What is Art?

Art?
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DESCRIBES ART
WHAT IS ?

Derived from the Latin word

“ARS” which means “skill”. It is
also known as the totality of
human activities.
7 Elements of ART-considered as the
building blocks of art
LINE
 A Mark that is made on a surface or outline
Defined by a point moving on a space
 can be two-or-three dimensional
5 main kinds of Line
A. HORIZONTAL LINE _________
Lines that run parallel to the ground
B. VERTICAL LINE
Lines that move up and down
C. DIAGONAL LINE E. ZIGZAG LINE
 Lines that slant Lines that are made by
combining diagonal lines
that change direction.
D. CURVED LINE
 Lines that change directions gradually
 SHAPE
• It has two dimensions, length as well as width
• When lines form together, they make flat shapes
CATEGORIES OF SHAPE
A. Geometric Shapes
 Also called as regular shapes
 These are shapes that are easy to recognize and is use
in math information also
B. ORGANIC SHAPES
• Also called as Freeform shapes
• These are shapes that seem to follow no rules
• Figures that have natural look and a
flowing, curving appearance.
 FORM
Has always three dimensions length,
width and Height Cube, Cylinder, Cone
and Sphere
 VALUE
Refers to the changes in the base col
Range of lightness and darkness
within a picture.
 CATEGORIES OF VALUE
A. TINT
 Adding white to color paint to
create lighter values such as light
blue or pink.
 Adding black to paint to
create dark values such as
dark blue or dark red.

B. SHADE
 TEXTURE
The quality of a
surface or the way any
work of art is
represented.
Also refers to the way
a picture is made to
look rough or smooth
 COLOR
Has three characteristics, which are
hue, value and intensity.
Hue means the shades(red, yellow or
prink)
Value refers to the lightness or darkness
Intensity refers to the brightness or
dullness of the work of art.
 SPACE
It is the creation of visual perspective;
this gives illusion of depth.
It can also mean the way an artist uses
the area within the picture plane.
Real space is actually three-
dimensional
 PRINCIPLES OF ART
The rules and techniques that artists use
to create works of art. They can also be
used as basis in saying something about
the works of an art.
Represents how those building blocks or
elements are organized or arranged.
 RHYTHM OR MOVEMENT
An art of refers to the repetition of a
motif or elements of art(lines, shapes,
colors, etc.)
The visual path that a viewer’s eye
follow across a work of art or the
implied movement of lines:Horizontal
(calm and still), vertical(strong, at
attention) and diagonal(action) lines;
movement and rhythm work together
to create a visual “beat”.
 BALANCE
Refers the distribution of
“visual weight” by the
arrangement of elements
2 forms of Balance
1. Symmetrical balance- formal
2. Asymetrical Balance-
informal
 EMPHASIS
When an element is given dominance,
making it stand out
Center of Interest
 VARIETY
Different types of
things from the same
category
Achieved by using
different shapes, lines,
colors and other
elements of art.
 PROPORTION
The relationship of
certain art elements to
the whole artwork
should be considered in
order to attain
proportion
ASSIGNMENT
For your own artwork
Bring the FF. Art Materials
1. Oslo Paper
2. Pencil
3. Crayons/ oil pastel
4. Pentel Pen
 LESSON1:
WESTERN CLASSIC
ART:GREEK AND ROMA
 PAINTING
Were most commonly found in vases, panels and tomb.
It depicts natural figures with dynamic compositions.
MOST COMMON METHODS OF GREEK PAINTING
1. FRESCO- method of painting water-based pigments
on a freshly applied plaster usually on a wall surface.
2. ENCAUSTIC- developed to use by greek ship
builders, who used the hot wax to fill the cracks of the
ship.
 VASE PAINTING
KERCH STYLE- also
referred to as kerch
vases red-figured
pottery named after the
place where it is found
SCULPTURE
MARBLE BUST
OF ZEUS
• Greece was
blessed with an
abundance of
marble and
limestone, which
they used
SCULPTURE
REPLICA OF THE
STAUE ATHENA
 The statue of athena
in the parthenon
sculpted by pheidas
around 438 BCE,
 One of the greatest
sculptural
masterpieces of
Divided into three columns
ARCHITECTURE
DORIC
 The simplest of
the orders
characterized by
short, faceted,
heavy columns
with plain, round
capitals and no
base
THE PARTHENON
 It was built in honor
of athena, the greek
goddess of wisdom
and patron of the
city.
 Many of the greek
temples lay in ruins
due to the
deterioration
DORIC
 The simplest of
the orders
characterized by
short, faceted,
heavy columns
with plain, round
capitals and no
base
IONIC

It is
distinguished
by slender,
fluted pillars
with a large
base and two
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CORINTHIAN
The most
elaborate order
that has capital
that is carved
with the
stylized leaves
 PAINTINGS FROM
ROMANTIC ERA
Have long existed in
Indonesia and were made
from hardwood and stone
some of these were carved
on the walls called reliefs,
while some are freestanding
sculptures that guide their
temples.
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