L02 Elements of Visual Arts Flashcards
Defining Art
Representaion of replication of something beautiful or meaningful
Copy of something
Mimesis
Defining Art
Arrangement of lines, colors, shapes, and other aesthetic elements
Connection and combination of elements
Formalism
Defining Art
Expression of subjective experiences and emotions
Expressionism
Defining Art
- Expression or application of human creative skill and imagination
- Typically in visual: Painting & Sculpture
- Producing works to be appreacited primarily for their beauty or emotional power
Oxford Dictionary
Defining Art
Art is what you can get away with
Andy Warhol
Defining Art
Art is either plagiarism or revolution
Gauguin
Art forms that created primarily for visual perception
Visual Arts
Significant cultural component and aim at communicating ideas, entertaining, awakening emotions in us and so much more
Visual Arts
Ability to interpret, negotiate, and make meaning from information presented in the form of an image, extending the meaning of literacy, which commonly signifies interpretation of a written or printed text
Visual Literacy
Reading Visual Arts
Enumerate
- Context depended
- Active process
- Cultural trajectory
- Applying selection and omission
- Focus in each element
Analyzing Artwork
Enumerate and Questions
- Description: What do you see?
- Analyze: How did the artist do it?
- Interpretation: What is the artist trying to say?
- Evaluation: What do I think about this artwork?
Roles of Visual Arts in the Society
Enumeration
- Cultural preservation
- Inspiration and expression
- Social and political activism
- Historical interpretation
Classification of Arts
Uses any medium to represent the artist’s idea, emotion, and imagination
Visual Arts
Classification of Arts
Evoke emotions from the viewers
Visual Arts
Painting
Classification of Arts
Representing an imagined or observed objects in hard materials
Visual Arts
Sculpture
Classification of Arts
Provides us the structure we live in
Visual Arts
Architecture
Classification of Arts
Artist use their own body, face, and presence as a medium
Performing Arts
Classification of Arts
Centered on creative writing and other composition intended for reading
Literary Arts
Formal Elements of Arts
- Path left by moving a point
- Can take many forms
- Can be thick, thin, vertical, horizontal, etc.
- Can be invisible
Lines
Formal Elements of Arts
Formal Qualities of Line
Lines
- Has weight: Thin, heavy, bold, delicate, varies, etc.
- Has action: Dynamic, static, restful
- Has character: Straight, curved, organic
- Can construct, render, describe, divide, be implied
- May imply direction or movement, define figures, measure, fill, shade, etc.
Formal Elements of Arts
Implied Lines
Lines
- Posture, hand positions, or direction
- Subtle change of plane
- Still-life and landscape drawing
Formal Elements of Arts
Area enclosed by a line
Shape
Formal Elements of Arts
2D figure displaying:
Height & Width
Shape
Formal Elements of Arts
Mathematical:
* Squares
* Circles
* Triangles
Shape
Geometric Shapes
Formal Elements of Arts
Asymmetrical or Irregular:
* Blob
* Splatter
* Spiked
Shape
Organic Shape
Formal Elements of Arts
- Surface quality of something
- Appeals to our sense of touch
- Evoke feelings of pleasure, discomforty, or familiarity
- Created using marks
Texture
Formal Elements of Arts
- Real or implied
- Enhances or downplay through the manipulation of light and angle
- Smooth, rough, matte, glossy, etc.
Texture
2D
* Painting
* Drawing
* Printmaking
Formal Elements of Arts
Relies on the materials used
* Marble
* Bronze
* Clay
* Metal
* Wood
Texture
3D
* Sculpture
* Pottery
Formal Elements of Arts
Used to portray mood, light, depth, and point of view in a work of art
Color
Formal Elements of Arts
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Colors: Enumeration
- Primary: Red, blue, and yellow
- Secondary: Orange, violet, and green
- Tertiary: Combination of primary & secondary
Formal Elements of Arts
Shade
Tint
Tones
Color: Enumeration
- Shade - Mixture with black
- Tint - Mixture with white
- Tone - Mixture with gray
Formal Elements of Arts
Hue
Saturation
Luminance
Color: Enumeration
- Hue - Any color in the color wheel
- Saturation - Intensity or purity
- Luminance - Amount of brightness
Formal Elements of Arts
Repeated in a piece of work or an associated piece of works
Pattern
Formal Elements of Arts
Design that keeps on occurring
Pattern
Motif
Formal Elements of Arts
Lightness or darkness of something
Tone
Formal Elements of Arts
Overall impression of color that you get when considering as a whole
Tone
Global Tone
Formal Elements of Arts
- Used to emphasize a particular subject or area
- Contrast this to the rest of the artwork
Tone
Local Tone
Formal Elements of Arts
Drama or darkness
Tone
Dark Tones
Formal Elements of Arts
Drawing attention to a point
Tones
Light Tones
Formal Elements of Arts
Result of closed lines either 2d or flat lines
Shape
Formal Elements of Arts
Used as decoration, technique of composition, or as an entire piece of artwork
Pattern
Formal Elements of Arts
Diverse and useful as a tool that grabs a viewer’s attention whether it be subtle or apparent
Pattern
Formal Elements of Arts
Area betwee, around, above, and below within things
Space
Formal Elements of Arts
Area where the subject or area of interest is
Space
Positive Space
Formal Elements of Arts
Area around the subject or area of interest
Space
Negative Space
