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29 Cards in this Set
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Art |
Primary visual expresses ideas about human experience and world |
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Aesthetics |
Branch of philosophy that deals with art, sources, forms, effects on cultures. Formulates laws and criteria by which to understand art and its experience. |
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Content |
meaning of what you see |
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composition |
arrangement or design of formal elements in work |
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positive space |
established line or shape |
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negative space |
surrounds positive space, empty space |
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line |
thin mark |
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shape |
expanse within outer boundaries of two dimensional area |
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mass |
three dimensional form having actual physical bulk |
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volume |
mass encloses, divides space |
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unity |
overall cohesion within a work |
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variety |
element of difference |
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balance |
achievement of equilibrium, weight is distributed |
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symmetrical/formal |
near exact matching of left and right |
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informal/asymmetrical balance |
uneven distribution of elements |
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radial balance |
all elements outward from central point |
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emphasis |
draws attention towards areas |
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accents |
lesser focal points |
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contrast |
juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar elements |
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repetition |
visual elements give composition unity, continuity, flow, and emphasis |
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rhythm |
created through regular recurrence of elements |
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scale |
size of one thing to another, normal |
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hieratic scale |
shows most important person in the composition as largest |
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proportion |
size of a part in a relationship to the whole |
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style |
consistent handling of media, identifiable |
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atmospheric perspective |
bleached out light, diminished color |
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linear perspective |
objects appear in space to the eye on a two dimensional surface |
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orthogonals |
parallel lines |
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horizon line |
viewers eye level |
