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Involvement in the arts
embraces an entire body of knowledge with a distinct vocabulary that
transcends time, age, and ethnicity. Engaging our students in
multiple hands-on art experiences allows them to contribute to
society, celebrate culture, and develop natural talent.
The essential categories in
the visual arts program that are presented to students throughout
district art classes are as follows:
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Drawing: Making
and arranging lines to represent an image
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Painting:
Applying color to surface to create an image
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Sculpture: Any
work of art carried out in three dimensions
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Architecture: The
art of designing and making buildings
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Printmaking: To
draw, trace, carve making a mark on a surface, and creating an
impression of the design with ink.
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Collage: A group
of different textures, objects, and materials glued down to create a
visual expression.
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Fiber Art: Any
work of art incorporating year, thread, and fabric.
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Technology in Art:
Art that is from a variety of disciplines, including video, film,
photography, computer graphics, and multimedia art.
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Art History: The
field of study that identifies and classifies art works in a
cultural and chronological context.
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Art Criticism:
The processes and skills involved in viewing, analyzing,
interpreting, and judging works of art.
Elements
of Art
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Line: Line is the
path of moving point. The variations of line are vertical,
horizontal, diagonal, curved, angular, zig zag, bent, straight,
interrupted, thick, thin, parallel, cross-hatched, and spiral.
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Value: Value is
the differences in a hue or neutral ranging from the lightest to the
darkest. Example, white to black.
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Shape: 2-D area
enclosed by an outline
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Form: 3-D object
with height, width, and depth
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Space: Organizes
elements in a composition
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Texture: Appeals
to sense of touch
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Color: Hue,
intensity, and value
Principles of Design:
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Repetition:
Rhythm or repeating of a pattern
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Emphasis: The
creation of a center of interest
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Contrast: Shows
differences between elements of art
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Balance:
Symmetrical
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Unity: Harmony of
all the visual elements in a composition.
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