Subjects,

Elements,
and Principles
SUBJECT
- a topic
- person, animal, thing, or
issue that is described in a work
 Different Styles of
depicting a Subject
Realism
Distortion
Abstraction
Non-objectivism
Realism
- the subject
is done the way it
actually looks

Bridal White by
Arceli Dans
2014
Water color(paper)
Distortion
- using the imagination and
alters the subject according to
his/her desire
Abstraction
- breaks apart
a subject and
rearranges it in a
different manner
Non-objectivism
- no subject at all

Untitled No. 2
by Roberto
Chabet
1980
Acrylic(paper)
 ELEMENTS
1. Space
2. Line
3. Shape
4. Form
5. Color
6. Value
7. Texture
1.Space
- void/emptiness
- interval or pause
2. Line
- extension of a point
- a short/long mark drawn
or carved on a surface
a. direction: vertical, horizontal,
diagonal
b. Character: jagged, curved,
broken lines
3. Shape
- geometric (angular)
or organic (curvy)
- a figure separate from
its surrounding area
- two-dimensional
4. Form
- an enclosed line
- three-dimensional
5. Color
- most striking art
element that catches the
eye
- mixture of organic or
synthetic substances
(pigments)
6. Value
- degree of lightness
and darkness of a color
- pitch of highness or
lowness of a tone (music)
7. Texture
- surface of an artwork
- actual/tactile or
illusory
• quality/style of a
composition(music/writing)
 PRINCIPLES
1. Appropriation
2. Harmony
3. Variety
4. Rhythm
5. Proportion
6. Balance
7. Movement
8. performance
9. Hybridity
10. Technology
1.
Appropriation
- art that
combines the
past with the
present
2. Harmony
- wholeness of
the design
- unity
3. Variety
-assortment/ diversity of
a work of art
4. Rhythm
- beat
- repeated
pattern in the
elements of art
• Regular/irregular
• Simple/complex
5.
Proportion-
relationship
with one
another
6. Balance
- it deals
equality
7. Movement
-
choreography
- convey
feelings and
emotions
8.
Performance
- emphasize
spontaneous
unpredictable
elements of
chances
(Walker Art
Center)
9. Hybridity
- mixing of
unlikely materials
to produce an
artwork
10.
Technology

- reality in
the present-
day world
Quiz!!!
Activity#__
Create an abstract work
using your own hand as
the subject.
Style:
ABSTRACTION
Subject:
Hand
Elements of Art: Line, Shape,
and Color

Materials:
1 8x11.5 white paper
pencil
2 crayons
1. Arrange your paper in a
landscape manner.
2. Place your palm on the paper.
3. Spread your fingers on the
surface of the paper.
4. Trace the outline of your hand
wrist. Then, slightly move your
hand. Trace the outline again.
Repeat 3x.
5. Fill the created shapes with
colors of your choice.
Answer the following.
1. How will you describe your
artwork?
2. Explain the mood of your
artwork based on the:
a. Lines
b. Shapes
c. colors