[ CPAR ] UNIT 1 | Lesson 1 & 2: Integrative Arts and The Elements and Principles of Art

Art

is an expression of ideas and feelings.

Integrative Art

is the integration of two or more art forms to create more engaging and quality masterpieces.

• Literary Arts

• Visual Arts

• Performing Arts

Forms of Art

Visual Arts

is the expression of artistic ideas through images, structures, and tactile works.

Visual Arts

Painting, sculpture, and architecture are some of its examples.

Literary Arts

This is the expression of ideas through the creative use of language.

• poetry

• prose

• drama

Categories Literary Arts

Performing Arts

This is the expression of ideas through performance in front of an audience.

Performing Arts

include dance, musicals, theaters, films, and TV shows.

Literary Arts

serves as the material in theater productions

Visual Arts

are used for stage design.

• Space

• Line

• Shape and Form

• Color

• Value

• Texture

Elements of Art (6)

Space

pertains to emptiness, which may be positive space or negative space.

Positive Space

refers to the part that is enclosed in a shape.

Negative Space

refers to the opposite part that the shape is enclosing.

Line

is a series of points

• form (curved, dotted, or broken)

• direction (vertical, horizontal, or diagonal)

two characteristics of Line:

Line

In other disciplines like theater, _____ pertains to the script. In dance, it is the routine of steps.

Shape

is formed by connecting both ends of a line.

Shape

It is a two-dimensional figure with length and width.

Form

is three-dimensional: it has the same dimensions as a shape except with added depth and therefore does not feel flat.

Color

When light bounces off an object and reaches our eyes, we perceive ____.

Color

may have lightness or darkness, or coolness or warmth.

Value

In visual arts, it is a property of color that pertains to the lightness or darkness.

Value

In music, ____ refers to the pitch. It is the highness or lowness of a sound.

Texture

In visual arts, _____ is the tactile or illusory surface of the piece.

Texture

While in music, it is the mood or quality of the composition.

• Scale and Proportion

• Harmony

• Variety

• Movement

• Rhythm

• Balance

• Emphasis and Subordination

The Principles of Art (7)

Scale and Proportion

It refers to the relationship of the elements, particularly the relative size of parts of a whole.

Harmony

In visual arts, it is the unity of the artwork, specifically in reference to the arrangement of its parts.

Harmony

While in music, it refers to the simultaneous sounding or playing of different notes to produce a sound.

Variety

It refers to diversity. This means adding multiple elements to break the artwork's monotony and make it more interesting.

Movement

serves as one of the fundamental principles in dance and theater.

Movement

In visual arts, an artwork has movement when it incorporates the passage of time, even in an illusory manner.

Rhythm

It refers to the repetition of certain elements to produce a pattern.

Rhythm

In visual arts, repeated design elements may create a certain flow and lead the viewer's eyes.

Rhythm

In music, this refers to the even distribution of notes.

Balance

It refers to the even distribution of elements.

• Informal balance or asymmetry

• Formal balance or symmetry

There are two types of balance in visual arts:

Informal balance or asymmetry

when the designs are not equally distributed

Formal balance or symmetry

when the weight of the designs is equally distributed

Emphasis

is a principle that may refer to the greater impact given on a certain element.

Subordination

serves as the opposite of emphasis as it refers to how certain elements supplement the emphasized elements in a design.