Venice Twilight, Monet 1908

20th Century/Modern

1400’s

30,000 BC

17th Century/1600’s

500 BC - 500 AD

19th Century/1800’s

500 AD- 1400 AD

Principles and Elements of Art

Principles of Art

- THE WAYS IN WHICH THE ELEMENTS ARE ARRANGED, A FEELING OF VISUAL WEIGHT.

- SYMMETRICAL OR ASSYMETRICAL

BalanceLeonardo da Vinci , The Last Supper, 1495-1498, dry wall (fresco)

Unity- WHEN ALL THE

ELEMENTS OF A PIECE COMBINE TO MAKE A PIECE HARMONIOUS,

COMPLETE, AND WHOLE. THE DIFFERENT

ELEMENTS COMPLIMENT EACH

OTHER. Vincent Van Gogh, The Starry Night, 1889, oil on canvas

UNIFIED OR UNUNIFIED?

Movement- THE DIRECTION IN WHICH ART DIRECTS THE VIEWERS EYES

THROUGH THE PIECE. THIS GIVES LIFE TO

ARTWORK

Francisco Goya, The Forge, 1817, oil on canvas

Proportion-THE RELATIONSHIPS

BETWEEN THE ELEMENTS

THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PIECE,

THROUGH AMOUNTS

Leonardo da Vinci, Vitruvian Man, c. 1487, drawing pen and ink on paper

Emphasis-THE PART OF A

PIECE OF ARTWORK THAT CATCHES

YOUR EYE WHEN YOU FIRST LOOK, THE FOCUS OR

CENTER OF ATTENTION

John Trumbull, Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, 1820, oil on canvas

Variety-THE DIFFERENCES IN A PIECE OF ART,

CONTRASTING ELEMENTS LIVEN

UP THE PIECE

Georges Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884-1886, oil on canvas

Elements of Art

ColorPrimary: Red, yellow, blueSecondary: Orange, green, violetWarm colors: Red, orange, yellow (these tend to advance)Cool colors: Blue, green, violet (these tend to recede)Claude Monet, Bathing at La Grenouillere, 1869, oil on

canvas

Line- THE PATHWAY OF A

POINT MOVING THROUGH SPACE, CAN

VARY IN WIDTH, LENGTH, CURVATURE,

DIRECTION, AND TEXTURE. IS A RECORD

OF MOVEMENTM.C. Escher, Relativity, 1953, lithograph

Shape-WHEN A LINE MOVES

THROUGH THE PIECE AND CONNECTS WITH ITS

START. THIS ENCLOSURE IS A SHAPE. MAY BE A PERCEIVED AREA OF

ELEMENTS

Elizabeth Murray, Wiggle Manhattan, 1992, lithograph

Space-THE DISTANCE OF AN

AREA AROUND, BETWEEN, WITHIN OR ABOVE SHAPES. IT CAN BE 3D OR 2D, ACTUAL

OR PICTORIAL

Francisco Lucientes, He Can No Longer at the Age of 98, 1819-1823, brush india ink wash.

Texture- THE “FEEL” (SURFACE

QUALITY) OF AN OBJECT. EXAMPLES WOULD BE

ROUGHNESS, SMOOTHNESS, OR

SOFTNESS. THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF

TEXTURE, ACTUAL TEXTURE IS ONE THAT CAN

BE FELT BY A VIEWER.

Vincent Van Gogh, Sunflowers, 1888, oil on canvas.

Value

- THE CONTRAST BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARK. THIS CONTRAST COULD BE STRONG OR

LIGHT. THIS ARRANGEMENT WITHIN A PIECE IS SOMETIMES

CALLED CHIAROSCURO. Gerrit van Honthorst, Christ Crowned with Thorns, 1620, oil on canvas.

BalanceUnity

Movement Proportion Emphasis Variety

Balance, Unity, Movement, Proportion, Emphasis, Variety

Balance, Unity, Movement, Proportion, Emphasis, Variety

BalanceUnity

Movement Proportion Emphasis

Variety

BalanceUnity

Movement Proportion Emphasis

Variety

Balance, Unity, Movement, Proportion, Emphasis, Variety