7 Elements of Art

1. 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. Each of the Elements is important. 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. 7 Elements of Art

2. Ben Shahn “Supermarket” Songya People “kifwebe mask” Kathe Kollwitz “Self-Portrait” Kenneth Snelson “ Needle Tower”

3. A line is a basic element of art, referring to a continuous mark, made on a surface, by a moving point. Line How many types of lines can you make? How important are lines to our environment? The artist recognizes the power of the "Line" when he or she creates a work of art.

4. What element catches your eye? “MerryGoRound” Piet Mondrian “Broadway Boogie-Woogie”

5. Color • Many people would argue that the Element of "Color" has the most effect on a work of art. Consider what our world would look like if everything was black, white and shades of gray? The effects of "Color" on humans has been studied many times. Artists have known that "Color" has a powerful effect on their works and on the impressions of the viewers.

6. Color wheel • Primary colors • Secondary colors • Tertiary colors • Complimentary colors Hue: purest form of a color

7. Shanon Fitzpatrick “Coral Study” Gustav Klimt “Emilie Floge” Paul Klee “Ad Parnassem”

8. Texture An element of art which refers to the surface quality or "feel" of an object, its smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. Textures may be actual or simulated. Actual textures can be felt with the fingers (tactile), while simulated textures (visual) are suggested by the way the artist has painted certain areas of a picture.

9. Louise Nevelson “Sky Cathedral” Korean Nok masks Joan Miro “The Policeman” Henri Matisse Cut Paper Collage

10. Shapes • Shapes are everywhere. More common ones are given names such as circle or square. There are an infinite amount of shape possibilities and combinations. • Two Types: (2-D) Organic Geometric

11. Specifically, it is an enclosed space, the boundaries of which are defined by other elements of art (i.e.: lines, colors, values, textures, etc.). • Shapes are limited to two dimensions: length and width. Geometric shapes - circles, rectangles, squares, triangles and so on - have the clear edges one achieves when using tools to create such shapes. Organic shapes have natural, less well-defined edges (think: an amoeba, or a cloud).

12. Sandy Skoglund “Radioactive Cats” Michelangelo Buonoratti “David” Frank Gehry Alexander Calder “Mobile”

13. Form • Forms are often called the "three-dimensional shapes". Unlike flat, two-dimensional areas, Forms are represented as "three-dimensional". The great illustrators and sculptors of the world of art have mastered the Element Form.

14. Henry Moore “Reclining Figure” Paul Cezanne “The basket of Apples” Salvador Dali “The Deterioration of The Persistence Of Memory” Andrew Wyeth “Christina’s World”

15. Space • Often we do not consider Space when we create a work of art. It often just seems to happen. Space creates interest in an artwork. • Two Types: Positive (+) Negative (-)

16. Ferdinand Leger Marc Chagall

17. Value • Value refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. It also refers to how artists use other Elements Of Art to create a sense of light or dark.  • Different Values: • Tint • Tone • Shade

18. Review: • Line • Shape • Space • Form • Texture • Color • Value