What does every work of

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What does every work of visual art have in
common with every other work of visual art?
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There are certain characteristics, or qualities,
that all works of art share.
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• There are
• Physical qualities
• Formal qualities
• Illusionary qualities
• Subject matter
• Content/meaning

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All of the characteristics of these qualities are
either present
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or are intentionally omitted
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.from all works of visual art.
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• Lets look at
• physical qualities first
• Medium
• Size
• Ground
• Format

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• Lets look at
• physical qualities first
• Medium
• Size
• Ground
• Format
• ...are all physical qualities.

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The medium of a work of art is the material that
it is made from such as ...oil
paint watercolor charcoal on paper sculpture
(wood, bronze, stone) .to name just a few
mediums.
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The size of a piece of art is decided Upon by
the artist. And is one of the physical
characteristics of a work.
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The ground is the surface on whicha 2
dimensional work is created wood
panel,stretched canvas,paper,plasterare just
a few of the grounds that an oil painting may be
done on.
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The Format of a work of artis the shapeof the
groundcircle (tondo)rectanglesquarefree
formare all commonly used formats.
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Formal qualitiesof a work of art.These are
commonly referred toas the ELEMENTS OF ART
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There are at least 5Elements of Art (Some
instructors like to include2 more time and
space.)
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For our studies we will look atColorValueLineS
hapeTexture
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The Elements of Art
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COLOR
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William deKooning,American (Dutch) 20th century
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In looking at the element of COLORwe have to
consider the Color Wheel
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The Primary colors are Yellow, Red, and Blue
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In theory, nearly all the other colors may be
mixed from the Primary Colors, including the
Secondary colorsorange, green, and violet.
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Keith Haring20th c. American
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Below are the pairs of complementary
colors.Yellow and violetgreen and redblue and
orange
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Complementary colors
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Complementary colorsare dynamic and
dramaticwhen used in the same composition.They
enhance one another.They COMPLEMENT one another.
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Jan Van EyckFlemish Renaissance master
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Jesus Was A SupermodelFred GuzmanIVC Alumni
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TGCampers Perfect Companion Oil
pastel/paper1980
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Complementary colors in life nature
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Complementary colors also have a physiological
affect on the human eye.called Simultaneous
Contrast orthe after-image affect.
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Colors that are next to one anotheron the color
wheel are called ANALOGOUS COLORS
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ANALOGOUS COLORSare Harmonious when used in a
composition.
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The Birth of VenusSandro BoticelliFlorence,
Italy Renaissance (15th c.)
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Still lifeWilliam Bailey20th c. American
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Georgia OKeefe20th c. American
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As we have seen in the preceding paintings,
artists May paint an analogous color
composition, and then add an accent of the
opposite, or complementary color. This strategy
creates a FOCAL POINT.
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Alice Neel20th c. American