Elements of Art

The seven basic elements of art are:

Line- straight, curvy, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, broken, spiraled, thick, thin

Shape- two-dimensional enclosed space with length and width, can be geometric or not

Form- three-dimensional shape with length, width and height, can be geometric or not

Texture- what an object feels like to touch, or what it might appear to feel like

Value- the lightness or darkness of a color

Space- the area around, above, and within an object, positive space where objects are, negative space around or between

Color- primary colors, secondary colors, warm and cool colors, complementary colors

Artists use these elements to make us FEEL.

What feeling do you get from this piece of art?

How does Taeesha Muhammed use the elements of art in her work “Grace and Sway”?