COLOR In art. An element of art Has three properties: (1) HUE the color name, e.g., red, yellow,...

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COLOR In art

Transcript of COLOR In art. An element of art Has three properties: (1) HUE the color name, e.g., red, yellow,...

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COLOR In art

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An element of artHas three properties:

(1) HUE the color name, e.g., red, yellow, blue, etc.

(2) INTENSITYthe purity and strength of a color

(3) VALUEthe lightness or darkness of a color

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More color terms/concepts:

Color and mood

Realistic vs. Arbitrary (Subjective)

or Symbolic Color

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Pisarro

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Paul Gauguin

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Pablo Picasso

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Van Gogh

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The visual spectrum is organized as a color wheel

The colors can divided into groups (or schemes) such as primary, secondary and intermediate (or tertiary) colors; analogous and complementary,

and also as warm and cool colors.

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Frank Stella

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Franz Marc

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Hundertwasser

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Dale Chihuly

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Warm and Cool ColorsPsychologically, warm colors are said to be stimulating and

passionate. Optically, warm colors generally appear to advance, coming toward the viewer.

Cool colors are calming, unemphatic, depressive; and

optically, they generally appear to recede.

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Picasso

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O’Keefe

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Matisse

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Paul Gauguin

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Color Schemes:Primary, Secondary & Tertiary (Triads)

Stablility, variety, vibrant

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Lichtenstein

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Andy Warhol

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Jasper Johns

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Jasper Johns

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Thiebaud

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Thiebaud

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Kirchner

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Stuart Davis

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MonochromaticA single hue plus its tints, tones and shades

(think values of that color)

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Henry Matisse

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Dale Chihuly

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Color Scheme:ComplementaryHigh contrast, vibrant

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Edward Hopper

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Van Gogh

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Hundertwasser

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Color Scheme:Split Complementary

High contrast, vibrant

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Gauguin

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Franz Marc

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Van Gogh

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Color Scheme:Analogous

Harmonious, often found in nature

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Mary Cassatt

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Rothko

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Andy Goldsworthy

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Claude Monet

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O’Keefe

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Your Assignment -

1 - Think about all of the samples you have seen and ways that color can be utilized… it is one of the most powerful and impactful elements in art.

2 - Subject matter, size and material are up to you…Some possibilities -

an interior or exterior space with arbitrary colora self portrait using color for mood

(think about distortion too)an abstract piece exploring a color scheme a still life or magnified view utlizing a color schemea surrealist work (based on dreams) using a

complementary palette