Making Art: Introduction

08/19/2015

Processes and Purposes

Process can be affected by demand

People begin to wonder what is art, and started focusing on
different aspects of art
Art becomes an event, and the canvas is the arena
Subject Matter and Meaning

Nonrepresentational artdoes not represent anything

Representational artart that depicts something
Illusionistic

What are design elements?

What is composition/design principles?
Pointdot or small, circular shape
Line
Can be actual or implied
Geometrical or gestural
Hatching and crosshatching
Lines can be used to create texture
Lines can give the appearance of weight
Lines can move our eyes and through the intentionally chaotic
constructed space of a sculpture
Shapecan be actual or implied
Shapes are two-dimensional areas with defined or implied
boundaries that can be measured by height and width
Boundary of a shape defined by a line or implied by a difference in
texture or color
Positive and negative shapewhen one shape is dominant, it may
be called positive shape and the surrounding shape is called
negative shape
Amorphous shapes lack clarity or precise distinction and are of
uncertain dimension with edges that are difficult to determine
Mass

The illusion of mass may be present in a two-dimensional image

Color
The haystack isnt important so much as the different color schemes that
represent the changing seasons
Additive Color Processes
Adding colored lights together
Subtractive Color Processesthe mixing of pigments and dies, paints and
material colorants
Polychromatica color image that employs a wide range of colors in a
variety of values
Simultaneous Contrast
Two colors, side by side, interact with one another
When complements are placed next to one another, they appear more
intense

Space is a design element. Places, structures and objects with height,

width, and depth and for creating the illusion of three dimensions on 2-D
surfaces
Actual Spacean expanse with depth, height, and width that surrounds
an object or that an object or that an object occupies
Reliefs often create positive and negative space
2-D Spacebound by height and width; however, spatial illusion is
possible
architectural Space, public sculptureenhance the quality of life for those
who use it
The Crown Fountainthe faces depicted in videos on the glass block
towers are Chicagoans, over a reflecting pool of water
Positive and Negative Space
Virtual Space
Technology allows artists to work with virtual space
A computer constructed environment that appears three
dimensional, allows viewers experiences that seem real
Illusional Space
Indicators of Illusional Space
Foreground, middle ground, background
Size
Overlap

 Transparency
Placement
Shakes and shadows
Detail, texture, and pattern
Perspective
Sizenearer is larger

How are design elements arranged?

Rococotime of transition
Contentrefers to the themes, values, or ideas in a work of art, so
distinct from its form