Inspiration for Creating Ceramic Tiles

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Inspiration for Creating Ceramic Tiles

• 6th Grade, 1st period
• West Valley Middle School

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Elements of Art

• Line
• Color
• Shape
• Form
• Space
• Texture

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Principles of Design

• Emphasis
• Repetition
• Proportion
• Rhythm/Movement
• Balance
• Unity
• Variety/Contrast

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What is Unity?

• Unity means that all parts in the composition of
  an artwork look as though they fit together.

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What is Variety/Contrast?

• Variety (also called contrast) means that some
  parts of an artwork are different from other
  parts within the composition.

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Some Examples of Unity and Variety
Louise Nevelson, Homage to the World, 1966 Wood,
86 x 288
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Louise Nevelson, Scupltor
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Louise Nevelson, White Vertical Water, 1972
Painted wood, 26 sections, 216 x 108
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Louise Nevelson, Maquette for Dawn Shadows
(Edition 2 of 6), 1976-83 Welded steel, painted
black, 30 1/2 x 31 x 26 1/4"
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Rubem Valentim Emblem 3
Rubem Valentim Emblem 6
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Jackson Pollock, Stenographic Figure, 1942 Oil on
canvas, 40 x 56
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Full Fathom Five (detail)
Jackson Pollock, Full Fathom Five, 1947 Oil on
canvas with nails, tacks, buttons, coins,
cigarettes, etc, 50 7/8 x 30 1/8
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Wassily Kandinsky, Yellow, Red, Blue, 1925 Oil on
canvas, 127 x 200 cm
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Wassily Kandinsky, On White II, 1923 Oil on
canvas, 105 x 98 cm
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Wassily Kandinsky, Composition VIII, 1923 Oil on
canvas, 55 1/8 x 79 1/8
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Art Nouveau

• What is Art Nouveau?
• Developed in 1880s 1890s
• Derived from the Maison de lArt Nouveau, in
  Paris
• Nouveau means new
• Was an opposition to the historicism dominated by
  the 19th century
• Characteristics include
• Writhing plant forms
• Flowing forms and lines

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Some Inspiration and Ideas for Your Tiles
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Aubrey Beardsley, The Peacock Skirt, 1893
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Aubrey Beardsley, Frontispiece for Venus and
Tannhauser, 1895
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Aubrey Beardsley, The Dream, 1895-96
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Aubrey Beardsley, The Coiffing, 1896
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Alphonse Mucha, Gismonda, 1894 Poster, 29 1/4 x
85
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Alphonse Mucha, Luchon, 1895 Poster 29 5/8 x 41
5/8
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Alphonse Mucha, JOB, 1896 Poster, 23 1/4 x 68
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Fuchsia Necklace, 1905 Designed by Mucha for
Sarah Bernhardt (actress), made by the jeweler
Georges Fouquet Opal, cabochon sapphire,
brilliants, gold mount, Petit Palais, Paris
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