cpar Flashcards
It is a medium of expression because through arts we express our ideas, emotions, feelings, without using words.
art
means to do or manmade
ars/ artis
something an artist uses his/her body as a medium. An art form that is moving from
one place to another.
performing arts
usually exist in two-dimensional form and stay in one place Something that we see and
hear
visual arts
talks about language that affects our imagination and make us think.
literature
a three-dimensional form that we can touch, see, and climb. It stays in one place.
sculptural
In visual arts, it is defined as a void, an emptiness which can either be positive or negative.
space
It is an implied path suggesting direction: vertical, horizontal, diagonal and character: jagged,
curved, series of dots
line
described as a figure separate from its surrounding area or background. It can either be
geometric (angular) or organic (curvy)
shape
is slightly similar to shape. It is an enclosed line.
form
The most striking art element that catches the eye.
color
it is the degree of lightness and darkness, it is called pitch, the highness and lowness of a tone, it suggests an atmosphere or mood.
value
Is the surface of an artwork. It can be actual or tactile or it can be stimulated or illusory.
texture
This refers to the wholeness of the design, the pleasing arrangement of parts and the agreement between parts of a composition, resulting in a united whole
harmony
are produced so that monotony and uniformity in the environment are prevented.
variety
is a flow, or feeling of movement, achieved by the distribution of visual units or sound units in
time.
rhythm
Elements in a work of art should have a relationship with one another.
proportion
It is the principle that deals with the equality.
balance
2 types of balance
formal and informal
refers to two sides that are identical to each other
formal balance
refers to two sides not identical to each other yet equal in
visual weight.
informal balance
This is the fundamental principle in choreography and the theater arts. It is a way to convey feelings and emotions.
movement
is the principle that gives importance or dominance to a unit or an area.
emphasis
gives less importance to a unit or an area.
subordination
Arts that started in the pre-colonial times and have been handed down from generation to generation
ethnic tradition
was made up of the available materials surrounding them.
indigenous arts
is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth.
weaving
Illustrates the grace and strength of women in the Kalinga tribe of (CAR). Women performing this balance heavy pots on their heads while dancing to beat of wind
chimes
Banga
It is performed to celebrate happy occasions, it is
meant to symbolize flying birds and is musically paired to the beat of gong
Lumagen
Take two long bamboo sticks rapidly and in rhythm, clap sticks for dancers to artistically and daringly try to avoid getting their feet caught between them.
Tinikling
It is the dance to show courtship, a male and a female performer represent a rooster attempting to attract a hen.
Salisid
It is a branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Originally used carving and modelling; in stones, metals, ceramics, woods and other materials
sculpturing
This is a kind of sculpture that can independently stand in space. It has a flat horizontal
base. All its sides contribute to the overall form of the sculpture
free-standing
This kind of sculpture does not have a flat horizontal base. The form is projected from a flat
surface.
relief
2 types of relief sculpture
- low relief or bas-relief which is slightly from the flat surface
- high relief
This sculpture is formed by putting together materials such as found objects, pieces of
paper, sponges, wood scraps, and other materials
assemblage
This is considered as a sculpture in motion because the entire sculpture or some parts of the sculpture are moving with the wind or are vibrating with the surrounding air.
kinetic
Creating these sculptures involve the process of. connecting sheets of metal
together by using an acetylene or electric torch.
welded
A kind of sculpture where the medium of expression used by the artist is glass
use of glass
It is a kind of sculpture in which an abstract idea is represented by means of allegory and personification
symbolic
The craft is more than 2000 years old — dating back to the time when carvers had to make
use of stones, shells and even the teeth and tusks of animals to shape the wood. T
woodcarving
It is as an artistic design of the Maranao native inhabitants of southern Philippines beginning
from the early 6th Century C.E. before the Islamization of the area
Okir
is an art depicting the indigenous originality and skill of the Maranaos. It is a fine
art of figuring, painting, carving and sculpturing depicting the social and psychological identity of Maranao Society.
Okir motif
It is the legendary bird or “artificial cock” that has become an ubiquitous symbol of Maranao art.
Sarimanok
It has form of an elaborate mythical serpent or dragon with vigorous S-shape.
Naga