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Introduction<\/h3>\r\nWhether an artist creates\u00a0two-dimensional or three-dimensional art, works in a traditional medium like painting, or makes art\u00a0using\u00a0the latest technology, most artists use\u00a0the same basic visual building blocks of form (elements) and use strategies of visual organization (principles) to achieve visual unity.\r\n\r\nIn this section you will learn about the differences between form and content and be introduced to the basic elements of art and principles of design. You'll also learn about types of representation in art. All of these concepts are integral to formalism, which is a method of studying artwork by analyzing and describing it in purely in terms of visual effects.\r\n\r\nCheck out this\u00a0video for a quick\u00a0introduction to formalism:\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/72cGGeVwd2g\r\n\r\nTake a look at Picasso\u2019s painting,\u00a0Guernica<\/em><\/a>, completed in 1937. At first glance it's an incredibly busy and complex arrangement of forms. How can formalism be used\u00a0to provide compositional understanding of this work? How can it be used to \u00a0analyze and describe the arrangement of forms and how they contribute to a viewer\u2019s experience and interpretation of the painting? Read on, and you'll find out.\r\n

Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\r\n
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  • Identify and describe the difference between form and content as used in art<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Identify and define the five elements of design<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Identify and distinguish how the principles of design are used to visually organize the elements of design<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Distinguish between representational (realistic), abstract, and nonrepresentational (or non-objective) imagery<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"

    Introduction<\/h3>\n

    Whether an artist creates\u00a0two-dimensional or three-dimensional art, works in a traditional medium like painting, or makes art\u00a0using\u00a0the latest technology, most artists use\u00a0the same basic visual building blocks of form (elements) and use strategies of visual organization (principles) to achieve visual unity.<\/p>\n

    In this section you will learn about the differences between form and content and be introduced to the basic elements of art and principles of design. You’ll also learn about types of representation in art. All of these concepts are integral to formalism, which is a method of studying artwork by analyzing and describing it in purely in terms of visual effects.<\/p>\n

    Check out this\u00a0video for a quick\u00a0introduction to formalism:<\/p>\n