art terms
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- The arrangement of elements and principles of art to create a feeling of completeness of wholeness.
- Unity
- How things feel, or look as though they might feel if touched.
- Texture
- The distance or area between, around, above, below, and within things.
- Space
- The lightness or darkness of a hue.
- Value
- Art made to be enjoyed visually, not used
- Fine art
- A scenic representation in which miniature sculptures and other objects are displayed against a painted backdrop.
- Diorama
- Outlines and surface edges.
- Contours
- A sculpture that shows a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
- Bust
- An object that serves an an emblem or respected symbol.
- Totem
- The art of beautiful writing
- Calligraphy
- A principle of art concerned with arranging the elements so that no one part of the work overpowers, or seems heavier than, any other part.
- Balance
- What the eye sees when light is reflected off an object.
- Color
- Making an element or an object in a work stand out.
- Emphasis
- An art style in which parts of a work are set into motion by a form of energy.
- Kinetic art
- A person whose job is studying, understanding, and judging works or art.
- Art critic
- The brightness or dullness of a hue.
- Intensity
- The study of nature of beauty and art.
- Aesthetics
- Small bits of colored glass and jewels set in cement.
- Mosaic
- Having a recognizable subject that is shown in an unrealistic manner.
- Abstract
- A drawing or painting of mountains, trees, or other natural scenery.
- Landscape
- Hand-painted book illustration.
- Illumination
- A color's name.
- Hue
- An early form of picture writing.
- Hieroglyphic
- The repetition of an element to make a work seem active.
- Rhythm
- Period of rebirth.
- Renaissance
- The principle of art that leads the viewer to sense action in a work, or it can be the path a viewer's eye follows through the work.
- Movement
- Art made by an artist who had no formal training.
- Folk art
- Large two-dimensional works painted on walls
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Murals
- A complete view of an area in all directions.
- Panorama
- Empty space between the shapes or forms in two-and three- dimensional art
- Negative space
- A finely ground powder that gives paint its color.
- Pigment
- A small picture that stands for a word or an idea.
- Pictogram
- The flat surface of a painting of drawing.
- Picture plane