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Week 1. September 6, 2013. Elements of Art. What are they?. Line. Extension of a point Write, draw, plan and play with lines Visual means of communication Line in 3-D? In art and nature – lines as paths of action. “Rails & Jet Trails” by Ansel Adams, 1953. Line Variations. Shape.

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Week 1

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  1. Week 1 September 6, 2013

  2. Elements of Art What are they?

  3. Line • Extension of a point • Write, draw, plan and play with lines • Visual means of communication • Line in 3-D? • In art and nature – lines as paths of action

  4. “Rails & Jet Trails” by Ansel Adams, 1953

  5. Line Variations

  6. Shape • Refer to the expanse within the outline of a 2-D area or within the outer boundaries of a 3-D object • 3-D object – mass, volume • Object is silhouetted – only as a flat shape

  7. “I and the Village” by Marc Chagall, 1911

  8. Time and Motion • Nonspatial continuum • The fourth dimension, in which events occur in succession • Although time itself is invisible, it can be made perceptible in art • Become major elements in visual media such as film, video, and kinetic sculpture

  9. Time and Motion • Stopped time • Harold Edgerton – invented the strobe light

  10. Light • Everything we see is made visible by the radiant energy we call light • As light changes, surfaces illuminated by it also appear to change

  11. “Abraham Lincoln” by Daniel Chester French

  12. Color • Component of light • Affects us directly by modifying our thoughts, moods, actions, and even our health • Colors can affect work habits and mental conditions • People exposed to red and orange • Some blues have calming effect

  13. Color • The physics of color • Affect on our eyes of light waves of differing wavelengths or frequencies • When combined, these light waves make white • Color exists only in light, but light itself seems colorless to the human eye

  14. Color • Hue – refers to a particular wavelegth to which we give a name aka the color wheel • Value – from light to dark • Intensity/saturation – purity of a hue or color; pure hue is the most intense form of a given color; hue at its highest saturation

  15. Color Wheel

  16. Texture • Refers to the tactile qualities of surfaces or to visual representation of those qualities • Actual texture – feel by touching • Simulated (implied) – created to look like something other than paint on a flat surface

  17. “Object” by Meret Oppenheim, 1936

  18. Principles of Design

  19. Unity & Variety • Appearance or condition of oneness • Feeling that all elements in a work belong together and make a whole • When a work of art has unity, we feel that any change could diminish it’s quality • Diversity; variety counters unity • Balance between the two creates life • Visual themes – balance unity, lines, shapes colors

  20. “Going Home” by Jacob Lawrence, 1946

  21. “Going Home” by Jacob Lawrence, 1946 “Interior of a Dutch House” by Pieter de Hooch, 1658

  22. Balance • Visual experience and structural necessity • Achievement of equilibrium; influences held in check by opposing forces • Symmetrical balance vs. asymmetrical balance

  23. Balance - Symmetrical • Near or exact matching of left or right sides of both 2-D or 3-D design or structure • Greatly used in architecture

  24. “Portrait of the Hung-Chih Emperor” Ming Dynasty, 15th century

  25. Asymmetrical • Left and right sides are not the same. • However, various elements are balanced according to size and meaning

  26. “Holy Family on the Steps” by Nicolas Poussin, 1648

  27. “Jockies before the Race” by Edgar Degas, 1878-1879

  28. Emphasis & Subordination • Draw our attention to a specific spot; “Focal point” • Position, contrast, color intensity, size • Creates neutral areas of lesser interest that keeps us from being distracted from the areas of emphasis

  29. Directional Forces • Paths for our eye • ( l ) = standing still • ( - ) = at rest • ( / ) = in motion

  30. “Bullfight: The Agility and Daring of JuanitoApinani” by Fancisco Goya

  31. Contrast • Juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar elements • Dark vs. light • Large vs. small • Bright vs. dull • Without contrast, visual experience would be monotonous

  32. “Luster painted Bowl” Hispano Morseque, Manises, c 1400

  33. Repetition & Rhythm • Repeating of an object or idea • Created through the regular recurrence of elements with related variation • Refers to any kind of movement or structure

  34. “Madonna of the Chair” by Raphael Sanzio, c. 1514

  35. “Cranes” by Ogata Korin, 1700

  36. Scale & Proportion • size relation of one thing to another whole • Short next to tall • Size relationship of parts to another whole

  37. “Shuttlecocks” by Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen, 1994

  38. Review

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