EXAM 1 VOCAB REVIEW

Question 1

Representational

Answer 1

Depicts objects or people that we can recognize.

Question 2

Non-objective

Answer 2

Depicts subjects’ matter that is unrecognizable.

Question 3

Abstraction

Answer 3

Artists alter an image from an easily recognizable subject

Question 4

Visual Culture

Answer 4

All the images we encounter

Question 5

Elements

Answer 5

Color, form, line, mass, shape, space, texture, times & motion, value, and volume.

Question 6

Principles

Answer 6

Balance, contrast, emphasis, focal point, pattern, proportion, rhythm, scale, unity, and variety.

Question 7

Hue

Answer 7

General classification of a color; the distinctive characteristics of a color as seen in the visible spectrum, such as: Green, Red,Blue,Yellow

Question 8

Additive Color(RBG)

Answer 8

The additive (light) theory deals w/ radiated & filtered light.

Question 9

Subtractive Color (CMYK)

Answer 9

The subtractive (pigment) theory deals with how white light is absorbed & reflected off of colored surfaces.

Question 10

Color

Answer 10

The optical effect caused when reflected white light of the spectrum is divided into separate wavelength.

Question 11

Pigment

Answer 11

The closed material used in paints. Often made from finely ground minerals.

Question 12

Additive Color

Answer 12

The colors produced from light.

Question 13

Medium (plural media)

Answer 13

The material on or from which an artist chooses to make a work of art, for example canvas and oil paint, marble, engraving, video, or architecture.

Question 14

Binder

Answer 14

A substance that makes pigments adhere to a surface.

Question 15

Subtractive color

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The colors produced from pigment.

Question 16

Primary colors

Answer 16

Three basic colors from which all others are derived.

Question 17

Tertiary colors

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Colors that can be mixed from a secondary & primary color.

Question 18

Complementary Colors

Answer 18

Colors opposite one another on the color wheel

Question 19

Impressionist, Impression

Answer 19

In the visual arts, a late 19th century style conveying the fleeting impression of the effects of light; impressionists were artists working in the style.

Question 20

Value

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The lightness or darkness of a plane or area.

Question 21

Tint

Answer 21

A color lighter in value than its purest state.

Question 22

Shade

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A color darker in value than its purest state.

Question 23

Saturation (Chroma)

Answer 23

The degree of purity of a color.

Question 24

Plane

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2D surface on which an artist can create a drawing or painting. Planed can also be implied in a composition by areas that face toward, parallel to, or away from a light source.

Question 25

Tone

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A color that is weaker than its brightest, or most pure, state.

Question 26

Contrast

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A drastic difference between such elements as color or value (lightness/darkness) when they are presented together.

Question 27

Contrast

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A drastic difference between such elements as color or value (lightness/darkness) when they are presented together.

Question 28

Abstract

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Art imagery that departs from recognizable images of the natural world.

Question 29

Texture

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The surface quality of work, for example fine/coarse, detailed/lacking in detail.

Question 30

Implied Line

Answer 30

A continuous, uninterrupted line.

Question 31

Etching

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Intaglio printmaking process that uses acid to bit the engraved design into printing surface.

Question 32

Positive Shape

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A shape defined by its surrounding empty space.

Question 33

Negative Space

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An unoccupied or empty space that is created after positive shapes are positioned in a work of art.

Question 34

Geometric Form

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3D form composed of predictable and mathematically derived planes and curves.

Question 35

Foreground

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The part of a work depicted as nearest to the viewer.

Question 36

Bas-relief

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A sculpture carved with very little depth; the carved subjects rise only slightly above the surface of the work.

Question 37

Stela (stelae):

Answer 37

Upright stone slab decorated with inscriptions or pictorial relief carvings.

Question 38

Focal Point

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The center of interest or activity in a work of art, often drawing the viewer’s attention to the most important element.

Question 39

Axis

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An imaginary line showing the center of a shape, volume, or composition.

Question 40

Tenebrism

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Dramatic use of intense darkness and light to heighten the impact of a painting.

Question 41

Synthesis

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When one of the five senses perceives something that was stimulated by a trigger from one of the other senses.

Question 42

Intensity

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The relative clarity of color in its purest raw form, demonstrated through luminous or muted variations.

Question 43

Atmospheric Perspective (aerial perspective)

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Use of shades of color & clarity to create the illusion of depth. Closer objects have warmer tones & clear outlines, while objects set further away are cooler and become hazy.

Question 44

Isometric Perspective

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A system using diagonal parallel lines to communicate depth.

Question 45

Linear perspective

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System using converging imaginary sight lines to create the illusion of depth

Question 46

One point perspective

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A perspective system with a single vanishing point on the horizon.

Question 47

Vanishing Point(s)

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The point or points in a work of art at which imaginary sight lines appear to converge, suggesting depth.

Question 48

Vanishing Point(s):

Answer 48

The point or points in a work of art at which imaginary sight lines appear to converge, suggesting depth

Question 49

Motion(media):

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The material on or from which an artist choose to make a work.

Question 50

Positive-Negative

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The relationship between contrasting opposites.

Question 51

Kinetic art/sculpture

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3D art that moves, impelled by air currents, motors, or people.

Question 52

Mobile

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Suspended moving sculptures, are usually impelled by natural air currents.

Question 53

Bio art

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Art that is created with living, changing organisms.