The Elements and Principals of Design In Art
Marita Nurminen
LINE
CY TWOMBOLYBACCHUS2005
CY TWOMBLYCORONATION OF SESOSTRIS2000
BOLD
FINE
HENRI MATISSELE LANCE1938
ELLSWORTH KELLYRED GREEN BLUE1963
GEOMETRIC Regular shapes such as square circle or pyramid
ORGANICIrregular forms found in nature
SATURATED
MARK ROTHKOTHE TRAGEDY AND THE ECSTASY
MARK ROTHKOUNTITLED1969
PRIMARY COLOR
SECONDARY COLOR
GREY SCALE
Color wheel
Color WheelsSaturation scaleFrom pure to dull
Color wheel with tints and shades
Grey Scale
MERET OPPENHEIMBREAKFAST IN FUR1936
EDWARD WESTONBRISKIE POINT1938
TACTILE VISUAL
SPACE
Pablo Picasso3 Musicians1921
Claude LorrainFlight From Egypt1666
Atmospheric Perspective
Cool Blues in the Background
Warm Reds in Foreground
Sharp details
Hazy Details in Background
Flattened Cubist Space
PERSPCTAVELinear Perspective Tilted Perspective
Ogata KorinPlum Tree 1700’s
Jan Van EyckGhent Alter Piece1432
In linear perspective all lines converge at a central point creating the illusion of space
In tilted perceptive different objects are seen from different angles in order to show each object to it’s fullest
FORMPOSITIVE SPACE NEGITIVE SPACE
EDWARD TUFTEUNTITLED2007UMBERTO BOCCIONI
UNIQUE FORMS OF CONTINUITY1921
Form and Volume
Michelangelo CaravaggioThe Calling of St Matthew1599-1600
How light falls on a sphere
Creating 3 dimensional volume in a 2 dimensional space
PRINCIPALS BRINGING THE ELEMENTS TOGETHER
UNITY: using rhythm, movement, repetition, texture, color or other elements
BALANCE: asymmetrical, symmetrical
HIERARCHY OF SCALE: large, small, images or objects out of normal proportions
SIMILARITY AND CONTRAST: using tones, colors, size or textures to create excitement and drama in a composition
POSITIVE AND NEGITIVE SPACE: using blank space to balance a composition
UNITYRhythm and MovementUsing repetitive gestures to fill the canvas equally
Jackson Pollock#11947 Vincent Van Gogh
Self Portrait With A Straw Hat1887
Texture and Continuity Uses the same brush stroke throughout the canvas to unify the image
BALENCEAsymmetrical
Symmetrical
Gustave CaillebotteRue de Paris Temps de Pluie1877
Leonardo da VinciThe Last Supper1495-1498
HIERARCHY of SCALEBIG
Tiny
Can you find the people?How does there size relate to there importance
Jenny SavilleHyphen199919 ½ ft. x 14 ½ ft.
Fan KuanTravelers among Mountains And Streams1100’s10 inches x 17 inches
SIMILARITY and CONTRAST
Andy WarholCampbell's Soup Cans1962
Robert RauschenbergCanyon1959
Uses the same repetitive image over and over
SIMILARITY
CONTRAST
Notice the contrast between the flat painted surface and the three dimensional bird
POSITIVE And NEGITIVE SPACE
Half the composition is emptyBuddhist art uses negative space to help people understand nirvana
Ma YuanOn a Mountain Path in Spring1200’s
NEGITIVE
Jan VermeerThe Allegory of Painting1666
POSITIVE
In western art the composition is designed so the canvas is equally filled with the most important parts in the center
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Jacques-Louis DavidThe Death of Socrates1787
How many different elements and principals can you find?
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