elements of art

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elements of art
Line Shape Space Texture Value Color Form
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line
Is the basis for most art. Created by a point
moving in space. Can be thick or thin, curved or
straight, spiraled or jagged. Can be used to
create shading with hatching/ crosshatching. Can
imply movement. Can be a simple contour. Can be
implied
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shape
Dale Chihuly
Frank Gehry
Is what most art can be reduced to after lines.
Can be geometric or organic.
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space
Can be implied as in a painting or drawing or
actual as in a sculpture or installation. Can be
created through the use of linear and atmospheric
perspective
Pietro Perugino and Leonardo da Vinci
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Andrea Zittel
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texture
Jean auguste dominique ingres
Texture may be real or implied. Texture
occasionally creates a pattern.
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Auguste Rodin
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Here the texture seen is coming not from the
object itself, but the manner in which it is
described through a medium.
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Here the object itself provides the 2d illusion
of texture
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Here Gustav Klimt uses colors, shapes, patterns,
and lines to create the illusion of a textured
gown.
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And here we see texture as a natural part of the
2d medium, giving the work a 3d feel.
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michelangelo
value
Is the range of colors from the lightest to the
darkest. Is often referred to as shading. Helps
to make a 2D form appear 3D. Is where the light
hits the object.
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Audrey flack
Raphael
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color
titian
Can be used to give an emotional response. Can be
used to abstract a work or make it appear more
realistic. Colors can draw emphasis to a design
or create optical effects. All colors are made
from the 3 primaries red, blue, and yellow.
Colors have different tints/hues based on the
amount of light and pigment in them.
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michelangelo
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Vermeer
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form
Is not unlike shape, but holds volume as well as
mass. Is important when considering sculpture.
Brancusi