The Language of ARt

The Language of ARt

The arts are a type of language for expressing ideas and feelings that every day language cannot express

Symbol

A symbol is something that stands for or represents something else.

In the language of art we use visual symbols to comminicate ideas.

What does this symbol represent to you?

Elements of Art

• The basic visual symbols in art are known as the elements of art.

• The elements of art are: line shape, form, space, color, value and texture

• No matter how a work of art is made, it will contain some or all of these elements

Principles of Design

• The rules that govern how artists organize the elements of art are called the principles of design

• The principles of design are rhythm, movement, balance, proportion, variety, emphasis, harmony, and unity.

• They have a strong influence on the way art communicates.

Media

• The material used to make art is called a medium. The plural form is media.

• Just as the principles of design affects the look of the finished work, so do the medium and the process the artist chooses

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Perception

• Looking and perceiving are not the same thing. Looking is simply noticing and labeling an object.

• Perception is the act of looking at something carefully and really thinking about what you are seeing.

Quiz

answer the following questions

Multiple Choice

Something that stands for or represents something else.

• media

• perception

• symbol

• medium

Multiple Choice

What is the act of looking at something carefully and thinking deeply about what is seen

• perception

• symbol

• being nonobjective

Multiple Choice

The basic visual symbols in the language of art.

• principles of design

• photography

• principles of art

• elements of art

Multiple Select

Which of these are elements of art. Choose all that apply.

• rhythm

• line

• pattern

• shape

• form

Multiple Select

Which of these are elements of art? Choose all that apply.

• space

• balance

• value

• variety

Multiple Select

Which of these are elements of art? Choose all that apply.

• movement

• unity

• color

• texture

Multiple Select

which of the following are principles of design. choose all that apply.

• line

• rhythm

• movement

• balance

• color

Multiple Select

which of the following are principles of design. choose all that apply.

• proportion

• texture

• variety

• value

Multiple Select

which of the following are principles of design. choose all that apply.

• shape

• emphasis

• form

• unity

Different Types of Visual Art

• Painting

• Printmaking

• Drawing

• Printmaking

• Scupture

• Photography

• Crafts and many more

Drawing

• Anything that makes a mark on a surface can be used for drawing.

• Some popular media for drawing are pencils, colored pencils, pens, crayons chalk and so many more

• There are many purposes for drawing. To develop perception skills, to help plan projects and finished artworks are some.

Painting

• Painting is the process of applying color to a surface using tools such as a brush, a painting knife, a roller, or even fingers.

• The surface is the material to which paint is applied. Canvas, paper, and wood are 3 examples.

• Some popular painting media are oil paint, acrylic paint, and watercolor.

• All paints have three basic ingredients: pigment, binder, and solvent.

Printmaking

• Printmaking is a process in which an artist repeatedly transfers an original image from one prepared surface to another.

• In printmaking an artist can make multiple original images.

All prints made by the printmaking process are made using three basic steps.

• Creating the plate

• Inking the plate

• Transferring the plate

A series of identical prints made from the same plate is called an edition.

Screen Printing

Screen printing is used to put words and images on fabric, such as T-shirts.

Photography

Photography is a technique of captureing optical images on light-sensitive surfaces.

Sculpture

Three-dimensional works of art created out of wood, stone, metal, clay or miscellaneous material.

Freestanding Sculpture

Freestanding means surrounded on all sides by space. In other words , you can walk all the around it.

Relief Sculpture

Relief is a type of sculpture in which forms project from a flat background.

Artists use a variety of techniques and materials to create sculpture. The processes include:

• Modeling

• Carving

• Casting

• Assembly

Modeling

A p[rocess in which a soft, pliable material is built up and shaped. Materials such as clay, wax, and plaster are used in modeling.

Carving

Carving is a subtractive process. The sculptor cuts or chips a form from a mass material like stone or wood.

Casting

In this process melted metal or another liquid substance is poured into a mold to harden.

Assembly

In this process the artist gathers and joins together a variety of different materials to construct a sculpture.

Quizz

Answer the following questions.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are popular media used in drawing. choose all that apply

• paper

• pen

• chalk

• crayons

• scissors

Multiple Choice

A process in which an artist repeatedly transfers an original image from one prepared surface to another.

• perception

• medium

• printmaking

• photography

Multiple Choice

A series of identical prints made from the same plate.

• subject

• medium

• freestanding

• edition

Multiple Select

What three basic steps are used in the printmaking process. Check all that apply.

• creating the plate

• drawing the image

• inking the plate

• transferring the plate

Multiple Choice

What printmaking process is best suited to printing on fabric?

• relief process

• freestanding process

• screen printing

• nonobjective process

Multiple Choice

A technique of capturing optical images on a light-sensitive surface.

• photography

• printmaking

• painting

• sculpture

Multiple Choice

Surrounded on all sides by space.

• edition

• relief

• freestanding

• nonobjective

Multiple Choice

Sculpture in which forms project from a flat background.

• edition

• freestanding

• relief

• nonobjective

Multiple Choice

A subtractive process an artist can use to create a sculpture is called:

• assembly

• casting

• carving

• modeling

The Work of Art

Works of art may be defined by three basic properties, or features. These properties are subject, composition, and content.

Subject

• The subject is the image viewers can easily identify.

• The subject in this painting is a woman with dark hair wearing a light bluegreen dress, sitting on the stairs against a dark blue wall.

Nonobjective Art

Nonobjective art has no recognizable imagery. It is made of of pure shapes, colors, textures, forms, etc.

Content

The content is the message the work communicates.

This photograph by Dorothy Lange communicates hopeless, despair and poverty.

Composition

Composition is the way the principles of design are used to organize the elements of art.

In this painting John Trumbull has organized the lines, values, shapes and colors to lead your eyes to the center of interest: the two figures lying on the ground.

The Credit Line

A credit line is a list of important facts about a work of art.

Most credit lines contain six or more facts.

• Name of the artist.

• Title of the work. The title always appears in italics.

• Year the work was created.

• Medium used by the artist. if more than one medium was used it may say "mixed media".

• Size of the work.

• Location of the work.

Quiz

answer the following questions

Multiple Choice

The image viewers can easily identify in a work of art.

• composition

• subject

• content

• symbol

Multiple Choice

Art that has no recognizable subject matter.

• abstract

• impressionism

• nonobjective

• expressive

Multiple Choice

The way the principles of design are used to organize the elements.

• composition

• content

• subject

• symbol

Multiple Choice

List of important facts about a work of art.

• figure number

• subject

• title

• credit line

Multiple Select

What are the three facts most credit lines contain. check all that apply.

• subject

• title

• size

• content

• medium

Multiple Select

What are three more facts most credit lines contain? check all that apply.

• name

• weight

• year

• location

• donor