Texture Louise Bourgeouis - Temper Tantrum 2000 Texture Louise Bourgeouis - Untitled 2002 Louise Bourgeouis's stuffed sculptures are made out of fabric and steel. The implied texture of the body is soft, however, the pink cloth creating their bodies is coarse, cheap, roughly basted together so that the joins of the fragments suggest scars. Although the stitched work generally has often been linked to Bourgeous's childhood involvement in tapestry , Bourgeouis's handiwork reflects delierate derocity of its bad basting - the large clumsy stitches both suggests old age whihc cripples virtuosity or regression to childhood. The delierate crudeness becomes even more apparent when, on a closer inspection, you see that in certain areas the big stitches are deliberately even and controlled, whil in others, the torn-off bits of thread tremble in the ambient air as though bitten off by an unskilled sewer. For my final piece I plan on tearing up coarse cheap material then sewing/basting it roughly together again so that when I print my spindly bones etching the joins will look like fragmented bones. I also plan on printing my finger bone etching onto pink cotton jersy, cutting the print out then sewing it together with another piece of pink material. This will allow space for stuffing, where I will use wire and wadding, to create a stuffed 3D sculpture similar to Louise Bourgeouis's depiction of women. Space Louise Bourgeoius - Spider Tate Modern 2007 Space refers to how the artist fills the surface on which a work of art is created. It can also refer to the expression of depth within a work of art. When talking about a three-dimensional object, space is the actual volume that is taken up by the artwork. Space can be either positive or negative. Positive space is that which is being taken up by the subjects in a work of art. In a three-dimensional artwork, any physical object takes up positive space. Negative space is usually composed of white space within a two-dimensional object. In three-dimensional works, negative space can be empty space that is trapped within positive space of a sculpture. For example a circular sculpture with a hole in center would have negative space in that center area. This art work contains negative space due to the white expanse around the spider's body. It's spindly long legs allow people to walk underneath and appreciate the expanse between them and the art work. I will try to use space effectively in my final piece by creating a wire sculture of a hand. By creating space between each finger it will allow the eye to be drawn to the core structure of the hand. Colour Jen Wright - cp-02 Color refers to the visual perception of light being reflected from a surface of an artwork. In the most basic classification, colors can be divided into three groups: primary, secondary and tertiary. A color at its strongest value is known as a hue. When white is added to a hue, it becomes a tint. When black is added to a hue, it becomes a shade. Primary blue, red and yellow as well as secondary pink colours are used to illustrate the different grades of shadow reflecting off the surface of her body. She has left expanses of white to demonstrate that light has also rebounded from her skin. The strong hues of colour capture the lively and spirited dancer just as she is about to take a leap. In my own colour studies I have tried to use complimentary hues. This creates a sculptural fundamentality within the painting and consequently making the hands look mroe realistic. Form Jen Wright - head mixed wire Form refers to a three-dimensional object. As such, form is an art term that is only applied to those artworks that are three-dimensional, such as sculpture and pottery. Forms, much like shapes, can be geometric or organic. Geometric forms have hard lines and edges. Organic forms are curvy and more free-form. The absrtact Head sculpture takes on a curvy free-form using inter-twined wires. Through layers, the twisted wires build up to create a circular three-dimensional form. For my final piece I will play and experiment with wire to hopefully produce orgainic form of a hand. Value John Coplans Value refers to the lightness or darkness of an item within a work of art. The idea of value can be applied to colorful works of art and works of art that use only shades of black and white. Most photo-realistic artworks will employ a variety of values within the work to express the idea of light and shadow moving across a form. Some more expressive artworks will use value to convey emotion or direct the eye to a focal point. Darker values have more visual weight than lighter values and the eye will always be pulled to those areas with darker values. This artwork employs a variety of values to express the idea of light and shadow moving across the form. The white background intends for the eye to be pulled to the dark shadowed creases of the artis's hand because that is the direct focal point. Darker values have more visual weight than lighter values. To ensure I produced successful photographs I mainly used natural light and to emphasise the distinctive sections I wanted to focus on. This led to the discovery of shadow I could create, giving my project a sculptural fundamentality. Texture Rebecca Horn - Pencial Mask 1972 The element of texture applies to how an object feels or appears to feel.Texture can be either implied or actual. Implied texture expresses the idea of how a surface might feel. For example, a painting of a blanket might convey the idea that the blanket is soft. Actual texture, on the other hand, is texture that can actually be felt. For example, a ceramic bowl might feature a carved texture that could be felt when holding that bowl. Rebecca Horn was experimenting with new ways to create marks using different parts of the body. The element of texture applies to both the fabric of the pencil mask but also the surface it creates using the pencils. Also, texture can be either implied or actual. The implied texture of the pencil lines expresses the idea of restraint and frustration mark making. Whereas, the actual texture of the pencil mask features a fabric like touch. Shape Jen Wright - place-01 A shape is a two-dimensional element with a definable border, whereas organic shapes are curvy and free-form and have a more natural feel to them. Jen Wright experimented with the shape and movement of a three-dimensional element and tried to capture that within her two-dimensional drawing. She captured the organic shape of the dancer through conveying their curvy and natural free form. Throughout my own work I have tried to capture the organic shapes of fingers, bones and hands within my drawings and paintings. I want to carry these shapes into my final piece by using my curvy free-form etching print of finger bones. I will print this onto different materials which will lead of a stuffed organically shaped sculpture. Line Jen Wright - Spine Etching Line can be used to define the border of a shape also known as countour lines or outlines. A line can also express emotion and character based on how heavy or light, scratchy or smooth, angular or curvy it appears, therefore different lines have the ability to express different emotive qualities. Texture can be used by combining lines in a series which can create shadows in an drawn image, for example through hatching and cross-hatching to express a dark value. Jen Wright's project began using small plates making drawings based on the skeleton of a Mr Jeffs who can be seen in the crystal gallery of the Hunterian Museum in London. He is particualry interesting as many of his muscle structures have become ossified due to disease. The Ossification has caused many areas of bone fusion and overgrowth, which in some parts give the impression that the bones have somehow begun to melt onto one another. The odd contour lines define the border of shape; especially on some of the longer bones. She experimented with line using overlapping marks, also known as cross hatching, to indicate areas of depth and convey the idea of texture. The heavy lines from the etching express the irritated and contorted bone structure which contributes to the uncomfortable composition. They also appear angular, at odd ends, which reinforces the disfigurment of his muscles and bones. I would like to further the idea of odd contoured lines into my final piece by experimenting with collaging finger bones together. This will be displayed in my final etching where I will use cross hatching to emphsise areas of contorted bone struture.
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There are seven basic formal / visual elements in art: Line, Shape and Form, Tone / Value, Texture, Colour, Space, Pattern. The formal elements (also known as visual elements) are what artists consider and use when making their artworks, either explicitly or subtly. Understanding the formal elements of art is important and will help you…
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