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The Elements of ArtThe Elements of Art7 BUILDING BLOCKS OF ART
Artists use these blocks to create effects in art
Line• A mark with greater length than width• Lines can be horizontal, vertical, or
diagonal; straight or curved; thick or thin.
• A straight line is static, passive & decorative.
• A curved line is dynamic, ever changing, and naturalistic.
Shape• A closed line• Shapes can be geometric, like
triangles.• Shapes can be organic, like free
formed shapes or natural shapes.
• These two paintings show use of geometric and organic shapes.
• How do they compare?
“Eye Candy” Bruce Gray “ Persistence of Time” Salvador Dali”
Form• Refers to 3 dimensional shapes
that have length, width, and depth.
• In 2 dimensional design the artist creates the “illusion” of form
• Artists use light effects and value to suggest 3 dimensional form
Value• How light or dark something is• A value scale moves from black to
white.• Creates mood• Dark and light values are dynamic.• Middle values or grays are static and
passive
“Onions and Garlic” JD Hillberry
• Notice how the artist has created light and dark areas (value).
• By using value the artist is able to suggest 3D form.
Texture• Surface quality that can be seen or felt.• Texture can be rough or smooth, soft or
hard• Rough textures are dynamic and active.• Smooth textures are decorative and
passive.
• Notice the tree trunk. Does it look smooth or rough?
• Notice also the dotting technique used on the leaves of the tree.
Space• The arrangement of objects on a
picture plane• The COMPOSITION• Radial• Symmetric• Asymmetric
“Mona Lisa” Leonardo da Vinci
“The Scream” Edvard Munch
Which artwork is SYMMETRIC?
Which artwork is ASYMMETRIC?
Which artwork is RADIAL?
Untitled, Andy Goldsworthy
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• The elements of art are the building blocks of art creation.
• They can be analyzed, organized, and manipulated by artists.
• They are the visual language of art.
• When looking at a work of art, see if you can identify which elements of art the artist stressed, organized, or used to express a message or to create a mood.