1. Elements of Art and principles of Design
Art I
Elements of Art
and
principles of Design

2. Balance Movement Rhythm Contrast Emphasis Pattern Unity
7 Elements of Art
7 principles of Design
Line
Shape
Form
Color
Value
Texture
Space
Balance Movement Rhythm Contrast Emphasis Pattern Unity

3. The Elements of Art
Line
Shape
Form
Color
Value
Texture
Space

4. The Elements of Art: LINE
…a dot that moves… defines space, contours and outlines, or suggests mass and volume.
Vincent van Gogh - Cottage Garden Dominance Portfolio, Blue - Bridget Riley 1977
Straight, curved, vertical, horizontal, jagged, dotted

5. The Elements of Art: SHAPE
An enclosed space defined by other art elements such as line, color and texture.
MC Escher – Dogs MC Escher – Cycle Henri Matisse - Icarus 1947
May be geometric or organic

6. The Elements of Art: FORM
Appears 3-dimensional and encloses volume such as a cube, sphere, pyramid or cylinder.
Also refers to the characteristics of an artwork’s visual elements as distinguished from its subject matter.
Anish Kapoor – Cloud Gate Alexander Calder – Mobile at the Seagram Building
Organic Form Geometric Forms

7. The Elements of Art: COLOR
Has three properties: Hue, Value, Intensity
Complimentary, Warm, Cool
Vincent Van Gogh – Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum Vincent Van Gogh – Night Café 1888
Complimentary colors accentuate each other

8. The Elements of Art: VALUE
Refers to the light and dark areas of an art work – CHIRASCURO or contrast
Leonardo Da Vinci– Study of Arms and Hands El Greco – Allegory, Boy lighting candle in the company of an ape and a fool

9. The Elements of Art: Texture
The surface quality of an artwork usually perceived through the sense of touch. Texture may also be implied.
Michelangelo – Pietà Vincent Van Gogh – Sunflowers 1887

10. The Elements of Art: SPACE
The distance around, between, above, below, and within an object. Negative Space or Positive Space
Frank Lloyd Wright – Fallingwater Richard Estes – Chipp’s 1976

11. The Principles of Design
Balance
Movement
Rhythm
Contrast
Emphasis
Repetition/
Pattern
Unity

12. The Principles of Design: BALANCE
Equal distribution of VISUAL weight on either side of a composition’s center
Used to create a sense of stability - can be asymmetrical or symmetrical or radial
Salvador Dali – Lips Sofa Winslow Homer– On the Trail 1892

13. The Principles of Design: MOVEMENT
Combines elements in an art work to create the illusion of action.
Edvard Munch – The Scream Fang Ligun – Untitled

14. The Principles of Design: RHYTHM
Repeats elements in an art work to create a visual tempo.
Victor Vasarely – Vega-Nor Rene Magritte – Golconde 1953

15. The Principles of Design: CONTRAST
Combining elements to point out their differences
Edgar Degas – Little Dancer Aged Fourteen Marisol Escobar – Self Portrait looking at
the last supper

16. The Principles of Design: EMPHASIS
A focal point or center of interest.
Georgia O’Keefe – Cow’s Skull: Red, White, and Blue Edward Hopper – Nighthawks 1942

17. The Principles of Design: REPETITION
Repetition of elements or combinations of elements in a recognizable organization.
Andy Warhol – 100 cans Wassily Kandinsky – Color Study of Squares

18. The Principles of Design: UNITY
Total visual effect achieved by blending the elements of art and principles of design.
Sam Gilliam – Untitled Claude Monet – Water Lilies 1919