Art Definitions Flashcards

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Visually appealing to the eyes

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Art

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awareness of the elements of environment through physical sensation

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Perception

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of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beauty of art

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Aesthetic

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a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object

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Artifact

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5
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a distinctive manner of expression

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Style

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6
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the aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation

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Color

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an area or border that separates two places

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Line

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the way in which something is put together or arranged : the combination of parts or elements that make up something

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Composition

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to give a particular form or shape to something

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Shape

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10
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the way that something feels when you touch it

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Texture

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11
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the materials or methods used by an artist

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Medium

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12
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the art, process, or job of taking pictures with a camera

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Photography

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13
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the shape of something

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Form

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14
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Absence of dark

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Light

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15
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an area of darkness created when a source of light is blocked

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Shadows

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16
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a color or a shade of a color

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Hue

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the relation of one part in a picture to another with respect to lightness and darkness

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Value

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18
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the degree or amount of strength or force that something has

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Intensity

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a quantity or aggregate of matter usually of considerable size

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Mass

20
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physical magnitude, extent, or bulk

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Size

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a regular, repeated pattern of events, changes, activities, etc.

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Rhythm

22
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a pleasing combination or arrangement of different things

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Harmony

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a limited change in the form, position, condition, or amount of something

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Variations

24
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a state in which different things occur in equal or proper amounts or have an equal or proper amount of importance

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Balance

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an amount that is a part of a whole

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Proportion

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the quality of something that has two sides or halves that are the same or very close in size, shape, and position

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Symmetry

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having two sides or halves that are not the same

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asymmetry

28
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a way of combining the parts in a work of art or literature so that they seem to belong together

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Unity

29
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pictorial representation in terms of light and shade without regard to color

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Chiaroscuro

30
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to look at (two or more things) closely in order to see what is similar or different about them or in order to decide which one is better

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Compare

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to be different especially in a way that is very obvious

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Contrast

32
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to be different especially in a way that is very obvious

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Juxtaposition

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a piece of art that is made by carving or molding clay, stone, metal, etc

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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

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Full-round sculpture

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

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Relief sculpture

36
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temporary nature. Early land art and all sand sculptures, ice sculptures and chalk drawings on footpaths

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Ephemeral art

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

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Pointillism

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an early 20th-century style and movement in art, especially painting

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Cubism

39
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colors directly opposite each other in the color spectrum, such as red and green or blue and orange,

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Complimentary color

40
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compatible color combinations that blend well together and are near each other on the color wheel

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Adjacent colors

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

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Monochromatic color scheme

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uses two colors that are separated by one color on the color wheel

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Dichromatic color scheme

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term is often used to refer to the red, green, and blue color receptors in human vision

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Trichromatic color scheme

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neutrals include charcoal gray, dark brown, deep gold, navy blue, and black.

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Neutral color scheme

45
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The third color is used (along with black, white or gray) as an accent

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Accented color scheme