Scapa Art - Kde Vocabulary

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Abstract

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Art that looks as if it contains no recognizable form.

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Acrylic Paint

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A water based paint that has a polymer binder and dries to a permanent covering

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Aesthetic

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The study or Theory of the beauty in art

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Alternating Rhythm

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Repeating motifs but changing the position, content or spaces between them.

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Analyze

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In visual art, examining the unique features of a work of art as they relate to the elements of art and principles of design.

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Art Criticism

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The process and result of critical thinking about art. It usually involves the description, analysis and interpretation of art, as well as some kind of judgment.

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Assemblage

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Sculpture consisting of many objects and materials that have been put together.

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Asymmetry

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A way of organizing the parts of a design so that one side differs from the other without destroying the overall balance and harmony.

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Background

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Part of the picture plane that seems to be the farthest from the viewer.

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Canvas

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A tightly stretched cloth surface on which to paint.

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Ceramics

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The process of creating functional and nonfunctional art forms made of clay.

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Chiaroscuro

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Using contrast of light and dark to create the illusion of three-dimensional form on a two-dimensional surface.

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Collage

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Artwork made by pasting pieces of paper or other materials to a lat surface.

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Color Groups

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Sometimes known as color families or relationships which usually have certain likenesses or differences.

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Color Theory

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As used in core content, the study of pigmented color (Subtractive color theory) as opposed to light (additive color theory).

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Analogous

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Colors that are next to eachother on the color wheel and are closely related.

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Complementary

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Color group that uses colors opposite from each other on the color wheel.

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Cool Colors

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The color group that is associated with the sky, water, and forests. These colors appear to recede in space.

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Hues

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The property of color that is pure color. The name for the color that has not been altered.

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Intensity

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The property of a color that refers to the brightness or dullness of a color.

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Monochromatic

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Tones of one color in addition to the main hue.

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Neutral Colors

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Black, White, Grey, and Browns.

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Primary Colors

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Hues that cannot be produced by a mixture of other hues.

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Secondary Colors

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Hues that can be produced by mixing the primary hues.

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Shades

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When black is added to a hue to darken a color.

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Tertiary Colors

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Those colors that fall between primary and secondary colors on the color wheel.

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Value

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In color theory, this refers to the lightness (tint) or darkness (shade) of a color.

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Warm Colors

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The color group that is associated with fire, the sun, the earth. These colors appear to advance in space.

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Color Wheel

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A tool for organizing color.

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Composition

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An arrangement of the elements of art and principles of design in a work.

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Computer Design

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Any visual expression (original art, functional graphics, scientific illustrations) created with a computer.

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Describe

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This process in responding to art work refers to art elements present in a work. It also refers to when, where and by whom the work was done. Often this information is given beneath the art work in the assessment booklet.

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Depth

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Showing distance in a work of art.

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Two Dimensional

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A work of art that has length and width.

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Three Dimensional

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A work of art which has length, width, and depth.

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Elements of art

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The basic components of visual communication. They include line, space, shape/form, value, color and texture.

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Color

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The results of the reflection or absorption of light by a surface.

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Form

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An element of art that is three-dimensional and encloses volume.

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Line

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The element of art which refers to the continuous mark made on some surface by a moving point (Curved, zigzag, straight, etc.)

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Shape

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The element of art that is an enclosed space determined by other art elements such as line, color, value and texture. It is a two-dimensional element.

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Space

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The element of art that refers to the distance or area between, around, above, below, or within things (positive and negative).

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Texture

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The element of art that refers to the surface quality or "feel" of an object, its roughness, smoothness, softness.

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Value

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The element of art that refers to the degree of lightness or darkness.

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Fibers

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A natural or synthetic filament, such as cotton or nylon, which can be used in the construction of textiles.

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Focal Point

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That area in a composition at which the emphases is greatest (the center of interest)

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Foreground

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Part of a picture which appears closest to the viewer and often is at the bottom of the picture.

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Formalist

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The effective organization of the elements and principles of design

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Found Objects

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Common or unusual objects that may be used to create a work of art.

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Functional Art

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Functional objects such as dishes and clothes. Often these objects are highly decorated and show expert craftsmanship.

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Gradation

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The principle of art that refers to a way of combining art elements by using a series of gradual changes in those elements (transition).

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Graphic Design

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Visual communication intended to be used with commercial printing/reproductive processes in both two and three dimensional presentations.

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Impressionistic

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Shows the effects of light and atmospheric conditions of an artist's work that spontaneously captures a moment in time.

