Module 1 Vocabulary and Terms Flashcards

1
Q

fresco

A

a technique in which the artist paints onto freshly applied plaster.

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2
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oil paint

A

The oil used as a binder there was usually linseed oil, a by-product of the flax plant from which linen cloth is made.

Van Eyck

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3
Q

impasto

A

paint applied in thick layers. Can give a three-dimential presence

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4
Q

collage

A

artwork assembled by gluing materials, often paper, onto a surface. From the French coller, to glue

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5
Q

mixed media

A

the use of a variety of materials to make a work of art

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6
Q

Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre and Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

A

na

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7
Q

daguerreotype

A

na

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8
Q

calotypes

A

na

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9
Q

gelatin silver print

A

na

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10
Q

digital print

A

na

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11
Q

Color (chromogenic or C-Print) print

A

na

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12
Q

Photomontage

A

a single photographic image that combines (digitally or using multiple film exposures) several separate images

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13
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Assemblage

A

na

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14
Q

photocollage

A

na

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15
Q

Alfred Stieglitz

A

was amongst the first to emphasize what he considered to be the particular strengths of the photographic medium: its clarity and realism.

had the art gallery in NY that displayed photographs along side art

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16
Q

relief sculpture (low versus high, bas-relief, shallow)

A

na

17
Q

freestanding sculpture (sculpture in the round)

A

na

18
Q

kinetic sculpture

A

na

19
Q

earthworks

A

na

20
Q

Performance art

A

na

21
Q

installation art

A

na

22
Q

conceptual art

A

na

23
Q

“form follows function”

A

na

24
Q

graphic design

A

na

25
Q

typography

A

na

26
Q

silkscreen

A

na

27
Q

etching

A

na

28
Q

woodblock print or woodcut

A

na

29
Q

engraving

A

na

30
Q

edition

A

na