1.List AND define the seven elements of art.2.Define the term ELEMENTS OF ART. 3.What questions do you have about the elements of art?

LINEA mark on a surface that describes shape or an outline. It can

create texture, value, or shapes. It can be thick or thin.

SHAPEA 2-dimensional (flat) figure created when actual or implied lines surround a space and have two dimensions: Length and Width.

Shapes can be geometric or organic.

FORMA 3-dimensional object having volume or thickness. It can be measured by height, width, and depth. Forms can be viewed from many angles. The 3D effect can be implied through the

element of VALUE with the use of light and shading techniques.

VALUEThe degree of light and dark in a design. It’s the contrast

between black and white and all of the tones in-between Value can be used with color as well.

SPACEThe empty or open area between, around, above, below, and within objects. It also shows the illusion of depth on the 2-D

picture plane. It can be positive or negative.

TEXTUREThe tactile quality of a surface, such as rough, smooth, sticky, soft, fuzzy, or slick. It can also be actual or implied.

COLORCreated when light is reflected off of a surface.

We see the reflected light and our eyes convert it to color.

ELEMENTS OF ART: the building blocks of art.

Please silently copy the following definitions in your note book. Raise

your hand If you have a question.

COMPOSITION

The arrangement and placement of the parts that

make up the image.

COMPOSITION:Foreground

Middle groundBackground

These are elements of composition having to do with the arrangement

and placement of objects in the artwork.

FOREGROUND: Area in the drawing that seems to be the

closest to the viewer. MIDDLEGROUND: The middle area

in a drawing, between the foreground and the background.BACKGROUND: The area furthest away in a landscape or the area around the subject matter in a

drawing.

Principles of Design

The way the elements are arranged and organized in

a composition.

UNITYOccurs when all the elements work together to communicate ideas or

feelings.

VARIETYIs achieved by introducing differences in the elements of a composition. Variety is a means of avoiding monotony and

increasing visual interest in a composition.

EmphasisOccurs when one element of an artwork,

or a combination of elements, attracts more visual interest than anything else in

the composition.

This element or form is said to be

dominant in the composition.

RhythmArtists create visual rhythm when they repeat specific elements (a line, shape,) alternate several elements,

or a use of a progression in which an element gradually changes in size, shape, position or color.

MovementRhythm creates a feeling of movement

within an artwork. The way your eye moves through the composition.

PatternRepeating lines, shapes, or other elements in a

recognizable way over the surface of an area. They are two-dimensional and decorative.

ContrastRefers to a way of combining the

elements so that there is a stressing difference between those elements. light

vs dark; rough vs smooth.

BALANCEOccurs when the visual weight in an artwork

feels equally distributed. 1.Formal Balance (Symmetrical Balance): mirror image composition. The elements are the exact same on both sides. 2.Informal Balance (Asymmetrical Balance): The composition remains balanced, but the elements are different on both sides. 3.Radial Balance: The elements radiate from a central point in the composition.

How do the Principles of

Design relate to the elements of

art?

The elements are the building blocks

of art.The Principals are

the organizing ideas.

UNITYOccurs when all the elements work together to communicate ideas or

feelings.

Edward Hopper, Nighthawks, 1942

Unified artworks seem to be well arranged into a successful whole. When you first glance at this picture, which are you more aware of,

the parts, or the entire form?

Tchoijin Lamyn Sum “Tsam” Dance Mask 19th Century.

What Purpose of ART do you think this artwork

was created for?

This artwork was probably once worn in a ceremonial dance, held at the beginning of the tear, to exorcise evil.

How does the third eye at the top help unify the

sculptural form?

VARIETYIs achieved by introducing differences in the elements of a composition. Variety is a means of avoiding monotony and

increasing visual interest in a composition.

Andy Warhol, Green Coca-Cola Bottles, 1962

What alternating arrangement provides a

little variety in this composition?

UNITYEmphasis

Occurs when one element of an artwork, or a combination of elements, attracts

more visual interest than anything else in the composition.

This element or form is said to be

dominant in the composition.

John Trumbull, The Surrender of Lord Cornwalls, 1871

How has the artist created emphasis in this piece?PLACEMEN T

Rene Magritte, Listening Room

How has the artist created emphasis in this piece?SIZE

Artist UnknownHow has the artist created emphasis in this piece?

COLOR

What are THREE ways artist can show emphasis in their

work?

1. Size2. Placement3. COLOR

RhythmArtists create visual rhythm when they repeat specific elements (a line, shape,) alternate several elements,

or a use of a progression in which an element gradually changes in size, shape, position or color.

MovementRhythm creates a feeling of movement

within an artwork. The way your eye moves through the composition.

John Biggers, Shotguns, 4th Ward, 1987

This artist used alternating shapes and color to create

rhythm and movement.

Where does the movement seem to

lead?

Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893

What aesthetic experience do you get when you look at this

work?

Munch’s works were concerned with anxiety, loneliness, tragedy, and

death. How does rhythmic movement

communicate the mood this this painting?

Paul Cezanne, Still life with Peppermint Bottle, 1894

Umberto Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity and Space, 1913

IMPLIED MOVEMENTTo fully enjoy implied

movement in a sculpture, you need to walk around

it. Imagine how your view of this sculpture would change as you

moved around it.

Victor Vasarely, Banya, 1964

OPTICAL MOVEMENTCreating the illusion of

movement through nonobjective artworks.

Vasarely is considered the leaser of the Op Art movement in America.

Op Art began in the early 1980s. Why do we call

movement in compositions like this

optical rather than implied or real?

PatternRepeating lines, shapes, or other elements in a

recognizable way over the surface of an area. They are two-dimensional and decorative.

Henri Matisse, Woman in a Purple Coat, 1937

How many different patterns can you count

in this piece?

ContrastRefers to a way of combining the

elements so that there is a stressing difference between those elements. light

vs dark; rough vs smooth.

VALUE CONTRAST

VALUE CONTRAST

TEXTURE CONTRAST

SHAPE CONTRAST

BALANCEOccurs when the visual weight in an artwork

feels equally distributed. 1.Formal Balance (Symmetrical Balance): mirror image composition. The elements are the exact same on both sides. 2.Informal Balance (Asymmetrical Balance): The composition remains balanced, but the elements are different on both sides. 3.Radial Balance: The elements radiate from a central point in the composition.

ASYMMETRICAL

Effigy Incense Burner, Maya, Early Classic Period, c.400 -550

FORMAL/SYMMETRICAL

Approximate Balance

(like symmetrical balance)While the composition is

not a mirror image,The composition has the same elements on both

sides.

Flickr.com image

RADIAL BALANCE

India, Rosette, 1628-58

Notice how this illuminated page

employs both geometric and organic

forms. How has this page’s

balance arrangement been varied in the areas outside the

rosette?

Identify the dominant ELEMENT in this

painting. Explain why it is dominant.

Identify the dominant PRINCIPLE in this

painting. Explain why it is dominant.

Salvador Dali, Woman With Head a of Roses, 1935