final - terms Flashcards
(31 cards)
Pointilism
Systematic application of flecks of color of approximately the same size
Simultaneous contrast
Applying dots of different colors directly onto the piece instead of blending it and applying.
The divided colors appear to vibrate or fuse into different color
impasto
texture achieved by applying paint thickly
en plein air
“in the open air”
act of painting outdoors where the artists subject is in full view
local color
color of an object in normal daylight
perceived color
the color we actually see which is affected by lighting, shadows, nearby colors
complementary colors
colors on the opposite side of the color wheel
law of simultaneous contrast
placing two complementary colors make them fuse together or enhances both colors.
Japonisme
Western fascination with Japanese art
Optical Realism
A style of visual representation that aims to depict how things appear to the eye in a specific moment, especially under changing light and atmospheric conditions—rather than how they are known to be or traditionally represented.
Inherent value
The essential characteristics (usually static) of an artwork like the artists name, date, medium, uniqueness, size
Monetary/Market value
The current price of an artwork based on demand, history, collector interest, etc.
Value-creation paradigm
How art gains symbolic and financial value over time. Inherent + Monetary value
Provenance
The documented history of an artworks ownership
Patron
An individual who supports or commissions artwork
Curator
Someone who works within institutes to select, interpret, and present art
Surrealist art
Dreamlike, irrational, disconnected from reality, emotionally intense
mestiza
A perosn of mixed identities
Subjective realism
Mix of surrealism and real social problems
Automatic drawing
Letting your hand move freely without thinking
avant-garde
radical innovation and intentional rejection of traditional values, aesthetics, and conventions
Fauvism
Use flat areas and patches of color, no 3d. Bright unreal colors, loose vibrant brush strokes, and a focus on emotional impact rather than realism
Daguerretype
A photograph taken by an early photographic process employing an iodine-sensitized silvered plate and mercury vapor.
Abstraction
Use shapes, lines, colors, and forms to depict images rather than realism
