Artistic Design Review of the Elements Principles Elements

Artistic Design Review of the Elements & Principles

Elements of Art The basic visual symbols that artists use to create works of visual art.

Line Vincent van Gogh Street in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, 1888

Shape Henri Matisse Sorrow of the King (1952)

Form Raphaelle Peale, A Dessert, 1814 Barbara Hepworth ~ Hieroglyph, 1953

Color Paul Cezanne ~ Le Mont Sainte-Victoire 1897 -98 Paul Cezanne ~ Mont Sainte. Victoire Seen from Les Lauves 1904 -06

Value Pablo Picasso, Fernande with Black Mantilla, 1905 -06

Space Shallow space Jacob Lawrence Pool Parlor, 1942

Deep space Casper David Friedrich ~ Riesengebirge , 1835

Texture Visual Texture Janet Fish ~ Lamp and Book, 2004

Tactile Texture Ann Goldman Draped Rock

Principles of Design Guidelines for using the elements of art to produce certain visual effects in a work of art.

Balance Frank Stella ~ Khurasan Gate III, 1968 Symmetrical Balance

M. C. Escher Development II 1939 Radial Balance

Katsushika Hokusai ~ Mount Fiji, 1831 Asymmetrical Balance

Contrast Artemisia Gentileschi Judith Slaying Holofernes, 1612 -13

Rhythm & Repetition Claude Monet ~ Poplars along the River Epte, Autumn 1891

Proportion & Scale Georgia O’Keeffe Summer Days, 1936

Figure/Ground Relationship Lucien Freud Red-haired Man on a Chair, 1962 -63

Emphasis (Focal Point) Edward Hopper ~ New York Movie, 1939

Unity & Variety Charles Demuth In the Province (Roofs)