Elements of Art

Elements in Visual Arts

• Line
– is an important element at the disposal of every artist.
 Horizontal Lines
- Calmness and quiescence.
- Lines of repose and serenity.
 Vertical Lines
- Lines that denotes action.
- Poise, balance, force, aspiration, exaltation, and dynamism.
 Diagonal Lines
- Life and movement.
- Give animation to any composition in which they appear.
 Curved Lines
- Grace, subtleness, direction,
instability, movement, flexibility, and
joyousness.
- Never harsh or stern since they are
formed by gradual change in
direction.
 Crooked or jagged lines
- Express energy, violence, conflict,
struggle.
• Color
– has the most aesthetic appeal.
Three Dimensions of Color
 Hue
- Gives color its name.
- Red, blue, green, violet, and yellow
- Blue, red, and yellow (primary hue)
- Orange, green, and violet (secondary)
 Value
- Sometimes called chiaroscuro, refers to the lightness or dullness
of a color
 Tints (adding white), Shades (adding black)
 Intensity
- Refers to its brightness or dullness of a color.
Color Harmonies
 Related color harmonies
- Either be monochromatic or adjacent.
 Monochromatic Harmony
- Made up of several tones of one hue (different tones from
orange family)
- Simpliest and easiest to use.
 Adjacent harmony
- Two or three neighboring hues on the color circle are used
together (tones of green, yellow, and orange) have something
in common.
 Contrasted color harmonies
- Colors which lies directly
opposite to each other in
the color circle,
complementary colors.
• Texture
– is an element that deal more directly with the need of touch.
• Perspective
– deals with the effect of distance upon the appearance of objects,
by means of which the eye judges spatial relationships.
• Space
– is for great importance (exterior of a building)
• Form
– It describes the structure or a shape of an object.
Elements of
Auditory Arts and Combined Arts
• Poetic devices such as:
 rhythm
 image
 metaphor
• Properties of musical sound such as:
 pitch
 duration
 volume
 timbre
o Graffiti
- writings or drawings which have been scribbled, scratched,
painted on walls or other surface materials, often within public
view.
o Poetry-performance
- is specifically composed for or during a performance before an
audience.
o Digital art
- it can be defined as any art that is made with the help of a
computer.
o Performing arts
- which is presented to the audience.
• It can be presented in many ways:
 be scripted or unscripted
 random or carefully orchestrated
 be spontaneous or carefully planned
 be live or via media
 be with or without audience