Elements Of Art 2009

The Elements of Art The Artist’s Toolbox

Line A path of a moving point through space.

A line can differ in… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Cy Twombly. Suma . 1982.

5 Kinds of Lines ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Pablo Picasso. Three Musicians . 1921.

Shape A two-dimensional area that is defined in some way.

Geometric Shapes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Paul Klee. Castle and the Sun . 1928.

Organic Shapes Helen Frankenthaler. The Bay . 1963. Henri Matisse. La Gerba . 1953.

Form A three-dimensional object.

A FORM HAS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Claes Oldenburg. Floor Cake . 1962.

Marisol Escobar. The Wedding . 1962-63. Audrey Flack. Amor Vincit Omnia .

Space Refers to the emptiness or area between, around, above, below, or within objects.

Shapes and Forms ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Eduardo Chillida. The Eulogy to the Horizon . 1980.

Deborah Butterfield. Isabelle . 2001. Stonehenge . Salisbury Plain.

Space in 2-D work ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Diego Velazquez. Las Meninas . 1656-57.

Peter Bruegel. Hunters in the Snow . 1565.

Color An element of art that is derived from reflected light.

Properties of Color ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Wassily Kandinsky. Several Circles . 1926.

Primary Colors Secondary Colors Roy Lichtenstein. Hopeless . 1963. Marc Chagall. The Green Violinist . 1923-24.

Value Describes the darkness or lightness of an object.

Pablo Picasso. Old Guitarist . 1903. Edward Weston. Pipes and Stacks . 1922.

Texture Refers to how things feel or look as if they might feel if touched.

Vincent Van Gogh. Starry Night . 1889.

Jomon Style Ceramics . Ancient Japan. Robert Rauschenberg. Monogram . 1950-55.

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