Art's Definitions Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

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.

A

Arts

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

A set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty,especially in art.

A

Aesthetics

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

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

A

Artifact

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

B.B.

A

Style

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

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.

A

Color

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

a long, narrow mark or band.

A

Line

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

the nature of something’s ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.

A

Composition

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

the external form or appearance characteristic of someone or something; the outline of an area or figure.

A

Shape

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

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

A

Texture

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

a means by which something is communicated or expressed.

A

Medium

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

the art or practice of taking and processing photographs.

A

Photography

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

the visible shape or configuration of something.

A

Form

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.

a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

A

Light and shadows

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

A color or shade.

A

Hue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

The material or monetary worth of something

A

Value

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

the quality of being intense.

A

Intensity

17
Q

a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape.

A

Mass

18
Q

the relative extent of something; a thing’s overall dimensions or magnitude; how big something is.

A

Size

19
Q

a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.

A

Rhythm

20
Q

the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect.

A

Harmony

21
Q

a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits.

A

Variation

22
Q

an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.

A

Balance

23
Q

a part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole.

A

Proportion

24
Q

the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.

A

Symmetry

25
Q

lack of equality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry.

A

Asymmetry

26
Q

the state of being united or joined as a whole.

A

Unity

27
Q

an effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something.

A

Chairoscuro

28
Q

estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between.

A

Compare

29
Q

the state of being strikingly different from something else, typically something in juxtaposition or close association.

A

Contrast

30
Q

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

A

Juxtaposition

31
Q

the art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.

A

Sculpture