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work of art
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visual expression of an idea or experience formed with skill through the use of a medium
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medium
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a particular material, along with its accompnying technique
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mixed media
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art made with a combination of different materials
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art
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the expression or application of creative skill and imagination, especially through a visual medium such as painting or sculpture
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perceive
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to become aware through the senses
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aware
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to be concious, to know something and to understand it through that awareness
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looking
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implies taking in what is before us in a purely mechanical way
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seeing
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an extension of looking, going beyond simple functional looking to a higher level of perception
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folk art
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artists who are part of established traditions of style, theme, and craftsmanship
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representational (objective/figurative) art
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depicts the appearance of things, represents objects we recognize from the everyday world
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abstract
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1. works of art that have no reference at all to natural objects
2. works that depict natural objects in simplified, distorted, or exaggerated ways |
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nonrepresentational (nonobjective/nonfigurative) art
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visual forms with no specific references to anything outside themselves
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form
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total effect of the combined visual qualities within a work
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content
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the message or meaning of the work of art
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iconography
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the symbolic meaning of signs, subjects, and images
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plane
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the two-dimensional picture surface
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implied lines
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suggest visual connections
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shape
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refers to the expanse within the outline of a two-dimensional area or within the outer boundaries of a three-dimensional object
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geometric shapes
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circles, squares, triangles
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organic shapes
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irregular shapes often rounded or curving
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mass/form
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the physical bulk of a solid body of material
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volume
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when mass encloses space
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space
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indefinable general receptacle of all things
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spatial
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visual arts
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temporal
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like music
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perspective
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refers to any means of representing three-dimensional objects in space on a two-dimensional surface
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vanishing point
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parallel likes that seem to converge, meeting at last at the horizon
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horizon line
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the horizon (eye level)
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eye level
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an imaginary plane, the height of the artist's eyes
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atmospheric/aerial perspective
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nonlinear means for giving an illusion of depth
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isometric perspectiv
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parallel lines remain parallel, they don't converge as they recede
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chiaro
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light/clear
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oscuro
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dark/obscure
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achromatic/neutrals
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white, black, and their combination gray
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hue
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yellow, green, (colors we give a name)
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value
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the lightness and darkness (adding white, gray, black)
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intensity/saturation
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how pure it is
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monochromatic
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based on variations in the value and intensity of a single hue
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analogous
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based on colora adjacent to one another on the color wheel
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complementary
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emphasize two hues directly opposite each other on the color wheel
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composition/design
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process of organizing visual elements and the product of that process
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pattern
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refers to a repetitive ordering of design elements
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art criticism
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refers to making discriminating judgments, both favorable and unfavorable
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formal theories
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look at how carefully a work is made, how the parts of the composition function to create a visual experience that may interest us or not. they believe the most important influence on a work is other works that the artist has seen or studied
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sociocultural theories
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look first at the environmental influences on a work of art, the economic system, the cultural values, and even the politics of the time
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expressive theories
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the skill level, personal intent, mental state, gender, or mindset of the creator must play a rold in the creative process
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printmaking
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describes a variety of techniques developed to create multiple copies of a single image
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pulled
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prints that are printed
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photography
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light writing (light drawing)
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camera obscura
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dark room
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logo
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an identifying mark, or trademark, based on letter forms
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symbol
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an identifying maek pased on pictoral sources
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in-the-round/freestanding
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sculpture meant to be seen from all sides
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low-relief
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a sculpture that is not freestanding but projects from a background surface
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constructions
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assembling art
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mixed media
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a combination of materials
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installation
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transforms a space by bringing into it items of symbolic significance
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types of hatching
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hatching, cross-hatching, contour hatching
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dry media
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pencil, charcoal, graphite
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liquid media
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inks, paint
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tempera
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made from egg whites
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oil
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pigments mixed with various vegetable oils
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acrylic
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synthetic paints from polymer medium
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encaustic
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pigments are suspended in hot beeswax
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fresco
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ancient wallpainting technique in which very finely ground pigments suspended in water are applied to a damp plaster surface
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