ARTE 310
Fall 2009
Dakota Hall 205
1-2:50p
2 credits
Ms. Preszler
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Journal Chapter 2
In your opinion why is it important to teach the elements and principles of design? State the elements and principles of design you worked with when you were in elementary school and share briefly any memorable project that helped teach you the concept.
I think it is very important to teach the elements of art because young students like to experiment with things and play around with different objects. When students play around with different objects they find numerous way of expressing themselves, which in turn helps them grow artistically. When students get the chance to add color, texture, depth, and shape to their creation it is not just an art project, it can turn into a work of art. These different elements are important for every student to learn so that they can further their knowledge and express themselves. I can’t remember very many of my art projects from when I was in elementary school, but I do remember learning about all the elements of art. We never learned what they were but we used different objects to make our projects unique. The only projects I really enjoyed were projects that I could add texture too. I love when things literally pop off the page. We would have the chance to use buttons, string, glitter, ribbon, leaves, and anything else we could find. In the sixth grade we did start to work on the element of space; we would draw three-dimensional pictures. I loved to draw old barns because they didn’t have to be perfect and they could be made unique.
Elements and principles of design are what makes art real to us. We all are familiar with both the elements and principles of art but maybe do not realize they what makes art. Sometimes we do not know how to show our emotions or feelings so we turn to art to help, but how do you make art? The elements and principles if taught to students can bring their very own expressions. In elementary school we often used color, shapes, and patterns. I remember many art projects with crayons and markers. Many math worksheets we had to color in the shape or match the pattern. I also remember having to know the 3 primary colors to mix and match and create with. As I got older into junior high and high school I remember learning in art class about the symmetry and balance of the piece. I remember having to make a full body piece of ourselves and having to make sure everything was the same on both sides and working with expression and variety.
The elements and principles of design are the building blocks of art. In knowing these concepts students can come to better understand and create better pieces of work. If art is a language than the elements and principles of design are the vocabulary needed in order to understand that language. Teaching these concepts to students helps them to better see and understand their environment and translate it onto a work of art with their own opinions and views added.
Once in elementary school we did a project with tessellations, which is repeating a shape over and over. The object of the lesson was to play with shapes, positive and negative. We covered the page with our chosen shape arranged neatly in rows and columns. In order to add some interest to the piece we had to make one of the shapes different than the others whether it was by choice of color, or design. We then had to create a design for the negative space. It was interesting to see what designs could be made in the negative space. I learned from this that negative can be just as interesting as the positive space in a piece, and that it is just as important.
Teaching the elements of art is crucial to students because like the multiple intelligences, there's almost an element a student finds strong and unique to them. When we teach these art principles, we are giving students the tools to learn and ultimately understand our objectives. Students can not only express themselves, but they can illustrate their knowledge as an alternative to tests and worksheets. Also, understanding the principles will better help them understand visuals, such as ancient artwork or hieroglyphics.
In my elementary days, we were always dabbling in art. From making color wheels to art projects to recreating pueblos, I believe we covered all of the principles from K-6. In fifth grade, we had a project with lines and hues. We were to draw any picture, but we had to use at least five different kinds of lines. We were given the primary paint colors and told to mix and match to fill in our pictures. I still have that painting at home!
I think it is very important to teach the elements of art because knowing the elements of art can make you a better artist. All of the elements need to be taught and used so students will be able to better know their art creations and also any art they look at either in a gallery or in class. Also, students may find that one particularly element in art is their “specialty” and that that element can help them express themselves. In elementary school I remember using texture. One project we did that I remember was we made a picture with complete dots. It made our projects look like they jumped out form the paper. Also, I remember we had to create a piece of art in just our favorite color and then the different shades of that color.
It is important to teach the elements and principles of design so that students can realize that there is more to art than what they already know, and it is okay to use different methods than what they are used to. Another reason that this is important is to help students become better artists by showing them how to use lines, shading, textures, patterns, etc. to create different types of art. Another reason it is so important to teach students different elements and principles is to help them grow artistically by using different complimentary colors and hues or symmetry and emphasis. By teaching students this, their creativity will also grow, and their art will be able to express their ideas better.
At my elementary school, we worked with many different elements and principles of art. For example, we used real feathers and faux fur to create unique pictures of baby birds and animals to show how different textures could be used in art. Another art project we completed in elementary school was the use of diagonal lines, as well as large drawings in the front or bottom and small pictures to teach us perspective.
