Art Appreciation

Learning Package 8 by: Karen N.Gaspar – College Teacher

Good Morning class… Believe in yourself and all that

you are, know that there is something inside you that is
greater than any obstacle. – Christian D Larson
Face and conquer every obstacle that is brought to you class. It’s hardships
that make us stronger and help us grow. It might sound crazy, but the best
approach would be to be thankful for every difficulty because it gives you a
chance to prove yourself and at the end of the day to be your own hero.
Motivate yourself to keep going and remain strong when life challenges
you. Set your time right and calm your mind and enjoy this learning package that
is good for the week.
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General Overview
 Good day my dear students. It has been a while again, long time no
reading and I hope you had still remember what we had tackled last
learning package. To check if you still remember it answer this
question on your mind.
 What are the 3 Methods to Appreciate Arts?
 if you answer the question correctly class it would be great it means
you still remember our previous topic.
 Now sit back and relax and fill in your bin my dear students, for
this weeks package we will continue study about.

Elements of Visual Arts and

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General Overview
 When we say element it’s a particular part of something. A part or aspect of
something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic.
 And, Elements of art are stylistic features that are included within an art
piece to help the artist communicate.
 The artist utilizes the mediums and puts together elements to create a
work of art. The medium is the physical means through which he can come
up with a work of art, and the elements are its quantities or properties.
 An element of art can be achieved through the use of a particular medium. To
create color for example, the artist uses and mixes pigments.

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General Overview
 The elements of art are sort of like atoms in that both serve as "building blocks" for
creating something. You know that atoms combine and form other things.
 Sometimes they'll casually make a simple molecule, as when hydrogen and oxygen
form water (H2O).
 If hydrogen and oxygen take a more aggressive career path and bring carbon along
as a co-worker, together they might form something more complex, like a molecule
of sucrose (C12H22O11).

 If we would know the element that composes

the art and the psychological meaning of those
elements, we would comprehend more the
meaning of the art and we would appreciate it
more than we know right now.
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The Elements of Visual Arts
 A similar activity happens when the elements of art are combined. Instead of
elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, in art you have these building
blocks:
1. LINE 2. COLOR 3. TEXTURE
4. PERSPECTIVE 5. SPACE 6. FORM 7.
VOLUME
 Artists manipulate these seven elements, mix them in with principles of
design, and compose a piece of art. Not every work of art contains every
one of these elements, but at least two are always present.
 For example, a sculptor, by default, has to have both form and space in a
sculpture, because these elements are three-dimensional. They can also be
made to appear in two-dimensional works through the use of perspective and
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The Elements of Visual Arts
 Art would be sunk without line, sometimes known as "a moving
point." While line isn't something found in nature, it is absolutely
essential as a concept to depicting objects and symbols, and defining
shapes.
 Texture is another element, like form or space, that can be real (run your
fingers over an Oriental rug, or hold an unglazed pot), created (think of
van Gogh's lumpy, impasto-ed canvases) or implied (through clever use
of shading).
 Color is often the whole point for people who are visual learners
and thinkers.

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Why Are the Elements of Art Important?
 The elements of art are important for several reasons.
 First, and most importantly, a person can't create art without utilizing at
least a few of them.
 No elements, no art—end of story. And we wouldn't even be talking about
any of this, would we?
 Secondly, knowing what the elements of art are enables us to:
1. describe what an artist has done
2. analyze what is going on in a particular piece
3. communicate our thoughts and findings using a common language

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Why Are the Elements of Art Important?
 Musicians can talk about the key of "A," and they all know it means "a pitch
relating to 440 oscillations per second of vibration."
 Mathematicians may use the very basic word "algorithm" and feel confident
that most people know they mean "a step-by-step procedure for carrying out
computation."
 Botanists world-wide will employ the name "rosa rugosa," rather than the
much longer "that old-fashioned shrub rose - you know, the one that leaves
hips in the fall - with the five-petaled flowers that can be yellow, white, red
or pink."
 These are all specific examples of a common language coming in handy
for intelligent (and shortened) discourse.

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Why Are the Elements of Art Important?
 So it is with the elements of art. Once you know what the elements
are, you can trot them out, time after time, and never put a wrong
foot forward in the art world.
 The elements of art are both fun and useful.
 Remember ​line, color, texture, perspective, space, form and volume.
 Knowing these elements will allow you to analyze, appreciate, write and
chat about art, as well as being of help should you create art yourself.
 So now class let us tackle and know more each one of this elements on
the next slides.

