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Fundamentals
of Visual Arts
At the end of the review lesson, You should be able to:
1. Define Art and study the nature and subjects of art;2. Identify the different elements and Principles and Design of art;3. Analyze selected artworks applying the discussed elements and principles of visual arts;4. Create an artwork applying the student’s understanding of the elements and principles of
visual arts.
Fundamentals of
Visual Arts
Art
Meanings of Art
Art comes from the Aryan root word "AR" which means to join or to put together.
From "AR", we can derive two Greek verbs "artizein" which means
to prepare, and "arkiskeins" which
means to put together.
The Latin term "ARS" means everything that is artificially
made or composed by man.
Art - very vital in our daily existence considering that
man learned to draw before he could even start to talk as
attested by the early paintings shown in prehistoric period.
There are other meanings which have
been stated by prominent geniuses.
1. Leo Tolstoy - Russian novelist, "art is a means of union among all men, a means of communication."
2. Beneditto Croce - Italian philosopher and profound thinker in the field of aesthetics.
- "Art is vision. The artist creates a picture of phantasm."
3. St. Thomas Aquinas - art is the direct opposite of the practical. The merits of the work of art do not depend on the taste or wish of the artist; they are the outcome of the work itself. Thus, an artist may
be immoral, and yet his work may be good.
4. Aristotle - art has no other end but itself. All arts are patterned on nature. Art is also the right reason for making
things.
5. Aldous Huxley - art
springs from an urge to order
and this is so in the sense that
the artist selects from and arranges the profusion
of nature.
6. Henry James - life is all
inclusion and confusion, while
art is discrimination and selection.
7. Herbert Read - art is a pattern informed by sensibility, emotion which cultivates good form, both leading to harmony, which is the
satisfaction of our sense of beauty.
Elements of Art
Elements of Art
• Line
• Shape and Form
• Value
• Color
• Texture
• Space
Principles of Design
Principles of Design
• Unity/ Harmony
• Balance
• Emphasis & Subordination
• Proportion
• Rhythm
• Variety
Traditional Visual Arts
Traditional Visual Arts
• Drawing/ illustration
• Painting
• Etching
• Sculpture
• Etc.
Modern Visual Art
Modern Visual Art
• Digital Art
• Animation/ Flash animation
• Film
• Web-based videos
• Etc.
The Subjects of Arts
1. Landscapes, Seascapes2. Still Life3. Animals4. Portraits5. Figures6. History and Legend7. Religion and Mythology8. Dreams, Fantasy and Fiction
The Subjects of Arts
The Nature of Art
The Nature of Art
• Art is everywhere
• Art and Expression and Communication
• Art as Creation
• Art and experience
• Art and Nature
• Art and Beauty
Classifications of Visual Art
• Two Dimensional (2D – Length x Width)
• Three Dimensional (3D – L x W x H)
Four Dimensional Art The Fourth Dimension concerns how two kinds of
perception work together as we interact with objects or people in space. That is, to know things in real time, we must bring our memories from past time into the present. For example, when we sit down, we don't look at the chair as we lower ourselves on to it. We assume the chair will still be there when our bottoms hit the seat.
Another definition for "the Fourth Dimension" is the very act of perceiving (consciousness) or feeling (sensation). Artists and writers often think of the fourth dimension as the life of the mind.
Four Dimensional Art
Four Dimensional Art
Four Dimensional Art
Four Dimensional Art
Traditional Mediums in Art
Pencil
Crayons
• Wax-based
• Monotones
Oil Pastels
• Oil-based
• Perfect for blending Colors
Watercolor
• Transparent/ Water based
Acrylic
• Opaque/ Water based
Oil Paint
• Opaque/ Oil Based
ELEMENT #1: The line
• Line is man's own invention. It does not exist in nature. The lines we "see" in nature are, on close observation, veins of leaves, the joining of two different surfaces, or the edges of objects. The artist uses lines to imitate or to represent objects and figures on a flat surface.
ELEMENT #1: The line
• Straight
• Curved
Common Types of straight lines
• Horizontal
• Vertical
• Diagonal
• Zigzag
• Broken
The Horizontal Line
• Rest• Serenity• Perfect stability
The Vertical Line
• Height• Poised & Stable• Strength• Power
The Diagonal Line
• Movement• Emotion• Unrest/ uncertainty
Curved lines
• Flow
• Softness
Formalist Analysis.
The Raising of the Cross
The Descent from the Cross
Renaissance Baroque
David, by Michelangelo
David, by Gianlorenzo Bernini
David
(Renaissance)
David
(Baroque)
Lines also define movementLines also define movement
ELEMENT #2: Shape
Geometric Shapes
Organic Shapes
Shape vs. Form
Shape Form
Deconstruction