1. The Elements of ArtThe Elements of Art
The Artist’s Toolbox

2. LineLine
A path of a MOVING POINT through space.

3. A line can differ in…
 Length
 Width
 Texture
 Direction
 curve
Cy Twombly. Suma. 1982.

4. 5 Kinds of Lines5 Kinds of Lines
 Vertical
 Horizontal
 Diagonal
 Curved
 Zigzag
Joan Miro. The Nightingale’s Song at Midnight and the Morning Rain. 1940.

5. ShapeShape
An 2-DIMENSIONAL ENCLOSED SPACE.

6. Geometric ShapesGeometric Shapes
 Square
 Rectangle
 Circle
 Triangle
 ANY SHAPE
WITH WIDTH &
HEIGHTPaul Klee. Castle and the Sun. 1928.

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

8. FormForm
A THREE-DIMENSIONAL object.

9. A FORM HASA FORM HAS
 HEIGHT
 WIDTH
 DEPTH
Claes Oldenburg. Floor Cake. 1962.

10. Artist Unknown. Nike of Samothrace. 190 BCE.
Audrey Flack. Amor Vincit Omnia. 1989.

11. SpaceSpace
Refers to the EMPTINESS or AREA
between, around, above, below, or within
objects.

12. Shapes and Forms
Are defined by
space around
and within them.
 Positive Space
 Negative Space
Eduardo Chillida. The Eulogy to the Horizon. 1980.

13. Deborah Butterfield. Isabelle. 2001.
Stonehenge. Salisbury Plain. 2300-1848 BCE.

14. Space in 2-D workSpace in 2-D work
Can be found as
 Background
 Middleground
 Foreground
Diego Velazquez. Las Meninas. 1656-57.

15. Peter Bruegel. Hunters in the Snow. 1565.

16. ColorColor
Derived from REFLECTED LIGHT.

17. Properties of ColorProperties of Color
 Hue - the name of
a color, like red
 Value -
Lightness or
darkness of a
color
 Intensity - the
brightness or
dullness of a
colorWassily Kandinsky. Several Circles. 1926.

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

19. ValueValue
Describes the LIGHTNESS OR
DARKNESS of an object.

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

21. TextureTexture
Refers to how things FEEL or LOOK AS IF
THEY MIGHT FEEL if touched.

22. Vincent Van Gogh. Starry Night. 1889.

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

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