MIDTERM - ELEMENTS OF ARTS

Question 1

ELEMENTS OF ART

Answer 1

line
form
shape
color
value
intensity
space
texture

Question 2

• basic building block of a visual design
• series of connected dots or prolongation of a point to show shape or form of any piece of art
• a path created when an object moves from point to another.

Answer 2

line

Question 3

primarily the line of rest and quietness, relaxation, contemplation.

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horizontal line

Question 4

pointed, balanced, forceful and dynamic.

Answer 4

vertical line

Question 5

the line of action. The degree of action
is shown in the angle of
diagonal.

COMPOSITION WITH RED, YELLOW
AND BLUE (1937-1942)

Answer 5

diagonal line

piet mondrian

Question 6

show action and life and energy; they are never harsh and stern.

jarama II

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curve lines

frank stella

Question 7

• relates closely to line in both definition and effect.
• comprises the shape of an object within the
  composition, and shape is often used as
  a synonym for form.

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form

Question 8

forms that are mathematical, precise and can be named, as in the basic geometric
forms: sphere, cube, pyramid, cone, and cylinder.

Answer 8

geometric forms

Question 9

those that are
free flowing, curvy, sinewy, and are not
symmetrical or easily measurable or
named

the kiss lovers by

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organic forms (freedom, natural, biomorphic)

gustav klimt

Question 10

Constitutes an additional and
very important aspect of the
composition of an artwork

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color

Question 11

• specific color.
• The traditional color spectrum
  consists of seven basic hues
  (red, orange, yellow, green,
  blue, indigo. and violet).

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hue

Question 12

red + yellow =
yellow + blue =
blue + red =

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orange
green
violet

Question 13

• also called tertiary colors
• colors that are made by mixing one primary and one secondary color

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intermediate colors

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• sometimes called key
• the relationship of blacks to whites
  and grays.
• lightness or darkness of a color.

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value

Question 15

• sometimes called chroma or saturation
• comprises the degree of purity of a hue

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intensity

Question 16

• An area where the other elements can interact

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space

Question 17

refers to a blank space used as negative
space, example a field of color or pigment.

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double negative space

Question 18

• The way something feels or the way it looks like it feels
• Can be used in paintings like impasto, stamping, and scratching in pottery, embossing when making prints, and many other.

Answer 18

texture

Question 19

PRINCIPLES OF ART

Answer 19

pattern
contrast
balance
emphasis
unity

Question 20

• essence of any design that is repeated: how the basic elements in the picture repeat or alternate.

Antoni Gaudi created benches in Parc Guell in Barcelona

Answer 20

pattern

Question 21

part that is repeated is called a ??????

Patterns can be regular or irregular.

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motif

Question 22

Differences in a work of art, light and dark,
rough and smooth, curved line and straight

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contrast

Question 23

• distribution of the visual weight of objects in
  a work of art, color, size and texture.
• employs certain innate judgements

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balance

Question 24

• main idea, the main focus and the thing your eyes see first
• referring to the focal point of a design and the order of importance of each element within a design

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emphasis

Question 25

• all the elements in a composition
  work together toward
  meaning.
• artists strives for a sense of self-contained
  completeness in their artworks. Thus, an important characteristic in a work of art
  constitutes the means by which it is achieved

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unity

Question 26

• The size of something compared to what is
  next to it.
• The visual size and weight of elements in a
  composition and how they relate to each other.

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proportion or scale

Question 27

• Visual elements in a work of art that create a sense of action or implied motion.
• controlling the elements in a composition so that the eye is led to move from one to the next and the information is properly
  communicated to your audience.

Answer 27

movement