ART APP M2 Flashcards
FOUR COMMON ESSENTIALS OF ARTS
➜ Art has to be man-made;
➜ Art must be creative, not imitative;
➜ Art must benefit and satisfy man;
➜ Art is expressed through a certain medium
or material by which the artist
communicates himself to his audience.
ELEMENT OF VISUAL ARTS:
➜ Line ➜ Color ➜ Texture ➜ Shape ➜ Space and Perspective ➜ Volume/ Value ➜ Form
is a series of connected dots or a prolongation of a point to show the
shape or form of any piece of art.
line
– tend to be found in nature and
are very organic
expressive lines
lines that are very measured,
geometric, directional and angular. They tend to
appear to be man-made because of their precision
constructive lines
Lines examples-9
Vertical Lines ❖Horizontal Lines ❖Diagonal Lines ❖Broken or Jagged Lines ❖Straight Lines ❖Curve Lines ❖Repeating Lines ❖Contrasting Lines ❖Modified lines
is the most important and most noticeable of all the elements of visual
arts. Dependent on the presence of light, it is that property of an object
that makes it appealing to the visual sense.
color
those colors with values lower than the normal value. For
example, pink or fuchsia is a tint of red and azure (sky blue) is a tint of blue.
light color
are those colors with values higher than the normal value.
For example, maroon is a shade of red and navy blue is a shade of blue.
dark colors
e those colors that form a rainbow or a
prism. These are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet (ROYGBIV or VIBGYOR).
rainbow colors
those which serve to balance colors. Examples are white, gray, black,
brown, peach, cream, gold, silver, and bronze. White is the absence of all colors, while black is the
presence of all colors. Gray is produced by combining black and white; it results from the partial reflection
of the color. rays
neutral colors
is used to connoting purity, chastity, holiness, mourning,
surrender, meekness, and goodness.
white
used to signifying death, mourning, darkness, and evil.
black
used to connote life, nature, good health, and well-being.
green
used to signify jealousy, divinity, deceit, treason,
degradation, and lately Ninoy Aquino.
yellow
used to mean the earth, spiritual death, and renunciation of
the world.
brown
used to indicate food.
orange
used to signify old age, gloom, and decay.
grey
used to
mean love and femininity
pink
an element of the visual arts. associated with the sense of touch.
It is the surface characteristic of an area.
texture
surface of an object actually feels. Examples would be
sandpaper, cotton balls, tree bark, puppy fur, etc
tactile or real texture
the way the surface of an object looks like it feels. This is the type of texture that
artists use when they draw and paint. Textures may look rough, fuzzy, gritty, or scruffy, but can’t actually
be felt
implied
external appearance of clearly defined area. It contributes to
the final form of the artwork.
shape
refers to the overall composition of the
artwork. It describes the entire shape or organization of the thing or object
created.
form
have smooth even edges and are measurable. They include the square, the circle, the
triangle and the rectangle.
geometric shapes
have more complicated edges and are usually found in nature. Leaves, flowers, ameba,
etc.
organic shapes
is the lightness or darkness of a color. Value makes objects appear more
real because it imitates natural light.
volume/value
When showing value in a work of art,
you will need a _____
LIGHT SOURCE.
is when you use irregular lengths of parallel lines
that cross over each
other diagonally. The closer together the lines are placed, the
darker the value.
cross-hatching
In order to have a successful drawing, you will need to show a full value
range, which means that there are very light areas, middle tones, and very
dark areas. This is a way of giving a work of art ______
contrast
use of dots to create shade. This is
accomplished by placing dots very close together to
create dark values and farther apart to create lighter
values
stippling
the area or surface occupied by the artwork.
space
is
synonymous with point of view, angle of vision, or frame of reference.
perspective
area is considered to be the upper 1/3 of the picture plane
background
area is considered to be the middle 1/3 of the
picture plane.
middle ground
area is considered to be the lower 1/3 of the picture
plane
foreground
Also termed ______, _____ is the method of presenting
subjects as they appear in real life. If an apple is the
subject, it is shown as is with either red or green color.
naturalism, realism
“drawing away from realism.
abstrationism
abstractionism was derived from the verb ______ meaning to draw
away.
abstract
presenting the subject in a misshaped form.
distortion
presenting the subject with parts which are cut,
lacerated, mutilated, or hacked with repeated blows
mangling
presenting the subject
in an elongated form. It is done by stretching the object, for example, the
human body, vertically.
elongation
presenting the subject with the use of cubes and
other geometric figures
cubism
is presenting the subject with the use of strong color,
uneven brush strokes, and rough texture and with the deliberate lack of
refinement in the application of the paint.
abstract expressionism
is presenting the subject with the use of strong color,
uneven brush strokes, and rough texture and with the deliberate lack of
refinement in the application of the paint.
abstract expressionism
“beyond realism. It is presenting the subject as if
the subject does not form part of the real world, but belongs to the
world of dreams and fantasy.
surrealism
Father of Psychoanalysis
SIgmund Freud
presenting the subject symbolically, that is, the artist
shows his subject as it appears in real life, but he intends to let it
represent something
symbolism
optimistic realism. It is presenting the real-life subject with
the use of bright colors suggesting comfort, joy, and pleasure. The colors
bright red, yellow, orange, purple, and the like are used instead of blue,
black, gray, green, and brown.
fauvism
is shocking realism. It is presenting the real-life subject with
the intention to shock the audience through the exposition of the evils in
Society.
Started as a protest art movement composed of painters and writers whose
desire was to revolutionize the outworn art traditions.
dadaism
dadaism derived from the word ____ which means
french word dada, hobby horse
emotional realism. It is presenting the real-life subject
with the intention to express emotions, pathos, chaos. fear, Violence,
defeat, morbidity, and tragedy. Introduced in Germany
expressionism
realism based on the artist’s impression. It is
presenting the real-life subject with emphasis on the impression left in
the artist’s mind or perception, particularly the effect of light on the
object used as subject.
impressionism
realism in the future. It is presenting a subject that relates
not to the present, but to the future.
futurism
