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What are the seven elements of art?
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The seven elements of art are line, shape, space, value, form, texture and color. Line refers to the strokes that form an object, while space is how these elements are positioned within the work. Color is the term for the hues in a piece, and value is a description of how light or dark these hues are. Texture can refer to actual differences in the feel of the art or to techniques that create an illusory visual textural effect. Shape is the word for the two-dimensional elements of a work, and form refers to three-dimensional works. Find a large selection of fine art on 1stDibs.
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"Composizione" by Enzio Wenk, 2021-Acrylic on Canvas, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Composition".
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
White Glove ( Michael Jackson ) - large format photograph of iconic rhinestones
Located in San Francisco, CA
White Glove (Michael Jackson) by Tom Schierlitz, a highly detailed still life photograph of the King of Pop 's glamorous Swarovski crystal rhinestone glove, capturing intricate detai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Futuro - iconic midcentury futuristic architectural design in icy wilderness
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Iconic futuristic architectural design of midcentury prefab "Futuro" in Great Tetons Yellowstone landscape, designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen...
Category
1970s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
Large Standing Figure VI (contemporary bronze sculpture)
Located in Paris, FR
Large Standing Figure VI (Grande figure debout VI), large-scale sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia. Bronze, 148 cm × 31 cm × 27 cm. Limited edition of 8 + 4 A.P.
He has been developing for thirty years a singular work, filled with human and animal characters...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rhinoceros #2, Albuquerque, NM, 2013 - Animal Portrait Photography
By Brad Wilson
Located in Paris, FR
'Rhinoceros #2, Albuquerque, NM, 2013' is a limited-edition fine art photograph by American photographer Brad Wilson. Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta Paper, 2013...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
John Lennon Portrait by Robert Whitaker
Located in Austin, US
John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles at the Westwood Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, 27th-28th June 1966. En route for the Japanese leg of their final world tour, the group made...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print