WEEK 7 Overview of Visual Arts PDF

VISUAL ARTS: OVERVIEW Definition: 1. It is the arts created primarily for visual perception, as drawing, graphics, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts. (Dictionary.com) 2. These are the arts that meet the eye and evoke emotion through an expression of skill and imag...

VISUAL ARTS: OVERVIEW Definition: 1. It is the arts created primarily for visual perception, as drawing, graphics, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts. (Dictionary.com) 2. These are the arts that meet the eye and evoke emotion through an expression of skill and imagination. They include the most ancient forms, such as painting and drawing, and the arts that were born thanks to the development of technology, like sculpture, printmaking, photography, and installation art, the latter a combination of multiple creative expressions. Though beauty is in the eye of the beholder, different eras in art history have had their own principles to define beauty, from the richly ornamented taste of the Baroque to the simple, utilitarian style of the Prairie School. (Britannica.com) 3. Visual arts or studio art refers to art experienced primarily through the sense of sight. (Learn.org) VISUAL ART DIMENSION 2-D Art Typical courses include drawing, illustration, sketching, painting, and collage. All are two-dimensional or 2-D forms of visual art, in which the final product is created on a flat surface. Printmaking and photography are considered 2-D arts even though the images they portray may appear to be 3-D. Most collages and many mosaics are also 2-D, although there is some overlap with 3-D art depending on the media the artist uses. 3-D Art Three-dimensional or 3-D art courses include sculpture, metalworking, jewelry design, ceramics, pottery, woodworking, architecture, and landscape design. Students create 3-D visual art pieces by starting with 2-D tools, like graphite pencils or charcoal, to sketch their designs. They then use the media-specific to the final 3-D product, such as clay, wood, metal, stones, precious gems, glass, and other materials. Medium of Arts 1. DRAWING - is a means of making an image, using of a wide variety of tools and techniques. 2. PAINTING- is the practice of applying pigment suspended in a carrier (or medium) and a binding agent (a glue) to a surface (support) such as paper, canvas, or a wall. 3. PRINTMAKING - is creating for artistic purposes an image on a matrix which is then transferred to a two-dimensional (flat) surface by means of ink (or another form of pigmentation). 4. PHOTOGRAPHY - is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light.  5. FILMMAKING - is the process of making a motion picture, from an initial conception and research, through scriptwriting, shooting and recording, animation or other special effects, editing, sound, and music work, and finally distribution to an audience; it refers broadly to the creation of all types of films, embracing documentary, strains of theatre and literature in film, and poetic or experimental practices, and is often used to refer to video-based processes as well. 6. COMPUTER ART- is an art in which computers played a role in the production or display of the artwork. 7. SCULPTURE - is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials - typically stone such as marble - or metal, glass, or wood 8. Mixed media - refers to an artwork in the making of which more than one medium has been employed 9. DECORATIVE ARTS – These include art used for displace, design, and decoration. 10. FASHION ARTS - is a form of art dedicated to the creation of clothing and other lifestyle accessories ARTS: STYLE AND FACTOR 1. Geographical Factors - places where artists stay influence their work. Example: a. Marble sculptures in Romblon because of the rich supply of marble. 2. Historical Factors - historical events exert a great influence on the artist. Example: a. Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere 3. Social Factors – the purpose is for people. Example: a. English writer Ben Jonson composed “Songs to Celia” b. An Italian sonneteer named Francesco Petrarch wrote works for Laura 4. Ideation Factors - ideas coming from various people that influence artists. Example: a. Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, said that the human body is the most beautiful thing to present in art. This soon gave birth to nudism. 5. Psychological Factors - works produced by artists are affected by their psychological make-up or framework. Example: a. “The Sick Child” by Edward Munch (right) – childhood experience of contracting an illness after the loss of a loved one; “The Filipino is Worth Dying for” by Sen. Benigno Aquino, Jr. – written when he was still a deportee in the U.S. 6. Technical Factors - using different techniques, brushes, and strokes. Figure 4: THE MILKMAID BY VERMEER Source: https://geology,com ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ARTS 1. Line - is the path of a moving point through space. It may indicate direction, texture, contours, or movement. 2. Shape - is the area enclosed by a line or other shapes. Shapes may be geometric (triangle, rectangle, circle...) or have an organic or natural character (trees, leaves, rocks, puddles...). 3. Color - is defined by hue, value, and intensity. It is the range of visual light in the spectrum and properties of the pigments used in making visual art. a. Hue is the name given to different wavelengths of light from the visual spectrum. b. Value is the degree of lightness or darkness. c. Intensity is the amount of pigment or saturation. The bright a color the more pigment it contains. 4. Value - is the degree of lightness or darkness. 5. Form - is a three-dimensional (length, height, and depth of volume) shape. 6. Space - is the area occupied by an object or the area formed by the absence of an object(s). 7. Texture - It's defined as a description of the way something feels or looks like it would feel. PRINCIPLE OF VISUAL ARTS A. Rhythm - is a patterned organization of colors, lines, textures, or combinations of art elements that create a pleasing effect. A visual rhythm will lead the eye from one area to another in a rhythmical and orderly manner. B. Balance - is the perception of equilibrium between the elements in the piece of art. C. Emphasis - is the focal point of interest in a piece created by accenting or exaggerating a specific area or art element to create greater interest. D. Contrast - is the comparison of two elements that appear different (values of light and dark, hues). Strong contrasts are the most dissimilar examples of an art element (dark - light, black-white) E. Unity - is the perception of the parts of a piece and their relationship with the dominant or unifying elements.