Visual Elements

Implied Line

 Implied lines can be discontinuous lines that the viewer perceives as being continuous; they can be suggested by series of points, slashes or by the nearby endpoints of series of lines; they can be implied by the movements and glances of the figures in a composition Implied lines are lines that are not necessary drawn in an image, but are lines created by values, colors, or textures  that guide the eye though the piece of artwork.  It can also ber a line that is completed by the viewer, as in this 1990 print by Suzanne Caporael called Seeing Things: Rain.






Visual Overlapping

Edward Hopper uses overlapping in his 1930 watercolor painting the "Methodist Church, Provincetown".  He uses the roof tops of the churches covering each other to give the illusion of depth.  He paints one church top over the other.


Foreshortening

Foreshortening occurs when an object appears compressed when seen from a particular viewpoint, and the effect of perspective causes distortion.
The term foreshortening refers to the artistic effect of shortening lines in a drawing  to create an illusion of depth as in the Peter Paul Rubens painting called Hermit and Sleeping Angelica (1926-1928).  


One Point Linear Perspective 

 

One point linear perspective is when parallel lines converge at a single vanishing point on the horizon.  In Albrecht Durer's woodcut The Adoration of the Magi (1919) the veiwer is given the sense of communicating with the figures because his vanishing point is at their eye levels.



Horizontal/Vertical Compostion

Horizontal lines give a suggested  feeling of rest In Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House(1909) his architectural style uses of strong horizontal elements which stress the relationship of the structure to the land.

 Vertical lines

 Vertical lines communicate a feeling of loftiness and spirituality. Peit Mondrain uses horizonal and vertical lines in their simplest forms.

REPRESENTATIONAL ART

Representational artworks aim to represent actual objects or subjects from reality.  It presents the viewer with recognizable subjects as in this 1881 painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir titled "Two Sisters".  Representational art is the oldest and largest collections of artwork.






NON-OBJECTIVE ART

Non-objective art has nothing to do with reality and is created for aestheticc reasons.  It is intend to use the elements and principles of art as in this
1950 oil painting by Jackson Pollock titled Autumn Rhythm.  His use of the "pour and drip" methods as well as colors contribute to his unique style.







ABSTRACT ART

Abstract art takes the subjects from reality but presents things in a way that is different from the way they are viewed realistically. It may emphasize on lines, shapes or colors that will transform the subject as in this 1913
collage by George Braque.The artist depicts the subject from a multitude of viewpoints to represent the subject in a greater context.

ICON

Andy Warhol's 1963 Heinz Tomato Ketchup Box gives an example of Iconic Art on a world wide level.The website  notes that hitting the "57" mark on a glass Heinz ketchup bottle makes the ketchup pour out more quickly and easily.




ICONOCLAST

Andy Warhol largest and last 1986 painting of the "The Last Supper" is making a political statement as well as a religious statement. The painting manifests his religious belief, a devote catholic, and his irreverence toward the subject.  He uses commercial logos and repetitions of Christs image to make his point.


IMAGE VS. CONTENT

The 1923 painting by Kazimir Malevich "The Black Square" represents geometric simplicity and is a spirit of sensation which pervades everything.  Malevich described the black square as being equall to a feeling and the white background being equal to the void beyond the feeling.  The objects themselves are meaningless, but it represents the supremacy of pure feeling, infinity and eternity.