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Songs of the Day
“Thriller” by Michael Jackson from 1982 album Thriller
“Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles from the 1979 album The Age of Plastic
Announcements
Quiz 1 will be graded by Thursday, September 5th Art Walks – first Saturday of every month My office is still under construction – I’ll be outside of ART 243 during my office hours – blue couches!
Take Away from 8.29
What is Art?
Art is a human phenomenon that takes many forms. Its definition is dependent on both individual and societal values. Art can express emotion; evoke reactions; be representative or abstract; affect the world; be beautiful, be ugly and interesting at the same time (in other words not all art is beautiful).
Sayre “Working with Words and Images”
• The process of writing should start as soon as you walk into the gallery. What are your first impressions, initial reactions, what artworks capture your attention?
• Focus your writing on a particular piece of art – not multiple • Jot down the formal elements of an artwork and what they
communicate • FORMAL DESCRIPTION IS KEY 1) Straight forward description of the
subject matter 2) A summary of the various elements and principles of design at work it the art piece – begin with medium or media.
• After formal description = analysis and interpretation often come ‘naturally’ or effortlessly
Form, Formalism, and Elements of Art
Anoli Perera, Stitched and Stretched, 2010
FORM What the artwork looks like
• Aspects of artwork perceived with senses
• Medium/Materials
• Elements of art
• Principles of art
• The “facts” of the artwork – one “right” answer, not open to interpretation
CONTENT What the artwork means
• Depends on context
• Depends on viewer
• Multiple & changing
• Requires interpretation
• No easy formula to follow
• Aspects of artwork perceived with senses
• Medium/Materials
• Elements of art
• Principles of art
• The “facts” of the artwork – one “right” answer, not open to interpretation
FORM What the artwork looks like
!! KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE !!
Form
MEDIUM
What is the artwork made of ? (materials: oil paint, pen & ink, watercolor, marble, neon lights, old tires, wire, list any and everything that is in the artwork.).
How was it made? (applying paint to canvas, thick layers / brushstrokes, fine detail, welded together, carved out of a structure, printed off a laser printer)
Form
What is the artwork made of ?
How was it made?
MEDIUM
Charcoal on paper 98 x 77 1/8" (248.9 x 195.9 cm)
Diego Rivera, Pneumatic Drilling, 1931
Form
What is the artwork made of ?
How was it made?
Yinka Shonibare, Scramble for Africa, 2003
MEDIUM
Fourteen life-size fiberglass mannequins, fourteen chairs, table, Dutch wax printed cotton, 52 x 192 x 110 in.
Form
What is the artwork made of ?
How was it made?
Richard Serra, Band, 2006
MEDIUM
Weatherproof steel, 12′ 9″ x 36′ 5″ x 71′ 9 1/2″, plate: 2″
Form
ELEMENTS OF ART
1. Shape 2. Line 3. Value (light and dark) 4. Texture & pattern 5. Color 6. Space
Form
ELEMENTS OF ART
1. Shape is defined by: • Line • Value and shading • Color • Texture • Pattern • Use of different media
Form
SHAPE
Form
ELEMENTS OF ART
2. LINE : A line is long relative to its width. It can define a
space, create an outline or pattern, imply movement or texture and allude to mass or
volume.
Form
LINE
Form
LINE – implied line The marks are discontinuous – imply a line/shape
Form
LINE – indistinct lines / none
Form
ELEMENTS OF ART
3. VALUE refers to the lightness / darkness of a surface :
Value scale
Form
VALUE
Pablo Picasso The Tragedy, 1903
Form
VALUE
High contrast (wide range of values)
Low contrast (narrow range of values)
Form
ELEMENTS OF ART
4. TEXTURE AND PATTERN
texture = the surface quality that can be seen and felt pattern = repeated visual form
Form
TEXTURE AND PATTERN
Form
TEXTURE AND PATTERN
M.C. Escher Lizard 1942
tessellation Op Art
Form
TEXTURE AND PATTERN
Form
TEXTURE
Form
ELEMENTS OF ART
5. COLOR Color Theory A set of principles and rules governing and describing the understanding and use of color
Form
COLOR
The Color Wheel
Formulated by an important 17th century thinker who is better known for other accomplishments…
Form
COLOR
formulated by mathematician and physicist Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) in 1666 Better known for: • “Discovering” gravity and laws of motion • Modern telescope • Contributed to the development of calculus
Form
COLOR
Monochromatic:
Various values of a single color
Form
COLOR
Analogous: Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel These colors readily harmonize and blend together Often found in nature
Form
COLOR Analogous:
Leonardo da Vinci Ginevra deʼ’Benci ca. 1474
Form
COLOR Complementary: Colors opposite each other on the color wheel When placed next to each other, they look more intense and brilliant Creates energy, vitality, and tension
Form
Vincent Van Gogh, The Night Café, 1888
Form
Vincent Van Gogh, Starry Night, 1889
Afterimage:
A perceptual phenomenon. Light sensors in your eyes vibrate and oscillate several seconds after visual stimulation. has gone.
Form
COLOR Warm colors: Vivid and energetic; seem to advance in space Cool colors: Give impression of calm; soothing; recede in space Neutrals: White, black and gray
Form
COLOR • Colors are associated with ideas, emotions, and
events
• Color associations are cultural and individual
• Colors have emotional effects
Form
ELEMENTS OF ART
6. SPACE is the area between and around objects. The space around objects is often called negative space; negative space has shape. Space can also refer to the feeling of depth.
Form
SPACE
Class Activity
Describe these two paintings in terms of their medium and the various elements (shape, line, value, texture & pattern, color, space) – how are these images similar how are they different?
Class Activity
What element (shape, line, value, texture & pattern, color, space) is most prominent in either piece?
Suprasensorial Experience
FORM = aspects of artwork perceived with senses
Suprasensorial Experience, MoCA – Los Angeles 2010-11