1. Hello!
YOU WILL NEED YOUR NOTEBOOKS TODAY…PLEASE GET YOURS AND THEN TAKE YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT.
New notes on Elements of Art
Finish mini-sculptures
Begin making base for mini-sculptures
Quiz is on Thursday…study all notes so far.

2. 7 Elements of Art: The building blocks of all 3-Dimensional Art.

3. 1. form
FORM
A form is a three-dimensional object: it has height, width and depth.
Geometric forms are based on precise, mathematical shapes
Organic forms are based on forms found in nature

4. GEOMETRIC FORMS

5. ORGANIC FORM

6. 2. plane
PLANE
A plane is a flat, two-dimensional surface: it has height and width.
Planes can be used to define edges, or to change the “flow” of a sculpture.

8. SERRA

10. DEGAS

11. 3. line
LINE
A line is one-dimensional, and is used in sculpture to lead the viewer’s eye in, around and through a form.
Actual line: an unbroken mark.
Implied line: a form, plane or edge that leads your eye.

12. ACTUAL LINE

13. ACTUAL AND IMPLIED LINES
KANEKO

14. ACTUAL LINE
GOLDSWORTHY

15. CHRISTO

16. 4. space
SPACE
A space is the absence of form, such as a hole going into or through an object, or a concave surface.
Space helps make a form more inviting by making the viewer look in, around or through it to the other side.
DUCKWORTH

17. HEPWORTH

18. OLDENBURG

19. HEPWORTH

20. 5. color
COLOR
A color is chosen to enhance a 3D form, not to distract from it.
Color can be applied (such as painted on) or inherent (such as the natural color of stone).
Color can be used to enhance the theme or meaning within a work of art.

21. INHERENT COLOR

22. APPLIED COLOR
OLDENBURG/VAN BRUGGEN

23. SKOGLAND

24. DE SAINT PHALLE

25. 6. texture
TEXTURE
A texture is a repetitive mark on the surface of a sculpture, meant to create interest through contrast.
Deeply textured areas appear darker, and smoother, non-textured areas appear lighter.

26. SMOOTH VS. TEXTURE

27. TEXTURE VS. TEXTURE

28. 7. value
VALUE
A value is a highlight or shadow on the surface of a sculpture, meant to create interest through contrast.
Deeply carved areas have dark, shadowed values. Areas that stick out have highlighted values.
TEXTURE CREATES VALUE!

31. 8. subject SUBJECT & THEME
The subject is what is being portrayed in the artwork.
The theme is a message the artist is trying to communicate to the viewer.

34. HOLZER

35. BUEYS