LBST Section 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Factors of viewing art

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  1. Physical substance
  2. Viewers perception
  3. Artist intent
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Indicators of art impulse

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  1. Ancient marks
  2. Personal art
  3. Folk art
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3
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Form

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How it looks

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Content

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Message or meaning of art

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5
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Iconography

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Symbols that tell a story

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Aesthetic

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Awareness of beauty or quality that raised awareness

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Art

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Visual expression of idea or experience formed with human skill through medium

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Medium

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Particular material with accompanying technique

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Abstract

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Subject matter distorted/ exaggerated

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Non representational

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No object. Represents nothing

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Representational

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Truer to actual form

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Purposes of art

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  1. Delight
  2. Commentary
  3. Worship/ritual
  4. Commemoration
  5. Persuasion
  6. Self expression
  7. Utilitarian
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Contour line

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Form outline. Descriptive

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Implied line

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Incomplete line which we complete in our mind

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15
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Horizontal line

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Calm or tranquility

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Vertical line

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Diagonal line

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Motion or depth

18
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Positive shape

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Dominant shape. Subject

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Negative shape

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Background or ground

20
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Geometric shapes

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Easily recognizable. Masculine

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Organic shapes

22
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Elements of art

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  1. Line
  2. Shape/mass
  3. Space
  4. Shapeliness
  5. Value
  6. Color
  7. Texture
  8. Time or motion
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Methods to create depth

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  1. Overlap
  2. Vertical placement
  3. Linear perspective
  4. Diminishing size
  5. Atmospheric perspective
24
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Methods of evaluating art

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  1. Formal-focus on composition
  2. Sociocultural- product of culture or value system.
  3. Expressive- artist intent to express personal/world view.
25
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Principles of design

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  1. Unity and variety
  2. Balance
  3. Emphasis and subordination
  4. Directional forces
  5. Contrast
  6. Repetition and rhythm
  7. Scale and proportion
26
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Color schemes

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  1. Monochromatic
  2. Analogous- adjacent on color wheel
  3. Complimentary- opposite on color wheel
27
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Pointillism

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Small dots of color. Mentally mix