Art Appreciation

What is Art?
Abstract Painting
Hyper Realistic Painting
What is Art?
In other definition of art:

Comes from ancient latin
word ars:
craft or specialized form
of skill. Like carpentry,
smithying or surgery.
Cave Painting
Art is simply...

“Art is form and content”

means: All art consists of these
two things.
Form means:

1.The elements of art

2. The principles of design
3. The actual, physical materials
that the artist has used.
The Elements of Art
The Elements of Art are the
“tools” that artists use to make
art. They are the basic “founda-
tion” of a good composition.
7 Major Categories
of the Elements of Art.

Line
Lines are everywhere and
you can make many
different kinds of shapes
by joining them together.
Lines are also used to create texture
and to define objects.
Line can suggest: emotions feelings
ideas.
Shape
When lines meet, a shape
is formed.
Lines create or imply shapes.

All shapes are flat, but some are

geometric and others are irregular
or freeform shapes.

Geometric shapes are squares, circles,

triangles, rectangles, and ovals.
Form
Forms are three-dimensional.
has height, width, and thickness.

Unlike shapes, forms are not flat, plus

they take up space. Forms include
cubes, spheres, cones, pyramids, and
cylinders.
Space
Space is an empty surface or place in
and around a work of art.
This element can be two or
three-dimensional and it can be a
negative and/or positive space.
Positive space is the space created by
an image or a sculpture.

Negative space is the space around

and in between the parts of an image
or sculpture.
Texture
Texture is the way the surface of an
object actually feels.
In the artistic world, we refer to two
types of texture: tactile and implied.

Artists can create an illusion of tex-

ture in their artwork with
brushstrokes,shading, and other tech-
niques.
Color
Artists use color to
show feelings, emotions, and moods
in their artwork. The colors of the
visible light spectrum are: • Red• Or-
ange• Yellow• Green• Blue• Indigo•
Violet.
Gradations of color can produce the
illusion of three-dimensional
form.
Value
Value in art refers to the lightness or
darkness of a color. An artist can get
different values of color by mixing its
shades (Mixing with black) and tints
 Activity
• Create an original lay-out and illustrated chart of the
Principles of Design.
• It must contain an illustration, label and short
definition of the Principle of Design.
 Activity
• Create an original lay-out and illustrated chart of the
Principles of Design.
• It must contain an illustration, label and short
definition of the Principle of Design.

• Contrast
• Balance (Formal and Informal )
• Repitition
• Harmony
• Dominance
• Unity
• Emphasis
• Variety
• Proportion
• Pattern
• Rhythm (Regular,Flowing, Progressive)
 Names Class Schedule
Principles of Design

Pattern
Simple Definition

(Sample Layout)
Color Theory