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Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
"Wheel of Time"
Tibetan Sand Mandala
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
"Prevalence of Ritual: Tidings"
Romare Bearden
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
"Rocket to the Moon"
Romare Bearden
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
"Shy Glance"
Dawn Marie Jigagian
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
"Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat"
Elizabeth Vigee-Lebrun
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
"Pieta"
Michelangelo
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
"The Knight, Death and the Devil"
Albrecht Durer
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
"The School of Athens"
Raphael
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
"Object (Le Dejeuner En Fourrure)"
Meret Oppenheim
What is ART?
Art is the expression or application of creative skill and imagination.
What are AESTHETICS?
Aesthetics refer to an awareness of beauty.
What are FOLK ARTISTS?
Folk artists are those with little/no formal art education who make objects recognized as art, though they work within a tradition.
What are NAIVE/OUTSIDER ARTISTS?
Naive/Outsider Artists are largely unaware of art history. Many seem to develop their art spontaneously and without regard to art of the past or present.
What is FOLK ART?
Folk art is applied to art by artists who are part of established traditions of styles, theme and craftsmanship.
What is REPRESENTATIONAL ART? (also called OBJECTIVE/FIGURATIVE ART)
Representational art depicts the appearance of things. It represents objects we recognize from the everyday world.
What is ABSTRACT ART?
Abstract art is a work of art that has no reference at all to natural objects, or a work that depicts natural objects in simplified, distorted, or exaggerated ways.
What is NONREPRESENTATIONAL ART? (also called NONOBJECTIVE/NONFIGURATIVE)
Nonrepresentational Art presents visual forms with no specific references to anything outside themselves.
What is FORM?
Form refers to the total effect of the combined visual qualities within a work, including such components as materials, color, shape, line and design.
What is CONTENT?
Content refers to the message or meaning of the work.
What is ICONOGRAPHY?
Iconography is the symbolic meaning of signs, subjects, and images.
What is a PLANE?
A Plane is a 2D picture surface.
What is a LINE?
A Line is an extension of a point, a path of action.
What are IMPLIED LINES?
Implied lines suggest visual connections and form geometric shapes that can serve as structure.
What is SHAPE?
Shape is the expanse within the outline of a 2D area or within the outer boundaries of a 3D object.
What is MASS?
Mass is the physical bulk of a solid body of material.
What is CLOSED FORM?
Closed form: doesn't openly interact with the space around it.
What is OPEN FORM?
Open form: interacts with the surrounding space.
What is SPACE?
Space is the indefinable, general receptacle of all things- the seemingly empty space around us.
What does OVERLAPPING accomplish?
Overlapping is the most basic way to achieve the effect of depth on a flat surface.
What is VERTICAL PLACEMENT?
In vertical placement, objects are placed low on the picture plane.
What is LINEAR PERSPECTIVE?
Linear perspective depicts the way objects in space appear to the eye.
What is ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE?
Atmospheric perspective is a nonlinear means for giving an illusion of depth.
What are ACHROMATIC colors? (Black and white.)
Achromatic colors: without the property of hue.
What is VALUE?
Value refers to the relative lightness or darkness from white through grays to black.
What is INTENSITY or SATURATION?
Intensity refers to the purity of a hue or color.
What is a MONOCHROMATIC color scheme?
Monochromatic color schemes are based on variations in the value and intensity of a single hue.
What is an ANALOGOUS color scheme?
Analogous color schemes are based on colors adjacent to one another on the color wheel.
What is a COMPLEMENTARY color scheme?
Complementary color schemes emphasize two hues directly opposite each other on the color wheel.
What are the 7 KEY PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN?
Unity and variety, balance, emphasis and subordination, directional forces, contrast, repetition and rhythm, scale and proportion.
What is UNITY?
Unity is the appearance or condition of oneness.
What does VARIETY accomplish?
Variety provides diversity.
What is BALANCE?
Balance is the achievement of equilibrium.
What is SYMMETRICAL BALANCE?
Symmetrical balance is the near or exact matching of left and right sides of a 3D/2D form.
What is ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE?
Asymmetrical balance is when the left and right sides are not the same.
What is EMPHASIS?
Emphasis is used to draw our attention to an area or areas.
What is SUBORDINATION?
Subordination is when artists create neutral areas of lesser interest that keep us from being distracted from the areas of emphasis.
What do DIRECTIONAL FORCES accomplish?
Directional forces influence the viewer to pay attention to certain parts of an art piece.
What is CONTRAST?
Contrast is the juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar elements.
What is REPETITION?
Repetition gives a composition unity, continuity, flow, and emphasis.
What is RHYTHM?
Rhythm is created through the regular recurrence of elements with related variations.
What is SCALE?
Scale is the size relation of one thing to another.
What is PROPORTION?
Proportion is the size relationship of parts to a whole.
Criticism: What are SOCIAL-CULTURAL THEORIES?
Sociocultural theories: critics first look at the environmental influences on a work of art; the economic system, the cultural values, politics of the time.
Criticism: What are EMPATHIC THEORIES?
Empathic theories: skill level, personal intent, mental state, gender, etc.
What is a MEDIUM?
A Medium is a particular material, alone with its accompanying technique. (Plural is media.)