Elements and Principles of Art

For this project we were to take photos of the different elements and principles of art and create a power point out of them. For each element or principle we would have our picture along with our own definition of the element. The elements and principles were lines, shapes, texture, space, value, color, balance, rhythm/movement, contrast, unity/variety, emphasis, pattern/repetition.

 This is an image I took in southwest Aberdeen. I used this for an example of pattern/repetition. I feel that the way that the poles are the same distance apart as every other and it continues throughout town that it was a good example of a pattern. It is a good example of something in its natural state that someone is used and really doesnt even notice.

This is a picture of the tire yard behind Goodyear Tire in Aberdeen. I felt it was a very good example of shapes in the fact that there are circles, squares, rectangles, cylinders, etc. Another picture of something in its natural state. I believe it is an example of how something that can be seen as an eyesore for some people can actually be somewhat beautiful if looked at with the proper eye. For an extension activity I would have the students takes pictures of there own and explain why they took it, tell a story about each picture. I would not make them look for a specific principle or element but rather use their imagination and tell a story of what they were thinking when they saw the picture that made them take the picture.