1. Lindsey Stirling-Elements

2. Earth, Air, Fire, Water
These 4 elements have influenced the world throughout time.

3. The elements of art influence the world universally too!

5. Explaining the Elements of Art

6. Elements of Art have been used throughout time, especially in more modern times through Abstract Art.

7. Abstract art uses a visual language of shape, form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.

8. EXPRESS how you feel in line form
Draw lines on a scratch piece of paper that represent how you feel at this very moment in time.
You thought abstractly!

9. Making Connections
We can use the elements of art to express emotions or open-ended thoughts just like expressing ideas through the principles of design, only this time we separate ourselves from visual references in the world (separation from environments).

10. Abstraction is All about feeling and first response
No Real Environment

11. Earth, Air, Fire, Water
These 4 elements have influenced the world throughout time.

12. Your Question: What’s your emotional element?
Assignment: Create a drawing inspired by either one of the 4 earth elements or your personal emotions. It must be non-representational
Drawing should use all of the elements of art including line, shape, color, form, value, space, and texture.
Medium: Chalk Pastel

15. Texture
Color
Space
Line
Value
Shapes
Form

16. Let your emotions control your style

19. For this assignment Think less like American Artist, Jackson Pollock

20. And more like Russian Artist, Kandinsky

21. Techniques for Chalk Pastels
-Thinking like Kandinsky

22. Today’s Goal and Plan
Write artist statement . Spray drawing with fixative.
Display work in the library (with statement). Use clear tape to hang them up. Hang them inside the library so students cannot rub the artwork with their hands.
me a photos of all of your finished assignments so far.

23. Abstract Artist Statement
Describe your drawing and summarize the elements of art you used in your drawing.
2. What thoughts or feeling inspired your abstract drawing? Justify your thought process.
3. What comes to mind when you view your drawing? Emotions? Thoughts?