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Lecture Notes: Pages 11-15 - Quiz 2 Flashcards

1
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Art is a visual language! The “tools” the artist uses to create his/her work are called the ____________ and the ____________

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  • Elements of Art

- Principles of Design

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The ________ are like the words (building blocks) and the ________ of design, the grammar (construction)

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  • Elements

- Principles

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The Elements include:

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  • Line
  • Shape
  • Value
  • Texture
  • Color
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The Principles of Design include:

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  • Space (illusion of depth)
  • Unity
  • Balance
  • Emphasis
  • Rhythm
  • Proportion
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5
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The two main types of Space are:

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  • Positive

- Negative

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The area of an artwork that is the primary subject or object:

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Positive Space

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7
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Positive Space is ________

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Active

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8
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The space around an object is called:

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Negative Space

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Negative Space is ________

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Not Active

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10
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Positive space is generally more emphasized and considered more important in the:

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Western World

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11
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_______ _______ contributes to the illusion of depth in a two dimensional work

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Implied Space

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12
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Objects that are Higher in the picture plane seem farther away, This is referred to as:

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Position

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Things that are supposed to be closer to the viewer are larger; and things more distant are smaller, This is referred to as:

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Relative size

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14
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When an object is covered partiality another object it is perceived to be:

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Farther away

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Artist attempt to duplicate the effect the atmosphere has on objects. Objects farther away appear lighter and less distinct. This is referred to as:

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Atmospheric perspective

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16
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In atmospheric perspective, the colors are often:

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Cooler and less intense

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17
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Parallel lines converge at a single vanishing point on the horizon, this is called:

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One-point Perspective

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Two sets of line converge at a separate vanishing points on the horizon, this is called:

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Two-point Perspective

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Implied light and shadow is called:

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Chiaroscuro

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-Quiz Question-

When an object is viewed from a particular vantage point. it appears to be shorter, this is called:

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Foreshortening

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Unity and Variety exist in most every work of art. _______ gets our attention by Repetition and Familiarity

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Unity

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Unity and variety exist in most every work of art. _______ Keeps our attention and makes the work interesting.

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Variety

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_______ is achieved in many ways using the elements and principles of art (line, color, etc.) as well as, symbols, images, and subject matter.

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Unity

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24
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The simplest way to recognize Unity in a work is through _________

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Repetition

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25
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The similarity of form or arrangement of a composition is called:

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Balance/Symmetry

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26
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Everything on one side of the work Generally balances everything on the other side (not a mirror image) This is called:

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Approximate Symmetry

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27
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Everything on one side of the art work is a mirror image of everything on the other side, this is called:

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Bilateral (pure) Symmetry

28
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An apparent imbalance within the work from side to side is called:

A

Asymmetrical

29
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The objects in a composition are arranged in a triangle, this is referred to as:

A

Pyramidal Design

30
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A central point exists and everything in the composition points to it, this is called:

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Radial Design

31
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How an artist focuses our attention is called:

A

Emphasis

32
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Area the emphasis is more specific is the:

A

Focal Point

33
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Works without a focal point (often abstract or nonobjective) are called:

A

Afocal

34
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The place the artist puts us when viewing the work is called the:

A

Vantage Point

35
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Irregular or regular repetition of an element that creates movement and contributes to the unity and continuity of a work is called:

A

Rhythm

36
Q

Visual works suggest ________ rather than actually move.

A

Movement

37
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Diagonal lines, swirling repeated curving lines, etc. represent what in art:

A

Movement

38
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When a rhythm has changes within it, but is repeated at regular intervals, this is called:

A

Pattern

39
Q

-Quiz Question-

Sculptures that actually move are called:

A

Kinetic

40
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This occurs as the participant walks though the structure rather than the building actually moving. Also Ornamentation or fenestration that moves your eye.

A

Movement in Architecture

41
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-Quiz Question-

The placement of doors and windows on the outside of a building is called:

A

Fenestration

42
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A row of columns in architecture is called:

A

Colonnade

43
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A row of arches in architecture is called:

A

Arcade

44
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The relationship of one part of something to its whole is called:

A

Proportion

45
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-Quiz Question-
A set of rules about body parts and their dimensions relative to one another that became the standard for creating the ideal figure. Used extensively by the Greeks. This is referred to as:

A

Canon of Proportions

46
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A proportional concept of mathematical perfection used as a basis for architecture and painting:

A

Golden Section (mean or ratio) (golden ratio)

47
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Examples of this can be found in the Pyramids at the Giza, the Parthenon, and Leonardo’s Last Supper:

A

Golden Ratio
(golden mean)
(a is to a+b as b is to a)

48
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Describes the dimensions of an art object in relation to the original object that it depicts or in relation to the objects around it:

A

Scale

49
Q

The painting “The Last Supper” was painted by ___________ in 1495-1498

A

Leonardo da Vinci

50
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Leonardos Last Supper is located in what city and country:

A

Milan, Italy

51
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Leonardos Last Supper is located in what building:

A

Santa Maria delle Grazie

52
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Both _______ and _______ refer it things that we see, but they are not the things themselves.

A
  • Words
  • Images

Example: Rene Margritte’s “The treason of Images” (this is not a pipe)

53
Q

A works potential to communicate:

A

Content

54
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Content includes:

A
  • Subject Matter
  • Elements and Principles of Design
  • Symbolic Meanings and Themes
55
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In Content, the Subject Matter is the:

A

Style

56
Q

In Content, The elements and principles of design are the:

A

Form

57
Q

In content, Symbolic Meanings and Themes are:

A

Iconography

58
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How objects are presented in a work of art is the:

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Subject Matter (Style)

59
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In this style, subject matter is clearly presented and is easily recognizable without distortion:

A

Realistic

60
Q

In this style, subject matter is presented unrealistically, but still easily recognizable with some distortion:

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Semi-Abstract

61
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In this style, subject matter is presented more unrealistically, with more distortion:

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Abstract

62
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In this style, works have no recognizable subject matter:

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Non-Objective

63
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In this style, works look so real they “fool the eye”

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(Trompe I’eoil) Illusionism

64
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Overall structure of a work is the:

A

Form

65
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The themes and symbols in the visual arts-the figures and images that lend works their underlying meaning, Is called:

A

Iconography

66
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The “Arnolfini Portrait” by Jan van Eyck, 1434 is an example of:

A

Iconography

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