Sunday, June 8, 2014

Visual Elements and Principles of Design


This slideshow has various images of artwork that shows examples of the visual elements of art as well as the principles of design.
Visual Elements: 
Line - The photo of a drawing of a ribbon is an example of line.
Shape - The painting of a bird shows an example of shape, as it is a two dimensional shape drawn to look like a bird.
Mass - A photo of a flower shows mass because of the three dimensions to the flower seen here.
Light - This is a photograph of a wall on a building where the sun is hitting it. The light is shown with the silhouettes of people that are not otherwise seen in the photo.
Value - A drawing of several shapes including cones and spheres shows value because of the light and dark areas shown to bring dimension to the work.
Color - The abstract looking portrait is an example of the use of color because of the variety of colors used throughout.
Texture - Texture is exemplified in the picture of an ear of corn. The way light hits the kernels brings texture to the drawing.
Space - The still life of vases shows the element of space because of the space seen between some of the lines, and also in the background.
Principles of Design: 
Unity & Variety - An abstract painting shows unity and variety with the unified way in which each shape brings the painting together. There is variety here as well because of the various shapes, and no one is the same.
 Balance - The painting of the fish shows and example of balance because although it is asymmetrical balance, the fish are evenly placed on the painting so as to not have an unbalanced work of art.
Emphasis & Subordination - The photo of a beach shows emphasis and subordination because of the dark trees and foreground contrasting with the sunset and reflection on the water. The sunset and reflection are emphasized because of the contrasting darkness of everything else.
Proportion & Scale - The drawing of a vase with fruit shows proportion and scale because the sizes of each object in the still life are close to being true to their actual size and scale.
 Rhythm - Rhythm is shown in the photo of a waterfall. The water is moving down the rocks in a rhythmic motion that can be seen in this photograph.

1 comment:

  1. I liked your slideshow representing the elements. I think your choice of photos represents the elements very well.

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