Art appreciation Flashcards
(120 cards)
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Latin term “ars” — skill, talent, or ability (creative skill and imagination)
Center of the 7 fields of humanities
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Arts
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Create a piece for self expression or gratification
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Art as Personal
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Addresses aspects of collective life as opposed to one person’s point of view
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Art as Social
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Created to perform some service
ex. Teapot
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Art as Physical
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Faithfulness to one’s principles
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Integrity
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Balance or consistency of the elements — emphasized for effect
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Proportion
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Impact or meaning
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Radiance
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Use of words either spoken or written
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Verbal
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Organization of words — most accessible art
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Literature
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Public Speaking
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Oratory
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Do not use words
ex. Photography
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Non-verbal
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Combination of verbal and non-verbal arts
ex. Theater and drama
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Mixed
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Application of artistic design to utilitarian objects
ex. Architecture
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Applied art
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Have no function — aesthetic or intellectual stimulation
ex. Drawing
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Fine Art
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The image that you can easily identify
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Subject
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How people see them in reality
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Representational Art
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Departure from reality/unrealistic art
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Non-representational
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Overall organization of the artwork
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Form
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Emotional and intellectual messages of an artwork
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Content
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Learn to sketch and begin with a pencil and sketchpad (fine arts)
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Artist
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Make practical artistic products (craft)
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Artisan
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Point moving in space — 1 dimensional (most basic element)
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Line
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Upward or downward
— height, strength, dignity, posture
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Vertical Lines
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Left to right
— width, distance, calmness, stability
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Horizontal Lines
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Slanted lines
— action, lack of stability
Diagonal Lines
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Angular perspectives of lines
— suggest excitement, fear, anxiety, restlessness
Zigzag Lines
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Comfort ease; sensual quality of the body
Curved lines
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Shape and form —2 dimensions (height and width) defined by lines
Shape
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Accurately measured shapes — mathematical bases
ex. Polygons
Geometric Shapes
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Irregular in structure — curves and angles
ex. Bird, tree, life-like shapes
Free-form Shapes
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Defines objects in space; 3 dimensional (height, width, depth)
Form
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Parts are related to one another (cube, volume)
Regular Forms
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Parts are dissimilar and unrelated
ex. Clouds — drawing
Irregular Forms
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Hypothetical Area
ex. Optical Illusion
Space
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Subject or areas of interest in an artwork
Positive Space
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Background or the area that surrounds the subject of the work
Negative Space
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Length and width
2 dimensional space
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Length, width, and depth
3 dimensional space
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Surface quality of an object — through touch
Texture
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Crooked and uneven shadow — rougher texture
Rough and Smooth Textures
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Soft and dull light — spark of glow
Matte and Shiny Textures
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Chiaroscuro — lightness or darkness of color
Value
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White color
ex. Pink is a tint of red
Tinting
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Black color
ex. Maroon is a shade of red
Shading
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Property of light
Color
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Warm Colors
Red
Orange
Yellow
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Cool Colors
Green
Blue
Violet
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Name of color
Hue
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Brightness or darkness of a color
Intensity
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Lightness and darkness of a color
Value
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Primary colors (BRY)
Blue, Red, Yellow
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Secondary Colors — mixing 2 primary Colors
Green, Orange, Violet
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Mixing primary and secondary colors
Intermediate Colors
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Fertility, growth, hope, and freshness
Green
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Passion, energy, sacrifice, danger, battle, love
Red
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Cheerfulness and happiness
Yellow
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Peace and quietness
Blue
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Luxury and mystery
Violet
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Death, despair, and formality
Black
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Purity and simplicity
White
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Different shades of one color
Monochromatic colors
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Create the strongest contrast — opposite colors
Complementary Colors
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Next to each other on a color wheel
Analogous Colors
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3 colors evenly spaced on the color wheel
Triadic Color
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Combine a hue with each side of its exact complement
Split Complement
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Blue + red
Violet
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Blue + orange
Brown
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Yellow + brown
Light Brown
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Yellow + blue
Green
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Impression of unity and arrangement of consistent objects or ideas
Harmony
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Movements — repeated elements — cause a visual tempo or beat
ex. Pattern
Rhythm
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Combining elements to add a feeling of — equilibrium or stability
Balance
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Same elements in the same position
Formal Balance
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Composition is balanced due to the contrast
Informal balance
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Equally spaced around a central point
Radial
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Carry the eyes from the center of interest
Emphasis
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Relationship of certain elements
Proportion
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Diversity or contrast
Variety
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Sun of its parts
Unity
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Too much variety
Chaotic
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Too much unity
Boring
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Create works that are primarily visual in nature
Visual Arts
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Oldest form of visual art
Painting
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- done on the paper
- uses water-based solutions
- most appropriate for primary grades
Watercolor
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- moist plaster surface
- the color dries into the plaster
Fresco
86
- mixed with egg yolk
- done on wooden panel (gesso)
Tempera
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- stick of dried paste
- hard to maintain the vibrance
Pastel
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Applying wax colors with fixed heat
Encaustic
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Pigments mixed with linseed oil
— dries slowly, appears glossy, lasts long
Oil Painting
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- synthetic paint mixed with acrylic emulsion
— faster drying and water resistant
Acrylic
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Painting executed on a panel or canvass
Easel Painting
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Painting done on a large wall
Mural Painting
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Images are raised on the structure
Relief
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3 dimensional work of art
Sculpture
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Attached to a flat surface — viewed frontally
Relief Sculpture
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Project only slight from a background
ex. Coins
Low relief
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Extending boldly out the space
High relief
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Viewed from every angle
Sculpture in the round
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Free standing sculptures — viewed only from the front
Frontal Sculpture
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Made of course and hard reddish ckay
Terra Cotta Sculpture (baked earth)
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Sculpture that actually move — because of the wind, electric motors
Kinetic Sculpture
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Suspended from the ceiling sculpture
ex. Chimes
Mobiles
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Stand on the ground sculpture
Stabiles
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Cutting away parts of the original block of the wood
Carving
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Process of adding rather than taking away
Modeling
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Creating a form
ex. mannequin
Casting
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Joins together a variety of materials
Assemblage
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Art of designing and constructing building
Architecture
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Most advanced art — visual and audio projections - movements
Films
110
Applications of lines to create edges or ridges
Contour Lines
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expressive movements intended to capture motion
Gesture Drawing
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Beautiful handwriting
Calligraphy Drawing
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Express presence of life and fluidity
Free-form shapes
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Project the sharp and jagged realities of the world
Angular Shapes
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Mechanical perfection
Geometric Shapes
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Famous for his artwork Bas relief
Donatello
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Artist of fortitude and the birth of Venus
Sandro Botticelli
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Epitome of a renaissance man — last supper, Mona lisa
Leonardo da Vinci
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Archetypal Renaissance man
— Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Michaelangelo Buonarroti
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Perfect too and grace in his artwork — considered as MASTER
— work: school of athens
Raphael Sanzio
