contemporary arts Flashcards
the path of a point moving through space. May be continuous or broken, and can be any width or texture
line
create movement and energy
diagonal lines
add stability and strength to an artwork
horizontal and vertical lines
form the outside edge of a three-dimensional shape and clearly defines the area it occupies
contour lines
lines that show movement, particularly of characters in an artwork
gesture lines
are not made by a physical mark in an artwork, but rather by visual suggestion.
implied lines
lines that show feeling and emotion.
expressive lines
is a group of works of art made up of words.
literature
is any of a wide variety of types of work where useful and decorative objects are made completely by hand or by using only simple tools.
handicraft
is a branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions.
sculpture
is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface called the “matrix” or “support”.
painting
is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement.
dance
is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement.
dance
is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement.
dance
is a collaborative form of performing arts that uses live performers, typically actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage.
theater