1. The document discusses key elements and principles of contemporary art including line, shape, form, color, value, texture, harmony, variety, rhythm, proportion, balance, movement, and emphasis/subordination.
2. Contemporary art is defined as art produced by 21st century artists living in a global, diverse, and technology-oriented society. It addresses issues of the present day.
3. Elements such as line, shape, form, color, value, and texture are described as the basic components used to create artwork. Principles of design like harmony, variety, rhythm, proportion, balance, and movement are discussed as well.
1. The document discusses key elements and principles of contemporary art including line, shape, form, color, value, texture, harmony, variety, rhythm, proportion, balance, movement, and emphasis/subordination.
2. Contemporary art is defined as art produced by 21st century artists living in a global, diverse, and technology-oriented society. It addresses issues of the present day.
3. Elements such as line, shape, form, color, value, and texture are described as the basic components used to create artwork. Principles of design like harmony, variety, rhythm, proportion, balance, and movement are discussed as well.
1. The document discusses key elements and principles of contemporary art including line, shape, form, color, value, texture, harmony, variety, rhythm, proportion, balance, movement, and emphasis/subordination.
2. Contemporary art is defined as art produced by 21st century artists living in a global, diverse, and technology-oriented society. It addresses issues of the present day.
3. Elements such as line, shape, form, color, value, and texture are described as the basic components used to create artwork. Principles of design like harmony, variety, rhythm, proportion, balance, and movement are discussed as well.
1. The document discusses key elements and principles of contemporary art including line, shape, form, color, value, texture, harmony, variety, rhythm, proportion, balance, movement, and emphasis/subordination.
2. Contemporary art is defined as art produced by 21st century artists living in a global, diverse, and technology-oriented society. It addresses issues of the present day.
3. Elements such as line, shape, form, color, value, and texture are described as the basic components used to create artwork. Principles of design like harmony, variety, rhythm, proportion, balance, and movement are discussed as well.
SHAPE is two-dimensional, flat, or limited to height LESSON 1: CONTEMPORARY ART and width. GEOMETRIC - These are shapes that you Contemporary art – It is defined as the art of (the) already know and have names for. “NOW”. ORGANIC - These shapes are not so produced by the 21st century artist living in the precise; they don't have set of rules. Many of post-modern age. these are "free-form" which can be found in It functions in a global society that is culturally nature. diverse and technology-oriented. FORM is three-dimensional and encloses volume, height, width and depth. Late 1970's artists reacted to the previous art 4. Color – most striking art element that catches the eye. It is a mixture of organic or synthetic substances called PIGMENTS. COLOR WHEEL - A round spectrum to show the relationship between color families created by Sir Isaac Newton. Primary - Basic colors from which all colors are produced. You cannot make this with any other MODERN ART colors. emerged in the late 1800s and continued to grow for Secondary - The result of mixing two primary more or less a century. colors. developed as styles and techniques Intermediate or Tertiary Colors - These colors are good starting point on what we call CONTEMPORARY ART "Sophisticated" color pallet. Postmodernism then gave birth to what we know now as contemporary art. 5. Value – The lightness of darkness of an object or “With the times” (con tempo) = Art of the present color. Often used with drawings. times 6. Texture – is the surface of an artwork. Note: Both art uses issues as a subject to their Actual/Tactile - it can be felt or touch artworks. Simulated/ Illusory - it can only be seen or felt ART INTEGRATION LESSON 3: PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN Crossbreeding - in the contemporary scene has resulted in a hybrid called Integrative Art. 1. HARMONY - refers to the wholeness of the design, the pleasing arrangement of parts, and the agreement LESSON 2: ELEMENTS OF ART between parts of a composition, resulting in a united whole. 1. Line – It is the extension of a point, a short or long MUSIC WRITING mark drawn or carved on a surface. Combination of musical The theme or the topic is notes simultaneously to the uniting factor produce music
2. VARIETY - it pertains to the assortment or
diversity of a work of art.
3. RHYTHM - It is the regular, repeated pattern in the
elements of art. 2. Space – In visual arts, it can be defined as a void, an emptiness which can either be positive or negative. 4. PROPORTION - It is the relationship of the work Positive space is the term used when referring to an of art with one another. object itself. Negative space is the area around, between, and 5. BALANCE - It pertains to the even distribution of within an object. weight. FORMAL / symmetrical INFORMAL / asymmetrical It pertains to the even It refers to two sides are distribution of weight. not identical yet equal in visual weight.
6. MOVEMENT - It is a way to convey feelings and
emotions. used to give artists the ability to lead a viewer's eyes around an art piece.
7. EMPHASIS & SUBORDINATION - It is the
principle that gives importance or dominance to a unit or an area.