visual arts final Flashcards
(27 cards)
Geometric Shapes
Man made shapes made of out point and lines including triangles, squares and rectangles
Venus of Willendorf
This sculpture is often said to be the first known sculpture and made around 30,000 BC;
It is small enough to fit in a person’s hand;
It is thought to represent fruitfulness(fertility)
Kinetic Sculptures
Movement is the main principle of design in Kinetic Sculptures (sculptures that move)
Form
Principle of Design… Encloses volume;
The sculpture, The Bean, in Chicago is an example of a form.
Symmetrical balance
Balance achieved by arranging elements on either side of the center of a composition
Hint: if you cut something in half, and it is the same on both sides it has symmetrical balance
Subtractive
When a sculptor removes material from a sculpture;
This describes the craving of plaster, stone or wood
Texture
Term that is most closely related to tactile (tactile means touch or feel of something)
Ionic Order
The Greek Order with scroll on top that looks like the capital letter i
Corinthian Order
Greek order whose capital contains acanthus leaves
Sculpture in the Round
A sculpture that can be viewed from any angle
Oldenberg
Pop Artist who creates extremely large sculptures of ordinary objects such as Spoonbridge
Proportion
Most people are between 6-8 heads tall. Human faces are 5 eyes wide. The ancient Greeks used the “Golden Ratio” when designing their temples, such as the Parthenon
Hue
Another word for color
Negative Space
Negative space refers to the space that surrounds a piece of work or to the openings within the piece that emphasizes the form.
Line
An element of art that is used to define space, contours and outlines or suggest mass and volume. The element may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional, descriptive, expressive, implied or actual
Realism
Subject matter shown true-to-life without stylization
Relief Sculpture
any work which projects from a wall or other type of background surface. They are typically classified according to how high the figures project from the background
Nike of Samothrace
This sculpture is also called Winged Victory. It is a Greek Hellenistic sculpture that contains movement and emotion
Michelangelo
Who was one of the most famous Italian Renaissance artists? His works include “The Creation of Adam” and the rest of the ceiling and the back wall of the Sistine Chapel, in Vatican City. One of his most well-known sculptures is his monumental version of the biblical “David”.
Renaissance Art
Artists looked back at the art and architecture of the ancient Greece-Roman traditions
Doric Orders
These are the most simple of the orders with no base and a plain capital
Roman Busts
Sculptors in Roman history would popularize portrait sculptures of prominent citizens and rulers.
The Parthenon
The Parthenon is a temple dedicated to the Goddess Athena.
Gothic Period in Art
(building began in 1163 and took over 100 years to complete) Notre Dame is a great example of the Gothic period in art history. Features include flying buttresses, pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, gargoyles, and stained glass.
