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Representational Art |
type of art that we see the most. it means descriptive, figurative and symbolized. it depicts something easily recognized by most people. |
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Non Representational Art |
complete abstraction, where the lines, colors, and shapes themselves are the focus of the artwork |
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Landscapes |
an outdoor view of nature where the artist creates the illusion of a three-dimensional world |
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Still-life |
groups of inanimate objects arranged in an indoor setting |
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Animals |
subjects of the earliest art ever created. they are the earliest artworks known to us most especially in cave paintings |
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Portraits |
have realistic likeness of a person in a sculpture, painting, drawing or print |
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Figures |
the emphasis is on human body |
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Everyday life |
includes a set up similar to what is happening in our daily lives. the content here must be realistic |
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History and legend |
refers to the story of a definite place, local custom and haunted place |
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Dreams and fantasies |
how a given artist renders the world of dreaming is clearly not all about fantasy |
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Religions and myths |
refers to the story that deals with supernatural tradition, men, culture, heroes and beliefs |
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Realism |
a genre defined by a heightened sense of emotion. the main function is to describe as accurately and honestly as possible what is observed through the senses |
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Abstraction |
it does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead, uses shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect |
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Distortion |
subject is in misshapen condition or the regular the shape is twisted out |
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Elongation |
subject is lengthened, a protracted or an extended much more than the reality |
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Mangling |
subjects which are cut, lacerated, mutilated or hacked with repeated blows |
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Cubism |
stresses abstract form through the use of cone, cylinder or a sphere at the expense of other pictorial elements. shows form in their basic geometrical shape |
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Abstract expressionism |
a non-representational statement with line, colour and size as well as the aggressive mingling of colours, shapes and forms that creates a painting of pure thought and emotion |
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Symbolism |
an emblem that assumes new meaning originating from a highly personal and unique association in the mind of the creator |
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Fauvism |
first art movement in the 1900’s. used of extremely bright colors which symbolizes comfort, joy, and pleasure characterized this method |
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Fauvism |
characterized with a radical use of unnatural colors that separated color from its usual representational and realistic role, giving new, emotional meaning to the colors |
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Dadaism |
outworn traditions in art, and the evils they saw in the society |
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Dadaism |
satire and wit, irreverence, and spontaneity. it is playful and highly experimental art. |
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Marcel Duchamp |
best known Dadaist |
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Futurism |
it was developed in Italy. the speed and force of modern industrial society. glorified the mechanical energy of modern life |
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Surrealism |
has no unified style. created form and images not primarily by reason but by unthinking impulse and blind feeling or even by accident |
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Expressionism |
believed in the necessity of a spiritual rebirth for man in an age that was fast becoming influenced by materialism |
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Line, Shape, Color, Value, Form, Space, Texture |
7 elements of art |
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Line |
a mark on a surface that describes a shape or outline. it can create texture and can be thick or thin |
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Expressive Lines |
tend to be found in nature and are very organic |
type of line |
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Constructive Lines |
tend to appear to be man-made because of their precision. they are measured, geometric, directional and angular |
type of line |
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Shape |
created when a line becomes connected and encloses space |
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Height and Width |
two ways that a shape can be measured |
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Geometric Shapes |
have smooth even edges and are measurable |
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Organic Shapes |
have more complicated edges and are usually found in nature |
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Form |
three- dimendional object having volume and thickness |
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Value |
a degree of light and dark in a design. it is the contrast between black and white and all the grays between |
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Light Source |
place where the light is coming from |
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Full value range |
a way of giving a work of art contrast |
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Cross Hatching |
use irregular lengths of parallel lines that cross over each other diagonally |
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Stippling |
use of dots to create shade |
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Soft Shading |
using your pencil to create soft gradual movements from one value to the next using full value range |
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Color |
refers to specific hues and has properties of Intensity and Value |
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Intermediate (tertiary) colors |
a combination of a primary and a secondary color |
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Texture |
the way the surface of an object actually feels |
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Tactile (Real) texture |
the way the surface of an object actually feels |
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Implied texture |
the way the surface of an object looks like it feels |
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Space |
feeling of depth or three dimensions. are around (negative) or occupied (positive) in the work of art |
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