Elements of Art
Space (shoes): The area inside and outside art, or the piece of art with height, width, and depth Contrast (books): The arrangement of opposite elements like light/dark and green/red Emphasis (Bubbl'r can): The part of the art that catches the viewers attention Movement (car): The appearance of motion in art Pattern (blanket): An element that is repeated These pictures/definitions are simple enough to help even young students understand the elements of art. Understanding the elements of art is important for students to understand to foster creativity within the students. These pictures show students that art is not just drawing and painting, but it is everywhere. Extension activity: Instead of having students just find pictures and write a small definition for this, students could also make a reflection paper, integrating language arts as well. They could answer questions like "how can I use these to represent ______" (whatever they are working on in language arts). Anot...