Project #2

Scavenger Hunt:

For this project, I went out around town and took pictures of the different elements and principles of art. I have pictures from in town and out of town. This project allowed students to get out of the classroom and explore the world for real life examples of elements and principles. It was a fun and effective way to see how art is everywhere in our world. We got to connect on a personal level with the elements and principles. Here are five examples of elements and/or principles from the pictures I've taken:

Value - Refers to light and dark

The houses go from dark to light. Houses on Lincoln St., Aberdeen, SD. 

Color - Three properties: hue, value, intensity; made of white light; depends on light

Sunset at the Goetz Ranch. 

Emphasis - Creates dominance or focus

East tree patch at the Goetz Ranch. 

 

Space - has one and two point perspectives; you can feel the depth

Feeding time at the Goetz Ranch.

 

Lines - Suggests movement; length and width are present

LB’s dorsal stripe indicates a line. Taken at the Goetz Ranch.

Extension Activity: Students can choose one concept or principle and create a PowerPoint of different pictures around their community of that once concept or principle. They are to define the concept or principle and then add the pictures with descriptions of where the pictures were taken and why they fit into that concept or principle.