Art Appreciation (Lesson 2)

• Elements of Art (1)


  the visual components of color, form, line, shape, space, texture and value
• Wheel Throwing


  is the process of shaping and forming clay into usable shapes on the pottery wheel; also, wheel throwing is used for adding the finishing touches to pottery or designs
• Why do we study art?

  it help us to make sense of our own lives and identify with the life of others; it is also increasingly recognized as a driver of the innovative thinking needed to solve our world's most pressing problems; learning and appreciating art, and tapping into your creativity, can make you a better at whatever to do
• Elements of Art (2)


  are the formal or tangible aspects of art; these are termed as elements because they are the "medium language" of visual arts: these are the following elements
• Elements of Art (2)


  Line

  Shape

  Form

  Color

  Texture

  Space
• Line


  a line is linear mark made with a pen, pencil, brush, chalk or any other marking tool
• There are 5 types of line

  Vertical

  Horizontal

  Zigzag

  Diagonal

  Curved
• Vertical


  static, inactive, stable, motionless, dignity and formality
• Horizontal


  calm, peaceful, tranquil, rest, contented and relaxed
• Diagonal


  unstable, movement, active
• Zigzag


  tension, crazy, chaotic
• Curved


  elegant, softness, movement
• Shape


  is a flat, enclosed area of an artwork created through lines, textures, or colors or an area enclosed by other shapes; there are three basic kinds:
• 3 Basic kinds of shape

  Geometric shape

  Biomorphic shape

  Amorphous shape
• Geometric shape


  are closed figures created using points, line segments, circles, and curves
• Biomorphic shape


  are shapes are often rounded and irregular, unlike the most geometric shapes; these shapes ma look like leaves, flowers, clouds-things that grow, flow and move: life-form (bio=life and morph=form)
• Amorphous shape


  having no definite shape or distinct form
• Form


  three dimension shape; can refer to the quality or likeness of an entire mass; let us say the form of a woman; it employs several techniques like shading, perspective, and lightning
• Value


  the lightness and darkness of a color; often represented in a tonal value scale; it has two parts: the tints (lighter tones) and the shades (dark tones); a tone is a general term for value
• Color


  also known as hue; scientifically it is the light that bounces off a surface; in art we use subtractive colors

  e.g; colors that are pigments
• Texture


  is the surface quality of an object; it is the way something feels when touched or look as though it would feel then touched

  e.g; a rock and rugged while a piece of silk fabric is soft and smooth
• 2 Categories of texture

  Implied texture

  Actual texture
• Implied texture


  also known as visual texture; texture that you can see but not feel such as in a photograph, drawing or reproduced print
• Actual texture


  also known as real or physical or surface texture; texture you can actually touch and feel; all objects have a physical texture; clouds may be soft and fluffy, a rock may be hard and jagged, and water may be smooth or foamy and is always wet
• Space


  is the area in which an artist creates a work of art, it is the area surrounding the lines, shapes, and forms

  e.g; space is the emptiness that gets filled with objects
• 2 Categories of Space

  Positive space

  Negative space
• Positive space


  is anything that physically takes up space

  e.g; you, me, table, etc

  e.g; Occupied area/subject of the work
• Negative space


  is the "air" in between - it "fills in" and surrounds the positive space

  e.g; Unocuppied area/empty space
• Light


  without light, all the previous elements will not possible; light creates the illusion that color, form, and texture exist; light can be implied, natural, or artificial (as with a digital)
• Basic Elements of Art

  Line

  Shape

  Form

  Value

  Color

  Texture