The Elements and Principals of Design In Art

Marita Nurminen

LINE

CY TWOMBOLYBACCHUS2005

CY TWOMBLYCORONATION OF SESOSTRIS2000

BOLD

FINE

HENRI MATISSELE LANCE1938

ELLSWORTH KELLYRED GREEN BLUE1963

GEOMETRIC Regular shapes such as square circle or pyramid

ORGANICIrregular forms found in nature

SATURATED

MARK ROTHKOTHE TRAGEDY AND THE ECSTASY

MARK ROTHKOUNTITLED1969

PRIMARY COLOR

SECONDARY COLOR

GREY SCALE

Color wheel

Color WheelsSaturation scaleFrom pure to dull

Color wheel with tints and shades

Grey Scale

MERET OPPENHEIMBREAKFAST IN FUR1936

EDWARD WESTONBRISKIE POINT1938

TACTILE VISUAL

SPACE

Pablo Picasso3 Musicians1921

Claude LorrainFlight From Egypt1666

Atmospheric Perspective

Cool Blues in the Background

Warm Reds in Foreground

Sharp details

Hazy Details in Background

Flattened Cubist Space

PERSPCTAVELinear Perspective Tilted Perspective

Ogata KorinPlum Tree 1700’s

Jan Van EyckGhent Alter Piece1432

In linear perspective all lines converge at a central point creating the illusion of space

In tilted perceptive different objects are seen from different angles in order to show each object to it’s fullest

FORMPOSITIVE SPACE NEGITIVE SPACE

EDWARD TUFTEUNTITLED2007UMBERTO BOCCIONI

UNIQUE FORMS OF CONTINUITY1921

Form and Volume

Michelangelo CaravaggioThe Calling of St Matthew1599-1600

How light falls on a sphere

Creating 3 dimensional volume in a 2 dimensional space

PRINCIPALS BRINGING THE ELEMENTS TOGETHER

UNITY: using rhythm, movement, repetition, texture, color or other elements

BALANCE: asymmetrical, symmetrical

HIERARCHY OF SCALE: large, small, images or objects out of normal proportions

SIMILARITY AND CONTRAST: using tones, colors, size or textures to create excitement and drama in a composition

POSITIVE AND NEGITIVE SPACE: using blank space to balance a composition

UNITYRhythm and MovementUsing repetitive gestures to fill the canvas equally

Jackson Pollock#11947 Vincent Van Gogh

Self Portrait With A Straw Hat1887

Texture and Continuity Uses the same brush stroke throughout the canvas to unify the image

BALENCEAsymmetrical

Symmetrical

Gustave CaillebotteRue de Paris Temps de Pluie1877

Leonardo da VinciThe Last Supper1495-1498

HIERARCHY of SCALEBIG

Tiny

Can you find the people?How does there size relate to there importance

Jenny SavilleHyphen199919 ½ ft. x 14 ½ ft.

Fan KuanTravelers among Mountains And Streams1100’s10 inches x 17 inches

SIMILARITY and CONTRAST

Andy WarholCampbell's Soup Cans1962

Robert RauschenbergCanyon1959

Uses the same repetitive image over and over

SIMILARITY

CONTRAST

Notice the contrast between the flat painted surface and the three dimensional bird

POSITIVE And NEGITIVE SPACE

Half the composition is emptyBuddhist art uses negative space to help people understand nirvana

Ma YuanOn a Mountain Path in Spring1200’s

NEGITIVE

Jan VermeerThe Allegory of Painting1666

POSITIVE

In western art the composition is designed so the canvas is equally filled with the most important parts in the center

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

Jacques-Louis DavidThe Death of Socrates1787

How many different elements and principals can you find?