Understanding ArtChapter 2:
The Language of ArtWeb Museum ActivitiesNorton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California
It takes practice to properly use the language of art. You can get this practice at the Norton Simon Museum Web site! Click on the link above to review some of the concepts that you learned about in Chapter 2. Specifically, click on the links under Learning to Look that deal with color, line, shape, value, space, texture, and balance. Then, browse the museum's online collection and test yourself by listing the elements and principles used in each artwork. You'll be speaking the language of art fluently in no time!  | 
