The beginning of visual art and design

The beginning of Visual art and Design

By Ntombikayise Amos 200676172

Why are the arts important?• They are languages that all people speak that cut across racial,

cultural, social, educational, and economic barriers and enhance cultural appreciation and awareness.

• They are symbol systems as important as letters and numbers. • They integrate mind, body, and spirit. • They provide opportunities for self-expression, bringing the inner

world into the outer world of concrete reality. • They offer the avenue to "flow states" and peak experiences. • They create a seamless connection between motivation, instruction,

assessment, and practical application--leading to deep understanding.

• They are an opportunity to experience processes from beginning to end.

Why the arts…• They develop both independence and collaboration. • They provide immediate feedback and opportunities for reflection. • They make it possible to use personal strengths in meaningful ways

and to bridge into understanding sometimes difficult abstractions through these strengths.

• They merge the learning of process and content. • They improve academic achievement -- enhancing test scores,

attitudes, social skills, critical and creative thinking. • They exercise and develop higher order thinking skills including

analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and "problem-finding." • They are essential components of any alternative assessment

program. • They provide the means for every student to learnBy Dee Dickinson

WHY DO PEOPLE MAKE ART?

• RELIGIOUS ART

• ART FOR THE DEAD

• ART AND NATURE

• FUNCTIONAL ART

• ART FOR ARTS SAKE

RELIGIOUS ART• Seated Buddha Akshobhya

(?), the Imperturbable Buddha of the East, 9th–10th century

TibetGilt copper; H. 22 13/16 in.(57.8

cm)

• Page from an Illuminated Gospel, early 15th century

Ethiopia, Lake Tana regionWood, vellum, pigment; H. 16 1/2

in. (41.9 cm)

ART FOR THE DEAD

• Statue of Demedji and Hennutsen, ca. 2465–26 B.C.E.; early Dynasty 5; Old Kingdom

EgyptianRogers Fund, 1951 (51.37)

• Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons Sarcophagus, ca. 260–270

RomanPhrygian marble; H. 34 in.

(86.4 cm)

ART AND NATURE

MAYA LIN"The Wave Field,"

1995. Shaped earth; 100 x 100 feet. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

FUNCTIONAL ART

• Jacket, ca. 1616British; Made Great Britainlinen, silk, metal; L. at center

back: 16 ½in. (42 cm).Rogers Fund, 1923

(23.170.1)

• Kiki Smith. (American, born Germany 1954). 1995. Artist's book, page (irreg.): 13 x 9" (33 x 22.9 cm). Edition: 2,500. Publisher: Pace Wildenstein, New York. Printer: Diversified Graphics, Minneapolis.

The Elements of Design are:• Line• Shape and Form• Value• Color• Space • Texture

Line

The path of a point moving through space is a line. Lines may be explicit (right, Matisse) or implied (left, Hopper)

Shape & Form

Shape implies form and is perceived as 2-dimensional (below, Twombly), while form

implies depth, length, and width and is perceived as 3-dimensional (right,

Michelangelo)

Color All of the colors are derived from the three primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) and black and white. Color has three properties: hue, value, and intensity (right, Ojibwe beadwork)

ValueValue refers to the relative level or darkness or lightness of a color in terms of contrast (left, Raphael)

TextureThe tactile (touchable) qualities of an object, actual or implied (right, Bernini and left, Rauschenberg)

Space & Perspective

Space is the area in which art is organized. Perspective is representative of volume of space or a 3-D object on a flat surface (above, Escher, right, Da Vinci)

The Principles of Design are:• Movement and Rhythm • Balance • Proportion• Variety and Emphasis• Harmony and Unity

Pattern

Pattern is the repetition or reoccurrence of a design element, exact or varied, that establishes a visual beat (left, Warhol and above, Klimt)

Rhythm & Movement

Rhythm or movement is the suggestion of motion through the use of various elements (above, Pollock, and right, an unknown artist, India)

Proportion & Scale

Proportion is the size relationship of parts to a whole and to one another. Scale is to relate size to a constant,

such as a human body (left, Serra, below, a woman adds tiny details to a

Pueblo plate).

Balance

Balance is the impression of equilibrium in a pictorial or sculptural composition. Balance is often referred to as symmetrical, asymmetrical, or radial (above, a photo of a flower, and to the right, Copley)

Unity

Unity is achieved when the components of a work of art are perceived as harmonious, giving the work a sense of completion (left, Hokusai, below, Manet)

Emphasis

Emphasis is the created center of interest, the place in an artwork where your eye first lands (left, Toulouse-Lautrec, above, O’Keeffe)

The Principles of Design in ReviewThe Principles of Design are the ways that artists use the Elements of Art to create good Compositions (artwork)

Balance Contrast

Emphasis Variety

Unity/Harmony Proportion

Rhythm Movement

Pattern Repetition

REFERENCES

• Adapted from Project ARTiculate’s Elements & Principles of Arthttp://www.projectarticulate.org

• Presented by: bruceblackart.com

• Presented By Mrs. Cole : The Elements and Principles of Design

• Principles of Design for the Artist : BRUCEBLACKART.COM

• http://www.brigantine.atlnet.org/GigapaletteGALLERY/websites/ARTiculationFinal/MainPages/LineMain.htm

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