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50 Cards in this Set
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subject matter
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the physical things we can describe in artwork
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art
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a primarily visual media that is used to express ideas about our human experience
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How is art created?
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a) visual perception
b) response to the world c) artist's expression of creativity |
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popular art
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things that are designed by people for others to use
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kitch art
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- have sentimental or vulgar meanings
- a mockery of fine art |
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Four Categories of art
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1) fine art
2) popular art 3) kitch art 4) craft art |
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nonobjective art
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- no direct reference to anything found in the "realistic" world
- NO SUBJECT MATTER |
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abstract art
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- nonobjective
- not completely realistic |
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Three things style is strongly influenced by
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1) culture
2) enviroment 3) history |
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outline
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a simple line that describes the 2-D shape of an object
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cross countor line
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line that helps transform a 2-D object into a 3-D form by giving it weight
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hatching lines
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lay one layer of line over another layer, making it more 3-D
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value
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how dark or light a color is
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tint
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adding white to a color
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shade
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adding black to a color
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primary colors
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1) Red
2) Yellow 3) Blue |
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Secondary colors
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1) Orange
2) Green 3) Purple |
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color wheel
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a system of laying out colors
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hue
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color
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Three characteristics of color
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1) hue
2) value 3) intensity/chroma |
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compliment
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the opposite of a color on the color wheel
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texture
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surface characteristics
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shape
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two dimensional art
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volume
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three dimensional art
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space
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where a work of art exists
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depth
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an illusion of space created by shading, or linear perspective
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vanishing point
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where an object disappears on a certain point on an eyelevel line
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one point perspective
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has horizontal AND vertical edges
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two point perspective
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has ONLY vertical edges
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balance
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how you visually balance the elements of art in artwork
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rhythm
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- rhythemic patterns
- sequence of elements |
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proportion and scale
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what you expect to see is either confirmed or denied
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scale
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how size compares to the picture
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emphasis
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something that grabs your attention in an artwork
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variety
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differences in art that makes it more exciting
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media
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materials in art
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relief print
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ink is applied to the raised surface
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assembling
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take objects and assemble them in some way to express an idea
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performance art
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live action event that is staged
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craft art
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you know what the end product will be
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iconography
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study to understand symbols depicted in works of art
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art criticism
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informed talk about art for the purpose of understanding and appreiating the art object and its social revelance
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description
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answers "what is seen"
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Interpretation of art
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- there are multiple interpretations
- everything in and associated with the artifact contributes to its meaning |
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ideological critic
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- art is about structure and not about representing any external reality
- person's creativity is a deception |
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consumerist critic
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- looks at art as a consumable item
- wants to convince you to believe what they do |
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psychological critic
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tries to get us to think about ourselves
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ethical criticism
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based on the morality of the art work
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4 Steps of Making art
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1) develop a concept
2) Rendering (game plan) 3) construction 4) Start over? |
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five things we do with art
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1) performance
2) ritual and prayer 3) entertainment 4) leadership/power display 5) decoration |
