HSC Exam Flashcards
1
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Structural Frame
A
The visual and material qualities that communicate meaning (form, medium and technique)
2
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Subject Matter
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- What that artwork is on
- Symbols also contribute to meaning
3
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Colour
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- Colour scheme/palette
- Restricted or unlimited
- Complimentary or not
4
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Tone
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- Quality of colour
- Warm, cool, bright or dull
5
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Contrast
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- Arrangement of opposite elements
- Light/dark, rough/smooth, big/small
- To create visual interest
6
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Texture
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- Created through materials chosen and technique of how it applied
- 3D or 2D
7
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Line
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- Width, direction, depth or shape
8
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Shape
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- Any area defined by edges
- Geometric, organic or 2D or #d
9
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Repetition and Rhythm
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Rep
- Object or shape repeated throughout the composition
Rhy
- Combination of elements repeated with variations
10
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Perspective
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Techniques used to represent a 3D image or shape on a flat surface
- Linear Pers: Organising shapes in space to create dept
- Area Pers: Illusion of depth by changing colour, tone etc
11
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Composition
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Space
Balance
Focal Point
Movement
12
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Subjective Frame
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Personal and psychological experience of an artwork
Creating an intersubjective experience
13
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Cultural Frame
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- Social and Cultural meaning of art
- Collective interest of a group on society
14
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Post-modern frame
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- Challenge traditional and mainstream ideas
- Social values challenged
- Art conventions challenged
15
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Installation Art
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- Form of 3D works that are often created as site specific works
- Transform the space they occupy and allow the audiences perspective to be manipulated
