ART_GNRL 1010 Lecture 2: Intro to Art Part 2

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Elements of art: the basic vocabulary of art: types, line, form, shape, volume, mass, color, texture, space, time and motion, value. Principle of art: the ways the elements of art are constructed in the work: types, contrast, balance, unity, variety, pattern, focal point, rhythm, scale, emphasis, scale, proportion. 2-d vs 3-d art: two-dimensional: works having height and width, with little to no depth, three-dimensional: works having height, width, and depth. Lines: implied line, not actually drawn, but suggested by elements in the work, gives the impression we are seeing a line where there is no continuous mark, contour line. Suggests a volume in space by giving us clues about the changing character of a surface. 2 types of forms: i. geometric: regular and readily expressible in terms of mathematics ii. organic: made up of unpredictable, irregular planes that suggest the natural world.

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