Introducing Art

Chapter 2: The Elements of Art

Web Museum Activities

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota

You don't have to travel to Minnesota to sample the multimedia offerings of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Click on the link above to explore the elements that artists use to create their works of art. You will first learn more about line. After you finish learning about this element, click on Shape, Color, Space, and Texture. After you've explored all the elements, look at the artwork depicted throughout Chapter 1.

Study the different types of elements shown. How many art elements can you identify in each piece? Write a list of these elements and describe how the artist applied them to express a feeling or communicate an idea.