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Songs of the Day
“Thriller” by Michael Jackson from 1982 album Thriller
“Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles from the 1979 album The Age of Plastic
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Announcements
Quiz 1 will be graded by Thursday, September 5th Art Walks – first Saturday of every month My office is still under construction – I’ll be outside of ART 243 during my office hours – blue couches!
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Take Away from 8.29
What is Art?
Art is a human phenomenon that takes many forms. Its definition is dependent on both individual and societal values. Art can express emotion; evoke reactions; be representative or abstract; affect the world; be beautiful, be ugly and interesting at the same time (in other words not all art is beautiful).
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Sayre “Working with Words and Images”
• The process of writing should start as soon as you walk into the gallery. What are your first impressions, initial reactions, what artworks capture your attention?
• Focus your writing on a particular piece of art – not multiple • Jot down the formal elements of an artwork and what they
communicate • FORMAL DESCRIPTION IS KEY 1) Straight forward description of the
subject matter 2) A summary of the various elements and principles of design at work it the art piece – begin with medium or media.
• After formal description = analysis and interpretation often come ‘naturally’ or effortlessly
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Form, Formalism, and Elements of Art
Anoli Perera, Stitched and Stretched, 2010
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FORM What the artwork looks like
• Aspects of artwork perceived with senses
• Medium/Materials
• Elements of art
• Principles of art
• The “facts” of the artwork – one “right” answer, not open to interpretation
CONTENT What the artwork means
• Depends on context
• Depends on viewer
• Multiple & changing
• Requires interpretation
• No easy formula to follow
• Aspects of artwork perceived with senses
• Medium/Materials
• Elements of art
• Principles of art
• The “facts” of the artwork – one “right” answer, not open to interpretation
FORM What the artwork looks like
!! KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE !!
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Form
MEDIUM
What is the artwork made of ? (materials: oil paint, pen & ink, watercolor, marble, neon lights, old tires, wire, list any and everything that is in the artwork.).
How was it made? (applying paint to canvas, thick layers / brushstrokes, fine detail, welded together, carved out of a structure, printed off a laser printer)
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Form
What is the artwork made of ?
How was it made?
MEDIUM
Charcoal on paper 98 x 77 1/8" (248.9 x 195.9 cm)
Diego Rivera, Pneumatic Drilling, 1931
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Form
What is the artwork made of ?
How was it made?
Yinka Shonibare, Scramble for Africa, 2003
MEDIUM
Fourteen life-size fiberglass mannequins, fourteen chairs, table, Dutch wax printed cotton, 52 x 192 x 110 in.
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Form
What is the artwork made of ?
How was it made?
Richard Serra, Band, 2006
MEDIUM
Weatherproof steel, 12′ 9″ x 36′ 5″ x 71′ 9 1/2″, plate: 2″
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Form
ELEMENTS OF ART
1. Shape 2. Line 3. Value (light and dark) 4. Texture & pattern 5. Color 6. Space
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Form
ELEMENTS OF ART
1. Shape is defined by: • Line • Value and shading • Color • Texture • Pattern • Use of different media
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Form
SHAPE
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Form
ELEMENTS OF ART
2. LINE : A line is long relative to its width. It can define a
space, create an outline or pattern, imply movement or texture and allude to mass or
volume.
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Form
LINE
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Form
LINE – implied line The marks are discontinuous – imply a line/shape
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Form
LINE – indistinct lines / none
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Form
ELEMENTS OF ART
3. VALUE refers to the lightness / darkness of a surface :
Value scale
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Form
VALUE
Pablo Picasso The Tragedy, 1903
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Form
VALUE
High contrast (wide range of values)
Low contrast (narrow range of values)
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Form
ELEMENTS OF ART
4. TEXTURE AND PATTERN
texture = the surface quality that can be seen and felt pattern = repeated visual form
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Form
TEXTURE AND PATTERN
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Form
TEXTURE AND PATTERN
M.C. Escher Lizard 1942
tessellation Op Art
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Form
TEXTURE AND PATTERN
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Form
TEXTURE
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Form
ELEMENTS OF ART
5. COLOR Color Theory A set of principles and rules governing and describing the understanding and use of color
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Form
COLOR
The Color Wheel
Formulated by an important 17th century thinker who is better known for other accomplishments…
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Form
COLOR
formulated by mathematician and physicist Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) in 1666 Better known for: • “Discovering” gravity and laws of motion • Modern telescope • Contributed to the development of calculus
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Form
COLOR
Monochromatic:
Various values of a single color
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Form
COLOR
Analogous: Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel These colors readily harmonize and blend together Often found in nature
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Form
COLOR Analogous:
Leonardo da Vinci Ginevra deʼ’Benci ca. 1474
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Form
COLOR Complementary: Colors opposite each other on the color wheel When placed next to each other, they look more intense and brilliant Creates energy, vitality, and tension
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Form
Vincent Van Gogh, The Night Café, 1888
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Form
Vincent Van Gogh, Starry Night, 1889
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Afterimage:
A perceptual phenomenon. Light sensors in your eyes vibrate and oscillate several seconds after visual stimulation. has gone.
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Form
COLOR Warm colors: Vivid and energetic; seem to advance in space Cool colors: Give impression of calm; soothing; recede in space Neutrals: White, black and gray
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Form
COLOR • Colors are associated with ideas, emotions, and
events
• Color associations are cultural and individual
• Colors have emotional effects
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Form
ELEMENTS OF ART
6. SPACE is the area between and around objects. The space around objects is often called negative space; negative space has shape. Space can also refer to the feeling of depth.
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Form
SPACE
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Class Activity
Describe these two paintings in terms of their medium and the various elements (shape, line, value, texture & pattern, color, space) – how are these images similar how are they different?
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Class Activity
What element (shape, line, value, texture & pattern, color, space) is most prominent in either piece?
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Suprasensorial Experience
FORM = aspects of artwork perceived with senses
Suprasensorial Experience, MoCA – Los Angeles 2010-11