Line:
The path that leads the eye through the artwork. (can express feeling & create pattern and texture)
Shape:
An area that stands out from the space next to or around it due to an implied or defined boundary.
Form:
Any 3d object (or something in a 2d image that looks to be 3d). There are 2 types, geometric and organic.
Texture:
Tactile quality of a surface.
3 types of texture
simulated, actual, invented
simulated texture:
a realistic rendering or photograph of texture
actual texture:
a collage of the actual objects
invented texture:
a texture made by the artist with tools or a pattern made with media.
colour:
is seen either by the way the light reflects off a surface, or in coloured light sources. It is made up of 3 components; hue, value, intensity.
hue:
a general family of colours ex: blue
intensity:
the brightness or dullness of a colour
Rhythm & pattern:
The use of recurring elements to direct the movement of the viewers’ eye through the artwork
5 types of rhythm:
Random, regular, alternating, progressing and flowing
Unity:
The arrangement of elements to give the viewer the feeling that all the parts of he composition work together
Create unity by:
Placing objects close together, repetition (in colours, line, shapes, textures,) overlapping objects, and similar size
Variety:
The quality of being diverse or incorporating s number of different or contrasting Elements
Proportion:
The relationship of parts to he whole or one thing to another. Refers to relative size, size measured
Depth:
Pulls the viewers eye in by creating objects that start closer to the viewer and move away or go dark to light
Saturation:
Aka chroma. Strength or purity of a colour
Brightness:
Lightness or darkness of a colour
Complementary colours
Opposite on colour wheel
Monochromatic:
Different values of one colour (tints and shades)
Analogous colours:
Beside each other on the colour wheel (usually the primary or secondary colour is dominant)
grandma body looking art piece:
Venus of willendorf from the c 25 000 - 20000 BCE
purpose of the Venus of willendorf:
Fertility symbol and on of the earliest known human figures
Mask of king tut century:
1352 BCE
Purpose of king tut mask:
Solid gold coffin and death mask covered mummies of 3 nested coffins 6’2”
The vase:
Death of sarpedon. C. 515 BCE
Purpose of death of sarpedon:
- krater
- red figure
Art history lessons learned:
prehistoric, Greek, roman, Middle Ages
Columns:
Doric: plain one
Ionic: semi fancy
Corinthian: most intricate
Arches:
Groin vault: four legged
Rounded arch: normal arch
Barrel vault: long circular arch
Statue of laocoon and his sons:
1st century Greek, serpents are fighting him (Trojan horse story)
Gladiator statue pointing:
Early 1st century. Greek and roman idealism. Marble. Made to commemorate victories. Caresses his troops. Realistic sculpture
The building with lots of columns:
Pantheon. AD 118 - 125 Rome. Dedicated temple to all roman gods.well illuminated from oculus design.
Coliseum
AD. 70-82 Rome. Gladiators fought and then exited through one door which was the victory door and then one for slaign victims
What was in the bottom:
Aged animals, passageways and compartments
Describe the class tiers.
50000 people were seated. 1st tear for empower and state officials. 2 upper class, 3 general public
How many ppl were killed a day
40 / day
Mythology inspired deaths include:
Burnt alive and eaten alive
What happened other then fights
Public executions
Cathedral:
Reims cathedral of Norte dame (c.1225 -1299
The unicorn in captivity:
C. 1500. Tapestry scenes of silk wool and silver. Symbol of marriage as the uni is chained to a tree on a fence but the chain is not secure and he fence is low. It could escape but it loves its home so it stays.
Repousse:
Metal working. Tells stories through art.
Red-figure:
A style of Greek base painting invented in Athens (530 BCE). Told stories through art as many ppl were illiterate
Flying buttresses:
A slanted pier which supports and forms an arch with the wall it supports. Many were found in the Norte dame
Coffers:
A series of sunken panels in a ceiling. Found in cathedrals
Pendatives:
The dome area of a building. Found in churches and cathedrals.
Orders:
? Ask
Gargoyles:
Statues outside of the church that basically portrayed that evil is still outside the church and when you enter you have escaped evil. Also prevents flooding and erosion by guiding water away from the brick and mortar.
Relief sculpture:
Elements sculpted into a flat surface making images stand out from the surface to portray a composition and meaning.
Rotunda:
Any building with a circular ground plan. Sometimes covered by a dome. The pantheon in Rome as a famous example.
Contrapposto:
An asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure . A natural pose with weight if one leg and the shoulders + hips counterbalancing each other. More athletic looking.
Tympanum:
Semi circle or triangular decorative wall art surface over an entrance door or window. In cathedrals
Illuminated manuscripts:
A manuscript where text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, borders, or initials.