2. LOOKING AND SEEING
LOOKING-TAKING IN WHAT IS BEFORE US
SEEING-ACTIVE EXTENSION OF LOOKING
ORDINARY THINGS BECOME EXTRAORDINARY WHEN
WE SEE THEM DEEPLY
4. THE VISUAL TOOLBOX
VISUAL TOOLS USED BY ARTISTS TO CREATE ARTISTIC
EXPRESSION
LINE, SHAPE, MASS, SPACE, TIME, MOTION, LIGHT,
COLOR, ABSTRACTION
5. CHARACTERISTICS OF LINE
LINES CAN BE ACTIVE OR STATIC, AGGRESSIVE OR
PASSIVE, SENSUAL OR MECHANICAL
LINES CAN:
INDICATE DIRECTION
DEFINE SHAPES AND BOUNDARIES
IMPLY VOLUME OR MASS
DEPICT LIGHT AND SHADOW
FORM PATTERNS
23. SHAPE
SHAPE-EXPANSE WITHIN THE OUTLINE OF A TWO-
DIMENSIONAL AREA OR WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF A
THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT
TWO CATEGORIES
GEOMETRIC SHAPES-CIRCLES, TRIANGLES...
ORGANIC SHAPES-IRREGULAR SHAPES
SHAPES ON A PICTURE PLANE CAN ALSO CREATE A
SECONDARY SHAPE IN THE NEGATIVE SPACE
26. MASS
A 2-DIMENSIONAL AREA IS A SHAPE, BUT A 3-
DIMENSIONAL AREA IS A MASS
WHEN A MASS ENCLOSES SPACE IT IS VOLUME
MOST OFTEN USED IN SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE
29. SPACE
SPACE IS THE INDEFINABLE EMPTY
HOW AN ARTIST ORGANIZES THE SPACE IS A VERY
IMPORTANT STEP IN THE MAKING OF THEIR ART
3D SPACE IS EXPERIENCED BY THE VIEWER
2D SPACE IS SIMPLY THE PARAMETERS OF THE ART, BUT
SPACE CAN BE IMPLIED
30. CESAR PELLI AND ASSOCIATES
NORTH TERMINAL, RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON
NATIONAL AIRPORT
32. IMPLIED DEPTH
WHEN SHAPES OVERLAP, WE ASSUME THAT ONE IS IN
FRONT OF THE OTHER
DIMINISHING SIZE-AS THINGS GET FURTHER AWAY,
THEY APPEAR SMALLER
VERTICAL PLACEMENT-THINGS LOWER ON THE PICTURE
PLANE APPEAR CLOSER
40. ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE
ATMOSPHERIC OR AERIAL PERSPECTIVE-DEPTH IS
CREATED BY DIFFERENCE IN COLOR, VALUE, AND DETAIL
AS THINGS GET FURTHER AWAY, THEY APPEAR MORE
INDISTINCT AND CONTAIN LESS CONTRAST BETWEEN
LIGHT AND DARK
53. COLOR
COLOR CAN AFFECT OUR THOUGHTS, MOODS, ACTIONS,
AND EVEN HEALTH
MOST CULTURES USE COLOR SYMBOLICALLY
COLOR IS THE EFFECT OF LIGHT ON OUR EYES
WHITE LIGHT CONTAINS ALL COLORS COMBINED
TO SEE A COLOR IS TO SEE PART OF WHITE LIGHT
54. PIGMENTS AND LIGHT
WHEN LIGHT REFLECT OFF OF A SURFACE, SOME LIGHT
IS ABSORBED AND SOME LIGHT IS REFLECTED. THE
REFLECTED LIGHT MAKES THE COLOR
WHEN ALL LIGHT IS ABSORBED IN THE SURFACE, IT
APPEARS BLACK
55. COMPONENTS OF COLOR
HUE- THE SPECTRAL COLOR (RED, GREEN, YELLOW...)
VALUE-LIGHTNESS OR DARKNESS OF THE COLOR
ADD BLACK TO CREATE A SHADE OF A COLOR
ADD WHITE TO CREATE A TINT OF A COLOR
INTENSITY/SATURATION-PURITY OF THE HUE
63. COLOR WHEEL
PRIMARIES-RED, YELLOW, BLUE
SECONDARY-MIXTURE OF TWO PRIMARIES
ORANGE, GREEN, VIOLET
INTERMEDIATE-BETWEEN PRIMARIES AND SECONDARIES
RED-ORANGE, YELLOW-ORANGE, YELLOW-GREEN,
BLUE-GREEN, BLUE-VIOLET, RED-VIOLET
68. ART AND REALITY
HOW AN ARTIST APPROACHED REALITY IS PART OF
THEIR VISUAL TOOLBOX
HOW REALITY IS DEPICTED:
REPRESENTATIONAL
ABSTRACT
NONREPRESENTATIONAL
70. ABSTRACT ART
ABSTRACT IS TO TAKE
THE ESSENCE OF AN
OBJECT OR IDEA
ABSTRACT ART CAN:
HAVE NO
REFERENCE TO
REAL OBJECTS
SIMPLIFY OR
EXAGGERATE
OBJECTS