Art Finals- Art Speak Flashcards
(19 cards)
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Iconography
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System of symbolic elements in a work of art
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Visual literacy
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Distinct objects of work
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Medium (Media)
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What the work is made out of
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Primary Colors
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Blue, yellow, red
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Secondary colors
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- Violet, green, orange
- mix of two primary colors
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Complementary colors
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Opposite colors on the color wheel
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Shade
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Black is added to the color
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Tint
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White is added to the color
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Contour drawing
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Do not lift the pencil off paper
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Woodcut (Relief Print)
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- Japanese excelled in this
- artist draws on a block of wood
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Support
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What you draw on
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Charcoal
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Oldest drawing medium
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Paint
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Mineral source + organic binder
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Oil paint
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- made of lead
- invented in Belgium (CA 1400)
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Gesso
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Type of glue that prepares the surface of the canvas for painting
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Temperate paint
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- used before oil paint
- binder was egg yolk
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Etching
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- plate is made of copper
- plate surface is coated with beeswax and then drawn on
- placed in acid and wax is removed
- all about the lines
- masters: Goya and Rembrandt
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Lithography
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- requires a special stone and grease crayon
- can look like a season but is actually a reproduction of one
- used to make political cartoons and fine art during 19th C
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Silkscreen/ Serigraphy
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- gives saturated color
- put on top of canvas and spread it downwards
- Warhol
- uses silk mesh on frame and photos also
