Inspiration for Creating Ceramic Tiles

Inspiration for Creating Ceramic Tiles

6th Grade, 1st periodWest Valley Middle School

6th Grade, 1st periodWest Valley Middle School

Elements of ArtElements of Art

LineColorShapeFormSpaceTexture

LineColorShapeFormSpaceTexture

Principles of DesignPrinciples of Design

EmphasisRepetitionProportionRhythm/MovementBalanceUnityVariety/Contrast

EmphasisRepetitionProportionRhythm/MovementBalanceUnityVariety/Contrast

What is Unity?What is Unity?

Unity means that all parts in the composition of an artwork look as though they fit together.

Unity means that all parts in the composition of an artwork look as though they fit together.

What is Variety/Contrast?What is Variety/Contrast?

Variety (also called contrast) means that some parts of an artwork are different from other parts within the composition.

Variety (also called contrast) means that some parts of an artwork are different from other parts within the composition.

Some Examples of Unity and Variety

Some Examples of Unity and Variety

Louise Nevelson, Homage to the World, 1966

Wood, 8’6” x 28’8”

Louise Nevelson, Scupltor

Louise Nevelson, White Vertical Water, 1972

Painted wood, 26 sections, 216” x 108”

Louise Nevelson,Maquette for Dawn Shadows (Edition 2 of 6), 1976-83

Welded steel, painted black, 30 1/2” x 31” x 26 1/4"

Rubem Valentim

Emblem #6

Rubem Valentim

Emblem # 3

Jackson Pollock, Stenographic Figure, 1942

Oil on canvas, 40” x 56”

Jackson Pollock, Full Fathom Five, 1947

Oil on canvas with nails, tacks, buttons, coins, cigarettes, etc,

50 7/8” x 30 1/8”

Full Fathom Five (detail)

Wassily Kandinsky, Yellow, Red, Blue, 1925Oil on canvas, 127 x 200 cm

Wassily Kandinsky, On White II, 1923

Oil on canvas, 105 x 98 cm

Wassily Kandinsky, Composition VIII, 1923

Oil on canvas, 55 1/8” x 79 1/8”

Art NouveauArt Nouveau

What is “Art Nouveau?”Developed in 1880s & 1890sDerived from the Maison de l’Art

Nouveau, in Paris“Nouveau” means newWas an opposition to the historicism

dominated by the 19th centuryCharacteristics include:

Writhing plant formsFlowing forms and lines

What is “Art Nouveau?”Developed in 1880s & 1890sDerived from the Maison de l’Art

Nouveau, in Paris“Nouveau” means newWas an opposition to the historicism

dominated by the 19th centuryCharacteristics include:

Writhing plant formsFlowing forms and lines

Some Inspiration and Ideas for Your Tiles

Some Inspiration and Ideas for Your Tiles

Aubrey Beardsley, The Peacock Skirt, 1893

Aubrey Beardsley, Frontispiece for Venus and Tannhauser, 1895

Aubrey Beardsley, The Dream, 1895-96

Aubrey Beardsley, The Coiffing, 1896

Alphonse Mucha, Gismonda, 1894

Poster, 29 1/4” x 85”

Alphonse Mucha, Luchon, 1895

Poster29 5/8” x 41 5/8”

Alphonse Mucha, JOB, 1896

Poster, 23 1/4” x 68”

Fuchsia Necklace, 1905

Designed by Mucha for Sarah Bernhardt (actress), made by the jeweler Georges Fouquet

Opal, cabochon sapphire, brilliants, gold mount,Petit Palais, Paris