Appreciation of Fine Arts Test 1 Flashcards
the Greeks and their Predecessors
Antiquity-100 B.C.
Romans and Early Christians
100 B.C. - A.D. 500
Early Middle Ages
500-1100
Late Middle Ages
1100-1400
Renaissance
1400-1600
Baroque
1600-1750
Classical
1750-1825
Romantic
1825-1900
Modernism-Early 20th Century
1900-1945
Post-modernism-Arts today
1945-present
essential building blocks of design
elements
the path of a moving point
line
lines you can see
actual lines
suggested lines
implied lines
an enclosed line
shape
how positive and negative areas are defined or a sense of depth achieved in a work of art
space
what type of space becomes the subject or foreground
positive space
what kind of space becomes the background
negative space
3 effects of music and art
physical
emotional
spiritual
objects further away appear smaller, and objects closer appear larger
size
judged by its relation to the horizon line
position
shows that one object is closer than another
overlapping
one vanishing point on the horizon line
one-point
two vanishing points on horizon line
two-point
two vanishing points on horizon line and one vanishing point either above or below the horizon line
three-point
the further away an object is the bluer it becomes
atmospheric perspective
the lightness or darkness of an object or color
value
how light falls across an object
form
the brightest part
highlight
being hit directly by light
direct light
darkest part
core shadow
darkest part that isn’t on the object
cast shadow
the reflection of light on an object
color
technical name of color
hue
hue’s lightness or darkness
value
the purity/vividness of a color
chroma
color is strong/bright
high chroma
color is faint/dull
low chroma
relative to the color around it
temperature
refers to the way things feel, or look as if they might feel if touched
texture
can touch physically
actual texture
refers to materials used to create a work of art
medium
wall painting on wet plaster
fresco
pigment mixed with oil
oil painting