Elements and principles are key objectives in creating art. Without them there would be no art. These principle should be taught to students in order for the students to really understand what art is and what it is made of. If a student is interested in creating art it would be very beneficial for them to know exactly what they are creating. By having this background, it will help the student express themselves and let the creativity grow.
I don’t really remember being taught these elements directly. The teachers would just explain what we were supposed to do and we did it. The terms variety, repetition, emphasis, domination subordination, balance, and symmetry were not vocabulary words we learned. The teachers might have been demonstrating those objectives but we were not aware of them. Although, I do remember having one of our Title teachers coming into our second grade class at Easter time to teach us how to draw a rabbit. She showed us the proper way to hold our pencil and how to make it symmetric. After everything was drawn out we were able to use watercolors and paint the picture how we wanted. That is the only time I really remember learning one of the principles.
I believe it is so important to teach the elements of art and design. If the children understand what they are working with and why something works or may not work they will better understand art. Beings art is something everyone is surrounded by in our day to day lives I think that it is important that this is something we teach our kids. Children like to be expressive so to give them a chance to show there feelings and throughts through art is so important. Not all kids excell in math or science so to give them a alternative way to excel is important.
I dont really remember to many of my elementary art projects, but what I do remember of them is through the primary colors any color can be made. I also remember in elementary where we picked 2 pictures out of a magazine that we liked and cut them into strips that were a 1/2 an inch wide and then cut strips of white paper and glued them onto a single piece of paper. This project was called the billboard effect. When u looked at the picture from one angle you saw the 1 magazine picture and when you looked from the opposite angle you saw the 2nd magazine article! The project was to show us some of the different prospectives in art. But when I was in the 3rd grade I just thought it was pretty cool.
I believe that it is very important to teach the elements and principles of design. This gives children a more in depth vision of what art really is. It allows them to use their imagination and create pieces of work that defines them. Art is a way of expression and knowing the principles and elements of it can really allow one to express their feelings and thoughts. Children need to know art because it is a part of our everyday lives. Art is all around us everyday. When I was in elementary school art was always one of my favorite subjects even though I am not very artistic. I remember doing a lot of projects dealing shapes. We would make turkeys for Thanksgiving time and have to use different shapes and colors to create our own turkey. I also remember using texture and pattern a lot. For example, we would have to sketch designs into glass and add texture to define the picture we wanted to see. My favorite art project was when we got to create our own ceiling tiles to be placed on the ceiling of our school. We used shape, texture, color, variety, and lines to create these. Kristin Rathbun
I believe it is important to teach the elements and principles of art to make students more aware of what art actually is. They may use the elements of design in each piece they do, but not realize that they are actually part of their artwork. By having knowledge of these different parts of art they will be better able to critique their artwork and the artwork of other artists. Also, if they have knowledge of these concepts they will be more likely to use them with a purpose and know why they should put a line or object in a place to balance or complete their project. I remember working a lot with patterns, shapes, and colors when I was in elementary school. Teachers used many methods of introducing different colors and opening our eyes to the different patterns and shapes that we could use. I had always been taught to correctly use shape to make objects by using a scissor. In first or second grade, one particular art project we did involved no scissors, just our hands. We were to tear out each shape to make a working piece of art. I absolutely hated this project because I was not able to make perfect lines or shapes, but instead had jagged edges that didn’t flow evenly. I learned a lot from this piece of artwork—that every line didn’t have to be perfect and had a purpose.
I believe the elements of design are very important part of art that needs to be taught. Many of the elements in art can connect and help a student in any other subjects. An art project does not have to use all the elements of design but will be able to know which one are being used and which ones that were not used. Every day objects in our life show some form of the elements of design either by the outline of the picture you are looking at or the just the color of the wall in the classroom. In my art classes in elementary school we were always taught that we had to follow a certain example and could not expand on our thinking. We did learn about the art elements but we could only use them in one art project for each element we could not do just one large project with all the elements. The only thing we could do with changing the example to make it our own was changing the color and we could only choose the color by what she had sitting out on the table that day.
