Principles and Principles and Elements of Elements of
ArtArtBy McKenzie Morrill
COLOR- ElementCOLOR- ElementThe response of vision to wave lengths of light. It has three properties- hue, value ,a and intensity or chroma
ColorColor
Georges Seurat (1859-1891). Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Oil on Canvas
LINE- ElementLINE- ElementThe path of a point moving through space.
A record of action or movement.
LineLine
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890).
Oil on paper.
SHAPE- ElementSHAPE- ElementWhen a line moves through
space until it meets itself and forms an enclosure, it becomes a shape, form or mass.
A shape is the area enclosed by a line when the ends meet in 2-d design the title, shape, is used.
ShapeShape
Georgia O’Keeffee, 1887 -1986.
Goat’s Horn with Red, 1945.
Pastel on paperboard mounted on paperboard.
SPACE- ElementSPACE- ElementThe element which can be thought of as the distance of area between, above, below, or within shapes.
SpaceSpace
M.C. Escher, Belvedere,
1958. Lithograph.
TEXTURE- ElementTEXTURE- ElementConcerned with how things feel or look as if they might feel on the surface.
TextureTexture
Vincent van Gogh. La Mousme
(1888). Oil on canvas.
VALUE- ElementVALUE- ElementPortrays the contrast between
light and dark.
Also a property of color as it create lighter or darker shades of different hues.
ValueValue
Rembrandt Van Ryn (1606-1669) The Mill, c. 1650Oil on canvas.
Balance- Balance- PrinciplePrincipleA feeling of visual weight.
Contains both formal (symmetrical) and informal (asymmetrical) balance.
BalancBalance e
Henri Rosseau, The Football
Players, 1908. Oil on canvas.
Unity- PrincipleUnity- PrincipleMakes all the separate elements
of an artwork look like they belong together.
It is a harmonious blend of all elements.
UnityUnity
Diego Rivera (1886-1957). Night of the Poor
(detail). Oil on canvas.
Movement- Movement- PrinciplePrincipleGives life to an artwork.
It catches and simulates motion to create an illusion in art.
Movement Movement
Vincent van Gogh,
The Starry Night (1889) .
Oil on canvas
Proportion- Proportion- PrinciplePrincipleThe relationship of one part to the whole or to another part.
ProportioProportion n
Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) Portrait of the Artist’s Wife, Jeanne
Hebuterne, 1918 .Oil on canvas.
Repetition, Rhythm, Repetition, Rhythm, Pattern – PrinciplePattern – Principle
Repetition in the world of nature and art forms rhythm and pattern.
Repetition Rhythm PatternRepetition Rhythm Pattern
Andy Warhol, Green Coca Cola
Bottles, 1962. Oil on canvas.
Emphasis- Emphasis- PrinciplePrincipleThat which catches your eye
when you first look at an artwork.
The focal point or center of attention.
EmphasiEmphasiss
Mary Cassat (1844-1926).
Sketch of Mother and Daughter Looking at the Baby, ca 1908. Pastel on paper.
Variety- PrincipleVariety- PrincipleConcerned with differences; “the
spice of life” even in art.
It enlivens artwork!
VarietyVariety
Romare Bearden, The Block (detail). Cut and pasted paper on masonite.
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