What element of Arts refers to the distances or areas around between and within components of a piece?

Space: Space refers to the distances or areas around, between or within components of an image. Space can refer to positive space (a shape, such as an apple) or negative space (the absence of an apple shape). It can also refer to elements in the foreground, mid or background of an image. Inhaltsverzeichnis Show Shape[edit] Color[edit] Space (positive and Negative space)[edit] Texture[edit] Value[edit] Mark making and materiality[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] Which element of Arts refers to the distance? Which element of art refers to the quality of the surface of an object? What refers to the space inside around and above a sculpture or object? What element of art refers to the lightness and darkness of an object? Positive space Negative space Line: Line is the basic element and refers to the continuous movement of a point along a surface, such as a pencil or brush. Line can also be created by the edges of other shapes. Lines can vary in length, thickness and direction. Color:  Color is the element of art that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye. Color draws the eyes attention to certain areas and can invoke mood and emotion.  This is a color wheel. Shape: Shapes are what give objects their definition. Shapes are flat. Think of the silhouette. Shapes can be organic (curved, soft, random) or geometric (angular, sharp, organized, complex).  Organic vs.  Geometric Form:  Form is when a shape has either real or perceived three dimensionality(3D). An example being a square(shape) or a cube(form.) Texture: Texture is perceived surface quality. In art two types of texture exist, tactile and implied. Tactile texture is the way a surface actually feels, such as sandpaper or tree bark. Implied texture is the way the surface of an object “looks” like it feels. This is created with different pencil and brush techniques. ​ Value:  the relationship between light and dark. It can also be referred to as tone or shading. The value of an object helps give it form and depth.

Space

Space refers to the area in which art is organized. It may have two dimensions (length and width), such as a TV screen. Or it may have three dimensions (length, width, and height), such as a TV studio. Space refers to the distances or areas around, between, or within components of a piece. Space includes the background, the foreground, and the middle ground. Spaceand perspective often are discussed together. Perspective is the representation of a volume of space on a flat surface.

In fundamental terms, space is an area activated by other elements. Space does not exist unless other design elements are present. For example, in the visual compositions below, the space is activated by the postcard shapes in the first image and by the fruit shapes in the second.

Elements of art are stylistic features that are included within an art piece to help the artist communicate.[1] The seven most common elements include line, shape, texture, form, space, color and value, with the additions of mark making, and materiality.[1][2] When analyzing these intentionally utilized elements, the viewer is guided towards a deeper understanding of the work.

Line[edit]

Lines are marks moving in a space between two points whereby a viewer can visualize the stroke movement, direction, and intention based on how the line is oriented.[1][2] Lines describe an outline, capable of producing texture according to their length and curve.[3] There are different types of lines artists may use, including, actual, implied, vertical, horizontal, diagonal and contour lines, which all have different functions.[3] Lines are also situational elements, requiring the viewer to have knowledge of the physical world in order to understand their flexibility, rigidity, synthetic nature, or life.[1]

Shape[edit]

A shape is a two-dimensional design encased by lines to signify its height and width structure, and can have different values of color used within it to make it appear three-dimensional.[2][4] In animation, shapes are used to give a character a distinct personality and features, with the animator manipulating the shapes to provide new life.[1] There are different types of shapes an artist can use and fall under either geometrical, defined by mathematics, or organic shapes, created by an artist.[3][4] Simplistic, geometrical shapes include circles, triangles and squares, and provide a symbolic and synthetic feeling, whereas acute angled shapes with sharp points are perceived as dangerous shapes.[1] Rectilinear shapes are viewed as dependable and more structurally sound, while curvilinear shapes are chaotic and adaptable.[1]

Form[edit]

Form is a three-dimensional object with volume of height, width and depth.[2] These objects include cubes, spheres and cylinders.[2] Form is often used when referring to physical works of art, like sculptures, as form is connected most closely with those three-dimensional works.[5]

Color[edit]

Color is an element consisting of hues, of which there are three properties: hue, chroma or intensity, and value.[3] Color is present when light strikes an object and it is reflected back into the eye, a reaction to a hue arising in the optic nerve.[6] The first of the properties is hue, which is the distinguishable color, like red, blue or yellow.[6] The next property is value, meaning the lightness or darkness of the hue.[6] The last is chroma or intensity, distinguishing between strong and weak colors.[6] A visual representation of chromatic scale is observable through the color wheel that uses the primary colors.[3]

Space (positive and Negative space)[edit]

Space refers to the perspective (distance between and around) and proportion (size) between shapes and objects and how their relationship with the foreground or background is perceived.[3][6] There are different types of spaces an artist can achieve for different effect. Positive space refers to the areas of the work with a subject, while negative space is the space without a subject.[6] Open and closed space coincides with three-dimensional art, like sculptures, where open spaces are empty, and closed spaces contain physical sculptural elements.[6]

Texture[edit]

Texture is used to describe the surface quality of the work, referencing the types of lines the artist created.[1] The surface quality can either be tactile (real) or strictly visual (implied).[3] Tactile surface quality is mainly seen through three-dimensional works, like sculptures, as the viewer can see and/or feel the different textures present, while visual surface quality describes how the eye perceives the texture based on visual cues.[7]

Value[edit]

The scale between dark (black) and light (white) values.

Value refers to the degree of perceivable lightness of tones within an image.[2] The element of value is compatible with the term luminosity, and can be "measured in various units designating electromagnetic radiation".[6] The difference in values is often called contrast, and references the lightest (white) and darkest (black) tones of a work of art, with an infinite number of grey variants in between.[6] While it is most relative to the greyscale, though, it is also exemplified within colored images.[3]

Mark making and materiality[edit]

Mark making is the interaction between the artist and the materials they are using.[1] It provides the viewer of the work with an image of what the artist had done to create the mark, reliving what the artist had done at the time.[1] Materiality is the choice of materials used and how it impacts the work of art and how the viewer perceives it.[1]

See also[edit]

• Style (visual arts)
• Principles of art
• Perspective (graphical)
• Visual design elements and principles

References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Roxo, Justin. "Elements of Art: Interpreting Meaning Through the Language of Visual Cues". login.uproxy.library.dc-uoit.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
2. ^ a b c d e f "Vocabulary: Elements of Art, Principles of Art" (PDF).
3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Visual Arts: Elements and Principles of Design". www.incredibleart.org. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
4. ^ a b Esaak, Shelley. "How Would You Define "Shape"?". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
5. ^ Marder, Lisa Marder our editorial process Lisa. "The Definition of Form in Art". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i Esaak, Shelley. "How Is Color Defined in Art?". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
7. ^ Esaak, Shelley. "Here's how artists use texture and why it's so important in art". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2020-03-29.

Which element of Arts refers to the distance?

Which element of art refers to the quality of the surface of an object?

What refers to the space inside around and above a sculpture or object?

What element of art refers to the lightness and darkness of an object?