Assumtions of Art Flashcards
Special form of book-learning
Medieval Latin
Craftmanship
Renaissance period
Aesthetics and craftmanship was distinguished
17th century
Fine arts and useful arts are further distinguished
18th century
Art came from the latin word ______
Ars
The knowledge and understanding of the universal and timeless qualities that identify all great art.
Art Appreciation
Art is universal because it is ________
Timeless and Universal
What we find in nature should not be expected to be present in art
Art is not nature
“Actual doing of something”
Art involves experience
Springboard of finished products
Line
Series of connected dots
Line
Show height or stature, poise, balance, force, and dynamism
Vertical Lines
Indicate rest, repose, calmness, quietness, and inaction
Horizontal Lines
Diagonal Lines
Diagonal Lines
Exhibit stiffness, stillness, and inactivity
Straight Lines
Indicate movements that are smooth
Curved Lines
Repeating Lines
Repeating Lines
Combination of vertical and horizontal lines or a combination of diagonal lines or in opposite directions
Contrasting Lines
Combination of straight and curved lines or a combination of lines of varying shapes
Modified Lines
-Geometric
-Organic (shapes based on nature)
Shape and Form
Dependent on the presence of light
Color
Colors situated to each other in the color wheel
Adjacent Colors
Colors opposite each other in the color whee
Complementary Colors
Colors that suggest warmth, vivacity, cheerfulness, exultation, stimulation, instinctive action, and excitement
Warm Colors
Conspicuous and striking to the eyes
Warm Colors
Suggest distance, tranquility, sobriety, and restful
Cool Colors
Those colors with values lower than the normal value
Light Colors/Tints
Colors with values higher than the normal value
Dark colors/shades
What are white, gray, and black colors called?
Neutral Colors
Those colors that form a rainbow or a prism (ROYGBIV or VIBGYOR)
Prismatic colors
Associated with the sense of touch
Texture
Area of surface occupied by the artwork
Space
The amount of space occupied by an object in three dimensions
Volume
Point of view, angle of vision, or frame of reference.
Perspective
The overall composition of the artwork
Form
