Year 8 Art Study Notes

Principles of Design

Principles of Design

Guidelines that artists use to organize the elements of art, including balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, and unity.

Line

An element of art defined by a point moving in space, which can be two or three-dimensional, descriptive, implied, or abstract.

Shape

An element of art that is two-dimensional, flat, or limited to height and width.

Colour

An element of art made up of three properties:hue, value, and intensity.

Hue

A color or shade.

Value

How light or dark a hue is.

Intensity

The brightness or dullness of a color.

Space

An element of art by which positive and negative areas are defined or a sense of depth is achieved in a work of art.

Texture

An element of art that refers to the way things feel or look as if they might feel when touched.

Subjective Frame

Relates to personal response to an artwork, including the audience's feelings or the artist's intentions.

Structural Frame

Relates to the way an artist structures the elements of art to create their artwork, including materials and techniques used.

Cultural Frame

Considers an artist's social and cultural environment and how it affects their artwork, including religion, politics, and ethnicity.

Postmodern Frame

Considers how artworks challenge traditions and conventions, often using new and non-traditional materials and technology.

Cretan and Minoan Art

Artistic styles and techniques from the Bronze Age civilization on the island of Crete, known for naturalistic depictions and a focus on the natural world.

Matt Miller

An artist who focuses on the loss of biodiversity in ocean habitats, particularly coral reefs, using various mediums such as pencil, watercolors, and digital tools.

Jason Decaires Taylor

A British artist known for his underwater sculptures that explore the relationship between art and the environment.

Vicissitudes

A sculpture created by Jason Decaires Taylor consisting of 26 life-sized figures holding hands in a circle, representing unity and the impact of time and environment on the physical body.

Michael Nelson Tjakamara

An Aboriginal Australian artist known for his paintings that depict Dreamtime stories and the sacred land.

Dreamtime

The Aboriginal belief system that communicates values and beliefs about the sacred land and its creation.

Western Desert Art movement

The beginning of contemporary Aboriginal art that documented the stories and actions of ancestral beings that created the landscape.

Five Dreamings

A painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamara depicting various Dreamtime stories and sacred sites.

John Wolseley

An English-born artist who immigrated to Australia and explores the connection between humans and nature in his artworks.