M2: Elements of Art 1 Flashcards
man’s own invention; it does not exist in nature.
Line
have many qualities which the artist exploits (short or long, heavy or light, wavy or jagged, straight or curved).
Line
The artist uses ___ to imitate or to represent objects and figures on a flat surface.
lines
Line
David by Michaelangelo
can be used to simplify ideas;
Shapes
Classified according to their sources,
Shapes
Our world is composed of a variety of ___, some of which, because of constant use, have gained permanent meaning;
shapes
Classification of shapes
natural shapes, abstract shapes, non-objective (biomorphic) shapes, and geometric shapes
shape is an area on a flat surface enclosed by a line.
shape in painting
It stands out from the surface because of a difference in color, value, or texture, or a combination of these.
shape in paintingH
shape in painting
john miro’s works
shapes are identified either as mass or as volume.
shape in sculpture
is matter that has weight and solidity; it can be lifted, pushed, or viewed in the round.
mass
is mass that is structured or has a definite shape.
volume
The fundamental unit in sculpture is the
single volume
shape in sculpture
Rajah Soliman Monument in Malate Park
Bonifacio Monument
A house, a church or an office building has a shape of its own, defined by walls and roof. The individual parts that composed a building have their own shapes which add up to the shape of the whole. (This we note as we look at the building from the outside.)
shape in architecture
The form or shape of the building and other structures depends upon the materials and type of construction used.
shape in architecture
refer to the feel or tactile quality of the surface of the object.
texture
For the_____ texture results chiefly from the physical properties of the materials they use.
sculptor and the architect,
Texture
Flagellant by Solomon Saprid
Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh
not a permanent property of things we see around us. It is derived from light, whether natural, like sunlight, or artificial, like fluorescent light.
color
a series of wave lengths which strike our retina. Every ray of light coming from the sun is composed of different waves which vibrate inn different speeds. The ray of seen light will break up and be seen on a sheet of white paper as bands of different
color
It is the quality which gives a color its name. The colors of the spectrum are therefore called ___.
hue
Adding neutrals to any hue results in changing the quantity of light it reflects. The lightness or darkness of a color is called
value
Neutrals, Primaries or Primary Colors, Secondary Colors, Intermediate Colors
value
the strength of the color’s hue. It refers to the quality of a color. Hues become less intense (dull) when pigments are mixed with them. When gray is added, the result will be a variation in intensity without any change in value.
intensity
Color may be used to give pictorial field a three-dimensional quality, or create interest through the counterbalance of backward and forward movements.
Color may give spatial quality to the pictorial field
colors make us feel happy and gay.
LIGHT, BRIGHT
ones can depress us.
COOL, SOMBER
The different hues on the color spectrum have different emotional impacts.
Hues are often used to symbolize ideas or abstract qualities such as virtue, loyalty, evil, and cowardice.
Color may create mood and symbolize ideas and express personal emotions
of colors create mood.
values and intensity
Contrasting light and dark together produces a sensation of ________;
vitality and directness
hues closely related and at low intensities produce ______
calm and repose.
color provokes physical sensations, such as exhilaration or euphoria. (i.e Fall by Bridget Riley)
color has the ability to arouse sensations of pleasure because of a well-ordered system of tonality
color plays a secondary role. The materials used in a building have their own integral color which the architect takes into account when the designs a building.
architecture (color is not exclusive to painting)
color is linked to the material chosen by the sculptor. Sometimes, color is used in sculpture as a purely decorative element.
sculpture (color is not exclusive to painting)
a tonal relationships between light and dark areas in a painting.
Value
value is also referred to as
tone
an element that must be considered in relation to other elements such as line, color, texture and, shape.
value
create the illusion of roughness or smoothness;
shadow and highlights
value is also used in the
creation of texture
may be used to create the illusion of form, to break up the picture surface into patterns of dark into patterns of dark and light, to create the illusion of light space, and movement, and to express emotion.
Value or tone
are often used to express surface changes resulting in the creation of forms.
Tonal gradations
Renaissance painters
represented their pictorial images as free-standing solid forms so that they seem to have the weight and volume within the picture space. The images are like sculptural pieces in a yard or a building.
Values break up the picture surface into patterns of
light and dark.
They are concerned only with a selection of appearances, not so much with
spatial depth.
Value (Tone)
Work of Matisse
Cezanne’s Still Life
Pablo Picasso’s Work
Work of Braque
value is also used to express.
emotion
A painting where there is a preponderance of dark areas cannot but show an atmosphere of gloom, mystery, or drama . . .
Work of Rembrandt
while another one that has predominantly lighted areas produces the opposite effect.
Nostalgia of the Infinite by De Chirico
refers to the technique which concentrates on the effects of blending light and shade on objects to create an illusion of space and atmosphere
Chiaroscuro
is the style of painting which exaggerates the effects of chiaroscuro.
Tenebrism
exists as an “illusion” in the graphic arts, but in sculpture and architecture it is actually present
space
depthless space, it exists across the plane rather than in it.
decorative space
the term applied to the third dimension which is a matter of “illusion” in the case of painting.
plastic space
plastic space
The Avenue by Mainhardt Hobbema
The analytic study of how the various elements and material features of the art work produce meaning should lead to a more stable and consensual field of meaning leading to a better understanding of an artwork by an ordinary audience or viewer.
Artwork Analysis
