Welcome to the World of Art!

------------------------------------ELEMENTS OF ART

line-element of art that is the path of a moving point through space

Richard Long, A Line Made by Walking, 1967, photography

shape-two-dimensional area that is defined in some way

 <organic shapes     geometric shapes^

form-objects having three dimensions

Claes Oldenburg, Spoonbridge and Cherry, 1988, Stainless steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel

color-an element of art that is derived from reflected light; the colors of the spectrum always appear in the same order: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple

value-element of art that describes the darkness or lightness of a color

texture-refers to how things feel, or look as if they might feel, if touched

Albrecht Durer, The Rhinoceros, 1515, woodcut

space-refers to the emptiness of area between, around, above, below or within objects

 positive space~the ram---negative space~area surrounding the ram

------------------------PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

balance-visual weight in a work of art

 <---symmetrical balance  

                                           asymmetrical balance--->

emphasis-one part of a work of art dominant over the other parts

Rembrandt, Self Portrait at Easel, 1661, oil

pattern-visual repetition

Shepard Fairey, Obey the Giant, 2009, fabric pattern

contrast-placing objects next to each other to stress differences in a work of art

Apple iPod advertisement

rhythm-repeated positive shapes separated by negative spaces

Marcel Duchamp, Nude Descending Staircase, 1912, oil

movement-used to create the look and feel of action and to guide the viewer's eyes throughout the work of art

Joseph Stella, Battle of Lights, Coney Island, Mardi Gras, 1913-1914, oil

unity-oneness or wholeness in a work of art

Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night, 1889, oil