ELEMENTS & ORGANIZATION OF ART

These are useful elements used in arts in order to identify the meaning and significance of each subject present .

The elements of art are a commonly used group of aspects of a work of art used in teaching and analysis, in combination with the principles of art. Lists of the elements of art vary somewhat but typically include the following: color, value, form, line, space, shape, and texture. Direction and size are added by some sources.

Elements of Arts

THE ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ARTS

LINE

It is mans own invention. It does not exist in nature. The artist uses lines to imitate or represent objects and figures on a flat surface. Simplest , most , most primitive , most universal means of creating visual art. Lines always have direction . They are always active. The prolongation of points is said to create a LINE.

LINE

LINES

Qualities of lines

They maybe short or long, fine or thick, heavy or light, wavy or jagged, straight or curved. They usually delineate shapes. Used across or within a shape, they give the effect of solidity or create an illusion of volume, or rough or smooth texture. A series of heavy lines drawn close to each other creates an impression of roughness. A few light strokes can give a sensation of softness and delicacy.

LINES

Application of Lines in Visual Arts

Lines indicating MASS

Variations in line quality, direction, curvature, weight & width

Lines showing movement and action

Lines showing direction

Lines indicating texture

Line movement and direction

Straight line moves continuously in one direction

Horizontal line creates an impression of serenity and perfect stability.

Vertical line appears poise and stable.

Diagonal line - implies action, shows movement and instability, conveys unrest, uncertainty and movement.

SHAPE

Natural Shapes

Biomorphic Shapes

Geometric Shapes

GEOMETRIC SHAPES

COLOR

Color or colour is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, green, blue and others. Color derives from the spectrum of light (distribution of light energy versus wavelength) interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors.

COLOR

Color is a series of wave lengths which strike our retina. It is derived from light, whether natural or artificial. Pigmentation (or color quality) enables objects to absorb some of the colors and reflect only one.

COLOR

Some objects do not have colors. These colors are not present in the color spectrum. They do not have any color quality instead they differ in the quantity of light that they reflect. They are called neutrals since they do not reflect any one distinct color. BLACK reflects no light at all; WHITE reflects all colors and GRAY results from partial reflection of light.

NEUTRAL COLORS

The science of color is sometimes called chromatics. It includes the perception of color by the human eye and brain, the origin of color in materials, color theory in art, and the physics of electromagnetic radiation in the visible range (that is, what we commonly refer to simply as light).

COLOR

Physical Properties of Color

The quality which gives color its name.

It refers to a pure colorone without tint or shade (added white or black pigment, respectively). A hue is an element of the color wheel. Hues are first processed in the brain in areas in the extended V4 called globs.

1. Hue

It describes the purity of a color. It is the strength of the colors hue. The quality of light in a color.

2. Intensity

Primary Colors

RED

BLUE

YELLOW

Secondary Colors

GREEN

VIOLET

ORANGE

Intermediate Colors

Intermediate Colors

COLOR WHEEL

It refers to the amount of black or white mixed with the color thereby changing the quantity of light it reflects.
The lightness or darkness of a color.

3. Value

Tint is the mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness, and a shade is the mixture of a color with black, which reduces lightness. Mixing a color with any neutral color, including black and white, reduces the chroma, or colorfulness, while the hue remains unchanged.

Tint & Shade

a property of a color, or a dimension of a color space, that is defined in a way to reflect the subjective brightness perception of a color for humans along a lightnessdarkness axis. A color's lightness also corresponds to its amplitude.

Lightness

(sometimes called value or tone)

In subtractive color (i.e. paints) value changes can be achieved by adding black or white to the color. However, this also reduces saturation. Chiaroscuro and Tenebrism both take advantage of dramatic contrasts of value to heighten drama in art. Artists may also employ shading, subtle manipulation of value.

Types of Shading

COLOR SYMBOLISM

RED
Excitement, energy, passion, love, desire, speed, strength, power, heat, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence, all things intense and passionate.

PINK

Pink symbolizes love, romance, and excitement

BEIGE

Beige and ivory symbolize unification. Ivory symbolizes quiet and pleasantness. Beige symbolizes calm and simplicity.

YELLOW

Joy, happiness, betrayal, optimism, idealism, imagination, hope, sunshine, summer, gold, philosophy, dishonesty, cowardice, jealousy, covetousness, deceit, illness, hazard.

BLUE

Peace, tranquility, cold, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth, confidence, conservatism, security, cleanliness, order, loyalty, sky, water, technology, depression, appetite suppressant.

TURQUOISE

Turquoise symbolizes calm. Teal symbolizes sophistication. Aquamarine symbolizes water. Lighter turquoise has a feminine appeal.

VIOLET

Royalty, nobility, spirituality, ceremony, mysterious, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, arrogance, mourning.

LAVANDER

Lavender symbolizes femininity, grace and elegance.

ORANGE

Energy, balance, enthusiasm, warmth, vibrant, expansive, flamboyant, demanding of attention.

GREEN

Nature, environment, healthy, good luck, renewal, youth, spring, generosity, fertility, jealousy, inexperience, envy, misfortune, vigor.

BROWN

Earth, stability, hearth, home, outdoors, reliability, comfort, endurance, simplicity, and comfort.

GREY

Security, reliability, intelligence, staid, modesty, dignity, maturity, solid, conservative, practical, old age, sadness, boring. Silver symbolizes calm.

WHITE

Reverence, purity, birth, simplicity, cleanliness, peace, humility, precision, innocence, youth, winter, snow, good, sterility, marriage (Western cultures), death (Eastern cultures), cold, clinical.

BLACK

Power, sexuality, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, mystery, fear, evil, unhappiness, depth, style, evil, sadness, remorse, anger, anonymity, underground, good technical color, mourning, death (Western cultures).

TEXTURE

Has to do chiefly with the sense of touch or tactile of an object. We learn texture through touching the specific object in order to identify the tactile of it.

TEXTURE

POROUS

CHALKY

VELVET

COARSE

CRYSTALIZE

GRAINY

ROUGH

SILKY

SMOOTH

SPACE

Is hanged and has a flat surface. Is seen only in two dimensions right and left with the eye and has no perspective base.
EXAMPLE: 1. Painting 2. Musical composition 3. Printmaking 4. Photography 5. Illuminated Manuscripts 6. Tapestry

TWO DIMENSIONAL

Is seen in all angles. Is intended to be hanged or suspended. One can see the rear front and sides of the art work.
EXAMPLE 1. Sculpture 2. Architecture 3. Dance 4. Landscape

THREE DIMENSIONAL

SHAPE

Natural Shapes

Biomorphic Shapes

Geometric Shapes