Elements of Art

The discussion and art project should focus on at least one of these elements.

LINE- marks left by a moving point

SHAPE- 2-dimensional surfaces(square, circle, triangle)

FORM-  3-dimensional surfaces(cube, sphere, cone)

TEXTURE- the way a surface feels

VALUE- the darkness or lightness of a surface

SPACE- the empty area around and within an object

COLOR- wavelengths of light, visible color spectrum

Art Styles Among History

Before 500 Ancient Art

500-1550 Medieval Art

1400-1600 Renaissance Art

1600-1725 Baroque Art

1720-1760 Rococo Art

1760-1830 Neoclassical Art

1800-1850 Romanticism

1840-1870 Realism

1870-1900 Impressionism

1880-1920 Post Impressionism

1880-1910 Symbolism

1905-1908 Fauvism

1905-1925 Expressionism

1908-1920 Cubism

1909-1918 Futurism

From 1910 Abstract Art

From 1920 Surrealism

1920-1935 Art Deco

1956-1960 Pop Art