The Elements of Art
Introduction
This booklet is meant for you to keep. Please take it home with you!
Greetings, human. Welcome to The Elements of Art activity book.
In a land of myt ons roamed all of Asia an mythical creatures ar strength, happiness, po These art pieces all begin of art which include line, shape, o , space, te tu e, a d coor. Each of which are key to creating masterpieces of all kinds.
With the help from the art pack, you will be able to experience touch and smell through pencils, sensory items, and this activity book. You will also encounter sound through the footsteps, voices, and audible art that you see in the galleries.
As you complete each page, use your knowledge of the elements of art to aid you with finding each of the artworks scattered throughout the museum.
Happy hunting!
Let’s play with lines. Draw each type of line below:
Find a painting that uses lines and copy the art piece here.
Find me
Let’s find the founder of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art!
What type of lines are used to display the branches?
What type of lines are used to show movement in the branches?
Find Me
Draw the rest of this Neolithic ovoid* storage jar.
*Ovoid:resembling an egg in shape
Combine shapes to create simple forms below.
Form
Let’s learn about form. Draw the 3D shapes below:
F i n d m e !
Draw the rest of the bench here!
What is the basic form of the bench?
Let’s learn about space.
Symmetrical
Asymmetrical
Let’s learn about texture.
Find me!
Draw the different textures of the crane.
Texture
Let’s take a dive into the art kit!
Please remember to not touch the art in the galleries.
Touch:
Look in your kit for something that feels like a tiger.
Smell: Scratch the sticker to smell lavender.
COlOrS
Find the artwork depicted below in one of the upstairs galleries.
Draw and color a scene from a piece in a gallery.
Draw
Here is a space for your creative mind to run wild. Have fun!
pg.4. Julian Lamar. PortraitofGertrudeBassWarner,1927. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner. pg.6.OvoidStorageJarwithLugHandlesandAbstractGeometricDesign,Chinese; Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, Banshan phase, 2650-2350 BCE Buff earthenware with decoration painted in black and burgundy slips Gift of James and Barbara Walker in honor of the Museum’s 75th Anniversary pg.7. Lee Kelly Bench,1970 Welded COR-TEN steel Museum purchase pg.9.BackCourtInsigniaBadge(Buzi)foraCivilOfficialofFirstRankwithManchurianCraneDesign,Chinese; Qing dynasty, circa 1875-1900. Black silk gauze embroidered with multicolored silk floss and gold and silverwrapped thread Murray Warner Collection pg.11.Elizabeth Keith TheDiamondMountains,AFantasy,Korea,1921 Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Murray Warner Collection
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