Ch. 2 & 4; Quiz 1 Flashcards
The visible spectrum can be seen when light passes through a prism and is separated into the colors of a rainbow as on a wall
Color comes from light
A sweater appears red because all of light’s wavelengths are being absorbed by the sweater, except red. Red is being reflected back to the viewer
Local color
The name of a color such as red, blue, or green; an indication of the color’s position in the spectrum and on the color wheel; a term for color
Hue
The lightness or darkness of a color and the amount of light reflected or transmitted by an object; the pure hues of the spectrum align with a gray scale; may be altered by the addition of black or white
Value
Indicates a color’s degree of purity or strength; In the spectrum or on the color wheel, hues are ideally as intense as possible; A weak hue is almost neutral or grey while a strong hue approaches the other end of the spectrum
Intensity/saturation/chroma
Warm and cool terms can be applied to color; R, O, Y, are warm hues - they stand out so predominantly that they seem to expand and come forward in space;
B, V and G are cool hues so spatially, they recede and contract.
Temperature
Red, blue and yellow; cannot be obtained by mixing other hues together, but if combined in proper amounts will produce every known hue.
Primary triad/colors
Any pair of hues directly opposite each other on the color wheel.
Complementary colors
Approximately three hues next to each other on the color wheel and all of which contain a common hue
Analogous colors
One hue, lightened, darkened and/or toned down
Monochromatic color
Black, white, and grey; black absorbs all light waves, hence it is hot in the summer heat; white reflects all light waves and hence it is cooler in the summer heat; when placed next to colors, they can enhance them/make them appear more intense. A grey can also take on the complementary properties of neighboring colors
Neutral colors
The imitation of the real world; the goal of the visual artist is to copy visual experience
Mimesis theory
The purpose of art is to create empathy and to portray emotion
Communication theory
Art is the quality to bring us aesthetic pleasure; to appreciate need nothing more than a sense of form and color
Significant Form theory
Art is an object or set of conditions that has been designated as art by persons deemed worthy to determine what is and is not art
Artworld/Institutional theory
A visual reference to the experiential world
Representational
Art that does not attempt to present an aspect of the recognizable world
Non-representational/non-objective
in art, the property of representing selected essential features of a particular subject
instead of relying on objective appearance alone
Abstract
the physical parts of the artwork, or the form; shape, color, space, form, line, value, and texture
Elements of design
The ways in which different parts are arranged or used, or the composition;balance, rhythm, pattern, emphasis, contrast, unity, and movement
Principles of design
The use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition; a technical term used by artists and art historians for the use of contrasts of light to achieve a sense of volume in modeling three-dimensional objects and figures
Chiaroscuro
Colors are affected by their environment or what is near them; when placed next to one another, the contrast intensifies the difference between the two; complementary colors intensify each other; color will look more intense/pure when placed next to white, grey or black
Simultaneous contrast
Neutralized colors, mixtures of complementary colors
Chromatic gray
Overlapping, diminishing size, rising on the vertical plane are ways to create…
Spatial illusion/illusion of depth
A Renaissance mathematical geometric system that employs the eye level and presents realistic view
Linear perspective
Images are more clear and contain more contrast in the front and fade in the back
Atmospheric perspective
Shapes and space interacting on a flat surface with no implied depth
Pictorial space
Three-dimensional sense of space by adding depth through various artistic techniques
Illusionistic space
The negative area between positive objects
Decorative space
