It refers to a point moving at an identifiable path
It has length and direction
Types of lines
Diagonal
Vertical
Crooked or Jagged
Curved
Horizontal
Diagonal lines
Movement and instability
Vertical lines
Elevation/height
Rest & calm
Horizontal lines
Both lines communicates stability and firmness
Curved lines
Softness, grace, flexibility
Crooked or Jagged lines
Bending line
Shape
Two dimensions: HEIGHT AND WIDTH
Form
Three dimensions: HEIGHT,WIDTH AND DEPTH
Types of shapes
Geometric
Organic
Space
It is usually inferred from a sense of depth, whether it is real or simulated
Types of space
Positive and negative space
Three dimensional space
Color
It is perhaps one that enhance the appeal of an artwork
Hue
Primary: Red, Yellow, Blue
Secondary: Green, Orange, Violet
Tertiary: Six in total, these hues are achieved when primary and secondary are mixed
Value
Light colors: taken as the source of light
Dark colors: lack pf absence of light
Intensity
Warm colors: positive energy
Cool colors: seriousness/calm
Texture
The perceived surface quality of a work of art
Types of texture
Textures in the two dimensional
Surface texture
Planes and perspective
One point perspective
Two point perspective
Three point perspective
Elements of Visual Arts
Line
Shape
Forms
Space
Color
Texture
Planes and perspective
Rhythm
Often associated to the terms beat, meter, and tempo
Rhythm types
Largo
Andante
Moderato
Allegro
Accelerando
Allargando
Rallentado
Rubato
Dynamics
Refers to the Quietness or loudness of music
Melody
Refers to the linear presentation of pitch
Pitch
Highness and lowness
Harmony
It arises when pitches are combined to form chords
Timbre
It is often likened to the colors of music
Texture (audio)
Monophonic- single melodic line
Polyphonic-two or ore melodic lines
Homophonic- main melody accompanied by chords
Elements of Audio Arts
Rhythm
Dynamics
Melody
Harmony
Timbre
Texture
Artist
Dedicated only to the creative side, making visually pleasing work only for the enjoyment and appreciation of the viewer, but with NO FUNCTIONAL value
Balance
This principle refers to the distribution of the visual elements in view of their placement in relation to each other
Artisan
A manual worker who makes items with his or her hands, and who through skill, experience and talent can create things of great beauty as well as being FUNCTIONAL
Robert Henri: 'Art when understood is the province of every human being'
The real controlling resource is neither capital not land nor labor. It is knowledge
All of the history of Art flows forth from this invention
Types of balance
Symmetrical
Asymmetrical
Radial
The advances of art in the Middle Ages was due to the changes in more liberal religious beliefs and the efforts and the pioneering art styles developed by the artists, sculptors and painters of the Medieval period of the Middle Ages
Artists were embedded in the development of culture
Studiolo
A small room, often lavishly decorated, dedicated to reading, studying and writing