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Art Exam 1
Intro, 1.1, 1.2, 1.7, 1.4, Feldman Method, 1.6, 1.8, & 1.3
Term | Definition |
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Good art, should in some way______________. | engage with its audience. |
Bob Ross said, "We don't make mistakes, we have _________." | happy accidents. |
The communication of ideas and emotions, sometimes in visual form, that _______ __ _________ or ________ ________ never before thought. | conveys a message or inspires a thought. |
Art can be valued for _________ reasons, ________, ________, or __________ significance. | ritualistic, religious, cultural, or political. |
Function of lines: | 1) connect points 2) boundaries 3) define shapes 4) directional 5) show movement or energy |
Directional and Communicative lines: | 1) Vertical: strength, stability, authority 2) Horizontal: calm, peace, passiveness 3) Diagonal: movement, action, drama |
The difference between a shape and form is that a shape is ___ and a form is _____. A shape has height and width, but no depth. A form has _____, _______, and ________. | 2D; 3D; no depth; height, width, and depth. |
Types of Shape | geometric and organic |
Contrast shows the ______ between two _______ of art. | difference; elements |
Forms can also be ________ and ____________. | geometric and organic |
Forms in ______ are works where parts ________ from a ____ surface. | relief; project; flat. |
High relief have images that project with a ______ deal of ______. Give an example | great; depth; Mount Rushmore |
Low or bas-relief sculptures are often found on buildings' _______. A facade is the front of a building. Bas-relief sculptures are usually found at the ________ and ______ parts of the facade. | facade; frieze and pediment |
All forms have _____ and ______. | mass & volume |
_________textures can be felt and have the type of texture you perceive. ________textures can look like they have a lot of roughness, but are only painted to look that way. | Actual; Implied |
The ________ colors are the three basic colors from which all other colors are derived. They are ___, ____, and _______. | Primary; red, blue, and yellow |
The __________ colors are made my mixing one _______ color and one _________ color. | tertiary; primary & secondary |
Hues are the basic colors of the __________ (rainbow colors- ROYGBIV) | spectrum |
Value is the _____________ or __________ of a hue (color) | lightness or darkness |
A ____ of color is where ________ has been added to a color, making it ______. *white does not make a color brighter | tint; white; lighter |
A _____ of a color is where __________ has been added to a color, making it _________. *both black and white dull a color | shade; black; darker |
_________ colors are colors that make you think of things that are ________. ex) fire, the sun, lava. give examples of the colors. | warm; warm; pinks, reds, oranges, yellows |
Vincent van Gogh's favorite color was _____ and his favorite flower was the _______ | yellow; sunflower |
______ colors are colors that make you think of things that are _____. ex) snow, ice, grass. give examples of the colors | cool; cool; blues, greens, purples |
Pablo Picasso painted blue paintings during his blue period because he was _______ and ____ | depressed & sad |
_________ colors are 3-5 colors ____ to each other on the color wheel. | analogous; next |
_________ colors are colors that are ______ each other on the color wheel | complimentary; opposite |
If you mix the complimentary colors together you will get ______ Dr. B's or _____ book. | brown or gray |
red's compliment is | green |
purple's compliment is | yellow |
blue's compliment is | orange |
Monochromatic colors are different ____ and _____ of one color. | shades and tints. Monochromatic means you took one color and added black and white to it. |
Neutral colors are colors ___ found on the color wheel. Give examples | NOT; beige, brown, white, gray, black |
Name the types of Unity: | compositional, conceptual, Gestalt |
_______ unity: all the ______ aspects in a work of art come together to evoke order and harmony. | compositional; visual. ** Piero della Francesca's The Flagellation is an example |
__________ unity: the cohesive _________ of ____ within a work of art. | conceptual; expression of ideas. ** Gayle Fichtinger's work is an example |
_____ unity: the __________ and ______ come together to create an understanding of the whole work of art. | Gestalt; composition & ideas; Gestalt is a German word that means the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. **Vishnu Dreaming the Universe is an example |
_______ is a collection of ____, _______,and _________ that are fused together into one design. | variety; ideas, elements or materials |
variety is about ______ and ________ | uniqueness and diversity |
variety can _______ a design | invigorate |
Robert ____ Monogram is an iconic example of variety in artwork. variety of ____: taxidermy goat, rubber tire, tennis ball, artwork. symbolism: _____= male lust, souls cast out from salvation symbolism: standing on top of an established art-world image | Raushenberg materials goat he's a rebel and outcast |
Balance is a principle of art where ________ are used to create a sense of ________ ______ in an artwork. | elements; visual weight |
types of balance | symmetrical, asymmetrical, radial |
__________ - if cut in half, each side would be exactly (or nearly exactly) the same | symmetrical |
_________- balance achieved by elements not being the same on either side of an axis, yet it's still balanced | asymmetrical |
______- design concept where all the elements of an object expand of spiral out from a central point | raidal |
ways to create radial balance | 1) spiral 2) concentric circles 3) radiating from the center 4) combination |
Emphasis- drawing attention to __________ ______ in a work. | particular content |
Subordination- the _____ of emphasis. It draws attention AWAY from a particular area in a work. | opposite |
Pieter Bruegle, Landscape witht he Fall of Icarus,used emphasis and subordination to draw our attention away from the focal point, possibly to illustrate the Flemish proverb,"no plough stands still because a man dies" or _____ _____ ___. | life goes on |
Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith Decapitating Holofernes, has ______ focal point. though the use of ________ lines and contrasting values, she forces us to look at the moment they are decapitating the man. | one; directional |
Artist use directional _____, dramatic ________, and _______ of elements to draw our attention to areas of emphasis and focal point | lines, contrast, placement |
We tend to notice _______ lines because they appear to be more ________ ________ than horizontal or vertical lines. | diagonal; visually active |
positioning elements next to one another that are very different creates a ______. | contrast |
the placement of elements within a composition can create ______ focal points | multiple |
Value- the _______ or __________ of a surface emulating the effects of light and shadow, and can be used to suggest _________ | lightness or darkness; solidity |
____________- artists belonging to the Surrealism Movement inthe 1920s and later, whose art was inspired by ________and the _____________ | surrealist; dreams and subconscious |
Chiaroscuro- "Light-Dark"- a ________ of applying value to a two-dimensional piece of artwork to create the _________ of a three-dimensional solid form. the ___________ use of values | method; illusion; exxagerated |
___________- using the rules of perspective to create _______ points of view | foreshortening; unusal |