Famous Paintings and The Principles of Art
Famous Paintings andThe Principles of ArtPaintings youll see again and again..Taking notes from picturesDo a thumbnail sketch. Draw a 2 x 2 box and QUICKLY sketch the major details of the picture. You want to sketch enough that the thumbnail will trigger a memory of the actual pictureInclude the artists nameInclude the name of the pieceThe Elements of ArtThe Elements of Art are like the tools an artist uses to create a work of art. The Elements are:LINESHAPE/FORMVALUETEXTURECOLORThe Principles of Art
The Principles are the rules of art. These rules apply to how the artist uses the tools of artoh yeahline ,shape/form, color, value and texture.BALANCEPROPORTIONRHYTHMMOVEMENT
VARIETYCONTRASTUNITYEMPHASISBALANCEVISUAL EQUALIBRIUM The sense of stabilitySymmetricalAsymmetricalradialsymmetricalLeonardo da Vinci The Last Supper
Salvador DaliThe Persistence of Memoryasymmetrical
Leonardo da VinciVitruvian Man
PROPORTIONTHE RELATIONSHIP OF SIZESPablo PicassoPortrait of Olga in the Armchair
Pablo PicassoThe Dream
James Abbott McNeill WhistlerArrangement in Greyand Black
RhythmRepetition of any of the elements usually color, shape and value.Vincent Van GoghStarry Night
Claude MonetPoplars
MOVEMENTDirects the viewers eye through the picture planeFranz MarcFighting Forms
Vincent Van GoghWheat field with Cypress Trees
VARIETYDifferences in the elements. Different colors, textures, shapes, sizes create interest.Andy Warhol9 Marilyns
Georgia OKeeffeOriental Poppies
CONTRASTA big difference in any of the elementsLeonardo da VinciMona Lisa
Georgia OKeeffeCow Skull:Red, White and Blue
EMPHASISPoints of interest that pull the viewers eye to the important parts of the workAndy WarholCampbells Soup I
Jan VermeerGirl with a Pearl Earring
Rene MagritteThe Son of Man
UNITYAll parts of a work seen as a whole.Gustav KlimtThe Kiss
Claude MonetWater Lilies
Edvard MunchThe Scream
