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17 Cards in this Set
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Shape
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A 2D area having identifiable boundaries, created by lines, colors, or value changes, or some combo of these
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Mass
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A 3D form, often implying bulk, density, and weight
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Form
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The physical appearance of a work of art - its materials, style and composition.
- Any identifiable shape or mass |
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Naturalism
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The skillful representation of the visual image, forms, and proportions as seen in nature with an illusion of volume and 3D space
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Distortion
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A departure from an accepted perception of a form or object. Distortion often manipulates established proportional standards.
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Stylized
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Descriptive of representational art in which methods for depicting forms have become standardized, and can thus be repeated without further observation of the real-world model.
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Idealism
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An artisticc theory in which the world is not reproduced as it is but as it should be. All flaws, accidents, and incongruities of the visual world are corrected.
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Abstraction
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A visual representation that may have little resemblance to the real world. It can occur through a process of simplification or distortion in an attempt to communicate an essential aspect of a formm or concept.
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Non-objective
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A type of artwork with absolutely no reference to, or representation of, the natural world. The artwork is the reality.
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Dots
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A small, roundish mark
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Rectilinear
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Composed of straight lines
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Geometric
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Consisting of using shapes such as circles and squares in design and decoration
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Curvilinear
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Round and curving forms that tend to imply flowing shapes and compositions
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Organic
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Pertaining to shapes/forms in a work of art that are irregular contour and seem to resemble or suggest forms found in nature
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Positive
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Any shape distinguished from the background
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Negative
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The background
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Line
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Visual element of length. It can be created by setting a point in motion.
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