venice twilight, monet 1908. 20 th century/modern
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Venice Twilight, Monet 1908
20th Century/Modern
1400’s
30,000 BC
17th Century/1600’s
500 BC - 500 AD
19th Century/1800’s
500 AD- 1400 AD
Principles and Elements of Art
Principles of Art
- THE WAYS IN WHICH THE ELEMENTS ARE ARRANGED, A FEELING OF VISUAL WEIGHT.
- SYMMETRICAL OR ASSYMETRICAL
BalanceLeonardo da Vinci , The Last Supper, 1495-1498, dry wall (fresco)
Unity- WHEN ALL THE
ELEMENTS OF A PIECE COMBINE TO MAKE A PIECE HARMONIOUS,
COMPLETE, AND WHOLE. THE DIFFERENT
ELEMENTS COMPLIMENT EACH
OTHER. Vincent Van Gogh, The Starry Night, 1889, oil on canvas
UNIFIED OR UNUNIFIED?
Movement- THE DIRECTION IN WHICH ART DIRECTS THE VIEWERS EYES
THROUGH THE PIECE. THIS GIVES LIFE TO
ARTWORK
Francisco Goya, The Forge, 1817, oil on canvas
Proportion-THE RELATIONSHIPS
BETWEEN THE ELEMENTS
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PIECE,
THROUGH AMOUNTS
Leonardo da Vinci, Vitruvian Man, c. 1487, drawing pen and ink on paper
Emphasis-THE PART OF A
PIECE OF ARTWORK THAT CATCHES
YOUR EYE WHEN YOU FIRST LOOK, THE FOCUS OR
CENTER OF ATTENTION
John Trumbull, Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, 1820, oil on canvas
Variety-THE DIFFERENCES IN A PIECE OF ART,
CONTRASTING ELEMENTS LIVEN
UP THE PIECE
Georges Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884-1886, oil on canvas
Elements of Art
ColorPrimary: Red, yellow, blueSecondary: Orange, green, violetWarm colors: Red, orange, yellow (these tend to advance)Cool colors: Blue, green, violet (these tend to recede)Claude Monet, Bathing at La Grenouillere, 1869, oil on
canvas
Line- THE PATHWAY OF A
POINT MOVING THROUGH SPACE, CAN
VARY IN WIDTH, LENGTH, CURVATURE,
DIRECTION, AND TEXTURE. IS A RECORD
OF MOVEMENTM.C. Escher, Relativity, 1953, lithograph
Shape-WHEN A LINE MOVES
THROUGH THE PIECE AND CONNECTS WITH ITS
START. THIS ENCLOSURE IS A SHAPE. MAY BE A PERCEIVED AREA OF
ELEMENTS
Elizabeth Murray, Wiggle Manhattan, 1992, lithograph
Space-THE DISTANCE OF AN
AREA AROUND, BETWEEN, WITHIN OR ABOVE SHAPES. IT CAN BE 3D OR 2D, ACTUAL
OR PICTORIAL
Francisco Lucientes, He Can No Longer at the Age of 98, 1819-1823, brush india ink wash.
Texture- THE “FEEL” (SURFACE
QUALITY) OF AN OBJECT. EXAMPLES WOULD BE
ROUGHNESS, SMOOTHNESS, OR
SOFTNESS. THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
TEXTURE, ACTUAL TEXTURE IS ONE THAT CAN
BE FELT BY A VIEWER.
Vincent Van Gogh, Sunflowers, 1888, oil on canvas.
Value
- THE CONTRAST BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARK. THIS CONTRAST COULD BE STRONG OR
LIGHT. THIS ARRANGEMENT WITHIN A PIECE IS SOMETIMES
CALLED CHIAROSCURO. Gerrit van Honthorst, Christ Crowned with Thorns, 1620, oil on canvas.
BalanceUnity
Movement Proportion Emphasis Variety
Balance, Unity, Movement, Proportion, Emphasis, Variety
Balance, Unity, Movement, Proportion, Emphasis, Variety
BalanceUnity
Movement Proportion Emphasis
Variety
BalanceUnity
Movement Proportion Emphasis
Variety
Balance, Unity, Movement, Proportion, Emphasis, Variety