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What is Art? Expression of ideas and feelings.
Where is Art? Everywhere.
Who Makes Art? Anyone.
How is Art Valued? Importance, skill, rarity, and meaning.
Why Study Art? To understand people, culture, and history.
Elements of Art Building blocks of art.
Principles of Art Rules of organization.
Abstract Not realistic.
Two-Dimensional Height and width.
Three-Dimensional Height, width, and depth.
Line A mark between points.
Form A 3D shape.
Texture Surface quality.
Value Lightness or darkness.
Color Visible light.
Contrast Difference between elements.
Contour Outline.
Geometric Shape/Form Mathematical shape.
Organic Shape/Form Natural shape.
Traditional Primary Colors Red, Yellow, Blue.
Modern Primary Colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow.
Complementary Colors Opposite colors.
Analogous Colors Neighboring colors.
Hue Name of a color.
Subtractive Colors Pigment colors (CMY).
Unity Sense of togetherness.
Relief Raised sculpture.
Movement Eye direction.
Implied Motion Suggested movement.
Motion Actual movement.
Time Duration.
Scale Relative size.
Proportion Size relationships.
Focal Point Main area of attention.
Pattern Repetition.
Pattern Field Repeated pattern artwork.
Plane Flat surface.
Film Noir Dark shadowy style.
Value Range Light to dark.
Prism Splits light.
Memento Mori Reminder of death.
Formal Analysis Study of visual elements.
Bible Quilt Harriet Powers, 1886.
Flaming June Frederic Leighton, 1895.
FedEx Logo Lindon Leader.
Great Sphinx Ancient Egyptians, c. 2500 BCE.
The Treachery of Images René Magritte, 1929.
Apollo and Daphne Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1622–1625.
The Great Wave Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1831.
Judith Decapitating Holofernes Artemisia Gentileschi, c. 1612.
Plantoir Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen.
The Fall of Icarus Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
Nighthawks Edward Hopper, 1942.
Las Meninas Diego Velázquez, 1656.
The Scream Edvard Munch, 1893.
Virgin of Guadalupe Religious image of Mary.
Dinesphere Marta Pan.
Sumerian Votive Figures Ancient Sumerians, c. 2900–2600 BCE.
William Faulkner Quote Art captures and preserves a moment in life.
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