ART Flashcards
Why art is important?
The arts are powerful vehicles for communication and creative methods of expressing ideas that are beyond the capacity of words.
It challenges us to be original, to think creatively, to take risk, and to think differently, Lastly, art is a reflection and record of culture and society.
3 FUNCTIONS OF ART
Personal functions
Social Functions
Physical functions
Satisfying individual needs for personal expression.
We are doing are to educate our senses and sharpen our perception of colors, forms, textures, designs, etc. in our environment.
Personal function
needs for display, influence, celebration, or communication. It seeks to
influence the collective behavior of a people.
Social Function
Physical or practical needs for utilitarian objects and structures. The need for beauty in functional objects for everyday use.
Physical Function
stylistic
features that are included
within an art piece to help the
artist communicate.
Elements of Art
What is the elements of art?
stylistic
features that are included
within an art piece to help the
artist communicate.
What are the 7 most common elements of art?
Line
Shape
Texture
Form
Space
Color
Value
An element of art defined by a point moving in space.
may be two-or three-dimensional, descriptive, implied, or abstract.
Line
An element of art that is two-dimensional, flat, or limited to height and width.
Shape
An element of art that is three-dimensional and encloses volume; includes height, width, and depth (as in a cube, a sphere, a pyramid, or a cylinder).
may also be free-flowing
Form
The lightness or darkness of tones or colors.
White is the lightest value
black is the darkest.
Value
An element of art by which positive (black) and negative (white) areas are defined or a sense of depth achieved in a work of art
Space
An element of art made up of three properties:
hue, value, and intensity.
Color
An element of art that refers to the way things feel, or look as if they might feel if touched.
Texture
represent how the artist
uses the elements of art to
create an effect and to help
convey the artist’s intent.
This is how the artist communicate to all
PRINCIPLES OR ART
what is the principle of art?
represent how the artist uses the elements of art to create an effect and to help convey the artist’s intent.
what are the 8 principles of art
Balance
Contrast
Emphasis
Proportion
Movement
Pattern
Unity
Rhythm
refers to the visual weight of the elements of the composition.
Balance
Negative/Positive space is an example of .
Complementary
colors placed side by side is an example of .
Notan is an example of .
Contrast
when the artist creates an area of the composition that is visually dominant and commands the viewer’s attention.
Emphasis
Size relationship of one part to another and of parts
to the whole.
Proportion
using the elements of art such that they move
Movement
uniform repetition of any of the elements of art or any combination thereof. Anything can be turned into a pattern through repetition. Some classic patterns are spirals, grids, weaves.
Pattern
combine all elements if arts
you want your painting to feel unified such that all
the elements fit together comfortably.
Unity
is created by movement implied through the repetition of elements of art in a non-uniform but organized way.
Rhythm
