Lesson 3 Flashcards
the manner or presenting the subject depends to a large extent on the interest, imagination, creativity, and purpose of the artist.
Realism
is a technique of simplifying and reorganizing objects and elements according to the artist’s creative expressions.
Abstraction
is a technique employed by the artist to dramatize the shape of a figure to create an emotional effect.
Distortion
observing the beauty of physical environment.
Landscapes
to illustrate their beauty when touched by the painters. Animals the vigor and grace of animals in motion have captured painters’ imagination and sculptors imagination, too.
Still-life
many stories about them have been told w/c have found their way into the arts.
Legends and Life of the Saints
Activities have great influence on language and speech patterns
Church Rituals & Religious
is the meaning of a work of art. The content of a work of art not only refers to its subject matter and its underlining meanings or themes
Content
7 basic elements of Arts
- Point/Mark
- Line
- Shape
- Forms
- Space
- Color
- Texture
Principles of Design
- Balance
- Contrast
- Emphasis
- Pattern
- Rhythm/Movement
- Unity
is the smallest and most basic element. It can vary in size, value, regularity or irregularity, and can be used alone as a unit in a group.
point or mark
is a form with width and length, but no depth.
line
are calm and quiet. It indicate width, rest, response. quietness, calmness, serenity, infinity, contemplation and inaction.
Horizontal lines
suggest more of a potential for movement. It shows height or stature, poise, balance, force, strength, dignity and dynamism
Vertical lines
strongly suggest movements and give more of a feeling of vitality to a picture.
Diagonal line
it connotes chaos, confusion, tension, disturbance, violence or war
Broken or jagged lines
is defined as an area that stands out from the space next to or around it due to a defined or implied boundary, or because of differences of value, color, or texture.
is formed when a line encloses an area.
have two dimensions, length and width and can be geometric or free-form
Shape
describe volumes and mass, or the 3D aspects of objects that take up space.
can and should be viewed from any angles.
For example: When you hold a baseball, or a small sculpture, you are aware of their curves, angles, indentations, & edges ie. their forms.
Forms
is a 3D volume that can be empty or filled with objects. It has width, height, and depth.
It appears three-dimensional in a 2D painting is an illusion that creates a feeling of actual depth.
Space
lt refers to the purity of the hue also known as “________”
Chroma
It gives meaning, value, intensity and saturation to an object. It has series of wave lengths which strikes our retina.
Color (Hue)
It is the element of the visual arts associated with the sense of touch.
Also refers to the surface quality, both simulated and actual, of artwork
Texture
It refers to the appropriate arrangement of objects in a design/art to create the impression of equality in weight or importance. Balance provides stability and structure to a design. Balance may be symmetrical and asymmetrical, but the goal should be to achieve equilibrium.
Balance
It can be described as having equal “weight” on equal sides of a centrally placed fulcrum.
It is also known as formal balance.
Symmetrical Balance