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1.1 Line, Shape, and The Principle of Contrast Elements- the basic vocab or art- line, shape form, volume, mass, texture, value, space, color, and motion of time Principles- the grammar of art- contrast, unity, variety, balance scale, proportion, focal point, emphasis, pattern, and rhythm- describe the ways the elements of art are arranged in artwork Line- a mark, or implied mark, between two endpoints, most fundamental element an artist uses Shape- the 2-D are the boundaries of which are defined by lines of suggested by changes in color or value ● Can regulate and control ● Can express freedom and passion ● Can be regular or irregular 2-D- having height and width 3-D- having height width, and depth(real space) Contrast- a drastic difference between such elements as color or value when they are presented together Value- lightness or darkness Nazca lines (Peru)- spider drawing ● Can only be seen from the sky ● 150 ft long ● Engraving ● Symbolic in local pottery 1,300 years ago

Engraving- a printmaking technique where the artist gouges or scratches the image into the surface of the printing plate Outline- the outmost line or implied line of an object or figure, by which it is defined or bounded Types of lines are infinite Planes- flat, 2-D surface on which an artist can create a drawing or painting, can face toward, parallel to, or way from a light source Church of Santo Spirito at Florence- Giovanni Antonio Dosio ● Show church designed by Filippo Brunellschi ● Uses line for depth and surface to see parts of building ● Converging lines for architectural space ● Illusion of 3-D ● Visual record of church design for others to see

Texture- the surface quality of a work Space- the distance between identifiable points or planes Contour line- edge or profile of an object, but not the complete outline of a shape, can suggest volume in space about the changing character of a surface Volume- the space filled or enclosed by a 3-D figure of object Woman Seated in an Armchair: Henri Matisse(French) ● Almost entirely uses contour lines ● Fresh, relaxed feeling ● Contour lines in dress to show it fall on her figure ● Solid lines for 3-D shape, bold, simple lines for ease

Background- the part of a work depicted furthest from the viewer’s spacem often behind the main subject matter Pablo Picasso: Blonde Woman in Profile ● Continuous lines for contour ● Communicate shape and depth ● Cubist style

Cubist style- 20th century style in art in which perspective with a single viewpoint was abandoned and use was made of simple geometric shapes, interlocking planes, and collage Actual lines- continues, uninterrupted line Implied lines- line not drawn but suggested(Jewish art of micrography), freeform

The Devil Made Me Do It: Margaret Moget and Taco Sioma(Dutch) ● Implied line for rhythms

Rhythms- the regular or ordered repetition of elements in the work Line can communicate direction and movement Etching- an intaglio printmaking process that uses acid to etch the engraved design into the printing surface The Connectors: James Allen(depression era construction workers) ● Narrow lines

Manga, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle ● 2 major sections ● Intense feeling

Logos- a graphic image used to identify an idea or entity(nike) Vincent Van Gogh: The Bedroom ● Strong verticals, suggest not a place of rest ● Changes color and value, anxiety Mel Bochner- conceptual artist: Vertigo ● Regular line ● Self control ● Overlapping lines= disarray, out of whack

Barbara Hepworth, sculptor ● Draw what feels ● Crisp and clear lines ● For future sculptures

Line can be irregular, chaos, accident Andre Masson: Automatic Drawing ● Depths of subconscious ● Days without sleep or food to explore deeper creativity and truth Automatic- suppressing conscious control to access subconscious sources of creativity and truth Abstract and non-objective- can still recognize

Georgiana Houghton: Glory be to God ● Spiritual forces ● Non-visual sources, non-representational way

● For viewers to see something they would never encounter

George Bellows: Woodstock Road, Woodstock, New York ● Regular and irregular lines ● Sketch for another work

The Two Friends: Frida Kahlo ● Line connecting them- broken heart from divorce ● European dress, mexican dress= two different heritages ● Line wrapped around figure ● Blood turns into design on the dress

Shape- 2-D boundary defined by lines or suggested by changes in color or value Geometric shapes- regular lines and curves Organic shapes- unpredictable, irregular lines that suggest the natural world

Collage- work of art by gluing materials, paper, onto a surface Miriam Schapiro: Baby Blocks ● Quilted pattern ● Flowers and childrens clothing/doll clothing(women’s work and cultural forces) ● Pattern of diamond shapes for illusion of cubes ● Geometric and organic elements

Highlight- the area of lightest value in a work(at&t logo)

Contrast- when an artist uses two noticeably different states of an element Positive shapes- a shape defined by its surrounding empty shape(black) Negative space- an unoccupied or empty space that is created after positive shapes are position in an artwork(white) Shepard Fairey: Obey ● Street artist, strong impact, catch attention ● Slogan creates curiosity

Georgia O’Keeffe: Music- Pink and Blue II

● Positive(pink) and negative(blue) shape ● Negative- draws us into deep interior ● Positive- leads us to surface ● Inspired by landscape and flower shapes to show objects live and grow ● Symbol= natural ebb and flow of life

Noma Bar: Gun Crime ● Convey info subtly ● Complementary symbols ● Area of trigger blood

Silhouette- outline with no details inside its border Sky and Water I: M. C. Escher ● Woodcut ● Bottom is extreme of image, top uses less negative ● Figure-ground reversal

Woodcut- a relief print made from a design cut into a block of wood Figure-ground reversal- the reversal of the relationship between one shape and its background so that the figure becomes background and the ground becomes the figure Kitchen Table: Carrie Mae Weems ● Personal ● Cultural ● Racial identity ● Balances opposite shapes and values ● Monochromatic- having values of one color ● Dark clothing contrasts with the girls white dress...