You have to teach Elements of Art to students so they can gain an understanding of all the different forms of art concepts. If you let a student go through school without practicing all the different elements of art and without an understanding, they will be severly limited in their art knowledge, and thus, not appreciate art as a student who is able to be taught all the elements. Each element is important to art at some point and therefore must be taught to all art students. An element of design I specifically remember in art was a Tessellation project we had to do. We were able to use any design we wanted, as long as it was repeated in the tessellation form. We were then able to color it in any way we wanted to as well so then we were able to get different lines, shapes, and hues all into the same project and it actually turned out looking good.
It is very important to teach the elements of design because it is the most basic form of art there is. It is just like the theory of learning anything, you have to crawl before you can walk and you have to walk before you can run. The students need to learn the little things before they can go on to be better artists. One of the most memorable projects I ever completed when I was in fifth grade we did a whole project having to do with line. We were drawing and shading our names in 3-D. It was a fun experience and at the time pretty challenging project and that’s always good to challenge the students. That is why it was a memorable project.
I feel that it is very important to teach the elements of art and design. It is just like everything else we do in life, we must know the basics first. Not everyone can do something without having some history or background of the project or event they are going to partake in. Knowing all or some of the elements of art and design is essential for your project or "masterpiece" to turnout and come out the way you want it to be. Knowing the basics will help you in all your projects because you can always look back and reference your previous knowledge. The one project in elementary school that I particularly remember is when we had to use clay to form a replica of the United States. There were many of us that just had a great, big blob of clay on our piece of tag board; clearly some of them did not look like the United States but to some of us it did. But there were others that could shape the clay into the United States just like it was suppose to look. I feel that we used memory methods in order to make the United States look like the actual shape it really was. After we formed the clay into the United States we had to put different symbols where the particular state it represented was located at. For instance some of us put a flag where Washington DC was located to represent the White House and all that goes along with that. Just simply memorizing the United States and its features helped us complete that art project.
The elements and principles of design are the basis of art. I believe that it is important for children to learn these concepts so that they can better understand what art is. If students are taught these basics of art they are better able to understand their work and the components of their work. I don’t really remember many of the art projects we did in elementary school. In our school we didn’t have an actual art teacher until we were in fourth grade. That was when we started learn basic principles of design. We started working with lines and colors more and learning about them in depth. The one project I remember was working with 3D objects where we had to create a 3D ocean scene in a shoebox.
As said in the text, art is ultimately a form of expression. For whatever reason it may be, the creation always says something about the artist. Since it can be used for a particular purpose or just to make an artistic statement, the elements of design within a work of art are the language used to get points across. The number of ways that the principles affect our foundation of seeing and creating art ourselves surrounds us everywhere. I think it is even essential to note that the foundations of design are probably the easiest way to relate to an outsider that may not be so artistic themselves. For example, I was just helping a friend try to find ways to write a paper on a painting who had never really looked at art closely. I found myself referring back to the basics of line, shape, color, texture, and etc. in order to explain various perspectives to consider. Learning the elements increases appreciation and recognition of art, as well as the basic understanding used behind the production of pieces.
Thinking back to elementary school, the first art projects that I remember doing were illustrations of some sort. In trying to explain a story, the use of space and positioning of subjects were the main keys to the assignments. I was also fortunate enough to have guest artists come to my classes between 3rd and 6th grade to demonstrate and teach various workshops. The first and probably most eye opening lesson I learned was in 4th grade when one taught us how to draw upside-down. She would make us redo the same pictures at a different angle or copy something new from the opposite perspective of hers. Those techniques showed me how we tend to draw what we think we see before focusing on the lines themselves and forced me to think outside the box in terms of composition. The other basics I learned started in 6th grade geometry when we learned the structures of 3d shapes and studied space more in-depth. Many of our art projects started to spawn from math and in middle school that led to making tessellations and the key to good patterns. My middle school art classes explored almost every element and let us put the principles to use. I did projects where we had to break up realistic images into abstract shapes, created texture with mixed media, make intricate designs with symbols through repetition, and even start to recognize styles and moods through examples within art history. All of my experiences introduced me to different ways of seeing things as well as paving a path for me to develop my own perspectives, thanks to the principles of design.