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Element 1 Line
 Line is the foundation of all drawing. It is the first and most versatile of the
visual elements of art.
 Line in an artwork can be used in many different ways. It can be used to
suggest shape, pattern, form, structure, growth, depth, distance, rhythm,
movement and a range of emotions.
 Line is an important element at the disposal of every artist.
 Lines always have direction. They are always moving. Lines, are used in any
work of art, may either be straight or curved.
 We have a psychological response to different types of lines and lets try to
know what are the lines suggest.
 And also The way we draw a line can convey different expressive qualities
that we will know on the next following slides class.
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Element 1 Line: Two Classifications of Line
We have TWO CLASSIFICATIONS OF LINE
1. STRAIGHT LINE 2. CURVED LINE
• HORIZONTAL • CROOKED OR JAGGED
• VERTICAL
• DIAGONAL
 Straight Line is the basic framework of many forms, but it lacks softness and
flexibility.
 Straight line suggest efficiency, simplicity and strength. Straight lines
depict flexibility, buoyancy and grace.
 The straight line moves in one direction only. It may either be horizontal,
vertical or diagonal.
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Element 1 Line: Classifications of Line – Straight Lines
 Horizontal Line are lines repose and serenity.
 Horizontal lines are found in reclining persons, in landscape, calm bodies of
water and in the distant meeting of the earth and sky which is called horizon.
 Vertical Lines are lines that denote action.
 They suggest poise, balance, force, aspiration, exaltation, and dynamism.
 Vertical lines also tend to express as well as arouse emotions of exaltation and
inquietude.
 The Gothic Cathedrals express the aforementioned sentiments that possessed
the soul of northern Europe- Middle Ages.

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Element 1 Line: Classifications of Line

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Element 1 Line: Classifications of Line – Straight Lines
 Diagonal Line suggest action, life, and movement.
 They give information to any composition in which they appear. Almost every
object in action assumes a diagonal line.
 A running person makes a diagonal line with his body and legs. The degree of
action is shown by the angle the diagonal makes in relation to the ground.
 As masters in any art try to perfect their technique, they are able to work more
or less instinctively, and they begin to express themselves more and more
through the freedom, buoyancy, and grace of curved lines.

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Element 1 Line: Classifications of Line – Curved Lines
 Curved Line suggest grace, subtleness, direction, instability, movement,
flexibility, joyousness, and grace.
 They are never harsh to stern since they are formed by a gradual change of
direction. They tend to impart these qualities to any work where they are
used.
 The restrained curved lines exemplified in the woman’s body and the bamboo
stem where according to Philippine legend, man and woman sprang by Carlos
“Botong” Francisco.
 Crooked or jagged lines express energy, violence, conflict, and struggle. This
can be classified into three.

Sample Curved Line

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Element 1 Line: Classifications of Line – Curved Lines
 Three Classifications of Crooked or jagged lines:
Crooked or jagged lines
1. Lines which follow or repeat one another.
2. Lines which contrast with one another.
3. Transitional lines which modify or soften the effect of others.
 Repetition - it occurs when two or more lines are
drawn within a corner. Lines that are in opposition to
each other form a contrast.
 When a curved line cuts across a corner from an
opposition line to another, it forms a transitional line.
 Transitional Lines - modify the sharpness of vertical
and horizontal lines giving a harmonizing effect.

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Element 1 Line
In painting, there should be an organic unity of lines to produce balance
and symmetry, proportion of lengths and widths, and rhythm.
 The way we draw a line can even convey different expressive qualities:

 Freehand lines can express the personal energy

and mood of the artist.
 Mechanical lines can express a rigid control.
 Continuous lines can lead the eye in certain
directions.
 Broken lines can express the ephemeral or the
insubstantial.
 Thick lines can express strength. LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519)
A Study for an Equestrian Monument,
 Thin lines can express delicacy. 1488 (metalpoint on blue paper)
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Element 2 Color
 That’s for the 1st element – line class now lets move to the 2nd one the color.
 Of all the elements of visual arts, color has the most aesthetic appeal.
 Delight in color is a universal human characteristics. Color is a property of light.
When light goes out, color goes with it.
 The light of the sun contains all the colors of the spectrum: violet, indigo, blue,
green, yellow, orange and red. These colors are so blended that they yield no
appearance of color.
 When a beam of light passes through a prism, the different rays of color are separated
so we are able to see and identify them from each other.
 When light strikes a surface, some of the color rays are absorbed while others are
reflected. Others pass through, especially when the object is transparent.

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Element 2 Color - - The Light of the Sun
 Most surfaces absorb all the color rays except those which yield a single color
sensation and therefore appear to be of that color.
 See for instance, a blue dress absorbs all the color rays except the blue ray
which it reflects. A red ball absorbs all the color rays except the red ray which it
reflects.
 The color of an object therefore is determined by the rays which are
reflected to the eyes of the beholder.
 Objects that appear to be black absorbed practically all the color rays and
reflect none, while objects that appear white reflect all the color rays
equally. Gray is due to the partial reflection of the color rays.
 White, gray and black have no color quality. They are called neutral colors.

