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Art Midterm Exam

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Formalism: a formal analysis that considers the aesthetic (artistic) elements of a work separate from context (focuses on medium and technique)
Contextualism: analyzes what is outside the work
Content: the subject matter of the work
Medium: the material from which an art object is made
Technique: the systematic procedure whereby a creative task is performed
Representational Art: true to human perception and presents a likeness of the world as it appears to the naked eye.
Abstract Art: presents a subjective view of the world, the artist's emotions or ideas
Primary colors: red, blue, yellow
Secondary Colors: orange (red & yellow), green (yellow & blue), purple (red & blue)
Depth the apparent distance from front to back or near to far in an artwork
Highlighting highlights the areas on an object where light is hitting that object
Shading: traditionally in drawing for depicting a range of darkness by applying media more densely or with a darker shading or darker areas, and less densely with a lighter shade for lighter areas.
The Starry Night - Who painted this? VIncent van Gogh
The Starry Night- What genre of art is it? Post-Impressionism
Pointillism: What is it? a technique of neo-impressionist painting using tiny dots of various pure colors
Optical Illusion: something that deceives the eye by appearing to be other than it is.
Watercolors- Which watercolor techniques are best of creating tree/brushes? How do you create depth in a landscape painting? Scumbling, dry brush, and sponging. When landscape painting a subject at medium to far distance, often appear flat.
Pointillism: What artist is known for his work of pointillism? George Seurat
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