I think it is very important to teach the elements of art because young students like to experiment with things and play around with different objects. When students play around with different objects they find numerous way of expressing themselves, which in turn helps them grow artistically. When students get the chance to add color, texture, depth, and shape to their creation it is not just an art project, it can turn into a work of art. These different elements are important for every student to learn so that they can further their knowledge and express themselves. I can’t remember very many of my art projects from when I was in elementary school, but I do remember learning about all the elements of art. We never learned what they were but we used different objects to make our projects unique. The only projects I really enjoyed were projects that I could add texture too. I love when things literally pop off the page. We would have the chance to use buttons, string, glitter, ribbon, leaves, and anything else we could find. In the sixth grade we did start to work on the element of space; we would draw three-dimensional pictures. I loved to draw old barns because they didn’t have to be perfect and they could be made unique.
ReplyDeleteNicole Osterman
Elements and principles of design are what makes art real to us. We all are familiar with both the elements and principles of art but maybe do not realize they what makes art. Sometimes we do not know how to show our emotions or feelings so we turn to art to help, but how do you make art? The elements and principles if taught to students can bring their very own expressions. In elementary school we often used color, shapes, and patterns. I remember many art projects with crayons and markers. Many math worksheets we had to color in the shape or match the pattern. I also remember having to know the 3 primary colors to mix and match and create with.
ReplyDeleteAs I got older into junior high and high school I remember learning in art class about the symmetry and balance of the piece. I remember having to make a full body piece of ourselves and having to make sure everything was the same on both sides and working with expression and variety.
-Amanda Lacher-
The elements and principles of design are the building blocks of art. In knowing these concepts students can come to better understand and create better pieces of work. If art is a language than the elements and principles of design are the vocabulary needed in order to understand that language. Teaching these concepts to students helps them to better see and understand their environment and translate it onto a work of art with their own opinions and views added.
ReplyDeleteOnce in elementary school we did a project with tessellations, which is repeating a shape over and over. The object of the lesson was to play with shapes, positive and negative. We covered the page with our chosen shape arranged neatly in rows and columns. In order to add some interest to the piece we had to make one of the shapes different than the others whether it was by choice of color, or design. We then had to create a design for the negative space. It was interesting to see what designs could be made in the negative space. I learned from this that negative can be just as interesting as the positive space in a piece, and that it is just as important.
Tiffany Straley
Teaching the elements of art is crucial to students because like the multiple intelligences, there's almost an element a student finds strong and unique to them. When we teach these art principles, we are giving students the tools to learn and ultimately understand our objectives. Students can not only express themselves, but they can illustrate their knowledge as an alternative to tests and worksheets. Also, understanding the principles will better help them understand visuals, such as ancient artwork or hieroglyphics.
ReplyDeleteIn my elementary days, we were always dabbling in art. From making color wheels to art projects to recreating pueblos, I believe we covered all of the principles from K-6. In fifth grade, we had a project with lines and hues. We were to draw any picture, but we had to use at least five different kinds of lines. We were given the primary paint colors and told to mix and match to fill in our pictures. I still have that painting at home!
Megan Marvel
I think it is very important to teach the elements of art because knowing the elements of art can make you a better artist. All of the elements need to be taught and used so students will be able to better know their art creations and also any art they look at either in a gallery or in class. Also, students may find that one particularly element in art is their “specialty” and that that element can help them express themselves.
ReplyDeleteIn elementary school I remember using texture. One project we did that I remember was we made a picture with complete dots. It made our projects look like they jumped out form the paper. Also, I remember we had to create a piece of art in just our favorite color and then the different shades of that color.
Amanda Arendsee
Alyssa Kaye Anderson
ReplyDeleteIt is important to teach the elements and principles of design so that students can realize that there is more to art than what they already know, and it is okay to use different methods than what they are used to. Another reason that this is important is to help students become better artists by showing them how to use lines, shading, textures, patterns, etc. to create different types of art. Another reason it is so important to teach students different elements and principles is to help them grow artistically by using different complimentary colors and hues or symmetry and emphasis. By teaching students this, their creativity will also grow, and their art will be able to express their ideas better.
At my elementary school, we worked with many different elements and principles of art. For example, we used real feathers and faux fur to create unique pictures of baby birds and animals to show how different textures could be used in art. Another art project we completed in elementary school was the use of diagonal lines, as well as large drawings in the front or bottom and small pictures to teach us perspective.
