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What was new learning for you?
-Although I had heard some of the terms outlined in the seven elements of art, I didn’t truly know the depth of what they meant. For example, I knew that color plays a huge role in visual art, but I did not know specifically that “tint” meant adding white to any color and “shade” meant adding black to any color. I appreciated the deeper knowledge given for each of these elements. Another example would be the elements of shape and form. Of course we all know our basic shapes (which are geometric), but I didn’t realize that within art, “shape” means 2D and the term “form” means 3D. A triangle is a shape, a pyramid is a form. Overall, the depth of what I learned in this section is much deeper than it was before I read and reviewed the videos.
What was a review?
-I did remember from earlier art classes that within the element of “space,” foreground, and background can be achieved by the size of the subjects in the drawing or painting. I also remember having previously learned about positive and negative space. Positive space being the main subject or emphasis of the artwork and negative space being what is outside of the subject—the space opposite of the subject. I did appreciate the examples shown in the learning videos of art which blurs the lines between positive and negative space. This was very interesting!
How can you apply these concepts to a content area you currently teach?
-I teach elementary general music and was thinking about ways I could tie in famous pieces of artwork to famous pieces of music. It would be great to have students choose from examples of music (maybe three choices) to find one which they think represents the painting or drawing they choose or are given. Then each student could explain why they felt the artwork and music were a match/pair. For example, they could use their new terminology, such as color (tint, shading, hue) to describe the emotions they perceive from the artwork. They could then make parallels to the music they chose—perhaps explain that the elements of art and the elements of music make them feel similar emotions, etc., which is why the artwork and music are a “match.” This would be higher order thinking (comparing/contrasting).
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