Fine Arts - Chapter 2

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Art is the ______ _____________ with a language all its own

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visual communication

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Artists and craft persons communicate their ideas, concepts, and responses to _______ ______ through their artwork

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subject matter

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the artist is telling a story

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Narrative Subjects

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any religious figure from any religion can be the subject of a work of art

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Religious Subjects

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painters may use literary sources, such as the Bible or famous myths and legends, to get ideas for their work

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Literary Subjects

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paintings of the natural environment

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Landscapes:

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views of city streets, plazas, courtyards, buildings, and activities taking place in the urban environment

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Cityscapes

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Artists have considered ___ ______ a supreme subject. They appreciate the human body as both an aesthetic and sensuous form.

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the figure

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come in a variety of sizes and shapes, but have one thing in common, they are representations of people

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portrait

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Many artists make pictures of themselves

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Self-portrait

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Have been painted on large canvases, probably to memorialize or lend importance to an event

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Historical Subjects

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Refers to normal, everyday activities of ordinary people

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Genre Subjects

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Some artists want to make visual statements about their society or the world

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Social Comment

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a painting of inanimate objects- things that cannot move

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Still Life

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artists are often intrigued by _______

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animals

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while some artist paint what they see looking at their subject matter, others include their feelings about the subject

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Expression

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the simplification of subject matter into basic and often geometric shapes

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Abstraction

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has colors and line. Abstract art still has shapes, subjects, etc.

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Nonobjective Painting

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Drawing Media:

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- Pencil
- Charcoal
- Ink
- Pastels

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has always been one of the most versatile drawing tools

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Pencil

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can be easily compressed into sticks, like chalk, so that the ends and side can both be used. It can also be wrapped in wood and used in pencil form

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Charcoal

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when applied undiluted, it makes a solid black area. When it is mixed with water, it produces a soft gray. The more water that is added, the lighter the gray

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Ink

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a dry material, almost like colored chalk

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Pastels

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Painting Media:

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- Fresco
- Tempera
- Oil
- Watercolor
- Acrylic
- Collage

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one of the oldest painting media and one of the most difficult to master

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Fresco

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type of paint that is similar to the poster paint used in elementary schools

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Tempera

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pigments bound to a surface of wood or canvas with either linseed or poppy oil

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Oil

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a water-salable adhesive that sticks the pigments to paper

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Watercolor

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the binding agent in watercolor is ___ ______

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gum arabic

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these paints can adhere pigments to almost any surface- vary versatile

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Acrylic

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involves pasting paper to a ground. The word is French and means "pasted paper"

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Collage

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Printmaking Media:

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- Woodcut
- Intaglio
- Linocut
- Lithograph
- Serigraph

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this is called a relief paint because the image on the plate projects, or sticks up, from the surface. The artist draws on a block of wood, then cuts away the parts that will remain white. Ink is then rolled onto the remaining raised area. Then, the surface is printed to reveal a mirror image of the original cutout design

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Woodcut

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these prints are made from the lines or crevices in a plate. To produce the design, the printmaker makes lines and scratches in the metal plate, usually zinc or copper. Ink is forced into these grooves by rubbing, and the rest of the plate is wiped clean. To transfer the image, the paper is dampened and placed against the plate press. Under great pressure, the dampened paper picks up the ink from the grooves and the image is made

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Intaglio

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same as woodcutting except on linoleum

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Linocut

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the artist draws a design on a limestone slab with a greasy crayon or ink. Then, water is spread over the stone. The water will adhere only where there is no greasy substance

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Lithograph

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Also known as silkscreen printing. A stencil is attached to the silk and ink is forced through the stencil with a rubber squeegee. The open parts of the stencil allow the ink to pass through into the paper or other material

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Serigraph

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Sculpture Media:

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- Bronze
- Steel
- Wood
- Marble
- Plastic

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Casting is a method of reproducing ‣ a three-dimensional object by pouring a hardening liquid or molten metal into a mold bearing its impression

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Bronze

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Can be cut and welded together

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Steel

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very versatile sculpture material

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Wood

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an excellent sculptural material because it can be polished to a glasslike finish or left rough and textured

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Marble

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Twentieth century creation

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Plastic

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Sculptors work in a number of ways:

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- by cutting away (subtractive)
- by putting parts together (additive)
- by forming with hands (modeling)
- by producing from mold (casting)

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Crafts:

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- Fibers
- Glass
- Clay
- Furniture
- Mosaics
- Metalwork

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the early process of twining developed from a need for containers, clothing, and household objects

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Fibers

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a common material today

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Glass

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various types are dug from the earth, and when formed, dried, and fried, become extremely durable

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Clay

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usually taken from granted and is serious craftsmanship

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Furniture

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tiny bits of glass, ceramic, marbles, wood, or even seeds or paper

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Mosaics

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crafts persons working with metals have produced artwork for their societies ever since bronze could be worked

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Metalwork

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When analyzing art we should look at:

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- Content
- Sensory properties
- Formal properties
- Technical properties
- Expressive properties

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The Elements of Design:

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- Line
- Shape
- Form
- Texture
- Perspective
- Color
- Value

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seen everyday. They can be 2D like a sheet of loose leaf or 3D like branches of a tree

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Line

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if a line on paper wanders around and finally crosses itself, the enclosed ares is called a _____

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shape

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Shapes have only ___ dimensions

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two

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is a three dimensional and encloses volume. Like shapes, form can be geometric (cubes, pyramids, boxlike, cones) or irregular (eggs, pears, horses, people, bottles)

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Form

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the surfaces of things

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Texture

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flat surfaces often appear textured because of the value contrasts the artist used

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Simulated Texture

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refers to be an illusion of depth in a painting or drawing

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Space: Perspective

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one phase of art that is also a science

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Color

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name of the color

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Hue

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the dark of light quality

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Value

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the brightness or saturation of a color

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Intensity

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Primary colors are:

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red, yellow, and blue

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Secondary or intermediate colors are made by:

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mixing two primaries

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If a primary and a secondary color are mixed together, an ____________ _____ is created

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intermediate color

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colors directly opposite on the color wheel

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Complementary colors

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If contemporary colors are mixed together, the original color is ______ and ____ _______

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grayer and less intense

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_____ is the most important art element for the painter

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Color

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refers to the light or dark quality of a color or shape in a painting

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Value

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When a basic color is mixed with white, it's value is _________; if black is added, its value is ________

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lightened; darkened

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Most successful paintings have a contrast of values. The stronger the contrasts the more ________ the painting seems

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dramatic

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____ ___ is light values; ___ ___ is dark values

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High key; low key

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Principles of Design:

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- Balance
- Unity
- Emphasis
- Contrast
- Rhythm
- Pattern
- Movement

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describe the general ways in which artists arrange the parts of their compositions

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Principles of Design

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a rough distribution of digital weight or activity on each side of a central access

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Symmetrical balance

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larger masses on one side of the painting may be balanced by smaller, contrasting parts on the other side

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Asymmetrical balance

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combines the principles of design and the physical aspects of painting to create a single, harmonious work

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Unity

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the way of developing the main theme in a work of art

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Emphasis

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if all parts of a painting were alike, it would be monotonous and the viewer would lose interest quickly

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Contrast

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can be produced by the repetition of motifs, colors, shapes, or lines

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Pattern

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established in a work when elements of the composition, such as curved, angles, or vertical or horizontal lines are repeated

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Rhythm

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can be conveyed in many ways

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Movement