Gateways to Art 2.3 Flashcards

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edition

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all the copies of a print made from a single printing

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relief

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a print process where the inked image is higher than the non-printing areas

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intaglio

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any print process where the inked image is lower than the surface of the printing plate; from the Italian for “cut into” a surface

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Planography

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a print process-lithography and silkscreen printing-where the inked image area and non-inked areas are at the same height

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Impression

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an individual print, or pull, from a printing press

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Woodblock

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a relief print process where the image is carved into a block of wood

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woodcut

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a print created from an incised piece of wood

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color

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the optical effect caused when reflected white light of the spectrum is divided into a separate wavelength

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style

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a characteristic way in which an artist or group of artists uses visual language to give a work an identifiable form of visual expression

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subject

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the person, object, or space depicted in a work of art

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engraving

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a printmaking technique where the artist gouges or scratches the image into the surface of the printing plate

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dry-point

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an intaglio printmaking process where the artist raises a burr when gouging the printing plate

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Expressionism (adjective Expressionist)

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an artistic style, at its height in 1920s Europe, which aimed to portray the world in terms of vivid extremes of personal experience and feeling

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etching

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an intaglio printmaking process that uses acid to bite (or etch) the engraved design into the printing surface

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value

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the lightness or darkness of a plane or area

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aquatint

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an intaglio printmaking process that uses melted rosin or spray paint to create an acid-resistant ground

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rosin

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a dry powdered resin that melts when heated, used in the aquatint process

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Organic

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having forms and shapes derived from living organisms

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sketch

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a rough preliminary version of a work or part of a work

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composition

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the overall design or organization of a work

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directional line

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implied line within a composition, leading the viewer’s eye from one element to another

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implied line

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a visual illusion expressing texture

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Mezzotint

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an intaglio printmaking process based on roughening the entire printing plate to accept ink; the artist smoothes non-image areas

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stencil

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a perforated template allowing ink or paint to pass through to print a design

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mask

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in spray painting or silkscreen printing, a barrier whose shape blocks the paint or ink from passing through

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abstract

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an artwork the form of which is simplified, distorted, or exaggerated in appearance, It may represent a recognizable form that has been slightly altered, or it may be completely non-representational depiction

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contrast

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a drastic difference between such elements as color or value (lightness/darkness)