Fundamentals Of Arts Flashcards
Is merely an imitation or a copy of the reality.
Is an illusion and a collection of reflections.
He stated that true forms were created by God and they are all perfect and therefore cannot be replicated.
Mere imitations (what is real in our environment)
Who are according to ?
Plato
Art is still an imitation but an imitation not of the ideal world (Physical world)
Art is a mirror of reality around us and within us.
According to ?
Aristotle
It is the production of objects or elements from the external environment that pleases the environment.
It produces sentiments
It may lead to a better and more progressive life and society.
According to?
Leo tolstoy
It is the external manifestation created and produced through lines, movements, sounds, colors and emotions.
It reflects human subjectivity in the form of elements that stimulate the senses.
According to?
Eugene Veron
3 nature of arts
1 Provides color and existence as humans
2 Life without art is dull and without meaning
3 It reflects life, culture, history of a group of people even in time and space
Give all elements of arts
Form,line,color,properties,space,texture,shape
Give all value of arts
Aesthetic value, intellectual value,suggestiveness, spiritual value, permanence, universality,style ,form
Includes shape and perceived volume.
Three – dimensional (3D) artworks has depth, width and height. Basis of sculpture.
Two-dimensional (2D) artworks produce illusion through the use of shading and modeling techniques.
Form
Termed as “strokes” in digital art works the distance between two points which is used for outlines and implied lines in artwork and designs.
Width- thickness and Direction-length
Lines
Is the element that is produced when light strikes and image.
It is derived from reflected or absorbed light and definitely creates the mood of the artist.
Color
Hue
Intensity is the vividness of the color . It is the saturation strength or intensity of the image’s color
Value means the lightness or darkness of the color. Changes in the tint determine the value changes in colors. Also known as 3 characteristic of color
Properties
Give me all primary colors and secondary colors
Primary Red yellow blue
Secondary orange green violet
What is called the other name of intermediate color
Tertiary
Is provided by the artist for specific purpose.
This may include the foreground, middle ground, background and area between the images of the object this may be negative or positive.
Space
It is positive (+)when an area is ?
when an area is occupied by an object or image.
It is negative (-)when?
it covers the space between, between and within the image or object.
Denotes the smoothness, ruggedness of the image or object. It may be “real” similar to that when we touch a sculpture.
It may also be “implied” which is also artificial as when we see a painted image or pebble.
Texture
It could be geometric, natural, irregular, rectangle, oval, octagon etc.
It is two-dimensional where a line crosses over that creates a shape. It produces image in a flat area according to how reality is represented.
It is three-dimensional if it has height, width and depth like objects in the real world.
Shape
Art elevates the spirit by bringing moral values which make us better persons . The capacity to inspire is part of the spiritual value of art.
Spiritual Value
refers to the value which causes an object to be a “work of art”. This is a quality which appeals to our sense of beauty.
Aesthetic value
An Artwork stimulates thought. It enriches our mental life by making us realize fundamental truths about ourselves, about other human beings, and about the world around us.
Intellectual value
This is the quality associated with the emotional power of art. Great works of art move us deeply and stir our feeling and imagination, giving evoking visions above and beyond the plain ordinary of life.
Suggestiveness
A great work of art endures. It can be viewed again and again as each encounter gives fresh delight and new insights and opens new worlds of meaning and experience. Its appeal is lasting.
Permanence
Great art is timeless ad timely. It is forever relevant and appeals to one and all, anytime, anywhere because it deals with elemental feelings, fundamental truths and universal conditions.
Universality
This is the peculiar way in which an artist sees his subject, forms his ideas and expresses them. Great artworks are marked as much by their memorable substance as well as by their style. Style should suit content.
Style
Artistic forms are skeletal structures or conceptual frameworks designed to support or enclose parts of the works of art. It is the organization, arrangement or framework of an artwork. Constructing, arranging and coordinating parts of a composition for a pleasing or effective result. In every artwork nothing is by accident. Even the smallest detail is an artistic decision made by the artist. Every element of an artwork contributes to the effectiveness and beauty of the artwork.
Form
3 characteristic of color
Hue , intensity , value
