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41 Cards in this Set
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scale |
size of an object (generally in comparison to a human)
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Proportion
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Relation of one or more parts to the whole |
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Monumental |
having massive or impressive scale |
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Hierarchy of scale
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the manipulation of size and position of figures or objects within a composition to suggest rank, importance, or significance |
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Classical period |
a period in the history or greek art c. 480-323 BCE
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Canon of proportions |
idealized mathematical system of proportions for depictions of the human body
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Renaissance |
a period of cultural and artistic change in Europe from the 14th to the 17th centuries |
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Golden Section/ratio |
A unique ratio of line divided into two parts o that (a+b) is to a, as a is to b. |
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subordination
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The opposite of emphasis, it draws attention away from particular areas of an artwork |
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Emphasis |
the principle of drawing attention to particular content within work of art |
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Color field
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a term used by a group of 20th century abstract painters t describe their work with large flat areas of color and simple shapes |
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woodcut |
a print created from an incised piece of wood |
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pattern
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an arrangement of predictable repeated elements |
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Dada
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Ararchic anti art and anti war movement dating to WW1, that reveled in absurdity and irrationality |
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Representational |
Art that depicts figures and objects so that we recognize what is represented |
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non objective |
art that does not depict a recognizable subject |
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Abstraction |
The degree to which an image is altered from an easily recognizable subject |
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Iconographic analysis |
symbolism |
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Biographical Analysis |
artist history |
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Feminist Analysis |
Women as subject matter |
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Contextual Analysis |
When and where, things going on while the piece was made
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Psychological analysis |
state of mind of artist at a specific time |
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formal analysis |
visual components of a work of art |
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vanitas
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an artwork that serves to remind us of our mortality and the transience of life |
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cartoon
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a full scale design for a picture, ornamental motif or pattern, or the like, to be transferred to a fresco topate |
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medium |
the material on or from which an artist chooses to make a work of art, for example canvas and oi paint, arble, engraving, video or architecture |
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expressive |
capable of stirring the emotions of the viewer |
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conceptual art
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a work in which the ideas are often as important as how it is made |
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naturalistic |
very realistic or lifelike style of making images |
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support |
the material on which painting is done |
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illusionistic |
the artistic skill or trick of making something look real |
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stylized
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art that represents objects in an exaggerated way to emphasize certain aspects of the objects
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buon fresco
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Painting technique where pigments are applied to a wet plastic surface |
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fresco secco |
painting technique where pigments are applied to a dry plaster surface |
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mural
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a painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall |
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luminosity |
a bright glowing quality |
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impasto |
paint applied in thick layers to create a distinct texture |
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baroque |
European artistic and architectural style of the 16thto early 18th centuries, characterized by extravagance and emotional intensity |
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allegory |
an image of a person that represents an idea or abstract quality |
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opaque
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not transparent |
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mask |
in spray painting or screen printing, a barrier the shape of which blocks the paint or ink from passing through |
