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VISUAL ARTS
Prof. RR Cabantac
WHAT IS ELEMENT ?
• an abstract part or
aspect of something,
especially one that is
essential or basic.
• What happens to the medium
after the techniques are applied?
or stands erect
when in action
B...in sculpture
1. Positive... occupied
2. Negative... unoccupied
ACTUAL LINES:
a. horizontal
b. vertical
c. diagonal
2. curved line
Almost every
action
assumes a
diagonal
posture.
D. Curved line suggests grace, instability,
subtlety, movement, direction, flexibility
and joyousness.
Crooked or Jagged Lines
“I love you”
Two colors may be both blue but one is more intense
4. VALUE
TINTS are values above the normal
Pink is a tint of Red
Sky Blue is a tint of Blue
Sculpture: REAL
5. FORM (3D)
• ... describes volume and mass.
• directs the movement of the eye.
• the third dimensional aspects of objects that
take up space
• 2-dimensional • Organic
representation of objects • Geometric
• Free Form
7. TEXTURE
• LITERAL
ROSE SELF PORTRAIT: VAN GOGH
Content
• it refers to the message
that the artist wants to
convey thru his work as a
whole.
• needs interpretation
• FIGURATIVE or
SYMBOLIC
PERSPECTIVE
• 1. linear
• ... one point
perspective
... level of the eye
perspective
• 2. Aerial
• bird's eye
view
• 3. Down up