Art I Elements of Art and principles of

Art I Elements of Art and principles of Design

7 Elements of Art 7 principles of Design Line Shape Form Color Value Texture Space Balance Movement Rhythm Contrast Emphasis Pattern Unity

The Elements of Art • • Line Shape Form Color Value Texture Space

The Elements of Art: LINE …a dot that moves… defines space, contours and outlines, or suggests mass and volume. Vincent van Gogh - Cottage Garden 1888 Dominance Portfolio, Blue - Bridget Riley 1977 Straight, curved, vertical, horizontal, jagged, dotted

The Elements of Art: SHAPE An enclosed space defined by other art elements such as line, color and texture. MC Escher – Dogs 1938 MC Escher – Cycle 1938 Henri Matisse - Icarus 1947 May be geometric or organic

The Elements of Art: FORM Appears 3 -dimensional and encloses volume such as a cube, sphere, pyramid or cylinder. Also refers to the characteristics of an artwork’s visual elements as distinguished from its subject matter. Anish Kapoor – Cloud Gate 2004 Alexander Calder – Mobile at the Seagram Building Organic Form Geometric Forms

The Elements of Art: COLOR Has three properties: Hue, Value, Intensity Complimentary, Warm, Cool Vincent Van Gogh – Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum 1888 Vincent Van Gogh – Night Café 1888 Complimentary colors accentuate each other

The Elements of Art: VALUE Refers to the light and dark areas of an art work – CHIRASCURO or contrast Leonardo Da Vinci– Study of Arms and Hands 1474 El Greco – Allegory, Boy lighting candle in the company of an ape and a fool 1598 -92

The Elements of Art: Texture The surface quality of an artwork usually perceived through the sense of touch. Texture may also be implied. Michelangelo – Pietà 1499 Vincent Van Gogh – Sunflowers 1887

The Elements of Art: SPACE The distance around, between, above, below, and within an object. Negative Space or Positive Space Frank Lloyd Wright – Fallingwater 1936 -39 Richard Estes – Chipp’s 1976

The Principles of Design Balance Movement Rhythm Contrast Emphasis Repetition/ Pattern • Unity • • •

The Principles of Design: BALANCE Equal distribution of VISUAL weight on either side of a composition’s center Used to create a sense of stability - can be asymmetrical or radial Salvador Dali – Lips Sofa 1937 Winslow Homer– On the Trail 1892

The Principles of Design: MOVEMENT Combines elements in an art work to create the illusion of action. Edvard Munch – The Scream 1893 Fang Ligun – Untitled

The Principles of Design: RHYTHM Repeats elements in an art work to create a visual tempo. Victor Vasarely – Vega-Nor 1969 Rene Magritte – Golconde 1953

The Principles of Design: CONTRAST Combining elements to point out their differences Edgar Degas – Little Dancer Aged Fourteen 1878 -81 Marisol Escobar – Self Portrait looking at the last supper 1982 -84

The Principles of Design: EMPHASIS A focal point or center of interest. Georgia O’Keefe – Cow’s Skull: Red, White, and Blue Edward Hopper – Nighthawks 1942

The Principles of Design: REPETITION Repetition of elements or combinations of elements in a recognizable organization. Andy Warhol – 100 cans Wassily Kandinsky – Color Study of Squares

The Principles of Design: UNITY Total visual effect achieved by blending the elements of art and principles of design. Sam Gilliam – Untitled 1971 Claude Monet – Water Lilies 1919