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Arts Definition Flashcards

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Arts

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Noun.
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.
Apeasing to the senses.

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Perception

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Noun.
the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
The way we see an object of art

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Aesthetics

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Adjective.

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

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Artifact

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Noun.

an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

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Style

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Noun.

a manner of doing something.

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Color

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Noun.
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.

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Line

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Noun.

a long, narrow mark or band.

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Composition

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Noun.

the nature of something’s ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.

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Shape

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Noun.

the external form or appearance characteristic of someone or something; the outline of an area or figure.

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Texture

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Noun.

the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance.

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Medium

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Noun.
an agency or means of doing something.
What is used to create art

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Photography

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Noun.

The art or practice of taking and processing photographs.

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Form

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Noun.

the visible shape or configuration of something.

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Lights

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Noun.

the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.

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Shadows

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Noun.

a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

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Hue

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Noun.
the attribute of a color by virtue of which it is discernible as red, green, etc., and which is dependent on its dominant wavelength, and independent of intensity or lightness.
Spectrum notation of color

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Value

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Noun.
the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.
White to black dark to light

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Intensity

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Noun.

the quality of being intense.

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Mass

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Noun.
a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape.
Having physical bulk

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Size

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Noun.

the relative extent of something; a thing’s overall dimensions or magnitude; how big something is.

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Rhythm

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Noun.

a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.

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Harmony

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Noun.
agreement or concord.
Relationship of colors and patterns

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Variation

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Noun.

a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits.

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Balance

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Noun.

a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions.

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Proportion

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Noun.
the correct, attractive, or ideal relationship in size or shape between one thing and another or between the parts of a whole.

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Symmetry

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Noun.

the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.

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Asymmetry

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Noun.
lack of equality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry.
Different on sides

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Unity

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Noun.

the state of forming a complete and pleasing whole, especially in an artistic context.

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Chiaroscuro

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Noun.
the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting.
To develop a 3D form

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Compare

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Verb.

estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between.

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Contrast

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Noun.
enhancement of the apparent brightness or clarity of a design provided by the juxtaposition of different colors or textures.

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Juxtaposition

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Noun.

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

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Sculpture

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Noun.
the art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.

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Full-round sculpture

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N

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Relief sculpture

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Noun.

sculptural technique where the sculpted elements remain attached to a solid background of the same material.

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Ephemeral Art

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Noun.
a work of art that only occurs once, like a happening, and cannot be embodied in any lasting object to be shown in a museum or gallery.

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Pointillism

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Noun.
a theory and technique developed by the neo-impressionists, based on the principle that juxtaposed dots of pure color, as blue and yellow, are optically mixed into the resulting hue, as green, by the viewer.

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Cubism

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Noun.
a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on formal structure, the reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently of representational requirements. Originated by Picasso

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Complementary colors

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Noun.

the relationship of these pairs of colors perceived as completing or enhancing each other.

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Adjacent colors

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Noun.
also called analogous colors refers to the use of compatible color combinations that blend well together and are near each other on the color wheel (e.g. yellow, to yellow orange, to orange).

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Monochromatic color scheme

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Noun.

derived from a single base hue and extended using its shades, tones and tints.

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Dichromatic color scheme

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Noun.

having or exhibiting two colors

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Trichromatic color scheme

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Noun.

consists of three colors

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Neutral color scheme

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Noun.
a neutral color or shade, especially light gray or beige.
Ex, tan

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Accented color scheme

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Noun.

Adding colors such as blue

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