The three essential components of any work of art!

What are the three main components of any good work of visual art???

FORM - the language of design. It is the structure, the period, commas, nouns and verbs of any quality work of art.

MATERIALS - the physical qualities of a work of art. The options are endless and vast.

CONCEPT - the idea behind the work, the underlying meaning, the thread between works that tie a series together.

The best works effectively combine these three essential elements. The difference between good and bad works of art is -  these elements are closely woven together to the extent that the work cannot exist without any of the three components.



Video on space

Video on color

Video on Line

FORM___________________________________________

High Contrast

Visual groupings

Complimentary color focus

Back ground vs. foreground

Flattening of space

Contrast - organic vs. geometric

Geometry and spacial influence changing space

Flow and movement

MATERIALS_______________________________________

Gold - Jewelry

Religious containers

PRINTMAKING

Wood block 

Screen printing

Screen printing over painting

Wood block print

Lithography

Intaglio - metal prints

PAINTING

Private moments

Paint as sculpture

Watercolor - food 

CERAMICS

Asian ceramics

Greek ceramics

Wood 

Metal - bronze

Steel 

Ink 

Charcoal 

Pencil 

PHOTOGRAPHY

Black & White Photography - nude male

black and white photography - altered negative 

Color Photography

Digital Photo manipulation

FABRIC

Decorative 

Commercial

Scale 

Transformation - book

Material into a book 

Wood and stone

Mixed Media

Bronze

CONCEPT________________________________________________

Ready made