Arts Definition Flashcards
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.
Arts
a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something; a mental impression
Perception
Aesthetics
the branch of philosophy that deals with the principles of beauty and artistic taste.
Artifact
an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
Style
a manner of doing something.
Color
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.
Line
a long, narrow mark or band
Composition
Form,mass,or color
Shade
a color, especially with regard to how light or dark it is or as distinguished from one nearly like it.
Texture
the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance.
Medium
the intervening substance through which impressions are conveyed to the senses or a force acts on objects at a distance.
Photography
the art or practice of taking and processing photographs.
Form
the visible shape or configuration of something.
Light
the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.the relative absence of darkness
Shadow
a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
Hue
a color or shade.
Value
White to black to dark to light
Intensity
the strength or sharpness of a color due especially to its degree of freedom from admixture with its complementary color.
Mass
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
Size
the relative extent of something; a thing’s overall dimensions or magnitude; how big something is.the amount of mass an object requires
Rhythm
a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
Harmony
the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect.
Variation
a different or distinct form or version of something.
Balance
a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions.