ELEMENTS OF

VISUAL AND
PERFORMANCE
ARTS
 BASIC ELEMENTS OF
VISUAL ART

1. SHAPE - IS A TWO0DIMENSIONAL DESIGN ENCASED BY LINES TO

S I G H T LY I T S H E I G H T A N D W I D T H .

S H A P E S A R R E U S E D T O P R O V I D E A S Y M B O L I C A N D FA U X F E E L I N G .

S H A P E S C A N H AV E D I F F E R E N T C O L O U R S T O M A K E I T S E E M S T H R E E -
DIMENSIONAL.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHAPES LIKE CIRCLES,

TRIANGLES AND SQUARES
2 . L I N E - L I N E S A R E M A R K S M O V I N G I N A S PA C E B E T W E E N T W O
POINTS.

ARTIST USE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF LINES LIKE: INVLUFING ,

ACTUAL, IMPLIED, VERTICAL, H O R I Z O N TA L , DIAGONAL AND
COMTOUR LINES.

EACH LINE HAS A DIFFERENT MEANING , CURVE, LENGTH,

THICKNESS AND FLEXIBILITY
3. S PA C E - S PA C E IS THE D I S TA N C E BETWEEN SHAPES AND
OBJECTS.

P O S I T I V E A S PA C E R E F E R S T O T H E A R E A S O F T H E W O R K W I T H A
S U B J E C T.

N E G AT I V E S PA C E I S T H E S PA C E W I T H O U T A S U B J E C T.

A R T I S T U S E S PA C I N G T O C R E AT E D I F F E R E N T E F F E C T S .
4. S PA C E - S PA C E IS THE D I S TA N C E BETWEEN SHAPES AND
OBJECTS.

P O S I T I V E A S PA C E R E F E R S T O T H E A R E A S O F T H E W O R K W I T H A
S U B J E C T.

N E G AT I V E S PA C E I S T H E S PA C E W I T H O U T A S U B J E C T.

A R T I S T U S E S PA C I N G T O C R E AT E D I F F E R E N T E F F E C T S .
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