Elements and principles are key objectives in creating art. Without them there would be no art. These principle should be taught to students in order for the students to really understand what art is and what it is made of. If a student is interested in creating art it would be very beneficial for them to know exactly what they are creating. By having this background, it will help the student express themselves and let the creativity grow.
ReplyDeleteI don’t really remember being taught these elements directly. The teachers would just explain what we were supposed to do and we did it. The terms variety, repetition, emphasis, domination subordination, balance, and symmetry were not vocabulary words we learned. The teachers might have been demonstrating those objectives but we were not aware of them. Although, I do remember having one of our Title teachers coming into our second grade class at Easter time to teach us how to draw a rabbit. She showed us the proper way to hold our pencil and how to make it symmetric. After everything was drawn out we were able to use watercolors and paint the picture how we wanted. That is the only time I really remember learning one of the principles.
Breanne Neiger
I believe it is so important to teach the elements of art and design. If the children understand what they are working with and why something works or may not work they will better understand art. Beings art is something everyone is surrounded by in our day to day lives I think that it is important that this is something we teach our kids. Children like to be expressive so to give them a chance to show there feelings and throughts through art is so important. Not all kids excell in math or science so to give them a alternative way to excel is important.
ReplyDeleteI dont really remember to many of my elementary art projects, but what I do remember of them is through the primary colors any color can be made. I also remember in elementary where we picked 2 pictures out of a magazine that we liked and cut them into strips that were a 1/2 an inch wide and then cut strips of white paper and glued them onto a single piece of paper. This project was called the billboard effect. When u looked at the picture from one angle you saw the 1 magazine picture and when you looked from the opposite angle you saw the 2nd magazine article! The project was to show us some of the different prospectives in art. But when I was in the 3rd grade I just thought it was pretty cool.
Jordan M. Kjellsen
I believe that it is very important to teach the elements and principles of design. This gives children a more in depth vision of what art really is. It allows them to use their imagination and create pieces of work that defines them. Art is a way of expression and knowing the principles and elements of it can really allow one to express their feelings and thoughts. Children need to know art because it is a part of our everyday lives. Art is all around us everyday.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in elementary school art was always one of my favorite subjects even though I am not very artistic. I remember doing a lot of projects dealing shapes. We would make turkeys for Thanksgiving time and have to use different shapes and colors to create our own turkey. I also remember using texture and pattern a lot. For example, we would have to sketch designs into glass and add texture to define the picture we wanted to see. My favorite art project was when we got to create our own ceiling tiles to be placed on the ceiling of our school. We used shape, texture, color, variety, and lines to create these.
Kristin Rathbun
I believe it is important to teach the elements and principles of art to make students more aware of what art actually is. They may use the elements of design in each piece they do, but not realize that they are actually part of their artwork. By having knowledge of these different parts of art they will be better able to critique their artwork and the artwork of other artists. Also, if they have knowledge of these concepts they will be more likely to use them with a purpose and know why they should put a line or object in a place to balance or complete their project.
ReplyDeleteI remember working a lot with patterns, shapes, and colors when I was in elementary school. Teachers used many methods of introducing different colors and opening our eyes to the different patterns and shapes that we could use. I had always been taught to correctly use shape to make objects by using a scissor. In first or second grade, one particular art project we did involved no scissors, just our hands. We were to tear out each shape to make a working piece of art. I absolutely hated this project because I was not able to make perfect lines or shapes, but instead had jagged edges that didn’t flow evenly. I learned a lot from this piece of artwork—that every line didn’t have to be perfect and had a purpose.
Holly Beck
I believe the elements of design are very important part of art that needs to be taught. Many of the elements in art can connect and help a student in any other subjects. An art project does not have to use all the elements of design but will be able to know which one are being used and which ones that were not used. Every day objects in our life show some form of the elements of design either by the outline of the picture you are looking at or the just the color of the wall in the classroom. In my art classes in elementary school we were always taught that we had to follow a certain example and could not expand on our thinking. We did learn about the art elements but we could only use them in one art project for each element we could not do just one large project with all the elements. The only thing we could do with changing the example to make it our own was changing the color and we could only choose the color by what she had sitting out on the table that day.
ReplyDeleteRachel Schuldt
You have to teach Elements of Art to students so they can gain an understanding of all the different forms of art concepts. If you let a student go through school without practicing all the different elements of art and without an understanding, they will be severly limited in their art knowledge, and thus, not appreciate art as a student who is able to be taught all the elements. Each element is important to art at some point and therefore must be taught to all art students.
