1. The Elements of Art The Elements of Art The Artist’s Toolbox

2. LineLine A path of a moving point through space.

3. A line can differ in…  Length  Width  Texture  Direction  curve  Length  Width  Texture  Direction  curve Cy Twombly. Suma. 1982.

4. 5 Kinds of Lines  Vertical  Horizontal  Diagonal  Curved  Zigzag  Vertical  Horizontal  Diagonal  Curved  Zigzag Joan Miro. The Nightingale’s Song at Midnight and the Morning Rain. 1940.

5. ShapeShape A two-dimensional area that is defined in some way.

6. Geometric Shapes  Square  Rectangle  Circle  Triangle  ANY SHAPE WITH WIDTH & HEIGHT  Square  Rectangle  Circle  Triangle  ANY SHAPE WITH WIDTH & HEIGHT Paul Klee. Castle and the Sun. 1928.

7. Organic Shapes Helen Frankenthaler. The Bay. 1963. Henri Matisse. La Gerba. 1953.

8. FormForm A three-dimensional object.

9. A FORM HAS  HEIGHT  WIDTH  DEPTH  HEIGHT  WIDTH  DEPTH Claes Oldenburg. Floor Cake. 1962.

10. Artist Unknown. Nike of Samothrace. 190 BCE. Audrey Flack. Amor Vincit Omnia. 1989.

11. SpaceSpace Refers to the emptiness or area between, around, above, below, or within objects.

12. Shapes and Forms Are defined by space around and within them.  Positive Space  Negative Space Are defined by space around and within them.  Positive Space  Negative Space Eduardo Chillida. The Eulogy to the Horizon. 1980.

13. Deborah Butterfield. Isabelle. 2001. Stonehenge. Salisbury Plain. 2300-1848 BCE.

14. Space in 2-D work Can be found as  Background  Middleground  Foreground Can be found as  Background  Middleground  Foreground Diego Velazquez. Las Meninas. 1656-57.

15. Peter Bruegel. Hunters in the Snow. 1565.

16. ColorColor An element of art that is derived from reflected light.

17. Properties of Color  Hue - the name of a color, like red  Value - Lightness or darkness of a color  Intensity - the brightness or dullness of a color  Hue - the name of a color, like red  Value - Lightness or darkness of a color  Intensity - the brightness or dullness of a color Wassily Kandinsky. Several Circles. 1926.

18. Primary Colors Secondary Colors Roy Lichtenstein. Hopeless. 1963. Marc Chagall. The Green Violinist. 1923-24.

19. ValueValue Describes the darkness or lightness of an object.

20. Pablo Picasso. Old Guitarist. 1903.Edward Weston. Pipes and Stacks. 1922.

21. TextureTexture Refers to how things feel or look as if they might feel if touched.

22. Vincent Van Gogh. Starry Night. 1889.

23. Jomon Style Ceramics. Ancient Japan. Robert Rauschenberg. Monogram. 1950-55.

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