1. And now.... the way to talk and think about art: The Elements & Principles of Design

2. Think of it this way..... The ELEMENTS of design are like the tools a builder uses to construct something. The PRINCIPLES of design are what the builder can make with those tools. The ELEMENTS of Design are: Line Shape (2D) Form (3D) Value (light / dark) Color Texture The PRINCIPLES of Design are: Contrast Composition Rhythm / Movement Repetition (A)Symmetry / Balance Emphasis Unity Proportion

3. Cy Twombly Untitled house paint and crayon on canvas San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 1971 Line

4. Color

5. Shape

6. Ellsworth Kelly Red/Blue MMoCA Minneapolis, MN 1964

7. Texture

8. Contrast (value)

9. Movement / rhythm

10. Balance / Symmetry

11. Frank Gehry Guggenheim Museum at Bilbao Spain c. 1997

12. Unity Theme & Variation

13. Repetition

14. Emphasis

15. Proportion

16. Now let’s see how you do with the following works:

17. Texture Color

18. Ok.... Let’s see if you can identify the ELEMENTS of DESIGN in the following works: Line Texture Movement / rhythm

19. Repetition

20. Texture Congolese Power Figure (Nail Fetish Figure) Smithsonian Museums, Washington DC c. 1850 - 1875

21. Shape / Color

22. Unity / Harmony Shape Color

23. Louise Nevelson Untitled 1958 Tate Museum, London

24. Proportion

25. Movement Texture Shape Color Unity

26. Rhythm / MovementRepetition

27. Line movement

28. Proportion Balance (?)

29. Contrast

30. Repetition Color

31. Theme & Variation Unity

32. Proportion

33. Emphasis / Contrast