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Quiz 3 Flashcards

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WHY PEOPLE ENGAGE IN ART

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to earn money

to express their emotions and thoughts, real or imaginary

to produce things of beauty and masterpieces

to self-actualize

to immortalize themselves

to inform

to persuade

to entertain people

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WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF ART

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Personal or Individual Function

Social Function

Economic Function

Political Function

Historical Function

Cultural Function

Religious Function

Physical Function

Aesthetic Function

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WHAT ARE THE ART STYLES AND FACTORS AFFECTING STYLE

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Geographical Factors

Historical Factors

Social Factors

Ideational Factors

Psychological Factors

Technical Factors

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WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPLES OF ART

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Harmony

Balance

-Formal Balance
-Informal Balance

• Rhythm

• Proportion

• Emphasis

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• Most essential factor in a composition

• Also called UNITY

• Achieved when all the elements of a thing are put together to come up with a coherent whole

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HARMONY

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• Known as physical equilibrium

• Stability produced by even distribution of weight on each side of the thing

• Classified as FORMAL and INFORMAL BALANCE

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BALANCE

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• Exists if the weights at equal distance from the center are equal

• Also called symmetrical balance

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FORMAL BALANCE

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is present when the left and right sides appear the same.

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Bilateral Balance or Bilateral symmetry

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exists when the same measure occurs from the central point to the end of every radius.

• This symmetry applies to round objects or those with radii like stars and starfishes.

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Radial Balance Or Radial symmetry

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What are the types of formal balance

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Bilateral balance
Radial balance

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is present when the left and the right sides of the thing, though not identical in appearance, still display an even distribution of weight.

• Also known as asymmetrical or occult balance

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INFORMAL BALANCE

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is the continuous use of a motif or repetitive pattern of a succession of similar or identical items.

It can be achieved by alternation use of two patterns alternately), radiation (repetition of motif from the center or toward it), progression use of motifs of varying sizes, that is, from the smallest to the largest, or vice versa), or parallelism use of a pattern with an equal distance from each other).

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Rhythm

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is exemplified by concentric circles, by an alteration of black and white stripes, by checkered blue and orange squares.

• It is characterized as repetitive, continuous, or flowing.

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• Rhythm

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• Comparative relationship of the different parts in relation to the whole

Proper and pleasing relationship of one object with the others in a design

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PROPORTION

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• Giving proper importance on one or more parts of the thing or the whole thing itself

• Achieved by means of size or proportion, shape, color, line, position, and variety

• More often than not, the artist emphasizes the one with the bigger size or proportion, the one with a different shape or color, the one with striking lines, the one positioned at the center and the one that is unique.

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EMPHASIS

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What are the CLASSIFICATION OF ART FORMS

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Visual Arts

• Graphic arts

• Plastic arts

• Audio-Visual Arts

Literary Arts

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  • are those visual arts that have length, width, and volume: thus, they are called three-dimensional arts
  • examples: sculpture, architecture, landscape, architecture, city planning design, set design, theater design, industrial design, crafts and allied arts
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• PLASTIC ARTS

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are those forms perceived by the eyes.

Includes painting, sculpture, and architecture.

also called spatial arts because artworks produced under this genre occupy space

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VISUAL ARTS

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those visual arts that have length and width; thus they are also called two-dimensional arts

described as flat arts because they are seen on flat surfaces

  • examples: printing, painting, drawing, sketching, commercial art, mechanical processes, computer graphics, and photography
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GRAPHIC ARTS

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are those forms perceived by both ears (audio) and eyes (video).

Also called performing arts

Examples: music (vocal, instrumental, and mixed), dance (ethnologic, social and theatrical), and drama tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy, farce, melodrama, etc.)

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AUDIO-VISUAL ARTS

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are those presented in the written mode and intended to be read.

Examples: prose (short stories, novels, essays, and plays) and poetry narrative poems, lyric poems, and dramatic poems)

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LITERARY ARTS

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What are the DIVISIONS OF ART STUDY

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Aesthetic or Art Appreciation

• Art History

• Art Production

• Art Criticism

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• Aesthetics, the science of beauty, is that division of art study in which the student learns to admire the artists, value highly different works of art, and appreciate the role of art in society.

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AESTHETIC OR ART APPRECIATION

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is that division of art study in which the student acquires knowledge of the artists, their backgrounds, their masterpieces, and their significant contributions in various fields of art.

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• ART HISTORY

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is that division of art study in which the student learns to use his creativity and apply his artistic knowledge and skills in producing his own works of art.

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• ART PRODUCTION

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is that division of art study in which the student learns to use his judgment in evaluating different artworks based on the criteria set.

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• ART CRITICISM

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refers to the use of art in other disciplines, as in psychology.

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Integrative art

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is the art produced at the present period in time. Contemporary art includes, and develops from, post- modern art, which is itself a successor to modern art.”

Contemporary art runs from 1970 until now

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“Contemporary art

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What are the 3 races

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Caucasoid,” “Negroid,” and “Mongoloid,”

30
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are the visual tools that the artist uses to create a composition such as line, shape, form, colour, texture, space and value.

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The elements of art

31
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represent how the artist uses the element of art to create and effect and to help convey the artist’s intent. These are pattern, contrast, balance, emphasis, proportion movement, rhythm and unity.

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the principles of arts

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What are the 7 Elements of Art

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Line
Shape
Form
Color
Texture
Space
Value

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ARE THE PATH OF A MOVING POINT. THEY DEFINE THE EDGES OF SHAPES AND FORMS

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LINE

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3-D FORMS CAN BE ACTUAL OR IMPLIED, THEY HAVE HEIGHT, WIDTH, AND DEPTH

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FORM-

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-HUE OF AN OBJECT WHEN LIGHT IS REFLECTED OFF OF IT.

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COLOR

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2-D, FLAT, WHEN A LINE CONNECTS TO ITSELF

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SHAPE-

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  • THE WAY SOMETHING FEELS OR THE WAY IT LOOKS LIKE IT FEELS.
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TEXTURE

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THE AREA AROUND A SUBJECT IN ART. SHOWN WITH SIZE, OVERLAP, AND PROPORTION

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SPACE-

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THE LIGHTS AND DARKS OF COLOR WITHIN A WORK OF ART.

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VALUE-

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What are the 7 Principle of art

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Pattern
Contrast
Emphasis
Balance
Unity
Proportion scale
Movements

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  • REPEAT THEY CAN BE CREATED WITH LINES, SHAPES, AND COLORS
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PATTERNS

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MAIN IDEA, THE MAIN FOCUS, THE THING YOUR EYE SEES FIRST.

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EMPHASIS -

43
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IS THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE VISUAL WEIGHT OF OBJECTS IN A WORK OF ART. COLOR, SIZE, TEXTURE

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BALANCE -

44
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DIFFERENCES IN A WORK OF ART. LIGHT & DARK, ROUGH & SMOOTH, CURVED LINE & STRAIGHT

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CONTRAST-

45
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A SIMILAR ELEMENT THROUGHOUT A WORK OF ART THAT BRINGS THE PARTS TOGETHER

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UNITY-

46
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-THE SIZE OF SOMETHING COMPARED TO WHAT IS NEXT TO IT

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PROPORTION/SCALE

47
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  • VISUAL ELEMENTS IN A WORK OF ART THAT CREATE A SENSE OF ACTION OR IMPLIED MOTION
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MOVEMENT

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