1.  Content vs. Form CONTENT is what is represented/shown in a work of art. “What it is supposed to be?” FORM is the physical properties of a work of art. “What is it really?” How to look at art…

2. Content vs. Form CONTENT Literal Content: What is literally represented in the image? Make no assumptions. Interpreted Content: What is implied/suggested/felt by the literal content? How to look at art…

4. Content vs. Form FORM Composition is how the overall space of the artwork is used. Good composition creates a dynamic space where everything is considered and feels intentional. The viewer is allowed to move throughout the entire compositional space. Bad composition consists of awkward unused spaces. It feels poorly planned and unintentionally focuses the viewer’s attention too much in one place. How to look at art…

6. Content vs. Form FORM Elements of Art are the different “pieces of the puzzle” that can be assembled to create a work of art. LINECOLOR SHAPEVALUE SPACETEXTURE How to look at art…

7. Edvard Munch, The Scream 1893 line

8. Ferdinand Leger, The Disks, 1918 shape

9. color Georges Seurat, La Grande Jatte, 1884-86

10. value Georgia O’Keefe

11. Vincent Van Gogh, Wheat Field with Crows, 1890 texture

12. Rene Magritte Time Transfixed, 1938 space (plastic)

13. space (decorative) Umberto Boccioni, Cavalry Charge, 1915

17. DALI, Salvador, The Persistence of Memory, 1931 SURREALISM

18. Content vs. Form FORM Principles of Design are the different ways the elements of art can be arranged within a composition. CONTRASTVARIETY BALANCEMOVEMENT DOMINANCE / EMPHASIS How to look at art…

19. balance

21. variety

23. Which picture best shows variety? Which one best shows balance?

24. Edvard Munch, The Scream 1893 movement

25. Early Renaissance: Giotto, “Lamentation” c.1306 dominance

26. Which picture shows movement? Which one shows dominance?

27. dominance

28. Claude Monet Impression, Sunrise 1872, Oil on canvas contrast

29. I Love you with my Ford, James Rosenquist 1961 contrast

30. Which picture best shows contrast? Which one best shows dominance?

31. Contrast, balance, variety, dominance, or movement?

32. Content vs. Form FORM The ultimate goal in assembling a composition for a work of art is to create UNITY. The ELEMENTS of ART are arranged according to the PRINICPLES of DESIGN within a COMPOSITION in an effort to create UNITY. GESTALT is the German word which refers to seeing the whole, rather than the parts… How to look at art…

33. color Georges Seurat, La Grande Jatte, 1884-86