Art Definitions Flashcards
(40 cards)
Arts
the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
Perception
the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
Aesthetics
a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, especially in art.
Artifact
an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
Style
a manner of doing something.
Color
the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light.
Line
a long, narrow mark or band.
Composition
the nature of something’s ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.
Shape
the external form or appearance characteristic of someone or something; the outline of an area or figure.
Texture
the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance.
Medium
an agency or means of doing something.
Photography
the art or practice of taking and processing photographs.
Form
the visible shape or configuration of something.
Light and shadows
Light-the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. Shadows-a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
Hue
a color or shade.
Value
the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.
Intensity
the quality of being intense.
Mass
a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape.
Size
the relative extent of something; a thing’s overall dimensions or magnitude; how big something is.
Rhythm
a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.m
Harmony
the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect.
Variation
a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits.
Balance
harmony of design and proportion.
Proportion
a part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole.
