M2: The Medium of Visual Arts Flashcards
When an artist proceeds to give shape to his vision, his first thoughts are on what _____ to employ.
medium (the artist and his medium)
______ governing the choice of materials and processes to use; sometimes the requirements of a patron or the nature of the work leaves the artist no choice at all.
No fixed rules
Oftentimes, _______ is left entirely to the artist himself.
the matter of selecting the medium
An artist’s choice of medium is usually Influenced by such practical considerations as:
the availability of material;
the use to which the art object be put;
the idea that he wants to communicate;
the nature and special characteristics of the medium itself.
_____ determines the way it can be worked and turned into a work of art. (stone must be chiseled, metal must be cast.)
The nature of the medium
also determines what can be expressed through it.
The nature of the medium
medium _______which determine the physical appearance of the finished product.
has its own range of characteristics
Each medium has _______ (for medium has its own way of behaving).
inherent limitations, as well as potentials
A good artist makes his medium work for him to ______he cannot possibly attain by any other means.
produce effects
made up of an artist’s knowledge of his medium and his skill in making it achieve what he wants it to.
Technique
Artists differ from each other in _____ even if they work with the same medium. (a differ
technique
is adapted as the need arises.
technique
It is in the use of technique that the artist differs from the ______ (“_____” enters into the work of an artist).
craftsman, creativity
Artist uses technique only ____
as a means to an end.
is what distinguishes an art from a craft –______ in expression, at least, for there is really no such thing as as a completely original work of art.
originality
