The document defines and provides examples of the key elements of art including line, shape, form, space, color, value, and texture. It discusses the different types of each element such as vertical, horizontal, and curved lines. Geometric and organic shapes are defined. Color is described in terms of hue, value, and intensity. Examples of works by famous artists are provided to illustrate each element of art.

1. The Elements of Art The Artist’s Toolbox

2. Line A path of a moving point through space.

3. A line can differ in… Length Width Texture Direction curve Cy Twombly. Suma . 1982.

4. 5 Kinds of Lines Vertical Horizontal Diagonal Curved Zigzag Pablo Picasso. Three Musicians . 1921.

5. Shape A two-dimensional area that is defined in some way.

6. Geometric Shapes Square Rectangle Circle Triangle ANY SHAPE WITH WIDTH & HEIGHT Paul Klee. Castle and the Sun . 1928.

7. Organic Shapes Helen Frankenthaler. The Bay . 1963. Henri Matisse. La Gerba . 1953.

8. Form A three-dimensional object.

9. A FORM HAS HEIGHT WIDTH DEPTH Claes Oldenburg. Floor Cake . 1962.

10. Marisol Escobar. The Wedding . 1962-63. Audrey Flack. Amor Vincit Omnia .

11. Space Refers to the emptiness or area between, around, above, below, or within objects.

12. Shapes and Forms Are defined by space around and within them. Positive Space Negative Space Eduardo Chillida. The Eulogy to the Horizon . 1980.

13. Deborah Butterfield. Isabelle . 2001. Stonehenge . Salisbury Plain.

14. Space in 2-D work Can be found as Background Middleground Foreground Diego Velazquez. Las Meninas . 1656-57.

15. Peter Bruegel. Hunters in the Snow . 1565.

16. Color An element of art that is derived from reflected light.

17. Properties of Color Hue - the name of a color, like red Value - Lightness or darkness of a color Intensity - the brightness or dullness of a color Wassily Kandinsky. Several Circles . 1926.

18. Primary Colors Secondary Colors Roy Lichtenstein. Hopeless . 1963. Marc Chagall. The Green Violinist . 1923-24.

19. Value Describes the darkness or lightness of an object.

20. Pablo Picasso. Old Guitarist . 1903. Edward Weston. Pipes and Stacks . 1922.

21. Texture Refers to how things feel or look as if they might feel if touched.

22. Vincent Van Gogh. Starry Night . 1889.

23. Jomon Style Ceramics . Ancient Japan. Robert Rauschenberg. Monogram . 1950-55.