art test 1
art appreciation test 1
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- the visual expression of anidea or experience formed with skill through use of a medium
- art
- the materials used by an artist to create a work of art; also the accompanying technique
- medium
- include paining, drawing, sculpture, film, photography, architecture
- visual arts
- include dance, muic and theatre
- performing arts
- to see or be aware and respond -- Erich Fromm (not only the creator, but the viewer as well
- creativity
- things are depicted as they "are," as the eye sees them
- representational
- simplifies, distors, exaggerate or changes reality
- abstract
- no visual reference at all- no symbolism of any recognizable thing
- non-representational
- the two major components all or any art work has
- form and content
- the visual qualities of a work of art (materials, color, shape, lin, design)
- form
- the message, meaning, and or motivation - conscious or unconscious - of a work of art
- content
- basic building blocks of visual form sid to be present in a work of rt. the elements consist of: line, shape, mass, space, time and motion, light and color, and texture
- visual elements
- an ______ is created by the artist dragging a tool using medium.
- actual line
- a ______ is created by the eye when it sees an edge where two shapes or colors meet
- implied line
- a _____ is an area encosed by a line
- shape
- shape has several properties: shapes can be ________ and _______.
- geometrical and organic
- _______ include those that we would perceive to be regular or uniform (circle, triangle, square)
- geometric shapes
- _______ are often found in abstract art while _______ forms are often found in representational art.
- geometric shapes; organic forms
- ______ are the subject of the work while ______ make up the background
- positive shapes; negative shapes
- ______ is the volume or weight of a work of art.
- mass
- mass in three dimensions is called
- real mass
- mass in two dimensions is called
- implied mass
- mass in three-dimensional art like sculpture can be classified as ______ or _______.
- closed form; open form
- mass spread out over a larger area is
- open form
- mass that is concentrated is
- closed form
- ______ is a word that describes the relationship between light and dark to create the illusion of mass in two dimensions
- chairoscuro
- _______ means "light/dark"
- chairoscuro
- three major and basic ways that an artist can imitate spatial depth are:
- overlap, diminishing size and verticle placement
- ______ can be expressed by depicting multiple images within one picture plane
- time and motion
- without _____, there is no color
- light
- color has three properties:
- hue, value and intensity
- ____ is the name of the pure color
- hue
- the ______ is the relative lightness or darkness of the hue
- value
- _____ is the degree of purity or brightness/dullness of a color
- intensity
- the color wheel divides colors into three groups:
- primary hues, secondary hues and intermediate hues.
- ________ hues are red, yellow and blue. (these cannot be produced by mixing any other colors)
- primary
- _______ hues are orange, green, and violet. (these are produced by mixing two primary hues)
- secondary
- a _______ is a multitude of colors used in a work of art.
- color scheme
- a _________is one that uses colors that appear on opposite sides of the color wheel
- complementary color scheme
- ________ use one color with black and white to create shades and tints
- monochromatic color schemes
- we can refer to _____ or the _____ texture of a work of art.
- actual; implied
- appearance or condition of oneness, harmonizing and belonging together.
- unity
- povides diversity to counteract sameness of unity
- variety
- the achievemet of equilibrium through the placement of oppositional forces in a composition
- balance
- achieving balance by matching left and right sides of a composition
- symmetrical balance
- achieved through the placement of elements of varying weights - by color, darkness, size, directional line
- asymmetrical balance
- drawing attention to an area by use of position, contrast, color,intensity and size
- emphasis
- deflecting attention away from an area by similar means
- subordination
- paths the eye follows, provided by implied lines. They provide the underlying energy and basic structure of a composition
- directional forces
- juxtaposition of dissimilar elements for dramatic effect - such as color texture or shape
- contrast
- repeating elements like shapes,lines or colors
- repetition
- the regular recurrence of elements that suggests rhythm or movement as in zapatistas
- rhythm
- size relationships of items within a composition to one another
- scale
- relative size of parts as they relate to a whole (often the human figure)
- proportion
- a place for exhibition, display or performance. (collections, galleries, museums)
- art venue
- A _________ is what we call it when a company, institution, or private individual owns and displays artwork.
- collection
- The _____________ serves as a place specifically designed for the public to view artwork. These do not own the artwork that they display.
- galleries
- a ______ is considered a business to promote the artist.
- gallery
- Artwork displayed in a _______ belongs to the _______, or to the individuals or foundations who donate the works. The main purpose is to provide artwork for viewing to the public, and there is rarely any profit and provide art work for viewing, and facilitate education and cultural preservation.
- museum; museum
- ____________ is what happens when we make a determination or value judgment about whether an artwork is good or bad
- evaluation
- drawing is a _______ art form
- 2 dimesional
- _____ media include pencil, charcoal, conte crayon and pastel
- dry
- _____ media include ink
- liquid
- drawing media are often used for ______ and ______, which are methods of modeling, to suggest implied mass or volume
- hatching; shading
- painting is a ______art form
- 2 dimensional
- paint consists of three parts:
- pigment, binder, vehicle
- ____: is created using a material such as rock or other mineral substance or a plant ground to a powder.
- pigments
- the advantages of ________ include the quick drying time and ease of use
- watercolor
- _____ dries very quickly because the binder is egg yolk.
- tempera
- the most popular medium in the western world is
- oil paint
- because of its plasticty, _____ can be applied to a wide variety of supports and grounds.
- acrylic
- _______ rarely darken with age and are very resistant to the elements
- acrylic
- _______is a mural method; it covers a wall or ceiling. pigment is suspended in water and applied to freshly-laid wet lime plaster
- fresco
- _____ is a 2-dimensional art form which an artist makes multiple copies of a design from a plate. (15th century)
- printmaking
- there are four basic methods of printmaking. They are:
- relief, intaglio, planographic and stencil
- ______ literally means "light writing"
- photography
- ________ literally means dark room
- camera obscura