So many people around the world learn and teach art. But most of the times, the learning and the teaching is very haphazard. There is no set path in which people are taught arts. In the first class ...

Various types of texture – actual, visual and physical - can add an extra dimension to an artwork. Artworks can have an actual texture that the viewer could touch. Meret Oppenheim’s ‘Squirrel’ is a ...

Thus far in this series, I have discussed the question of what is art, two (2) elements of art, and some principles of design. Fundamental to all this, however, must be an understanding of the three ...

This is the second in a series of articles on Landscape Design Principles and Elements of Composition (click here for the first entry on Color). Today we want to talk about texture in the landscape.

Demonstrating the elements of art, this seven-part series includes the analysis of a range of famous paintings, digital images, sculpture and drawings. ABC iview Home Watch all your favourite ABC ...

Would you consider the visual aspects of advertising as a form of media based art? Arguably, advertising is a form of artistic expression incorporating the seven visual elements of art. Although the ...

This feeling can vary depending on the materials the artist used to create the piece of work. It could be smooth, bumpy, coarse, rough or many other textures. Actual texture is the result of the ...

The elements of art provide a common language for exploring the aesthetics of visual art. The aesthetics of basketball deserve a similar set of tools. Put a Jasper Johns painting next to a Roy ...

A quick and engaging way to demonstrate to students how to incorporate the elements of art into their own practice, this seven-part series includes the analysis of a range of famous paintings, digital ...