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Interpret

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This process in responding to art work identifies the feelings, moods, and ideas communicated by the work of art. It also calls for the investigation of the influence of time and place upon the artist who created the work of art.

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Landscape

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The subject matter category in which the main theme of the work is natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers and lakes.

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Media

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The material used by an artist to produce art.

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Middleground

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Area in the picture between the foreground and the background.

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Mimetic

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The term for art work who's purpose is to "mimic" or imitate nature.

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Mixed Media

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Any art work which uses more than one medium.

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Mobiles

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A sculpture which has free moving parts.

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Motif

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Repeated unit to create visual rhythm

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Mural

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The principle of design that combines elements to produce the look of action or to cause the viewer's eye to sweep over the work in a certain matter.

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Naturalistic

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Art work that looks like the subject it is trying to represent.

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Papier-mâché

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Sculpture medium that uses paper or rags dipped in wheat paste (wallpaper paste) over an armature.

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Negative Space

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The areas around images in a two or three-dimensional surface, giving the illusion of depth in space.

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Oil Pastels

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This media is similar to chalk pastels but it has an oil base that makes it stick to the surface better and has a more brilliant color.

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Pastels

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Pigments pressed into sticks and used as a dry medium on paper. Sometimes referred to as hard or soft chalk _____.

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Perspective

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A method of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface, giving the illusion of depth in space.

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Portrait

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A subject matter category in which the main purpose of the art work is to communicate a likeness of an individual or group of individuals.

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Positive Space

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The primary images in a work of art, as opposed to the background or unoccupied space.

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Principles of Design

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Concepts for organizing elements of art into successful art forms.

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Balance

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The principle of design that refers to the visual equalization of the elements in a work of art. This may be either symmetrical or asymmetrical.

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Contrast

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A principle of art, closely related to emphasis, refers to a way of combining art elements to stress the differences between the elements. This includes differences in color or shape, or other differences.

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Emphasis

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The principle of design that is concerned with dominance. The development of a main idea or center of interest (focal point).

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Movement

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The principle of design that combines elements to produce the look of action or to cause the viewer's eye to sweep over the work in a certain manner.

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Pattern

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The principle of design that is repetition of shapes, lines, colors, or other things in a design

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Repetition

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The principle of art that refers to a way of combining art elements so that the same elements are used over and over to achieve balance and harmony.

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Rhythm

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The principle of design that refers to a way of combining art elements to produce the look and feel of movement, especially with a visual tempo or beat.

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Proportion

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The principle of design that deals with the relationship in size of one component of a work of art to another.

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Unity

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The principle of design that refers to the quality of wholeness or oneness that is achieved through the effective use of the elements and principles of design (harmony)

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Variety

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The principle of art that refers to a way of combining art elements in involved ways to achieve intricate and complex relationships.

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Printmaking

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The process of reproducing images on a flat surface. Three types of _____ are relief block (linoleum, wood), intaglio (etching, engraving), and stencil (silkscreen).

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Processes

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Art methods/media used for visual communication in a variety of art forms.

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Radial Balance

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Kind of balance where the elements branch out from a central point.

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Random Rhythm

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Visual rhythm in which a motif is repeated in no apparent order.

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Realistic

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Art work that attempts a photographic likeness of the subject matter. Sometimes refers to the choice of subject that is commonplace as opposed to courtly and idealized.

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Regular Rhythm

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Visual rhythm created through repeated the same motif with the same distance between placements.

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Still Life

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The subject matter category in which the main purpose of the art work is to show inanimate objects.

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Styles

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A characteristic manner of presenting ideas and feeling in visual form. May refer to an individual artist or a group of artists who's work has certain features in common.

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Symbolic

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Works of art that have forms, images, or subjects representing meanings other than the ones with which they are usually associated.

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Symmetry

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A way of organizing the parts of a design so that one side duplicates or mirrors the other.

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Tempera Paint

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Water based paint that traditionally had pigment mixed with an egg binder. Sometimes called poster paint, this opaque medium now has a chemical binder.

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Textiles

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Art works that are created from natural or man made fibers. Weaving, basketry, stitchery and knitting are just a few of the processes involved in textile design.

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Transition

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The principle of art that refers to a way of combining art elements by using a series of gradual changes in those elements (gradation).

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Vanishing Point

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In perspective drawing, a point or points on the horizon where receding parallel lines seem to meet.

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Watercolor

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Transparent, water based paint that uses Gum Arabic as a binder.