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Examining Art Terms Flashcards

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Art

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a form of human communication

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Aesthetics

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a branch of philosophy that studies the nature and forms of beauty

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Beautiful

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is pleasant and attractive

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Sublime

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moves us with its magnificence, nobility, or horror

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Step One

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a description of the artwork is established

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Step Two

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formalism is used to analyze the artwork

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Step Three

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the artwork is interpreted

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Step Four

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the artwork is criticized

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Traditional Art

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executed in a realistic style and includes portraits, still-lifes, landscapes, sunrises, sunsets, seascapes, historical events, animals, human figures, religious or mythological topics, scenes from everyday life, and the erotic

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Modern Art

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refers to a succession of aesthetic styles created in the twentieth century

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Postmodern Art

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has no rules and no leader

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Figurative & Representational Art

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visually defines or suggests objects from nature or the creation of human beings

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Abstract Art

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allows one or more visual properties of an object from nature, or the creation of human beings, to stand-in for that object

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Non-Objective Art

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does not visually define or suggest an object from nature, or the creations of human beings, other than itself

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Arrangement

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the conscious positioning of visual components in a work of art

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Eye Movement

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the journey a viewer’s eye takes around a picture plane

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Formalism

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an assessment of basic design choices made by the artist regarding the use of the elements of art and principles of composition to command viewer attention, guide it around the art, and communicate a message

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Period/Style

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visual characteristics that subject artwork shares with a body of works

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Unity

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a kind of artistic perfection where one stroke more would be too many, and one stroke less, too few

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Elements of Art

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describe what we see (line, shape, value, texture, & color)

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Line
- Physical Appearance
- Character

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an edge, direction, series of points, the path of a moving point
- dotted, faint, jagged, straight
- weak, strong, nervous, bold

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Shape
- Geometric
- Biomorphic

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anything that exists in two or more dimensions
- basic on mathematical formulae
- changing, living forms

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Value

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the lightness or darkness of an area

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Texture

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the way something appears to feel

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Color

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reflected, refracted light

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Primary Colors

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red, yellow, and blue

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Secondary Colors

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(orange, green, and violet) are made by mixing two primaries

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Tertiary Colors

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fill the spaces between primary and secondary colors

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Warm Colors

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yellows and reds

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Cool Colors

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greens and blues

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Tint

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refers to any color mixed with white

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Shade

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any color mixed with black

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Tone

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any color mixed with gray

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Color Schemes

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groups of colors commonly chosen by artists

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Monochromatic Color Scheme

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consists of one color plus its tints and shades

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Analogous Color Scheme

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consists of three colors next to each other on the color wheel

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Complementary Color Scheme

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uses two colors directly across from each other on the color wheel

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Split Complementary Colors

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use one color plus the two that are on either side of its complement on the color wheel

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Principles of Composition

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rules used to assemble the elements in such a way that artwork commands viewer attention, guides it, and communicates a message (variety, contrast, harmony, economy, elaboration, repetition)

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Variety

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using an element in a few different ways

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Contrast

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using an element in opposite ways

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Harmony

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using an element in similar ways

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Economy

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using an element in its simplest form, or removing it

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Elaboration

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using an element in its most complex way, or adding it

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Repetition

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using an element in the same way more than once

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Other Tools from Formalism

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arrangement of dominant and subordinate images, balance, eye movement, depth, patterns (value), proportions

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Style/Period

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examines the relationship between one work of art and the distinctive visual traits of a group of works from a recognized style or period

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Interpretation

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a search for meaning (autobiography, biography, psychoanalysis, contextualism, feminism, marxism, voix naissant, iconography, semiotics, existentialism)

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Biography & Autobiography

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interpret art in relation to an artist’s life and personality

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Psychoanalysis

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interprets artwork by focusing on the “inner struggle” as well as outer, and the unconscious significance of images to the artist or the viewer

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Contextualism

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interprets artwork through events that take place in the artist’s culture

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Feminism

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interpretations of art look for subject matter from four waves of gender awareness

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Marxist

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interpretations of art that look for alienation and conflict in economics, society, and political power

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Voix Naissant

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interprets artwork in light of the journey to acceptance faced by an emerging voice

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Semiotics

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interprets art through the mind, eyes, and voice of the viewer, not the artist

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Icons

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resemble referents (ex. image on a road sign for falling rock)

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Indices

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indicate referents (ex. like smoke suggests fire)

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Symbols

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point to referents by convention (ex. like the word “chair” has an agreed-to meaning, but it not a chair)

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Iconography

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sees the artist’s meaning beyond form, that images point to subjects of greater significance than themselves

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Existentialism

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has no fixed meaning – who we are (essence) is the product of free, authentic, and conscious choices that we make in life

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