Art Definitions

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Art

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the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.

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Perception

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the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.

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Aesthetics

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concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

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Artifact

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an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

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Style

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a distinctive appearance, typically determined by the principles according to which something is designed.

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Color

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the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light

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Line

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a long, narrow mark or band.

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Composition

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putting together’ and can apply to any work of art, from music to writing to photography, that is arranged using conscious thought.

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Shape

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are limited to two dimensions: length and width.

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Texture

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the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance.

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Medium

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refers to the materials that are used to create a work of art.

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Photography

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the art or practice of taking

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Form

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the visible shape or configuration of something.

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Light and shadows

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is a dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. is a two-dimensional silhouette, or a reverse projection of the object blocking the light.

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Hue

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a color or shade.

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Value

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The lightness or darkness of tones or colors.

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Intensity

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refers to the purity of a hue. Intensity is also known as Chroma or Saturation.

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Mass

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a three-dimensional solid with identifiable boundaries.

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Size

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size relative to art, its surroundings, or in relation to humans

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Rhythm

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a combination of elements repeated, but with variations.

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Harmony

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ual design means all parts of the visual image relate to and complement each other.

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Variation

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contrast, balance, proportion, emphasis, pattern, and unity

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Balance

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the ways in which the elements (lines, shapes, colors, textures, etc.) of a piece are arranged.

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Proportion

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are both concerned with size. Scale refers to the size of an object (a whole) in relationship to another object (another whole)

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Symmetry

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means a mirror image – one side is the mirror image of the other.

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Asymmetry

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holding true of members of a class in one order but not in the opposite order, as in the relation

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Unity

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in an artwork creates a sense of harmony and wholeness, by using similar elements within the composition and placing them in a way that brings them all together.

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Chairoscuro

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the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting.

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Compare

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to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences:

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Contrast

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is a principle of art. When defining it, art experts refer to the arrangement of opposite elements (light vs. dark colors, rough vs. smooth textures, large vs. small shapes, etc.) in a piece so as to create visual interest, excitement, and drama.

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Juxtaposition

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means placing things side-by-side

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Sculpture

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of making statues by carving or chiseling (as in wood or stone), by modeling (as in clay), or by casting (

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Full around sculpture

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a type of sculpture in which the figures are presented in complete three-dimensional form and are not attached to a flat background (unlike relief).

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Relief sculpture

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technique where the sculpted elements remain attached to a solid background of the same material.

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Ephemeral art

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because of their temporary nature. Early land art and all sand sculptures, ice sculptures and chalk drawings on footpaths a

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Pointalism

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a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image

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Adjancet

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next to or adjoining something else.

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Monochromatic color scheme

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are derived from a single base hue and extended using its shades, tones and tints.

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Dichromatic color scheme

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Diadic. A diadic or diad color scheme uses two colors that are separated by one color on the color wheel.Oct 16, 2012

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Trichromatic color scheme

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consists of three colors. The term is often used to refer to the red, green, and blue color receptors in human vision

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Neutral

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colors don’t usually show up on the color wheel.

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Accented neutral color scheme

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can contain different “Monochromatic” shades of a single color; for example, a color scheme that mixes different shades of green, ranging from very light (white), to very neutral (gray), to very dark (black).