Music elements

1. Subjects,
Elements,
and Principles

2. SUBJECT
- a topic
- person, animal, thing, or
issue that is described in a work

3. Different Styles of
depicting a Subject
Realism
Distortion
Abstraction
Non-objectivism

4. Realism
- the subject
is done the way it
actually looks
Bridal White by
Arceli Dans
2014
Water color(paper)

5. Distortion
- using the imagination and
alters the subject according to
his/her desire

6. Abstraction
- breaks apart
a subject and
rearranges it in a
different manner

7. Non-objectivism
- no subject at all
Untitled No. 2
by Roberto
Chabet
1980
Acrylic(paper)

8. ELEMENTS
1. Space
2. Line
3. Shape
4. Form
5. Color
6. Value
7. Texture

9. 1.Space
- void/emptiness
- interval or pause

10. 2. Line
- extension of a point
- a short/long mark drawn
or carved on a surface
a. direction: vertical, horizontal,
diagonal
b. Character: jagged, curved,
broken lines

11. 3. Shape
- geometric (angular)
or organic (curvy)
- a figure separate from
its surrounding area
- two-dimensional

12. 4. Form
- an enclosed line
- three-dimensional

13. 5. Color
- most striking art
element that catches the
eye
- mixture of organic or
synthetic substances
(pigments)

15. 6. Value
- degree of lightness
and darkness of a color
- pitch of highness or
lowness of a tone (music)

16. 7. Texture
- surface of an artwork
- actual/tactile or
illusory
• quality/style of a
composition(music/writing)

17. PRINCIPLES
1. Appropriation
2. Harmony
3. Variety
4. Rhythm
5. Proportion
6. Balance
7. Movement
8. performance
9. Hybridity
10. Technology

18. 1.
Appropriation
- art that
combines the
past with the
present

19. 2. Harmony
-wholeness of
the design
- unity

20. 3. Variety
-assortment/ diversity of
a work of art

21. 4. Rhythm
- beat
- repeated
pattern in the
elements of art
• Regular/irregular
• Simple/complex

22. 5.
Proportion-
relationship
with one
another

23. 6.
Balance
- it deals
equality

24. 7. Movement
-
choreography
- convey
feelings and
emotions

25. 8.
Performance
- emphasize
spontaneous
unpredictable
elements of
chances
(Walker Art
Center)

26. 9. Hybridity
- mixing of
unlikely materials
to produce an
artwork

27. 10.
Technology
- reality in
the present-
day world

29. Quiz!!!

30. Activity#
Create an abstract work
using your own hand as
the subject.

31. Style:
ABSTRACTION
Subject:
Hand
Elements of Art: Line, Shape,
and Color
Materials:
1 8x11.5 white paper
pencil
2 crayons

32. 1. Arrange your paper in a
landscape manner.
2. Place your palm on the paper.
3. Spread your fingers on the
surface of the paper.
4. Trace the outline of your hand
wrist. Then, slightly move your
hand. Trace the outline again.
Repeat 3x.
5. Fill the created shapes with
colors of your choice.

33. Answer the following.
1. How will you describe your
artwork?
2. Explain the mood of your
artwork based on the:
a. Lines
b. Shapes
c. colors