Art Boot Camp

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the First Twenty Days

Elements of Art

The elements of art are sort of like atoms in that both serve as "building blocks." You know that atoms combine and form other things, right? Sometimes they'll casually make a simple molecule, as when hydrogen and oxygen form water (H2O). If hydrogen and oxygen take a more aggressive career path and bring carbon along as a co-worker, together they might form something more complex, like a molecule of sucrose (C12H22O11).

A similar activity happens when the elements of art are combined. Instead of hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, etc., in art you've got:

color
form
line
space
shape
texture
value

http://www.studentartguide.com/

http://www.artbabble.org/partner/art21

http://artclubblog.com/

The Elements of Art

A person can't create art without utilizing at least a few of the elements.

No elements, no art -- end of story.

Knowing what the elements of art are enables us to:

(1) describe what an artist has done

(2) analyze what is going on in a particular piece

(3) communicate our thoughts and findings using a common language.

(4) appreciate

(5) create

Art stimulates different parts of our brains to make us laugh or incite us to riot, with a whole gamut of emotions in between.
Art gives us a way to be creative and express ourselves.
Art is something that makes us more thoughtful and well-rounded humans.
art is such a large part of our everyday lives that we may hardly even stop to think about it. Look at the desk or table where you are, right this minute. Someone designed that. It is art.
Your shoes are art. Your coffee cup is art. All functional design, well done, is art.
Art is something that is both functional and (hopefully) aesthetically pleasing to our eyes.