Elements and Principle of Arts Flashcards

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stylistic features that are included within an art piece to help the artist communicate

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elements of arts

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2
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most basic of all the elements

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line

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3
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an indentifiable path traced by a moving point

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line

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example of line

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  • horizontal, vertical, diagonal straight
  • curved
  • wavy
  • bumpy
  • thick
  • dotted
  • zigzag
  • curly
  • spiral
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5
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geometric figure such as square, triangle, or rectangle

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shape

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can be natural or man-made, regular or irregular, flat (2-dimensional) or solid (3- dimensional)

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shape

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behavior of shapes

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  • squares and rectangles
  • circles and ellipses
  • triangles
  • inverted triangles
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8
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can portray strength and stability

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squares and rectangles

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9
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can represent continuous movement

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circles and ellipses

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10
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can lead the eye upward movement

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triangle

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11
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can create a sense of imbalance and tension

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inverted triangles

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12
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is a physical bulk of solid body material and it has a three-dimensional area

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mass

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13
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the place of an element.
it can be positive or negative space

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space

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refers to areas where subject is positioned. It is the main focus area

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positive space

space

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15
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the area surrounding the subject. It is the background

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negative space

space

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16
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gives strongest effect in an artwork

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color

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17
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refers to the origin of the colors we can see

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color

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colors

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  • hues (pure colors)
  • tints (hue + white)
  • tones (hue + grey)
  • shades (hue +black)
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19
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primary colors

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red, yellow, blue

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20
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secondary colors

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violet, orange, green

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21
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spark a variety of emotions ranging from comfort and warmth to hostility and anger

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warm colors

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22
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spark feelings of calmness as well as sadness

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cool colors

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23
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refer to how light or dark a color is and possibly the most important component of color

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value

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24
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the surface quality of an artwork

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texture

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25
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the roughness or smoothness of the material from which it is made

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texture

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26
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types of texture

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actual and simulate texture

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27
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mostly uses simulate texture

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painters

28
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those we can feel by touching

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actual texture

29
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mostly uses actual texture

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sculptors and architects

30
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  • it is the point of view.
  • system designed to depict the way objects in space appear to the eye
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perspective

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types of perspective

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  • one-point
  • two-point
  • three-point
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drawing method that shows how things appear to get smaller as they get further away

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one-point perspective

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converging towards a single โ€œvanishing pointโ€ on the horizon line

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one-point perspective

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lines that converge on two vanising points

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two-point perspective

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elements of arts

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  • line
  • color
  • shape
  • value
  • texture
  • perspective
  • space
36
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set of criteria which are used to explain how the visual elements are arranged in a work of art

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principles of arts or principles of design

37
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the fundamental rules that artist use to compose a painting, drawing or sculpture

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principles of arts or principles of design

38
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the appearance or condition of oneness of an artwork

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unity

39
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  • a harmonious arrangement of elements
  • wholeness or completeness of a picture
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unity

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using different sizes, shapes, and colors in your artwork to create visual diversity

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variety

41
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artwork that has variety and unity

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Going Home (1946)
medium used: gouache
- Jacob Lawrence

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types of balance

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symmetrical and asymmetrical

43
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a distribution of equal visual weight

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balance

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achieved by placing elements in a very even fashion in the design

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symmetrical balance

45
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they donโ€™t have elements matched across the centerline of the design

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asymmetrical balance

46
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  • large and complex 15th century polyptych altarpiece in St. Bavoโ€™s Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium
  • begun c. the mid-1420s and completed by 1432
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The Ghent Altar piece

47
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artpiece that shows symmetrical balance

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The Ghent Altar piece (1432)
Period: Northern Renaissance
Subject: Mary
- Jan Van Eyck, Hubert Van Eyck

48
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depicts the view from the eastlacing window of his asylum room at Saint-Remy-de-Provence, just before sunrise, with the addition of an Imaginary village

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The Starry Night (1889)

49
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artpiece that shows asymmetrical balance

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The Starry Night (1889)
Location: Museum of Modern Art
Medium: oil paint
Period: Post-Impressionism, Modern Art
- Vincent Van Gogh

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used to draw attention to an area or areas

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emphasis

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to create emphasis, postion, contrast, color intensity, and size can be all used

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emphasis

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the technique artists use to de-emphasize certain elements in a work of art to make certain the main subject stands out

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subordination

53
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gives witness to the summary execution of spanish resistance fighters by Napoleanโ€™s armies on the night of May 3rd, 1808

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The Third of May, 1808 (1814)

54
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artpiece that shows subordination and emphasis

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The Third of May, 1808 (1814)
Location: The Prado Museum, Madrid
Medium: Oil on Canvas
- Francisco de Goya y Lucientes

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using unlike visual elements in juxtaposition to create meaning and intensify the characteristics of the work

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contrast

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the movement within a piece of art that helps the eye to travel through the to a point of focus

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rhythm

57
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the act of repeating an element, such as a line or color, throughout a work

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repetition

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the overall physical size of an artwork or objects in the artwork

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scale

59
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the dimensions of compostion and relationships between height, width and depth

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proportion

60
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4 types of proportion

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  • standard proportion
  • altered proportion
  • hierarchical proportion
  • out of proportion
61
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correct, natural, believable proportions

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standard proportions

62
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intentionally modified sizes of elements

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altered proportion

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sized determined by significance

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hierarchical proportion

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not proper proportions in relation to one another

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out of proportion

65
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relative size of one object to another

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scale

66
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relative size of parts of a whole

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proportion

67
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principles of design

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  • unity
  • variety
  • balance
  • emphasis
  • subordination
  • contrast
  • repetition
  • rhythm
  • scale
  • proportion