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Aesthetic |
A branch of philosophy involving the study of beauty, ugliness and the sublime. In the western world, the ancient Greeks are credited with the development of aesthetics. When used as an adjective addresses concerns with beaty and taste. |
Study of beauty and ugliness created by Greeks. Adjective deals with concerns of beauty and taste |
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Contrapposto |
A stance of the human body in which the hips and shoulders are tilted opposite to one another to create a realistic posture. |
Stance were hips and shoulders are opposite to look realistic in weight terms. |
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Idealism |
The treatment or manipulation of subject matter in which artforms are created accordingly to to predetermined concepts and standards of beauty. |
Art created with predetermined concepts of beauty standards. |
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Naturalism/Realism |
Treatment of forms, colors, settings, or figures, etc that makes them appear as they would in real life. |
Art created to mimic real life |
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Visionary Artist |
An artist who has no formal training, works outside of established traditions and is guided by individual or spiritual guidance. |
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Fine Art |
A term applied to artforms like paintings, sculptures, printmaking and photography that reflects a high level of creativity and skill; generally refers to the types of artworks found in museums and galleries. Due to emerging technologies this category has expanded to include forms not previously considered art, such as video projection and digital arts. |
Art forms such as paints, sculptures, print, photography. Usually found in museums. |
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Popular Art |
Art produced for a general audience such as tv programming, poster and blockbuster movies. |
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Kitsch |
A word used to describe objects that appear tacky or tawdry, and are designed to appeal to popular or indiscriminating taste. Associated with sentimentality. |
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Contour Line |
A line which defines a form or edge; essentially the outline or silhouette of a given object or figure; can be used to show any dramatic changes of plane within the object or form. |
The outline of a given object |
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Implied Line |
These type of lines are not visible per se, but instead create a visual path designed to direct the viewers attention to a place in the work that the artist wishes to emphasize |
A line that is not directly drawn but is used to bring focus to a certain point of the art work |
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Chiaroscuro |
Describes the depiction if light and dark in a painting; literally means light/dark, from the Italian words Chiaro (light) and scuro (dark) |
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Geometric Shapes |
Shapes that are based on precise mathematical formulae. They are also called regular shapes. |
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Organic Shape |
Irregular, biomorphic, and amorphous shapes that are found in nature. For example rocks or trees. Refers to irregular lines and masses as well. |
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Complementary Colors |
Colors founded on the opposite sides of the color wheel and they intensify each other when placed side by side. When mixed they produce achromatic hue. |
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Monochromatic Color |
Composed of one color or differing values of one color |
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Symmetrical |
The elements on both sides mirror one another |
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Asymmetrical |
Same amount of visual weight occurs on both sides of a compostion but sides do not mirror each other |
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Texture |
The visual or tactile quality of a surface in a work of art, or the visual representation of the tactile quality of a surface can be implied or actual |
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Rhythm |
Repetition of a pattern, line, shape, color, texture, or form at regular or irregular intervals, thus directing the viewers eye through a work of ary |
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Kinetic |
Pertaining to or resulting from motion |
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Scale |
The size of an image or objects in comparison to its standard or expected size |
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Proportion |
The size of individual parts of a work of art in relation to the whole |
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Hierarchal Scale |
A system of proportion in which the most important object or individual in a composition is the largest. Aka hieratic scale |
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Style |
A term refers to the distinct and recurring techniques, media and visual characteristics employed by artist |
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Trompe L'oiel |
A French phrase that refers to a depiction so accurate that it can fool a viewer into thinking it is real; literally means fool the eye |
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Stylized |
A particular formula or artistic convention to which an artist or group of artist conform |
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Repersentational |
References objects or events in the real world;easily recognized by most people |
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Abstract |
An artistic style in which forms are altered in some way resulting in works that are simplified, exaggerated or distorted in comparison to their natural appearance |
The distorted comparison to an objects natural apperance |
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Non-Representational/Non-Objective |
Term appiled to fully abstract artworks, which have no recognizable forms and no references to the natural world. |
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Action Painting |
A style of painting in which the paint is dripped or splattered onto a canvas, often by sweeping gestures |
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Minialism |
Artistic movement of the 60's in which elements are pared down to minimal lines, shapes and color. Min artist often use industrial materials and aim to create more objective content |
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