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23 Cards in this Set
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Work of Art
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visual expression of an idea or experience formed with skill through the use of a medium.
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MEDIUM
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particular material, along with its accompanying technique. (media is plural form of media)
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MIXED MEDIA
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works of art made with more than one medium
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The Arts
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usually referring to music, dance, theater, literature, and the visual arts.
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MANDALA
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tibetan sacred circle
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PERCEIVE
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become aware of things through the senses, particularly through sight or hearing.
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AESTHETICS
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refers to an awareness of beauty or to that quality in a work of art or other man made or natural form which evokes a sense of elevates awareness in the viewer.
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UNTRAINED ARTIST
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also called naive or outsider artists, is made by people who are largely unaware of art history or the art trends of their time.
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FOLK ARTIST
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made by people working within a tradition.
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SANTEROS
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people who created art of religious imagery.
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REPRESENTATIONAL ART
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(sometimes called objective or figurative art) depicts the appearance of things. objects we recognize from the every day world.
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SUBJECT
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objects that representational art depicts.
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tromp l'oeil (pronounced "tromp loy)
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french for "fool the eye"
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ABSTRACT ART
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works that depict natural objects in simplified, distorted, or exaggerated ways.
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NONREPRESENTATIONAL ART
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presents visual forms with no specific reference to anything outside themselves. (sometimes called nonobjective or nonfigurative)
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FORM
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what we see. the total effect of the combined visual qualities with a work, including such components as materials, color, shape, line and design.
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CONTENT
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meaning we get from what we see. refers to the message or meaning of the work of art - what the artist expresses or communicates to the viewer.
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ICONOGRAPHY
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symbolic meaning of signs, subjects, and images. not all works of art contain iconography.
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6 functions of art
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1. communicating, 2. day to day living, 3. worship and ritual, 4. personal expression, 5. social causes, 6. visual delight
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art: CATHEDRA
description: different shades of blue on canvas. |
artist: BARNETT NEWMAN
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art: WHEEL OF TIME
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artist(s): TIBETAN MONKS
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art: THE TREE OF JESSE
description: stained glass window |
artist: UNKNOWN??
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art: CHALICE
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artist: BEATRICE WOOD
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