Midterm Flashcards
An object, person, scene, or event that an artwork depicts
Subject matter
It does not depict recognizable objects
Non-representational
What is another term for non-representational art?
Non-objective art
Specific quality or shape of an artistic expression
Form
Includes all the visual aspects of the work that can be isolated and described
Form
It is also the shape by which the artist projects his subject matter
Form
Means by which an artist translates his feelings and thoughts into form. Also refers to the substance the artwork is made from.
Medium
How an artist communicates his idea
Medium
Give an example of medium that an architect uses
Wood, bamboo, bricks, stone, concrete
Give an example of a medium that a sculptor uses
Steel, marble, bronze, metal, wood
Give an example of a medium that a painter uses
Wood, canvas
Give an example of a medium that a writer uses
Words
Give an example of a medium that a musician uses
Instruments
Mediums that can be seen and occupy space
Visual Arts
Mediums that can be heard and which are expressed in time. These are music and literature.
Auditory Arts
Mediums that can be both seen and heard and which exist in both space and time.
Combined arts
How an artist controls his medium to achieve the desired effect.
Technique
Ability to fulfill the technical requirements of his particular work of art. It has something to do with the way he manipulates his medium to express his ideas in the artwork.
Technique
What is the distinction between art and craft?
Based on the techniques used
It is difficult to handle because producing warm and rich tones using this medium proves to be challenging. On the contrary, it invites brilliance and a variety of hues.
Watercolor
An opaque watercolor, painting the major effects of which are caused by the whitepaper itself.
Gouache
What is the mixture in a gouache?
Zinc white with regular watercolor paints
It must be done quickly because it is an exacting medium
Fresco
Where is fresco done?
Moist plaster surface
Mineral pigments mixed with egg yolk or white and ore. Characterized by its film forming properties and rapid drying rate.
Tempera
Stick of dried paste made of pigment ground with chalk and compounded with gum water.
Pastel
Why are pastels less popular than other mediums?
Preserving the finished product in its original state is difficult
It is the heaviest of painting mediums
Oil
Its distinctive characteristic is that it dries slowly compared to other mediums, and the painting may be changed and worked over for a long period of time.
Oil
Medium used popularly by contemporary painters because of the transparency and quick drying characteristics of watercolor and flexibility of oil combined.
Acrylic
Do acrylics break easily?
No
Art of putting together small pieces of colored stones or glass called “tesserae” to create an image.
Mosaic
Often cut into squares and glued on a surface with plaster or cement.
Tesserae
Common in gothic cathedrals and churches. Made by combining small pieces of colored glass, held together by bands of lead. It is also kind of a patchwork.
Stained glass
What do stained glass often depict?
Lives of saints and serves as a means of religious instructions among Christians
Fabric produced by hand-weaving colored threads upon a warp. The woven designs often end up as pictorials, wall hangings, and furniture covers.
Tapestry
During the middle ages, they were hung on the walls of palaces and in cathedrals on festive occasions to provide warmth.
Tapestry
Usually done on paper using pencil, pen and ink, or charcoal. It is the most fundamental of all skills necessary in arts.
Drawing
Why is drawing considered good training for artists?
Because it makes on concentrate on the use of lines.
Graded in different degrees of hardness or softness.
Pencil leads (graphite)
One of the oldest techniques used in application.
Ink
This comes in liquid form and is the favorite medium of comic strip illustrators and cartoonists.
India ink
Comes in solid sticks that are dissolved in water before they are used.
Chinese ink
It is a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic substances in the absence of oxygen. It is used in representing broad masses of light and shadow.
Charcoal
This charcoal produces the darkest value
Soft charcoal
This charcoal produces the lightest tone
Hard charcoal
Brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood and often used in pen and wash drawings
Bistre
Anything printed on a surface that is a direct result from a duplicating process
Lithography
Hard and brittle substance formed from mineral and earth material.
Stone
Granular igneous rock
Granite
Limestone in a more or less crystalline state. Easier to carve than granite.
Marble
Fine stone usually colored green and used widely in ancient China
Jade
Main parts of the tusks of elephants, hard white substance, billiard balls, head of saint statues.
Ivory
Mostly seen in contemporary artworks
Metals
One of the oldest alloys
Bronze
Sculpting medium that is not popularly used by contemporary artists because of limitation as medium
Brass
Sculpting medium used as a costing medium
Copper
Used as casting materials for small objects like medals
Gold and Silver
Used for casting and forging
Lead
Composed of lime, sand, and water
Plaster
Natural earthly material that is plastic when wet; baked earth
Clay
What does “terra cotta” mean?
Baked earth
Hard, brittle, non-crystalline, more or less transparent substances.
Glass
Easier to carve than any other medium available
Wood
These are the vocabulary of art
Elements of art
What are the primary hues?
Red, Blue, and Yellow
What is value in colors?
Lightness and darkness
Brightness and dullness in colors
Intensity
What are the types of color schemes?
Monochromatic, Analogous, Warm or Cool
These are different values of a single hue. Ex: Dark green, light green…
Monochromatic
Side by side on the color wheel and share a hue
Analogous
Path of moving point through space
Line
Line that is parallel to the ground
Horizontal line
Line that runs up and down
Vertical line
Line pertains to action and movement
Diagonal
Combined diagonal line, confusion or action
Zigzag
Line that is graceful and flowing away
Curved line
Shapes are limited into two dimensions
Length and width
Shapes made with a ruler or drawing tools
Geometric
What are the five basic geometric shapes?
Square, circle, triangle, rectangle, oval
Shapes that are free-form, not regular or even, curved or angular
Organic shapes
Distance between, around, above, below, and within things
Space
Empty spaces between shapes
Negative spaces
Element of art that refers to the way things feel, or look as though they might feel it touched.
Texture
Principle of art concerned with arranging elements so no one part of the work overpowers, or seems heavier than any other part
Balance
Type of balance that balances the 2 halves
Formal balance/symmetrical
Kind of balance that balances the two unlike elements seem to carry equal weight
Informal balance/asymmetrical
Kind of balance that portrays symmetry in different directions
Radial balance
Principle of art concerned with combining one or more elements to create interest by adding slight changes. It can also heighten the visual appeal of the work.
Variety
Artists avoid chaos in their works by using this principle. It is concerned with blending elements to create a more calm and restful appearance.
Harmony
To attract a viewer’s attention to an important part of the work. This is an element that stands out.
Emphasis
Concern lies within the relationship of one part to another and the whole
Proportion
Used to create the look and feeling of action and to guide a viewer’s eye throughout the work of art
Movement
Repeating the element to make work seem active or suggest vibration. An artist will repeat not just an element but also the same exact object over and over again.
Rhythm
The piece of artwork together as a whole. It is the arrangement of elements and principles with media to create a feeling of completeness or wholeness.
Unity
