Quiz 1 Flashcards

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Naturalist art

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will have imagery that resembles what we see in the world around us

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Representational art

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Art that presents nature, people and objects from the real world recognizably.

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Idealized art

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natural imagery is modified in a way that strives for perfection in terms of the values and aesthetics of a particular culture

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Classical art

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refers to art that is orderly, balanced, clear, and well proportioned vertically and horizontally

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Abstract art

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imagery may or may not be recognizable, but it will have been derived from reality, possibly distorted and enlarged

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Nonobjective art

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imagery will be completely generated by the artist containing nothing besides what the artist sees while creating the painting

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Expressive art

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will aim to communicate heightened emotions, a sense of urgency or spontaneity (bold and immediate)

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Surreal art

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will have an arrangement of images or materials bizarre and/or fantastic. surreal art may appear as if you’re tapping into the unconscious mind

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Fine art

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It is what is displayed in art museums; it has no use other than to be looked at and loved

The Raft of the Medusa is considered fine art.

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Craft art

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It’s more so the art of making objects rather than images. Craft may look very nice, but it was designed with a purpose other than to appeal to the eyes.

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Formal elements

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Like the elements of oral and written language, they are the basic units of visual arts which help you talk about what you think of art.

They are: light, line, color, value, texture, pattern, shape, volume, space, time and emotion.

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Chiaroscuro

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a term used to describe the light and dark gradations used to depict objects in space

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Tenebrism

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a style of painting especially associated with the Italian painter Caravaggio and his followers in which most of the figures are engulfed in shadow but some are dramatically illuminated by a beam of light usually from an identifiable source

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Atmospheric Perspective Vs. Linear Perspective

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Atmos gives the illusion of depth on a flat picture plane by the fuzzy handling of distant forms to make them seem far away, while Lin relies on parallel lines appearing to come together as they extend away from the foreground.

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Principles of Composition

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Composition, balance, rhythm, proportion, scale, emphasis, unity and variety are all what can be consciously used to compose beautiful works of art.

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Hue

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It’s the pure state of a color; it’s ROYGBV without any change in value, shade, or intensity.

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Value

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It characterizes the lightness and darkness of a single hue.

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Shade

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When you add black to a hue, you get a shade of that color.

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Intensity

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The brightness or dullness of a color is referred to as a hue’s intensity.

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Iconography

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allows artist to use symbols to reference complex ideas

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Content

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An artworks themes or messages is known as its content.

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Context

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the external circumstances that surround a work. (time period, weather, etc.)

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Kitsch

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the word to refer to artwork that’s cute and super-fantastic as distasteful

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Plato

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said that art should made with intent to positively serve society as it effects behavior, it’s a imitation of life

agreed that art should be true and beautiful, but can be jarring

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Aristotle

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said art can actually be more beautiful than lreal ife, you experience things vicariously through art, so you don’t behave as horrible as what may be seen it art