Elements of Art
This element refers to the path of a moving point through space, and can be actual, implied, vertical, or horizontal.
What is a line?
Repeating lines, shapes, or colors at regular intervals to create a sense of visual tempo or beat.
What is rhythm?
Known as the "King of" this music genre, Michael Jackson was one of the most popular global stars of the 20th century.
What is Pop?
The absolute size of an object or artwork compared to a standard unit of measurement or the human body.
What is scale?
The specific area of a composition that demands primary visual dominance and commands immediate attention.
What is a focal point?
This element is two-dimensional, enclosed, and can be geometric or organic.
What is a shape?
The distribution of visual weight in a work of art, which can be symmetrical, asymmetrical, or radial.
What is balance?
Before starting his solo career, Michael Jackson rose to fame as the youngest lead singer of this musical group formed with his brothers.
What is the Jackson 5?
The relative size relationship between the different parts of a single whole or object.
What is proportion?
When an artist isolates a single shape or color against a uniform background, they create emphasis through this method.
What is isolation?
The relative lightness or darkness of a color or surface, crucial for creating contrast and depth.
What is value?
Using a deliberate repetition of identical or similar elements throughout a composition to build pattern and structure.
What is repetition?
The title track of this 1987 hit album features Michael Jackson wearing a black leather outfit and asking, "Who's..." this word?
What is "Bad"?
Deliberately altering proportional sizes to emphasize which figures or elements hold the highest importance or status.
What is hierarchy of scale?
Using converging lines or high-contrast value centers to pull the viewer’s gaze straight toward this main objective.
What is a focal point?
The tactile quality of a surface or the visual representation of how something feels.
What is texture?
The path the viewer's eye follows through a work of art, often guided by lines, edges, and color transitions.
What is movement?
Released in 1982, this iconic record became the best-selling album of all time worldwide, producing seven top-10 singles.
What is Thriller?
Juxtaposing starkly different visual attributes, such as rough next to smooth or bright next to dark, to create dynamic tension.
What is contrast?
Secondary points of interest that support the primary focal point without stealing the main show are known by this name.
What are subordinate elements?
The element that has three properties: hue, value, and intensity or chroma.
What is color?
A sense of wholeness and completeness achieved when all the individual elements in a piece work together seamlessly.
What is unity/harmony?
Michael Jackson holds the Guinness World Record for the most Grammy Awards won by a single artist in a single night, taking home this many trophies at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards in 1984.
What is eight?
Injecting change, differences, and unexpected shifts into a layout to prevent monotony and hold the viewer's attention.
What is variety?
A design strategy where the focal point is intentionally subdued or omitted entirely to create a sprawling, all-over field of visual interest.
What is all-over composition/decentralized composition?