Art Study Cards Bunn

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abstract art

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Art the does not depict recognizable scenes or objects but expresses themes through form, line, and color.

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Abstract Expressionism

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A 20th century American movement in abstract art. Jackson Pollock and Arschile Gorky were proponents.

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Art Nouveau

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An international movement in art and architecture that took place at the turn of the 20th century. Characterized by stylized organic forms.

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Baroque

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The dominant style of art and architecture in Europe from 1600- 1750. Characterized by elaborate ornamentation, dynamic movement, or overt emotion.

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camera obscura

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A box with a lens through which the artist viewed his or her subject; used as an aid in composition.

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Classicism

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A movement in art inspired by the traditions and aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome.

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conte crayon

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A drawing medium made of a compound of graphite or charcoal or binder; similar in texture to chalk.

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Cubism

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A 20th century movement in art in which objects or figures are broken up and depicted from multiple viewpoints. Initially developed by Picasso and Braque.

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curvilinear

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consisting of curved lines.

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cycle

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a series of painting related to the same subject or theme

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absorbency

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The degree to which the paper absorbs the paint, often due to the amount of surface sizing.

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Accelerated perspective

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Sometimes used in stage and film sets and occasionally in architecture. It exaggerates the effects of perspective, so that a shallow stage, for example, can be made to look deeper.

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Acid-free paper

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Paper with a neutral pH that will not darken excessively with age.

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Acrylic

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Synthetic resin used in an emulsion as the binding medium for artists' acrylic colors.

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Acrylic Paints

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These are bound by an acrylic and are water-soluble but, unlike watercolor and gouache, they dry to an insoluble plastic film. Acrylic is ideal for creating surface texture in a painting, since it can be worked in thick impasto or with added texturing.

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Adjacent colors

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Literally, those colors closest to each other on the color wheel, but also used to describe colors that lie next to each other in a painting. Adjacent complementary colors appear brighter because each reinforces the effect of the other.

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Advancing colors

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The perception of a color, usually a warm (orange/red) color, as being close to the viewer.

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Aerial perspective

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The effect of atmospheric conditions on our perception of the tone and color of distant objects. As objects recede to the horizon, they appear lighter in tone and more blue.

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Alla Prima

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Literally means "at first" and is a direct form of painting made in one session or while the colors remain wet. (As opposed to "indirect" painting in which the painting is built up in layers). The is the technique employed by artists when they want to paint spontaneously. It is a difficult style to master as it requires fluent brushstrokes and a skillful manipulation of the paint.

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Anamorphosis

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The distortion of an image by transferring it from a regular rectangular grid to a stretched perspective grid, so that when it is seen from an oblique angle, it reverts to its original appearance.

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Art board

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Artists' quality paper mounted on cardboard. It gives the support needed for less pastel loss caused by the flexing of a piece of paper.

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chiaroscuro

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chi·a·ro·scu·ro

kēˌärəˈsk(y)o͝orō,kēˌarə-/

noun

noun: chiaroscuro

the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting.

an effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something.

plural noun: chiaroscuros

"the chiaroscuro of cobbled streets"

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Three planes of analysis

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1. Physical or formal plane- describe how it looks and how it feels.

2. Content or symbols.

3. Context and history behind it.

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Basis of formal analysis

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mediums, lines, forms, colors being used, tones, values, physical texture, visual texture (smooth, choppy),

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bracelet shading

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A form of shading brushes in which semi-circular lines are repeatedly drawn close to one another.

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Broken color

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A light application of color that allows the underlying color to show through in an irregular pattern.