Elements of Art CPAR

Elements of Art

• aspects of form

• they convey meaning and express ideas

  lines, color, value, texture, shape, comp of space, movement

Line

– associated with the body’s

axis as it moves toward

different directions and adjusts

to a point of reference though

various positions and actions

COLOR: Hue

– the name of the colors

– how light waves of various

lengths and rapidity of vibrations

bounce off objects and enter our eyes

– warm and cool hues

a. warm hue

- has longer wave

lengths and is more

distinct and easily

discernible

- seem to advance

toward us

b. cool hue

- has shorter wave

lengths, and seem to

merge into each other

- appear to recede

b. Secondary colors:

yellow + red = orange

red + blue = violet

blue + yellow = green

a. Primary Colors:

blue, yellow, red

Saturation

how true is the color

Intensity

the degree or purity of saturation of strength of a color

Brilliance

- when we mix a brilliant blue with a neutral hue, such as

gray, its hue or blueness does not change; it just becomes less

intense or duller

value or tone –

brightness or darkness

– when a

hue is mixed with black, it

becomes more dim or heavy;

when it is mixed with white

or gray, it lightens

polychromatic

many colors

Monochromatic

one color

mix the color with white or gray to achieve its many tones

Black

color that absorbs all

White

color that reflects all

Color: Uses

visual artists use colors in

different ways, depending on their

style and preferences

• Representational –

intends to depict the

world as accurately as

possible

– landscape and still life

depict actual conditions

of the environment

through shading, play of

light and dark, or

chiaroscuro

– landscape and still life

depict actual conditions

of the environment

through shading, play of

light and dark, or

chiaroscuro

– modern artists are personal

and expressionist taking

liberties with color scheme.

– Galo conveys his idea of

extreme suffering in depleted

world

Leeroy New, PHS for the

Arts

– he creates polychromatic

fantasy landscapes with an

intense, often polychromatic

color scheme in his visual art

paired with performance.

Rameer Tawasil

– echoes the color scheme of Mindanao’s material culture

Nestor Vinluan

– his abstract paintings are muted, making us focus on the form and

elements of the painting, itself

right: T’nalakand on the left: Dagmay

– color scheme also depend on the materials available and regional

variations

Value

– gradations of tone

from light to dark, which

can be an aspect of

color but could also

specifically refer to the

play of light on an

object or a scene

VALUE: USES

• Representational Painting –

it is shading, blending, and

chiaroscuro which lend the

flat surface an illusion of

depth and perspective

• Non-representational

– black and white photography –

unique character

– artistic photography – meaning

– documentation – black and

white ID photos

– photojournalism – reportage practices

TEXTURE

– how objects and surfaces feel, and in most associated

with the sense of touch or tactility

– created when several lines combine

– Combinations described as – smooth, translucent, fine,

silky, satiny, velvety, sandy, furry, feathery, slimy, gritty,

rough, rugged, coarse, porous, irregular, jagged, thick, thin,

and so on…

TEXTURE: Examples

– Barong

and Baro at

Saya –

translucent

and delicate

Aze Ong crocheted dresses – soft yet thick

– representational works

– can be simulated or

imitated

– Collage – actual

objects are glued on a

surface

- Imelda Cajipe-Endaya– integrates sawalipanes,

crocheted lace, fabrics and rope

– to make more concrete and more immediate her works’

social and political themes such as feminism, export labor,

and anti-imperialism

shape

– forms that are two-dimensional or three-

dimensional

– 2D – exists as planes having length and

width

– 3D – possesses length, width and volume

– either geometric (rectilinear or curvilinear),

biomorphic, or free inventions

SHAPE: Examples

– Local textiles – stylized and abstract

– binakol (Tinggians of Abra) – geometric shapes with

math precision achieving an illusionistic effect

Composition in Space

– involves the relationship between

figures and elements

– how the elements are organized

and composed according to principles

of organization, among them, balance,

proportion, rhythm, unity in variety,

dominance and subordination

Movement

– may occur in 2D design as rhythm or through the

recurrence of motifs, their alternation or progression

unfolding in a series

– related to line and the direction of the eye

Composition in space EXAMPLES

Bonifacio Monument and UP Oblation

Composition in Space: In Dance

Pangalay Dance and Ballet

Composition in Space: In Architecture

Bahay Kubo (lowlands) and Ifugao Houses (Highlands)

Movement EXAMPLES

Movement: in nature

Movement: in sculpture

Nine Muses by NA Napoleon Abueva

Movement: in choreography

Asian Traditional Dances

Movement: in film Flor Contemplacion,the movie