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32 Cards in this Set
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Function
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how art is used
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Content
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Meaning, emotion, what is in the piece
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Aesthetics
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study of how we like/dislike things; beauty
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Perception
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what you see, how you view the world
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Popular Culture
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subject matter that is current to the modern world/issues/conflict
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Kitsch
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feel good, almost inn bad taste (disneyland)
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Craft
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considered low-end art, (outdated term)
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Formal Analysis
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what it is you see exactly
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Subject matter
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often implied by the title, things that are obvious
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Subtext
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underlining themes and messages
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iconography
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The use of symbols and objects to create concrete ideas
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Ideological Criticism
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brings personal perspective into the critique
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Formalist critique
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interested in what you see, (color, shapes, lines)
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Structuralism
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I can't understand the piece without understanding the world around it
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deconstruction
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assumes that thee are multiple layers of meaning
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Feminist Critique
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into the role of females in the piece, how they are represented.
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psychoanalytic Criticism
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what is going on in the artist head; what are they thinking
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Texture
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makes us aware of a presence of a surface
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geometric shape
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ridged, squares, circles, edges
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organic shape
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smooth edges, natural look, earthy
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Atmospheric perspective
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things that are close are clear, and far away are fuzzy
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Overlapping
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objects covering objects to show space and depth
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Horizon line
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used to create a constant. Horizontal line that all points are drawn too, creates 3-D
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One-point linear point
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gave the artist the tool to show distance and depth in artwork. Using the vanishing point and grid method
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Columns
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Doric, Ionic, Corinthian capitals
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Barrel Vaults
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arch shape used as a ceiling, weight spread out to the walls
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Groin Vaults
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two barrel vaults connected at 90 degrees
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Warm colors
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red, yellow, orange, (fire, blood, intensity)
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cool colors
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blue, violet, green (ice, calm, soft)
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analogous colors
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next two each other on color wheel
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complementary colors
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opposite each other on color wheel, create contrast. Noticeable
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chiaroscuro
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light/dark
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