Lesson 2.4 - The Elements of Visual Arts Flashcards
solely focuses on the visual art elements.
Elements of Art
What are the Elements of art?
- Lines
- Shapes
- Form
- Color
- Value
- Space
- Texture
- primarily a dot or series of dots.
- a two-dimensional shape unless the artist gives it volume or mass.
Line
It connotes and expresses emotional states or evokes emotional responses.
One-direction-straight line
What are the kinds of lines?
- One-direction-straight line
- Horizontal line
- Vertical line
- Diagonal line
- Curved line
- Angular line
It expresses serenity, perfect stability and rest.
Horizontal line
It emphasizes poise, stability and confidence.
Vertical line
It implies action, movement, instability, feeling of unrest and uncertainty.
Diagonal line
- It implies gradual change, direction, fluidity, grave movement, serenity and stability.
Curved line
Curve lines may also have______________ that is like that of a stair, or the Philippine’s “Banahaw Rice Terraces”, that is considered to be one of the “Wonders of the World.
plane surfaces or sold surfaces
Another example of a curve line is _______________that is cone-like and cylindrical in its shape
single-curve
lines that curve in several directions and parallel to each other are called________
warped
are usually seen or used in painting mountains
Warped lines
Curved lines may also be_______________to indicate actions in all directions like a moist coming from a falls or movements in the river or any body of water.
double curved
It implies abrupt directions of change, creates tension, impression of chaos, confusion, conflict and danger.
Angular line
- are made by combining 2 or more lines together enclosing a space.
- This enclosed space can be filled with lines, colors or even texture.
- defined as having some sort of outline or boundary
Shape
What are the classifications of shapes?
- natural shapes
- abstract shapes
- non-objective shape
- geometric shape
- It refers to shapes that we see in nature such as shapes of men, animals, trees
- they may be interpreted realistically or distorted.
Natural shapes
It pertains to forms or shapes that the artist drew out of the essence of the original object and made it the subject of his work.
Abstract shapes
It refers to shapes that have reference to recognizable objects and show a similarity to some organic forms. This type of shape is also known as biomorphic shape.
Non-objective shape
- It refers to structures that look like geometrical solid-pyramids, Image result for Picasso Artwork Shapes cylindrical towers and box like office buildings.
- Abdulmari Imao
Geometric shape
He was the first Muslim recipient of the Philippine National Artist Award (2006) a sculptor and a painter who fused traditional Islamic designs with Modernist brush strokes that leads to vivid works of bold geometric patterns.
Abdulmari Imao
- It is one of the seven elements of Visual Art that involves volume.
- adds three-dimensionality to the artwork through a combination of other elements of art such as Lines, Shapes and value.
- can be seen in Relief Sculptures and 3D artworks.
- can also be implied through rendering or shading techniques.
- conveyed through the use of lighting and shadows, and the rendering of value and tone
Form
- the visual perception seen by the human eye
Color
designed to explain how color is arraigned and how colors interact with each other
modern color wheel
What are the primar colors?
red, yellow, blue
What are the secondary colors?
orange, violet, green
The discussion on how color is mixed and goes together in art is called_________
Color Theory
- refers to how adding black or white to color changes the shade of the original color.
- often goes with Color and Form
Value
- It is an element of art that imitates tactile surfaces in the real world.
- It can be rough or smooth to the touch, imitating a particular feel or sensation
Texture
What are the 2 kinds of texture?
- Actual textures
- Implied textures
- the area around the focal point of the art piece and might be positive or negative, shallow or deep, open, or closed.
- the area around the art form; in the case of a building, it is the area behind, over, inside, or next to the structure.
Space
What are the 3 classifications of space?
- Negative space
- Positive space
- Decorative space
are spaces that are not occupied by any form. It is the distance between objects that is called whitespace.
Negative space
- is everything that makes up the subject of art.
- It is the space usually filled with other elements
Positive space
