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Principles of Art: Say what you mean in visual language

Explore the principles of art used by artists to make their work more effective. Learn about unity, variety, emphasis, movement, and more to create impactful artworks. Discover how famous artists like Edvard Munch, Leonardo da Vinci, and Pablo Picasso apply these principles in their masterpieces.

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Principles of Art: Say what you mean in visual language

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  1. Principles of Art How to say what you mean in a visual language

  2. Language has no meaning without organization. Change the you see in wish the be world must to you. You must be the change you wish to see in the world. ~ Ghandi

  3. Everyone uses principles when making art already…

  4. Artists learn how to use principles to make their art even more effective, like poets… THE POOL PLAYERS.SEVEN AT THE GOLDEN SHOVEL. We real cool. WeLeft school. We Lurk late. WeStrike straight. We Sing sin. WeThin gin. We Jazz June. WeDie soon. ~by Gwendolyn Brooks Principles used to make this poem effective: Rhythm Repetition Movement Emphasis

  5. Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1895 What mood does this painting communicate to you? How does the artist use color, space, and line to tell you that?

  6. A different Munch painting: The Storm, 1893 What is the mood of this painting?

  7. Principles of art: • Unity/Harmony • Variety • Emphasis • Movement • Repetition/Rhythm/Pattern • Contrast • Balance • Proportion

  8. Artists organize the elements using principles to guide them and create effective works Principles Unity Variety Emphasis Movement Repetition/Rhythm Contrast Balance Elements Line Shape/form Value Color Texture Space

  9. Visual definitions

  10. Visual and verbal definitions…

  11. Elements and principles review: • Click here for a MOSTLY accurate slideshow (from another art teacher) reviewing the elements and principles of art. • Extra Credit or many ROARS stamps if you can find the mistake…

  12. Movement Movement in Squares - Bridget Riley 1961

  13. Unity/Harmony • Andy Goldsworthy

  14. RepetitionRhythmPattern • Marcel Duchamp: Nude Descending a Staircase No.2 (1912)

  15. Emphasis Da Vinci, The Last Supper, 1495-8

  16. Contrast Henri Matisse, Icharus, 1944

  17. Balance • Rasta Mask, Ethiopia

  18. Proportion Odilon Redon, Eye Balloon, 1898

  19. What do you see in these art pieces? The Old Guitarist, 1903, Picasso

  20. Mondrian

  21. The Persistence of Memory, Salvadore Dali, 1931

  22. Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup Cans, 1962

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