media and art terms Flashcards
1
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active audience
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interacts with ads, has individual thoughts
2
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anchorage
A
small text
3
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artistic freedom
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freedom to create
4
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background
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back of an image
5
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balance
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asymmetrical or not
6
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body language
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posture
7
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color theory
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colors have meaning
8
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composition
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arrangement of elements
9
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contrast
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arrangement of opposite elements to create interest, excitement, or drama
10
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cultural code/ allusions
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references
11
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denotation
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literal meaning
12
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emphasis
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show importance
13
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foreground
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front of image
14
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form
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shapes
15
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guerrilla art
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piece by anonymous artists
16
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iconic signs and codes
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represent product
17
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line
A
self-explanatory
18
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medium
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materials
19
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mural
A
pieces commissioned
20
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passive audience
A
audience who doesn’t interact with ad
21
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pattern
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visual repetition
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piece
A
artwork
23
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public art
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self-explanatory
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rhythm
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create illusion of movement
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salience/⭐️focal point⭐️
what draws you to the piece
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shapes
geometric or organic
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situational irony
opposes what is happening
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site-specific
a piece that would make sense due to the context of the location
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slogan
catch phrase (basically)
30
street art
art in urban areas
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🫧symbolic code🫧
symbolism
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tag
signature
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texture
the way things feel
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trompe o'leil
deceiving the eye
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vectors
lines that guide the eye to an object
36
wildstyle
aesthetic graffiti basically
37
zooming in
going in-depth on an artwork
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zooming out
general description
