![]() ![]() Woman in the Garden of Monsieur Forest,1889–91 Seurat used dab-like brush marks to create this iconic piece, a technique which became known as Pointillism. Line is also used to create depth and perspective in this art piece. Sometimes we think of line having to be applied to create contour, however, in this artwork we can see that small lines can create shape and form and implied lines as well. This art piece is an example of how many hundreds of line and contrasting colors can be used to create an artwork. Georges Seurat Study for “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte”,1884Ĭontrasting pigments are applied through small brush strokes in this impressionist art piece. This art piece also demonstrates the artist’s understanding of neo-impressionist technique, as well as his understanding of color theory (the colors he uses are both warm/cold for contrast to create a focal point, and complementary. This painting is created using lines or strokes of paint and also with implied lines. This Van Gogh Self-Portrait is an example of how line or strokes can be used to create an art piece. This is a great artwork to show your students! Van Gogh Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler),1887 Line is apparent throughout the waves to show the motion and movement in the curves and the rolls of the waves, as well as the texture. None is more famous than “The Great Wave”, which not only uses line to create the waves and the details the water which appears to be coming down to claw its victims, but uses line to create depth with the Japanese mountain in the background that echoes the waves in the foreground. Line is a major feature of printmaking processes and for this reason, it is always a good idea to examine print made artworks. This breathtaking, world icon, Japanese wood block print is a wonderful example of the use of line. ![]() Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) Artworks with the Element of Art: Line The Great Wave Line is a mark that spans between two points and has width, direction, and length. With our mark makers, we can create thick lines, rough lines, smooth lines, or thin lines. ![]() There are different kinds of lines such as curved lines, jagged lines, or zigzag lines. Line starts with a point and can become or create anything. Line is the foundation for drawing in art and can be used to show emotion, expression, movement, rhythm, depth, distance, pattern, and even emotion. This will allow you to create a complete unit of learning! What is the Element of Art: Line? As well, you can get inspired by the art pieces that you share with your students and can create an art project from it. When teaching the Elements of Art, often we also want to incorporate famous artworks or artists from art history or movements into the learning to introduce students to how it has been used by professional artists, and to meet more than one curricular target. ![]() Often, as teachers, we aim to incorporate a few curricular contents or targets into a project or unit to make teaching more efficient and to ensure students can go deep into a topic and see how many elements of learning and processes work together. For this reason, it is is a lovely Element of Art to start with in teaching in your art classroom. Line works with the other elements: shape, color, form, texture. The Element of Art: Line is a fun element to work with as an art teacher as most art begins with line and line can take on many shapes or forms or expressions. ![]()
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