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Art Test 1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abstract Art | Art imagery that departs from recognizable images from the natural world |
| Afterimage | When the eye sees the complementary color of something the viewer has spent an extended time viewing |
| Atmospheric perspective | Use of shades of color and clarity to create the illusion of depth closer objects have warmer tones and clear outlines, while other objects further away are cooler |
| Binder | A substance that makes pigments adhere to a surface |
| Calligraphy | The art of emotive or carefully descriptive hand lettering or handwriting |
| Complimentary colors | Colors opposite one another on the color wheel |
| Contour lines | The outline that defines a form |
| Dada | Anarchic anti-art and anti-war movement, dating back to world war 1, that reveled in absurdity and irrationality |
| Fauves | A group of early 20th century French artists whose paintings used vivid colors |
| Foreshortening | A perspective technique that depicts a form at a very oblique angle to the viewer in order to show depth in space |
| Fresco secco | A technique where the artist paints onto freshly applied plaster |
| Implied Lines | A line not actually drawn but suggested by elements in the work |
| Isometric perspective | A system using diagonal parallel lines to communicate depth |
| Pigment | The colorant in art materials, often made from finely ground minerals |
| Positive image | An image in which light areas are light and dark areas are dark |
| Scale | The size of an object or an artwork relative to another object or artwork, or to a system of measurement |
| Three-Dimensional | Having height, width, and depth |
| Triptych | An artwork compromising three painted or carved panels, normally joined together and sharing a common theme |
| Variety | The diversity of different ideas, media and elements in a work |
| Background | The part of a work depicted as behind the main figures; the part of a work depicted furthest from the viewer's space |
| Depth | The degree of recession in perspective |
| Figure-ground Reversal | The reversal of the relationship between one shape and its background, figure becomes background & ground becomes the figure |
| Foreground | The part of a work depicted as nearest to the viewer |
| Hierarchical Scale | The use of size to denote the relative importance of subjects in an artwork |
| Hue | General classification of a color |
| Impressionism | A late 19th century painting style conveying the impression of the effects of light |
| Line | A mark, or implied mark, between two endpoints |
| Middle ground | The part of a work between the foreground and background |
| Planes | A flat surface, often implied in composition |
| Primary colors | Three basic colors from which all others are derived |
| Relief | A raised form on a largely flat background, a print process |
| Secondary colors | A color mixed from two primary colors |
| Still life | A scene of inanimate objects, such as fruits, flowers, or motionless animals |
| Tertiary colors | Colors that can be mixed from a secondary and primary color |
| Trompe L' Oeil | An extreme kind of illusion meant to deceive the viewer that the objects included are real (fool the eye) |
| Balance | A principle of art in which elements are used to create a symmetrical or asymmetrical sense of visual weight in an artwork |
| Collage | A work of art assembled by gluing materials, often paper, onto a surface |
| Conceptual art | Artwork in which the ideas are most important to the work |
| Diagonal lines | A line that runs obliquely, rather than horizontally or vertically |
| Focal point | The center of interest or activity in a work of art, most important element drawing the viewers attention |
| Form | An object that can be defined in three dimensions (height, width, depth), the way style, techniques, media, elements and principles |
| Geometric Shape | Three dimensional form composed of regular planes and curves |
| High relief | A carved panel where the figures project with a great deal of depth from the background |
| Installation | Originally referring to the hanging of pictures and arrangement of objects in an exhibition |
| Kinetic art | Art, usually three dimensional, with moving parts, impelled by wind, personal interaction |
| Linear perspective | A system using converging imaginary sight lines to create the illusion of depth |
| Pointillism | A late 19th century painting style using short strokes or points of differing colors that combine to form new perceived colors |
| Proportion | The relationship in size between a works individual parts and the whole |
| Renaissance | A period of cultural and artistic change in Europe from the 14th to the 17th century |
| Stylized | Art that represents objects in an exaggerated way to emphasize certain aspects of the object |
| Texture | The surface quality of a work |
| Two dimensional | Having height and width |
| Bas relief (low relief) | A sculpture carved with very little depth |
| Color | The optical effect caused when reflected white light of the spectrum is divided into separate wavelengths |
| Content | The meaning, message or feeling expressed in a work of art |
| Cubism | 20th century art movement that favored a new perspective emphasizing geometric forms |
| Emphasis | The principle of drawing attention to particular content within a work |
| Fresco | A technique where the artist paints onto freshly applied plaster |
| Impasto | Paint applied in thick layers |
| Intensity | The relative clarity of color in its purest raw form, thru luminous or muted vibrations |
| Logos | A graphic image used to identify an idea or entity |
| Media/Medium | The material on or from which an artist chooses to make a work of the art |
| Monochromatic color | Having one or more values of one color |
| Organic shape | Having irregular forms and shapes, thru living organisms |
| Pop art | Mid 20th century artistic movement inspired by commercial art forms and popular culture |
| Representational art | Art that depicts figures and objects so that we recognize what is represented |
| Shape | A two dimensional area, the boundaries of which are defined by lines or by changes in color |
| Surrealism | An artistic movement in the 1920's and later; its works were inspired by dreams and the subconscious |
| Value | The lightness or darkness of a plane or area |
| Swastika | This symbol represents problems in today's society for Buddhists and Hindus |
| Yin Yang | Symbol that represents the company or its product gain meaning through effective advertising & plays a major part in identity |
| Aesthetics | A philosophy of the nature and meaning of beauty, as it pertains to art |
| Vertical lines | Communicate strength, stability and authority |
| Horizontal lines | Communicate calm, peace and passiveness |
| Mary Cassat (The Boating Party) | Female impressionist -Analogous color palette (yellows, greens, blues) -She shared an interest in the effects of light and color |
| Analogous Color | -Colors are adjacent to each other on color wheel -Similar in wavelength -Create color unity and harmony |
| Mass/Volume | A form that has depth, height and width |
| Vincent Van Gogh | -Emotional effects of color -Fierce red, feverish yellow and sticky green convey feelings of unease |
| M C Escher | Figure ground reversal |
| Leonardo Da Vinci | -Mona Lisa -Linear perspective (The Last Supper) |
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