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elementsofart_pptx.pptxThe Elements of Art
Line
Ellsworth Kelly. Calla Lily. Lithograph. 1983
Line Defines Form.
Ellsworth Kelly. Wild Grape Leaves. Lithograph, 2004.
Line creates a sensation of motion and direction.
Roy Lichtenstein, Brushstroke, 1965
Line Conveys Mood
Shape
Shape Defines the Interior of 3-D forms
Shape defines figure (object) and ground (space).
Ellsworth Kelly.Orange Curve. Oil on Canvas, 1964/65.
Kara Walker. Cut. Paper Cut-Out, 2004.
Mass
Shapes in three dimensions are called masses.
Henry Moore. Reclining Figure. Painted Plaster, 1951
Implied Mass
Volume
Volume is the space enclosed by a mass.
Ruth Asawa,
"A Group of Architectural Works,"
1955-1965,
copper and brass wire,
dimensions variable,
In 2D art, volume is implied.
Hans Holbein, Anna Meyer. Black and Yellow Chalk, 1526
Space
Vija Celmins Star Field III 1983 Graphite on acrylic ground on paper 53.5 x 68.5 cm
Edward Ruscha. Standard Station. Oil of Canvas, 1.65x3.09 m., 1963
Space can refer to space in our world: implied volume or depth…
SARAH MORRIS (American, born 1967) Pools-Cocowalk (Miami), 2003 Oil based enamel on canvas 113 3/4 x 113 3/4”
But Space can also refer to the area occupied by a work of art: in the case of 2D art, this is called picture space, and can be abstract… or even nonobjective: depthless.
James Sienna, Multicolored Nesting Unknots.
Oil on Canvas.
Time and Motion
Time and Motion are non-spatial elements: in 2D and 3D art they must be implied.
Giacomo Balla, Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash, Oil of Canvas, 35 1/2 by 43 1/4”, 1912
Time and motion/change can be implied in a single image…
Death of Temur. Persian Miniature Painting.
Diego Rivera La Civilizacion Tarasca. Fresco. 1947.
…or by using a sequence of images.
Value
Value is the artistic term for light and dark. Value creates the illusion of three-dimensionality…
Kathe Kollwitz.Self Portrait. Charcoal on Paper, 1927.
… establishes a mood…
Robert Maplethorpe. Self Portrait. Platinum Print. 1987.
…or creates pure compositional effects.
Bridget Riley.Blaze I. Oil on Canvas, 1962
Color
Red, Yellow, Blue I , 1963 a/c, 3 joined panels, 90" x 90" overall
Color has inherent value characteristics.
Color reproduces the effects of light…
Color can create a mood…
Paul Gauguin. The Vision After the Lesson. Oil on Canvas,
… symbolize an idea…
…or an emotion…
…or have a pure compositional appeal.
Ian Davenport. Untitled Circle Painting : Nine Multi-Coloured Panels with Orange 2005
Laquer on MDF 183 x 183 cm (72.05 x 72.05 inch)
Texture
Texture refers to sensations that are associated with touch. On an object with actual texture this is often called surface quality. Texture is actual in 3D art…
Object. Meret Oppenheim. Fur-covered cup, saucer, and spoon 1936 (Modern)
…2D art may have actual texture….
Robert Rauschenberg. Tampa 2. 1973. Collage.
Andrew Wyeth. Christina’s World, Tempera on Panel, 22”x18”
…or , more commonly, implied texture, created using line quality, value and color variations.
