The Elements

The elements are the building blocks of our natural world.  "The Elements of The Arts" provide a similar foundation for the art world.  The following lists of the "elements" can help give the basic structure needed for a work of art or a piece of music.   

The Elements of Visual Art:
Line (Open), Shape (Closed), Color, Form (Three-Dimensional), Texture (Rough, Smooth), Value (Light to Dark), Space (Positive or Negative)

The Elements of Dance:
Body (What), Space (Where), Time (When), Energy (How)

The Elements of Poetry:
Language/Imagery (Word Pictures), Rhythm/Music (Sound Elements), The Five Senses (Sight, Hearing, Touch, Taste, Smell), Form (Particular Vessel to hold words), Voice (Individul Personality, Attitude)

The Elements of Storytelling:
Emotion (Reflections of Inner Attitude), Movement (Physical Expression), Inflection (Voice Variations), Sound (Sensory Intonations)

The Elements of Puppetry:
Planning (What, When, and Where), Teamwork (Working Together), Space (Where the story takes place), Character (Making/finding an object and giving it life), Language (Sounds or Dialogue), Movement (Giving Life to Objects)

The Elements of Music:
Pitch (High - Low), Duration (Long - Short), Dynamics (Loud - Quiet), Tone Color (Quality of Sound, Voice, or Instrument), Form (Organization), Texture (Melody - Harmony)

The Elements of Theatre:
Space (Where you Perform, Where Action Occurs), Time (When in History, Period of the Day), Imitation (Reproduction of Thoughts and Ideas), Action (Movement of People, of Story), Language (Use of the Word - Written/Verbal), Energy (Intensity)

Design in art, is a recognition of the relation between various things, various elements in the creative flux. You can't invent a design. You recognize it, in the fourth dimension. That is, with your blood and your bones, as well as with your eyes.
David Herbert Lawrence

Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose.
Charles Eames

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