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Element 2 Color - Examples

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Element 2 Color
 Color has three dimensions or attributes: hue, intensity and value.
 We will tackle each one of this on the next slides class.

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Element 2 Three Dimensions of Color - Hue
 Hue is the dimension of color that gives its name.
 When we say the flower is yellow, we are naming its hue. Color names such as
red, blue, green, violet, and yellow indicate hue.
 Blue, red, and yellow are the Primary Hues. If these primary hues are mixed in
equal parts the secondary hues are produced.
 The Secondary hues are orange, green, and violet. Orange is produced by
mixing red and yellow; green by mixing yellow and blue; and violet by mixing
blue and red.
 Colors may either be warm and cool. Let us know about warmth hues and
cool hues on the next slides class. After the picture of the hue mixture.

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Element 2 Three Dimensions of Color - Hue

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Element 2 Three Dimensions of Color - Warm Hue
 Red, Orange, and Yellow are the warm hues.
 They are associated with objects like the sun, fire, and other sources of heat.
 They tend to impart warmth to any composition in which they are used.
They are conspicuous, cheerful, stimulating, vivacious, joyous and exciting.
 They are suggestive of impetuous or instinctive action.
 They are called advancing colors because they have an effect of advancing
or coming towards you.

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Element 2 Three Dimensions of Color - Cool Hue
 The cool colors Are those where blue predominates like green, blue-green,
blue, and blue-violet.
 They cause surfaces covered with them to appear to recede.
 They suggest distance.
 They are calm, sober, restful, and inconspicuous.

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Element 2 Three Dimensions of Color - Hue
 Red – color of fire and blood, the warmest, most vigorous, and most exciting of
the colors. It stands for passion and energy.
 Yellow – the color of light, is the most brilliant, cheerful, and exultant of the
colors. It suggests cheerfulness, magnificence, life and splendor. It serves to
balance the warm colors like red and orange
 Green – color for vegetation and symbolizes life and freshness.
 Violet – represents shadows and mysteries.
 Black – represents despair, death and pain.
 Orange – suggests deliciousness and warmth.
 BLUE – color of the sky and of deep and still water. Coolest and the most tranquil
of the colors. It arouses the feelings of peace and quietness.

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Element 2 Color
Color and line should not evoke an emotion as
much as express it. The painting must express the
emotion intended by the artist. Unless the spectator
is made aware of this emotion as truly there in the
canvas, the painting is not aesthetic at all.
-- (Panizo and Rustia, 1995)
Through color and line, painting moves the spectator.
 That’s for the hue class lets have the value and intensity.

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Element 2 - Value
 Values, sometimes called chiaroscuro, refers to the lightness or darkness
of a color.
 It is a quality which depends on the amount of light and dark in color. They
give the expression of depth and solidity and lend form to paintings.
 An understanding of values will help the artist use colors to the best
advantage. It will offer important suggestions for the arrangement of
color values in interior decoration.
 See for instance, the floor should be the darkest in the room, the walls
should be lighter, and the ceiling, the lightest. If the color of the floor is
lighter than the wall, it will not give the feeling of being a solid
foundation.

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Element 2 - Value
 TINTS - are values above the normal.
 SHADES - are values below the normal.
 Pink is a tint of red.
 Maroon is a shade of red.
 Sky blue is a tint.
 Navy blue is a shade.
 The value of the hue can be changed. We raised hue by adding more light so
that it reflects more light and lower it by reducing the light it can reflect.

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Element 2 - Intensity
 Intensity, another dimension of color, refers to the brightness or
darkness.
 It gives color strength. Differences in intensity may be described as full
intensity, two-thirds intensity, and two-thirds neutral.
 Two colors may be both but one is
more intense than the other. When it is
dulled, it is said to be partly
neutralized.
 The more black or white is added, the
weaker the intensity becomes.

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Element 2 - Intensity
Color plays and important role in the works of artists.
Painters use one color to balance and enrich the other and to
awaken the emotional responses of the viewer.
Although painting is known as the art of color, color is also
important in sculpture and architecture. Buildings and houses
are painted; bronze is selected for its rich brown color and
marble for its whiteness.
 Let us stop here class, we will continue about color and other elements of arts
next week.

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 Thank you and God speed class…
 So that’s it for this week class. It would be long if we would finish it all lets cut
it their and continue it next week.
 Hope you enjoy the package and understand its content my dear students  …
 Art is everywhere, do appreciate it by reading more about it, by feeling it
and by learning about it
 References: https://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/visual-elements/visual-elements.html ,
slideshare and our reference book.

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