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32 Cards in this Set
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Implied line
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Line completed by the viewer
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Contour line
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Perceived line that marks the edge of a figure as it curves back into space
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Outline
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Describes or suggests the edge of a form or shape
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Geometric shape
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Shape that is regular, easy to measure, and easy to describe
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Organic shape
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A shape common to living things and as a result appears soft, curvilinear, and irregular
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Amorphous shape
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No discernible shape
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Biomorphic shape
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Resembling a living organism
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Negative shapes
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The leftover or empty space of a piece
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Rectilinear shape
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Straight lines
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Positive shape
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The objects or figures the viewer focuses on
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Volume
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The mass or bulk of a 3D work
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Form
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What the viewer sees in the work
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Value
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The lightness or darkness of color
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Chiaroscuro
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Technique where subtle gradations of value create the illusion of rounded 3D forms in space
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Primary colors
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A hue not obtained by mixing other hues; red, blue, or yellow
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Complementary colors
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A specific pair of colors that enhance or exaggerate one another because of their simultaneous contrast
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Cross-hatching
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Intersecting parallel lines used to show shadow
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Hatching
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Parallel lines that represent shading
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Stippling
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Drawing or paintings done using small dots or dabs to create shadow effect; i.e., the Wall Street Journal portraits
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Linear perspective
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Real parallel and horizontal lines are represented as converging diagonals
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Atmospheric perspective
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Illusion of depth created using grades of texture and brightness
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How are lines used in Botticelli’s Birth of Venus?
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- outline forms and evoke movement
- firm lines carve figures from rigid horizontal of horizon and vertical of trees - Zephyrs' blow straight lines - Curved lines of drapery imply the direction of wind - Implied lines give work a triangular structure |
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Implied lines of Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People more like Leonardo’s Madonna of the Rocks (Figs. 2-5 and 2-6) or Jacob Lawrence’s Harriet Tubman Series, No. 4 (Fig. 2-14 in 8th ed.; Fig. 2-12 in 9th ed.)? What compositional shape do the implied lines form?
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Madonna on the Rocks, triangular
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How would you characterize the shapes in Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon?
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- Rectilinear
- Cubism (geometricizing organic forms) - Women are expressionless and lack identity - Shape takes precedence over expression - Timeless |
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How are Picasso's Demoiselles d’Avignon different from
Robert Colescott’s Les Desmoiselles d’Alabama? |
- Strong individuality from their costumes
- Women are well-rounded and plump - Organic feeling - Firmly from American south |
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How would you characterize the
shapes in Mondrian’s Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow? |
- rectangles of varying color and dimension
- created by vertical and horizontal black lines slicing through the canvas |
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How would you characterize the
shapes in de Saint Phalle’s Black Venus? |
- Due to her size and positioning, appears to have a weightlessness
- Fluid, organic lively lines |
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What is the difference between atmospheric and linear perspective?
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- Depth is created using texture and color saturation vs. the arrangement of horizontal and vertical lines to represent diagonal lines in reality
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Between atmospheric and linear perspective, which did Da Vinci use in the Mona Lisa?
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Atmospheric
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Is chiaroscuro used in the Mona Lisa? The Sharecropper?
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Yes
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Describe Steichen’s use of light and dark contrasts, silhouettes and positive/negative reversals in Rodin and His Sculptures. How do they contribute to the overall tone of the photograph?
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- Rodin is silhouetted against his statues, creating a visual limbo between figure and ground
- Eye immediately discerns face of Hugo - The viewer's perception of positive shapes the negative shapes of Rodin |
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Consider Henri Matisse’s Piano Lesson. What elements help
to create unity and to help the eye move around the canvas? |
- Pea green wedge of drapery mimics metronome
- Wrought-iron grillwork mirrors the music desk design - Small sculpture in the foreground relates to the woman in the background |
