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Cunningham vocab
art talk text book vocab lessons 1 & 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| perceive | become deeply aware through the special senses of a visual object |
| artists | creative individuals who use imagination and skill to communicate in visual form |
| symbol | something that represents something else |
| elements of art | visual symbols in the language of art |
| principles of art | rules that govern how artists organize elements of art |
| subject | image viewers can easily identify in a work of art |
| nonobjective art | art that has no recognizable subject matter |
| composition | the way principles of art are used to organize elements of art |
| content | message the work communicates |
| credit line | list of facts about a work of art |
| medium | material used to make art |
| criteria | standards of judgement |
| aesthetics | the philosophy of study of the value of art |
| art critism | organized way to study a work of art |
| aesthetic experience | personal interaction with work of art |
| description | list of all things seen in a work |
| analysis | discover how principles of art are used to organize elements of art |
| interpretation | step in which you explain the mood of the work |
| judgement | determine degree of artistic merit |
| literal qualities | realistic qualities in a work of art |
| design qualities | how well work is organized |
| Imitationalism | aesthetic theory focusing on realistic presentation |
| Formalism | theory that places emphasis on design qualities |
| emotionalism | theory that requires a work of art to arouse a response of feelings or emotions in the viewer |
| individual style | artists personal way of using the elements & principles of art to express ideas |