Down on the Farm - Art Gallery of Alberta

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The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition ProgramElements and Principles of Design TourLINE: An element of art that is used to define shape, contours and outlines. It is also usedto suggest mass and volume.See: Cut hay and bale, 2008 by Aaron FalkenbergWhat types of lines are there? How can you describe a line? What are some of thecharacteristics of a line?Width: thick, thin, tapering, uneven Length: long, short, continuous, brokenFeeling: sharp, jagged, graceful, smooth Focus: sharp, blurry, fuzzy, choppyDirection: horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curving, perpendicular, oblique, parallel, radial, zigzagNow, descibe the lines you see in this image. Follow the lines in the air with your finger.What quality do the lines have? Are they thick or thin?The image is mainly composed of thick and thin curving lines and ‘vertical’ lines that taper asthey move into the distance. The sky could be composed of thick and thin/dark and light brokenhorizontal lines.What direction do lines appear to be going? How are the lines similar and different fromeach other?The curvy lines take our eye into the middle ground of the composition and then change to‘vertical’ lines which taper to the horizon.The ‘horizontal’ lines in the sky move our eyes acrossthe picture from left to right.The three main types of lines used in this composition create visual interest in the work, create asense of depth in the work, and move the viewer’s eye throughout the work.COLOUR: Colour comes from light that is reflected off objects. Colour has three maincharacteristics: Hue, or its name (red, blue, etc.) Value: (how light or dark the colour is)and Intensity (how bright or dull the colour is)See: Pauline, 2006 by Dawn Saunders DahlWhat are primary colours? Do you see any? Point to them in the photograph. Whatsecondary colours do you see?Colour is made of primary colours, red, blue and yellow. Secondary colours are created fromprimary colours and include green, orange and purple. The figure’s sweater is the primary colour‘red’ while the vegetation at her feet is the secondary colour ‘green’.What is your eye directed to first in this image? Why? Are there any colours that standout more than others? What are complementary colours? How have they been used todraw attention?We see the warmer, more intense colours first. Looking at this image, our eye is directed to thewarm red of Pauline’s sweater which makes her stand out against the pale greenvegetation around her. Red and green are complementary colours - opposite each other on thecolour wheel - and in this image their use draws attention to Pauline, the subject of this work.- Colour also can create mood - in this work the fading of colours in the sunlight may have adeeper meaning and may relate to the overall theme of the exhibition.AFA Travelling Exhibition Program, Edmonton, AB. Ph: 780.428.3830 Fax: 780.421.0479youraga.ca
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition ProgramElements of Composition continuedSHAPE: When a line crosses itself or intersects with another line to enclose a space itcreates a shape. Shape is two-dimensional. It has height and width but no depth.See: Room with a View, 2009/2011 by David BoweringWhat kind of shapes can you think of?Geometric: circles, squares, rectangles and triangles. We see them in architecture andmanufactured items.Organic shapes: a leaf, seashell, flower. We see them in nature with characteristics that arefreeflowing, informal and irregular.Static shapes: shapes that appear stable and resting.Dynamic shapes: Shapes that appear moving and active.What shapes do you see in this image?We see a large vertical rectangle which forms the doorway and smaller vertical rectangles whichform the windows. The viewpoint creates a large triangular shape for the floor which is repeatedfor the ceiling. Both the floor and the ceiling are made up of thin rectangular shapes (boards)There is also a small rectangular form/hole on the floor.Outside the room there are geometric forms which create the granaries and then organic shapeswhich create the trees and hay bales.Would you describe these shapes as organic or geometric?Most of the shapes shown are geometric in nature while there are some organic forms as well.What quality do the shapes have? Does the quality of the shapes contribute to themeaning or story suggested in the work?The shapes appear frail and imperfect. Looking closely at the shapes and recognizing theirfragile quality may help us to think of possible interpretations and stories behind the shapes andimages within the work and relate to the overall theme of the exhibition.TEXTURE: Texture is the surface quality of an object that can be seen or felt. Texturecan also be implied on a two-dimensional surface.See: Pink House, 2009/2011 by David BoweringWhat is texture? How do you describe how something feels? What are the two kinds oftexture you can think of in artwork?Texture can be real, like the actual texture of an object. Texture can be rough, smooth, hard,soft, glossy, etc. Texture can also be implied. This happens when a two-dimensional piece of artis made to look like a certain texture.Look at the work by David Bowering. What do you see in these images?We see a bright pink geometric shape which we recognize as a house. It is hidden behind whatwe recognize as grasses and trees.AFA Travelling Exhibition Program, Edmonton, AB. Ph: 780.428.3830 Fax: 780.421.0479youraga.ca
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