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Reminders / Tips!
- Art is subjective
- Reflective of personal viewpoint and/or commentary of creator
- The viewer’s prior knowledge and experiences, as well as their immediate emotional reaction to the work
- What is included might be as important as what is excluded
- e.g., think of the framing of a photograph
Elements & Principles of Art
| Elements |
Principles |
| line |
balance |
| color |
harmony |
| value |
emphasis |
| shape |
rhythm / movement |
| space |
variety |
| form |
proportion |
| texture |
unity |
Contextualizing & Interpreting Visual Resources
- How do the elements of art combine to create specific principles of design?
- What effect do the principles of design have on the overall significance or meaning of the work?
- Six starting questions:
- What is it?
- as a physical object
- as an image
- Who made it?
- When was it created?
- in history
- in the artists’ lifetime and/or body of work
- Where was it made?
- How was it made?
- Why was it made?
- Other contexts to consider:
- Historical
- Religious
- Political
- Cultural
- Artistic