ReplyDeleteAn element of design I specifically remember in art was a Tessellation project we had to do. We were able to use any design we wanted, as long as it was repeated in the tessellation form. We were then able to color it in any way we wanted to as well so then we were able to get different lines, shapes, and hues all into the same project and it actually turned out looking good.
Kellen Munneke
It is very important to teach the elements of design because it is the most basic form of art there is. It is just like the theory of learning anything, you have to crawl before you can walk and you have to walk before you can run. The students need to learn the little things before they can go on to be better artists.
ReplyDeleteOne of the most memorable projects I ever completed when I was in fifth grade we did a whole project having to do with line. We were drawing and shading our names in 3-D. It was a fun experience and at the time pretty challenging project and that’s always good to challenge the students. That is why it was a memorable project.
By: Max Foth
I feel that it is very important to teach the elements of art and design. It is just like everything else we do in life, we must know the basics first. Not everyone can do something without having some history or background of the project or event they are going to partake in. Knowing all or some of the elements of art and design is essential for your project or "masterpiece" to turnout and come out the way you want it to be. Knowing the basics will help you in all your projects because you can always look back and reference your previous knowledge.
ReplyDeleteThe one project in elementary school that I particularly remember is when we had to use clay to form a replica of the United States. There were many of us that just had a great, big blob of clay on our piece of tag board; clearly some of them did not look like the United States but to some of us it did. But there were others that could shape the clay into the United States just like it was suppose to look. I feel that we used memory methods in order to make the United States look like the actual shape it really was. After we formed the clay into the United States we had to put different symbols where the particular state it represented was located at. For instance some of us put a flag where Washington DC was located to represent the White House and all that goes along with that. Just simply memorizing the United States and its features helped us complete that art project.
Whitney Daly
The elements and principles of design are the basis of art. I believe that it is important for children to learn these concepts so that they can better understand what art is. If students are taught these basics of art they are better able to understand their work and the components of their work.
ReplyDeleteI don’t really remember many of the art projects we did in elementary school. In our school we didn’t have an actual art teacher until we were in fourth grade. That was when we started learn basic principles of design. We started working with lines and colors more and learning about them in depth. The one project I remember was working with 3D objects where we had to create a 3D ocean scene in a shoebox.
Katie Hansen
As said in the text, art is ultimately a form of expression. For whatever reason it may be, the creation always says something about the artist. Since it can be used for a particular purpose or just to make an artistic statement, the elements of design within a work of art are the language used to get points across. The number of ways that the principles affect our foundation of seeing and creating art ourselves surrounds us everywhere. I think it is even essential to note that the foundations of design are probably the easiest way to relate to an outsider that may not be so artistic themselves. For example, I was just helping a friend try to find ways to write a paper on a painting who had never really looked at art closely. I found myself referring back to the basics of line, shape, color, texture, and etc. in order to explain various perspectives to consider. Learning the elements increases appreciation and recognition of art, as well as the basic understanding used behind the production of pieces.
ReplyDeleteThinking back to elementary school, the first art projects that I remember doing were illustrations of some sort. In trying to explain a story, the use of space and positioning of subjects were the main keys to the assignments. I was also fortunate enough to have guest artists come to my classes between 3rd and 6th grade to demonstrate and teach various workshops. The first and probably most eye opening lesson I learned was in 4th grade when one taught us how to draw upside-down. She would make us redo the same pictures at a different angle or copy something new from the opposite perspective of hers. Those techniques showed me how we tend to draw what we think we see before focusing on the lines themselves and forced me to think outside the box in terms of composition. The other basics I learned started in 6th grade geometry when we learned the structures of 3d shapes and studied space more in-depth. Many of our art projects started to spawn from math and in middle school that led to making tessellations and the key to good patterns. My middle school art classes explored almost every element and let us put the principles to use. I did projects where we had to break up realistic images into abstract shapes, created texture with mixed media, make intricate designs with symbols through repetition, and even start to recognize styles and moods through examples within art history. All of my experiences introduced me to different ways of seeing things as well as paving a path for me to develop my own perspectives, thanks to the principles of design.
Lisa Bowman