Art&Design Adapted from Project ARTiculate’s Elements & Principles of Art http://www.projectarticulate.org Line
The path of a point moving through space is a
line. Lines may be explicit (right, Matisse) or implied (left, Hopper) Shape & Form Shape implies form and is perceived as 2- dimensional (below, Twombly), while form implies depth, length, and width and is perceived as 3-dimensional (right, Michelangelo) Color All of the colors are derived from the three primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) and black and white. Color has three properties: hue, value, and intensity (right, Ojibwe beadwork) Value Value refers to the relative level or darkness or lightness of a color in terms of contrast (left, Raphael) Texture The tactile (touchable) qualities of an object, actual or implied (right, Bernini and left, Rauschenberg) Space & Perspective
Space is the area in which art is
organized. Perspective is representative of volume of space or a 3-D object on a flat surface (above, Escher, right, Da Vinci) Principlesof Art&Design Adapted from Project ARTiculate’s Elements & Principles of Art http://www.projectarticulate.org Pattern
Pattern is the repetition or reoccurrence of a
design element, exact or varied, that establishes a visual beat (left, Warhol and above, Klimt) Rhythm & Movement
Rhythm or movement is the suggestion
of motion through the use of various elements (above, Pollock, and right, an unknown artist, India) Proportion & Scale Proportion is the size relationship of parts to a whole and to one another. Scale is to relate size to a constant, such as a human body (left, Serra, below, a woman adds tiny details to a Pueblo plate). Balance
Balance is the impression of
equilibrium in a pictorial or sculptural composition. Balance is often referred to as symmetrical, asymmetrical, or radial (above, a photo of a flower, and to the right, Copley) Unity
Unity is achieved when the components of a
work of art are perceived as harmonious, giving the work a sense of completion (left, Hokusai, below, Manet) Emphasis
Emphasis is the created center of interest,
the place in an artwork where your eye first lands (left, Toulouse-Lautrec, above, O’Keeffe)