871 How has the artist created emphasis in this piece? PLACEMEN T

Rene Magritte, Listening Room How has the artist created emphasis in this piece? SIZE

Artist Unknown How has the artist created emphasis in this piece? COLOR

What are THREE ways artist can show emphasis in their work? 1. Size 2. Placement 3. COLOR

Rhythm Artists create visual rhythm when they repeat specific elements (a line, shape,) alternate several elements, or a use of a progression in which an element gradually changes in size, shape, position or size. Movement Rhythm creates a feeling of movement within an artwork.

John Biggers, Shotguns, 4 th Ward, 1987 This artist used alternating shapes and color to create rhythm and movement. Where does the movement seem to lead?

Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893 What aesthetic experience do you get when you look at this work? Munch’s works were concerned with anxiety, loneliness, tragedy, and death. How does rhythmic movement communicate the mood this this painting?

Paul Cezanne, Still life with Peppermint Bottle, 1894

Umberto Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity and Space, 1913 IMPLIED MOVEMENT To fully enjoy implied movement in a sculpture, you need to walk around it. Imagine how your view of this sculpture would change as you moved around it.

Victor Vasarely, Banya, 1964 OPTICAL MOVEMENT Creating the illusion of movement through nonobjective artworks. Vasarely is considered the leaser of the Op Art movement in America. Op Art began in the early 1980s. Why do we call movement in compositions like this optical rather than implied or real?

Pattern Repeating lines, shapes, or other elements in a recognizable way over the surface of an area. They are two-dimensional and decorative.

Henri Matisse, Woman in a Purple Coat, 1937 How many different patterns can you count in this piece?

Contrast Refers to a way of combining the elements so that there is a stressing difference between those elements. light vs dark; rough vs smooth.

VALUE CONTRAST

TEXTURE CONTRAST

SHAPE CONTRAST

BALANCE Occurs when the visual weight in an artwork feels equally distributed. 1.Formal Balance (Symmetrical Balance): mirror image composition. The elements are the exact same on both sides. 2.Informal Balance (Asymmetrical Balance): The composition remains balanced, but the elements are different on both sides. 3.Radial Balance: The elements radiate from a central point in the composition.

ASYMMETRICAL

Effigy Incense Burner, Maya, Early Classic Period, c FORMAL/SYMMETRICAL

Salvador Dali, Mae West, 1934

Flickr.com image RADIAL BALANCE

India, Rosette, Notice how this illuminated page employs both geometric and organic forms. How has this page’s balance arrangement been varied in the areas outside the rosette?

Identify the dominant ELEMENT in this painting. Explain why it is dominant. Identify the dominant PRINCIPLE in this painting. Explain why it is dominant. Salvador Dali, Woman With Head a of Roses, 1935