Elements
The primary element of composition is line. In Joan Miró's (hoh-AHN mee-ROH) Composition (Fig. 0.5) we see amorphous shapes. Some of these are like cartoon figures--identifiable because of their outline--but the other shapes also exemplify line, and they do so because they create boundaries between areas of color and between other shapes or forms. Essentially, line is either curved or straight, and it is used by artists to control our vision and to create unity, emotional value, and, ultimately, meaning.