Lesson 1
What are the 7 elements of art and principles of design (also known as art's basic building blocks)?
Line, shape, form, space, texture, value, colour
what is form?
Form is the three-dimensional aspect of an object. Form has height, width, and depth.
What are 6 value terms?
highlights, shadow, high-key, low-key, value contrast, value scale
What is rhythm and movement in art?
To create the look and feel of movement in visual art you can repeat elements at regular or random intervals. Visual rhythm—experienced through your eyes as opposed to your ears—creates a mood for the artwork according to how fast or slow the repetition occurs and the way the viewer’s eye moves through the work.
What is continuity?
A continuous flow or continuation of an element leading the eye through a composition.
What is a line?
a continuous mark made on a surface
what is space?
Space is the area between, around, above, below, or within things. It also refers to the area in which the artwork exists. Space also refers to the positive and negative space in an artwork. Positive space is space occupied by the actual form or subject of a composition. Negative space is the space around the form or subject.
Colour comes from light; without light you would not see colour. Colour has huge impact on the viewer. The mood or emotional response to the work is mainly communicated by the colour.
What are 4 types of visual rhythm?
regular, random, alternating, progressive
What is variety?
Variety is about creating different areas of interest in an artwork. Variety encourages differences. Variety creates visual interest in the work.
What are the 6 characteristics of a line?
Length, Density, Width, Direction, Focus, Expression
what is texture?
Texture is the surface quality of an object.
What are the 5 principles of design?
balance, rhythm and movement, emphasis, unity, variety
What is unity?
Unity is the principle that makes the parts work together to create an effective “whole.”
What is abstract art?
Abstract art had no representation of a subject.
What is a shape?
When a line crosses itself or intersects with other lines to enclose a space, it creates a shape. Shape is two-dimensional. It has height and width, but no depth.
What are the 2 types of texture?
Real texture and implied texture
What are the 3 types of balance?
Symmetrical, asymmetrical, radial balance
What is similarity?
Use of similar shapes, colours, line, or textures, rendered in a similar style. Repetition of similar shapes, colours, line, or textures.
Who is known as the father of abstract art?
Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) Born in Russia, he trained and painted in Munich, and later in Paris. Most of Kandinsky’s abstract works have musical titles; he uses line, shape, and colour to communicate emotion.
What are the two kinds of shape?
Geometric shape and organic shape
what is value?
Value is the range of lightness and darkness in an artwork. Value also refers to the lightness or darkness of a colour.
What is emphasis?
When one element is emphasized, it dominates or stands out from the rest of the composition. In most compositions, the emphasis can also be called the focal point. It’s often the core or the centre of the picture, a place that attracts the eye, or an element that stands out in the composition.
What is placement?
Proximity or the closeness of objects—elements grouped or placed close together; the feeling that the elements belong together, that they make sense as a whole.
Name 2 more artists inspired by musical abstraction
Piet Mondrian (1872–1944) and Bertram Brooker (1888–1955)