Principles of Art:
Form is an element of art that is three-dimensional and encloses volume. Cubes ,spheres,and cylinders are examples of various forms.- As soon as I read the description for the definition of form I knew right away that I wanted to take a picture of my staircase. After looking at the student example and seeing the picture he took, I knew I was on the right track. The staircase is three-dimensional and shows elongated cubes.
Line is an element of art which refers to the continuos mark made on some surface by a moving point. It may be two dimensional, like a pencil mark on a paper or it may be three dimensional(wire) or implied( the edge of a shape or form) often it is a outline,contour or silhouette.
- I had some trouble with line. I was trying to stay indoors while taking these pictures because it is so cold outside. All week I kept an eye out for something to represent line properly. I finally settled on the idea of a single, solitary door frame because it represents an outline as per the definition.
Shape is an enclosed space defined by other elements of art. shapes may take on the appearance of two-d or three- objects.
- This one was easy for me. When doing the discussions earlier in the week, I often referred to my sphere decoration when thinking about shape. This is a 3-d object that is defined by lines.
Color Is an element of art with three properties1) Hue, the name of the color, e.g. red, yellow, etc. 2) Intensity or the purity and strength of the color such as bright ness or dullness. And 3) value, or the lightness or darkness of the color.
- Surprisingly, this was the hardest one for me. I tend to gravitate to more neutral colors so I had to come out of my shell to find something to represent color. I finally decided to lay out one of my son's books along with some of his toys. The toys match the colors found in the book.
Texture refers to the surface quality or "feel" of an object, such as roughness, smoothness, or softness. Actual texture can be felt while simulated textures are implied by the way the artist renders areas of the picture.
-Texture was easy for me. I took a picture of my dogs fur to represent the soft feel.
Space refers to the distance or area between, around, above or within things. It can be a description for both 2 and 3 dimensional portrayals.
-Space was another easy one for me. I have this unique "cubby-like" area in my living room. I have always thought the 3-d spacing gives that space a very artistic look, more so than a regular shelf. I picked a 3-d snow globe to be shown in this space to represent the little angel (my son) that lives here.
Value describes the lightness or darkness of a color. Value is needed to express Volume.
-My favorite picture in this project. This is a picture of my son that was taken in August. After learning the description of value and seeing the student example I knew this picture would be perfect. The black/white contrast shows the darker/deeper areas (i.e. his open mouth).
Unity is seen in a painting or drawing when all the parts equal a whole. Your work should not appear disjointed or confusing.
-This picture collage came to mind when looking at a picture of unity in the text. All of the pictures make a larger picture surrounding the plaque in the middle.
Proportion or scale refers to the relationships of the size of objects in a body of work. Proportions gives a sense of size seen as a relationship of objects. such as smallness or largeness.
-I was really getting into this project and feeling very artistic when I came up with this idea. The flame puts the size of the pan into proportion.
Rhythm is a type of movement in drawing and painting. It is seen in repeating of shapes and colors. Alternating light and dark also give a sense of rhythm.
-This one was quite simple. It is my carpeting, repeating shapes and colors and almost showing some movement as well.
Movement adds excitement to your work by showing action and directing the viewers eye throughout the picture plane.
- I was also very proud of this picture. I was having trouble catching a good picture of movement with my camera. I tried a car driving down the street, my dog wagging his tail and my son clapping his hands. None of them worked out. When I took my proportions picture I realized that the boiling water shows movement!
Variety refers to the differences in the work, You can achieve variety by using difference shapes, textures, colors and values in your work.
- My picture shows a lot of variety. There are many shapes, values and textures in this picture.
Harmony is achieved in a body of work by using similar elements throughout the work, harmony gives an uncomplicated look to your work.
- This picture of my son and my dog was the first picture that came to my mind when I thought of harmony. This is the quintessential vision of uncomplicated-ness and beauty.
Balance is a sense of stability in the body of work. Balance can be created by repeating same shapes and by creating a feeling of equal weight.
Emphasis in a composition refers to developing points of interest to pull the viewer's eye to important parts of the body of the work.
- I took this picture of my god son and edited it to emphasize his face, but mostly his eyes. When looking at this black and white photo, the viewers eyes go directly to his baby-blues.
You have done an awesome job with the elements and principles. Your pictures matched each element and principle perfectly and you described each one so well and in such good detail. I really liked that you did a lot of the photos around your house because that shows that those elements and principles are present in everyday life.
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