Exam 1
Terms
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- literal qualities
- The realistic presentation of subject matter in an artwork, along with the elements of art found in it; avoiding distortions, exaggerations, or embellishments. This aesthetic quality is favored by imitationalism. In describing a work, one makes an inventory of its literal qualities.
- symbol
- something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible;
- principles of art
- The different ways the elements can be used in a work of art. The principles of art consist of balance, emphasis, harmony, variety, gradation, movement, rhythm, proportion, and unity.
- crosshatching
- Engraving term for crossing lines either straight or diagonal.
- artwork
- All illustrated material, ornamentation, photos and charts etc., that is prepared for reproduction.
- spiral
- a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- art history operations
- is the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and look.[1] Moreover, art history generally is the research of artists and their cultural and social contributions.
- art criticism
- The process and result of critical thinking about art. It usually involves the description, analysis and interpretation of art, as well as some kind of judgement.
- free form
- there is no focal point of the arrangement;in its purest form.
- formalism
- One of the three theories of art, this one emphasizes the design qualities of a work.Art, and critical writing about art, which place the emphasis on the analysis of form and the use of formal elements rather than on content. Formalist critics tend to put greater significance on the object instead of the historical context and the sources of patronage.
- action painting
- A style of nonrepresentational painting that relies on the physical movement of the artist in using such gestural techniques as vigorous brushwork, dripping, and pouring. Dynamism is often created through the interlaced directions of the paint. A subcategory of Abstract Expressionism.
- parallel
- being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
- non-objective
- A style of art that does not represent real objects.
- credit line
- Acknowledging the source of a picture
- horizontal
- parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line
- diagonal
- a line segment connecting two non-adjacent vertices of a polygon
- geometric
- standard shape features such as planes, lines, circles, cylinders, spheres, etc.
- elements of art
- Sensory components used to create and talks about works of art: line, color, shape/form, texture, value, space.
- line
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- contour line
- A type of line which shows the important interior ridges and edges, or contours of an object.
- medium
- The porous material that performs the actual process of filtration. The plural of this word is "media".
- dimension
- A measurement of either length, width or depth. Two-dimensional art, such as a painting, has length and width. Three-dimensional art, such as sculpture, includes depth.
- artists
- a person wh creates art.
- judgement
- the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
- individual style
- self styled
- aesthetics
- The philosophy or study of the nature of beauty and art
- criteria
- Standards on which a judgment or decision may be based.
- pop art
- A style of art which seeks its inspiration from commercial art and items of mass culture (such as comic strips, popular foods and brand name packaging). Pop art was first developed in New York City in the 1950's and soon became the dominant avant-garde art form in the United States.
- implied line
- Line that is suggested by a shade in color or value.
- subject
- something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation;
- description
- a statement that represents something in words
- folk artists
- Artists who have not been formally trained in art.
- formal qualities
- design elements such as: line, shape, texture, size, color etc.
- imitationalism
- A theory of art which the realistic representation of objects is considered the most important means of measuring the success of a work of art.
- value
- Value is a measure of where a particular color lies along the lightness-darkness axis. A color's value is its amplitude.
- vertical
- erect: upright in position or posture
- content
- everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something;
- aesthetic experience
- Your personal interaction with a work of art.
- interpretation
- a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
- curved
- Suggests flowing movement
- analysis
- an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
- gesture
- Usually a quick and loosely drafted image used as a preliminary effort before producing a much more details and accurate drawing.
- emotionalism
- The belief that the greatest importance of a work of art is its emotional impact on the viewer.
- calligraphy
- The art of beautiful writing. Broadly, a flowing use of line, often varying from thick to thin.
- composition
- The arrangement of the elements of art
- organic
- simple and healthful and close to nature.
- wavy
- crinkled: uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
- perceive
- to become aware of through the senses;
- zig-zag
- having short sharp turns or angles
- outline
- the line that appears to bound an object