Art Test 1

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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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a particular material, along with its accompnying technique

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mixed media

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art made with a combination of different materials

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art

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the expression or application of creative skill and imagination, especially through a visual medium such as painting or sculpture

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perceive

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to become aware through the senses

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aware

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to be concious, to know something and to understand it through that awareness

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looking

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implies taking in what is before us in a purely mechanical way

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seeing

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an extension of looking, going beyond simple functional looking to a higher level of perception

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folk art

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artists who are part of established traditions of style, theme, and craftsmanship

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representational (objective/figurative) art

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depicts the appearance of things, represents objects we recognize from the everyday world

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abstract

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1. works of art that have no reference at all to natural objects
2. works that depict natural objects in simplified, distorted, or exaggerated ways

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nonrepresentational (nonobjective/nonfigurative) art

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visual forms with no specific references to anything outside themselves

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form

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total effect of the combined visual qualities within a work

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content

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the message or meaning of the work of art

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iconography

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the symbolic meaning of signs, subjects, and images

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plane

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the two-dimensional picture surface

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implied lines

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suggest visual connections

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shape

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refers to the expanse within the outline of a two-dimensional area or within the outer boundaries of a three-dimensional object

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geometric shapes

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circles, squares, triangles

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organic shapes

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irregular shapes often rounded or curving

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mass/form

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the physical bulk of a solid body of material

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volume

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when mass encloses space

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space

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indefinable general receptacle of all things

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spatial

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visual arts

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temporal

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like music

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perspective

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refers to any means of representing three-dimensional objects in space on a two-dimensional surface

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vanishing point

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parallel likes that seem to converge, meeting at last at the horizon

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horizon line

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the horizon (eye level)

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eye level

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an imaginary plane, the height of the artist's eyes

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atmospheric/aerial perspective

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nonlinear means for giving an illusion of depth

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isometric perspectiv

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parallel lines remain parallel, they don't converge as they recede

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chiaro

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light/clear

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oscuro

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dark/obscure

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achromatic/neutrals

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white, black, and their combination gray

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hue

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yellow, green, (colors we give a name)

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value

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the lightness and darkness (adding white, gray, black)

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intensity/saturation

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how pure it is

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monochromatic

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based on variations in the value and intensity of a single hue

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analogous

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based on colora adjacent to one another on the color wheel

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complementary

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emphasize two hues directly opposite each other on the color wheel

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composition/design

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process of organizing visual elements and the product of that process

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pattern

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refers to a repetitive ordering of design elements

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art criticism

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refers to making discriminating judgments, both favorable and unfavorable

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formal theories

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look at how carefully a work is made, how the parts of the composition function to create a visual experience that may interest us or not. they believe the most important influence on a work is other works that the artist has seen or studied

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sociocultural theories

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look first at the environmental influences on a work of art, the economic system, the cultural values, and even the politics of the time

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expressive theories

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the skill level, personal intent, mental state, gender, or mindset of the creator must play a rold in the creative process

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printmaking

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describes a variety of techniques developed to create multiple copies of a single image

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pulled

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prints that are printed

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photography

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light writing (light drawing)

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camera obscura

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dark room

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logo

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an identifying mark, or trademark, based on letter forms

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symbol

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an identifying maek pased on pictoral sources

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in-the-round/freestanding

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sculpture meant to be seen from all sides

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low-relief

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a sculpture that is not freestanding but projects from a background surface

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constructions

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assembling art

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mixed media

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a combination of materials

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installation

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transforms a space by bringing into it items of symbolic significance

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types of hatching

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hatching, cross-hatching, contour hatching

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dry media

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pencil, charcoal, graphite

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liquid media

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inks, paint

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tempera

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made from egg whites

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oil

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pigments mixed with various vegetable oils

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acrylic

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synthetic paints from polymer medium

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encaustic

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pigments are suspended in hot beeswax

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fresco

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ancient wallpainting technique in which very finely ground pigments suspended in water are applied to a damp plaster surface