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     Welcome to Mrs. Vannelli's art class web page.  On this web page you will find various information about how to contact me, my mission as a teacher, quotes from famous artists, educational links, some interactive information to help students review important concepts, and a link to my homework page as well as a web quest for sixth graders.   
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My Mission             
     My mission is to inspire all students to be unique individuals who have the desire to learn and achieve great success in all facets of life.  I will be a fountain of encouragement, motivation, and support for all students to achieve their greatest goals.  I will teach with passion, patience, and respect to ensure quality relationships with students.  I will recognize that I am a teacher who cares and never gives up on them. I am committed to providing the highest quality education to every student who enters my class.

- Elizabeth Vannelli, Art Teacher



 
Quotes from Famous Artists

"Drawing is taking a line for a walk." - Paul Klee

"Life is what we make it, always has been always will be". - Grandma Moses

"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it." -Pablo Picasso


THE ELEMENTS OF ART
LINE
SHAPE
FORM
VALUE
COLOR
SPACE
TEXTURE  
The Elements of ART are visual "tools" used to create art.



TEXTURE
Real/Actual texture: texture that can be perceived through touch.
Visual or Implied texture:  The two dimensional illusion of a  three dimensional surface.
                                     
      www.free-pictures-photos.com                            www.faceters.com                                       http://www.brigantine.atlnet.org
   Did the artists in the works above use visual or implied texture ?


COLOR

uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu

The Color Wheel

Color Concepts
 

What is color?
Color: element of art comprising hues produced through the reflection of light to the eye.

Hue: Pure color

What are the three primary colors?  
What are the three secondary colors?

 
                                                                    www.ysbl.york.ac.uk/.../images/primary.gif

             Primary Colors: Red, Yellow, and Blue               
Secondary Colors: Green, Purple,Orange

What is an intermediate color?
Red-orange, yellow-orange,red-violet, blue-violet, yellow-green, blue-green,
These colors are created by mixing primary colors and secondary colors hues.

Complementary colors: Complementary colors are colors that are opposite on the color wheel.

Analogous colors:  Colors that are close together on the color wheel.

Warm Colors:  Hues that remind us of heat, red, yellow, and orange.

Cool colors:  Hues that remind us of cold, green, violet, and blue.



                                           
                                                                                            http://www.brigantine.atlnet.org

What color concept did the artist use in the work above?


LINE

What is a line?
A line is a path made by a moving point.

What is a contour line?
Line that defines and describes the edges and surface ridges of a shape.

                                                             
                                                               
www.emack.com.br/.../images/Mondrain.jpg                                                      

                  There are five main kinds of lines, according to their directional path.

          Vertical lines, Horizontal lines, Diagonal lines, Curved lines, Zig zag lines

                 

What types of lines can you find in the student work above?


SPACE
     

Salvador Dali (Spanish) 1904-1989, The Deterioration of The Persistence Of Memory
1952-54, Oil on Board, Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
                                                                           http://www.brigantine.atlnet.org



 

FORM

    An object with three dimensions-. Length, height, and width.  Forms may be geometric or free-form.  Geometric includes the cone, cube, cylinder, and sphere.

                                             
                           
Michelangelo Buonoratti (Italian ) 1475-1564, David,                 Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris,France
                                 1501-1504, 15 feet, Marble, Galleria dell'Accademia,Italy
                                              
                                                             
                                                         
Sandy Skoglund (American) b.1946, Radioactive Cats,1980,
                                                                                    Chicken wire and plaster cats, furniture, live models


      http://www.brigantine.atlnet.org

Can you recall any famous three-dimensional art forms you have learned about in class?


                                                                              Value
                                               Value refers to the lightness or darkness of a color

                                                                   

        
http://www.brigantine.atlnet.org           

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SHAPE
A two dimensional area which is defined by an edge or outline.
TYPES
Geometric/ Free-form/Organic

                    
                                   Joan Miro (Spanish) 1893-1983, The Policeman, Oil on canvas,1925, 248 x 194.9 cm, The Art Institute Of Chicago                                 http://www.brigantine.atlnet.org    

Can you find any organic shapes in this work of art?

Visit the following web site to further discover how artists use the elements of art in his or her artwork.
        http://www.brigantine.atlnet.org/GigapaletteGALLERY/websites/ARTiculationFinal/MainPages/ElementsMain.htm
                                                 
Educational Art Links

                     http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/for-kids.htm




                                             

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Last Updated: 10/3/2008

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