Art Appreciation Mid-Term

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aerial/ atmospheric perspective

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similar to sfumato, smoky, creates depth

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asymmetrical

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without symmetry, dark and light colors can effect balance, along with size of forms

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camera obscura

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a dark room with a small hole in one side, creating an inverted image on the opposite wall

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canon of proportions

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mathematical proportions, used in egyptian art

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chiaroscuro

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light and dark, dramatic lighting

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complementary color

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two hues directly opposite one another on a color wheel

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contour line

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just outline, no detail

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contrapposto

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weight is place on one foot causing hip and shoulder lines to counter balance each other

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entasis

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the slight swelling or bulge in the center of a column, which corrects the illusion of concave tapering

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focal point (emphasis)

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point artists wants you to focus on directional forces

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form and content

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form is the shape content is the meaning

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hierarchical order

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more important subjects are larger

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impasto

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texture in paint

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kouros/kore

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an archaic greek statue of a standing clothed young woman/man

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linear perspective

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lines comes to a vanishing point

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monochrome

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one color

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painterly

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painting characteristics by openness of form, in which shapes are defined by loose brushwork

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persistence of vision

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quick projection of slightly different images create the illusions of movement

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picture plane

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the two-dimensional picture surface

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post and lintel

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construction of roman buildings, using two or more beams connected by a support at the top

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realism

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as close to what the eyes sees as possible, everyday people doing everyday things

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sfumato

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giving the art depth, smoky characteristics

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straight photography

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photo's that are not altered

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symmetrical

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a design with identical form on opposite sides

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vanishing point

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the point on the horizon line at which lines or edges that are parallel appear to converge

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verism

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realism, honest depiction of face

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ziggurat

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sumerian worship temple

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pre history

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palelolithic, mesolithic, and neolithic

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cave paintings of lasecaux and chauvet

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paleolithic, representational paintings of horses and other animals

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venus of willendorf

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paleolithic, representational of fertility

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stonehenge

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neolithic, architectural design, post and lintel

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mesopotamian

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big eyes, unibrow, hand position

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egyptian

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twisted perspective, buried in pyramids, false beards, scepter, bull-tail. heir-achy of scale

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aegean/ cycladic

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sculptures of female figure, similar to venus of willindorf

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greek: archaic

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frontal

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greek: classical

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canon of proportions-nudes men comfortably standing

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hellenistic

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heightened emotion, bodies moving

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roman

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verism, honest depiction

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doric order (from bottom to top)

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stereobate, stylobate, shaft, capital, architrave of epistyle, frieze, cornice

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ionic order (bottom to top)

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stereobate, stylobate, base, shaft, capital, architrave of epistyle, frieze cornice

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krater

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shape of pottery, often decorated graves

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Greek: geometric

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"dark ages"

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Greek: orientalizing

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eastern influence