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55 Cards in this Set
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Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
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"Wheel of Time"
Tibetan Sand Mandala |
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Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
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"Prevalence of Ritual: Tidings"
Romare Bearden |
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Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
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"Rocket to the Moon"
Romare Bearden |
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Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
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"Shy Glance"
Dawn Marie Jigagian |
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Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
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"Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat"
Elizabeth Vigee-Lebrun |
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Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
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"Pieta"
Michelangelo |
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Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
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"The Knight, Death and the Devil"
Albrecht Durer |
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Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
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"The School of Athens"
Raphael |
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Title of Artwork, Name of Artist?
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"Object (Le Dejeuner En Fourrure)"
Meret Oppenheim |
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What is ART?
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Art is the expression or application of creative skill and imagination.
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What are AESTHETICS?
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Aesthetics refer to an awareness of beauty.
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What are FOLK ARTISTS?
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Folk artists are those with little/no formal art education who make objects recognized as art, though they work within a tradition.
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What are NAIVE/OUTSIDER ARTISTS?
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Naive/Outsider Artists are largely unaware of art history. Many seem to develop their art spontaneously and without regard to art of the past or present.
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What is FOLK ART?
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Folk art is applied to art by artists who are part of established traditions of styles, theme and craftsmanship.
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What is REPRESENTATIONAL ART? (also called OBJECTIVE/FIGURATIVE ART)
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Representational art depicts the appearance of things. It represents objects we recognize from the everyday world.
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What is ABSTRACT ART?
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Abstract art is a work of art that has no reference at all to natural objects, or a work that depicts natural objects in simplified, distorted, or exaggerated ways.
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What is NONREPRESENTATIONAL ART? (also called NONOBJECTIVE/NONFIGURATIVE)
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Nonrepresentational Art presents visual forms with no specific references to anything outside themselves.
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What is FORM?
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Form refers to the total effect of the combined visual qualities within a work, including such components as materials, color, shape, line and design.
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What is CONTENT?
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Content refers to the message or meaning of the work.
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What is ICONOGRAPHY?
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Iconography is the symbolic meaning of signs, subjects, and images.
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What is a PLANE?
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A Plane is a 2D picture surface.
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What is a LINE?
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A Line is an extension of a point, a path of action.
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What are IMPLIED LINES?
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Implied lines suggest visual connections and form geometric shapes that can serve as structure.
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What is SHAPE?
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Shape is the expanse within the outline of a 2D area or within the outer boundaries of a 3D object.
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What is MASS?
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Mass is the physical bulk of a solid body of material.
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What is CLOSED FORM?
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Closed form: doesn't openly interact with the space around it.
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What is OPEN FORM?
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Open form: interacts with the surrounding space.
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What is SPACE?
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Space is the indefinable, general receptacle of all things- the seemingly empty space around us.
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What does OVERLAPPING accomplish?
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Overlapping is the most basic way to achieve the effect of depth on a flat surface.
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What is VERTICAL PLACEMENT?
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In vertical placement, objects are placed low on the picture plane.
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What is LINEAR PERSPECTIVE?
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Linear perspective depicts the way objects in space appear to the eye.
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What is ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE?
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Atmospheric perspective is a nonlinear means for giving an illusion of depth.
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What are ACHROMATIC colors? (Black and white.)
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Achromatic colors: without the property of hue.
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What is VALUE?
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Value refers to the relative lightness or darkness from white through grays to black.
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What is INTENSITY or SATURATION?
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Intensity refers to the purity of a hue or color.
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What is a MONOCHROMATIC color scheme?
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Monochromatic color schemes are based on variations in the value and intensity of a single hue.
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What is an ANALOGOUS color scheme?
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Analogous color schemes are based on colors adjacent to one another on the color wheel.
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What is a COMPLEMENTARY color scheme?
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Complementary color schemes emphasize two hues directly opposite each other on the color wheel.
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What are the 7 KEY PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN?
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Unity and variety, balance, emphasis and subordination, directional forces, contrast, repetition and rhythm, scale and proportion.
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What is UNITY?
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Unity is the appearance or condition of oneness.
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What does VARIETY accomplish?
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Variety provides diversity.
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What is BALANCE?
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Balance is the achievement of equilibrium.
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What is SYMMETRICAL BALANCE?
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Symmetrical balance is the near or exact matching of left and right sides of a 3D/2D form.
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What is ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE?
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Asymmetrical balance is when the left and right sides are not the same.
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What is EMPHASIS?
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Emphasis is used to draw our attention to an area or areas.
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What is SUBORDINATION?
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Subordination is when artists create neutral areas of lesser interest that keep us from being distracted from the areas of emphasis.
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What do DIRECTIONAL FORCES accomplish?
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Directional forces influence the viewer to pay attention to certain parts of an art piece.
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What is CONTRAST?
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Contrast is the juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar elements.
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What is REPETITION?
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Repetition gives a composition unity, continuity, flow, and emphasis.
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What is RHYTHM?
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Rhythm is created through the regular recurrence of elements with related variations.
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What is SCALE?
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Scale is the size relation of one thing to another.
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What is PROPORTION?
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Proportion is the size relationship of parts to a whole.
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Criticism: What are SOCIAL-CULTURAL THEORIES?
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Sociocultural theories: critics first look at the environmental influences on a work of art; the economic system, the cultural values, politics of the time.
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Criticism: What are EMPATHIC THEORIES?
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Empathic theories: skill level, personal intent, mental state, gender, etc.
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What is a MEDIUM?
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A Medium is a particular material, alone with its accompanying technique. (Plural is media.)
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