The Arts

For visual arts we are focusing on communicating and interpreting ideas about artwork.  

Our first lessons were about using the elements of art to talk about different paintings.

 our responses . . .

What this picture makes me think of is people going to church at night and daytime. The elements I think of is value because of its light and dark colours. The other element is line because the hills are carved and the sky tower is straight and pointy. The third element I really love is shape because the sun is both an organic and geometric circle.  The title I would give this picture is Blue Sky.                                                    
Savina.

I can see elements being used.  The first is colour. The colour has strong value and some strong brightness and darkness.   I think that the artist wanted to show people the beautiful view of night. The other thing that stands out for me is the lines there are some lines that are wiggly and straight and some are whirly, crooked and curved.  This shows me that the artist is giving a message. I also see texture it looks shiny to touch. The last element that I can see is shape I can see organic in the fire and geometric on the buildings.                                       
Mele

The first elements being used are value, line and texture. I can see the colour going from light to dark.  The other element I can see is lines.  You can see curved lines, thin lines to thick line and you can also see wiggly lines. The last elements you can see is texture I could tell by the picture that it is rough and some parts are smooth. I think the artist drew this picture at night time to show the people how it stands out.  The title I would give this picture is NIGHT SKY IN THE CITY.

J-Leigh

The first element I can see is the element of value.  I can see dark and some lightness all around the sky.

The next element I can see is line.  THERE ARE WIGGLY LINES that make the sky look thick. I can see straight and curvy lines on the black tree. I can see some strong brightness.   This picture has houses and towers everywhere.

Taipisa

The elements that stand out the most are the value, texture and the shape. It feels soft and smooth when you touch it. I think it is geometric and organic. The value is a bit of light and a bit of dull. The line is like curvy and dull. It looks kind of 3d because of the darkness. The title I would give this picture is The Colourful City.

Vicki

I can see mountains, the sun, and houses.  I also see a sky tower, trees and the clouds.  There are lights, wind and lots of different colours. The element that really sticks out for me is the value of the lightness to darkness. And the other element is straight lines and wiggly lines and thick lines. And the last element is shape organic and geometric.   

Sesilia.

I can see the elements of Value which is dark. I also see a little bit of light. The title I would give picture is The Night sky

May

The element that I see is the line. The wind has a curved shape. What I also see is value of light and dark.   The buildings are dark and and the sky is light.  I also can see texture. What I can feel is smooth and soft.

Magdalene

The elements I see are value and shape.  The value of this picture is very dark and a little bit light. The shape of this picture is squiggly and wavy I would call this The Sky.

Lillian

The element that I see is colour and the value of lightness and the darkness. The second element is the 3D form of the church.  It’s on the side face.  The third element is line it has wiggly line curved lines. The last element is shape it has organic shape in the sun. The title I would give this picture is The City.

Isimasi

In this art work I can see three elements.  The first element is line.  I can see curved lines.  I think the artist used curved lines because he wants the weather to be interesting.  The second element is shape. For shape I can see organic and geometric. The organic shape is fire, the weather and the mountains. The geometric shape I can see is the city. The last element I notice is colour. The intensity I see is bright and strong , I think he chose  to make the art work bright and strong so it can make the picture stand out for viewers.  The title I will give this picture is “Avondale Road”

Ethan

The elements in this picture we can see are line and some shapes. The sky is light and at the bottom of the sky we can see dark but we can see a little colour in the houses which is called value. Next up we have lines. There are different kind of lines which is also called straight lines and wiggly lines and also there are also lines in the sky.  The title we would give this picture is The Nice Dark Sky. 

E J and James Jr      

I can see some value, texture and shapes. I can see some dark and lights in the town. I think the artist did it to make it seem like its 3D. It feels like it’s rough but windy. I see some organic shapes from the mountain.  The title I would give this picture is A Windy Day.

Dianne

In this art work I am going to tell you what I think that stands out the most. The thing that stands out is line. I can see curvy lines in the background. Next is shape. I can see geometric shapes in the background and organic shapes in the city. I can also see value in it. In the sky I can see light colours and in the mountains are dark. Next is texture. The picture looks rough and I think the artist is very tired.  

Diana

In this painting I can see some value there is mostly darkness in this painting because it is night time.  The painter has put on some dark colour on the houses and streets, so we can know it is night time.  Up in the sky I can see brightness from the stars and I can see that the mountains are reflecting to the sky because the stars are very bright and the sky is getting lighter.

I can see some texture in the painting, if I could feel the mountains in the painting I would think it would be  kind of rough because some of the grass is growing rough and  that some grass are very bendy and soft.  The title I would give this picture is The Night Sky.

Annie

In this city picture I can see some elements being used. The first that I noticed is line.  One way that the artist has made detail is the way he sketched the buildings with curvy and straight lines as well as the curvy night sky. Next is value, the background is a light colour as it comes to some black long leaves. Third is texture. The artist made it look a little bit light and I look at how it would be for me when I touch it. I think it may be smooth on the buildings, but rough on the leaves.  The title I would give this picture is The Blue Night Sky.                              

Anastasia 

I can see the elements of colour and line. The sky is free flowing and very organic. I can see there are swirly and curved lines. The colour of the sky is dark blue yellowish and white mixed together also black outlines. The mountain is very dark and the houses are very dull and dark. I think he used these colours because at night the sky is very dark. The title I would give this picture is The Sky at Night.

Gabrielle