Terminology Flashcards
The Egyptians points to remember
Art subject was
pharaoh ( very large)
Everyday life
Gods
Style Twisted projection ( face and feet profile, body faced viewer)
Known for Murals Painting Architecture ( pyramids, Sphinx ) Jewellery making
The Greeks points to remember
Known for their art but also for their way of life and concepts They developed: *Olympics *Philosophy *Astronomy *Democracy *Mathematics *Medicine *Theatre
Only men studied
Architecture was around temples for their many gods and theatre
Sculptures - perfect human body, gods in human form ( differentiated by what they were holding or characteristics.
Vase paintings different styles and colours for different uses
The Romans points to remember
Built on what the Greeks had done
Improved the sculptures to be more realistic - face of their Caesar on coins
Improved on architecture - developing the arch which allowed them to create aqueducts and circular buildings
Frescoes , mosaics decorated their homes
Dark and Middle Ages things to remember
Art became linked to Christianity Art was found in churches Stained glassed windows Mosaics Frescoes with bible stories Carved crosses and pillars with figures of jesus Rose windows
Biggest Change was in architecture - very large churches ( hide from barbarians
Place for pilgrims to stay
People running for rom the law
Very intricate decorations on inside of churches
Renaissance points to remember
Renaissance means ' rebirth' Looked back on the Greek ideas mixed with Christianity Began to study Science Anatomy Botany Politics
Art from religious subjects to being landscapes, people, battle scenes, historical events
Artists themselves became famous …during Middle Ages artists were anonymous, now they became famous
Artistic developments 3D illusion Overlapping Vanishing points( linear perspective) Foreshortening Anatomically correct figures Variation in size ( further away smaller,bigger closer)
Elements of visual art
People Can learn from ssttudying Point Line Tone Texture Shape Form Space Colour
Define point
Most basic element of art. Small dot or source of something . Start of a line.
Characteristic of a line
Always has a starting point and direction
Is used to express thoughts, feeling, mood, emotions
Straight line : hard and harsh Curved line: gentle soothing Vertical line: strength, stability Horizontal line: relaxing, calm Diagonal line: energy , instability
You can use a line to create…
Texture
Cross hatching etc
Tone define
Tonal value is the change from light to dark in an artwork
Explain what tone does
3D effect
Contrast
Where light source is coming from shows structure / shadows
Line can be used to create tone how?
Blending Cross hatching Hatching Scribble Stippling
Tonal effects
Chiaroscuro- direct contrast between dark and light ( not many in between shades)
Modelling- different shades of light and dark in an artwork
Sfumato- hazy effect in artwork, used in backgrounds or landscapes or portraits to show depths and mystery
Texture define
Surface quality of an object, how it feel to the touch
How can identify texture
By the way light falls on a surface
2 types of texture
Literal/ tactile texture
Illusionary/ visual texture
Literal/ tactile texture
Texture that you can feel with your fingers
Ways to create
Glazing - using thin layers of oil mixed with varnish
Impasto- thick layers Nd dabs of paint using palette knife
Splatter work - using toothbrush spraying paint on painting
Scumble - using sand / glue/ tissue in paint
Collage - sticking down textured materials onto flat surface
Illusionary visual texture how created
By the way you paint or draw so that the painting looks real
Tromp- l’oell - when an artist paints so finely that an artwork looks like a photograph
Frottage - a rubbing of an object
Montage - where photographic / printed images are used in a collage
Shape define
Describes the two dimensional (flat) appearance or outline of an object
6 different categories of shape
Organic - found in nature not easily measures
Geometric - man made easily measured.
Figurative- shows something that you can recognize - horse
Non figurative/ amorphous - abstract not recognizable
Complete
Incomplete
Form define
Shape that has been dean, tones or painted to look 3D
Form follows…..
Function
Positive and negative space
Positive space is the recognizable shape in the artwork
Negative space is the leftover background space
What is a line?
The path a moving point across the surface of a picture.
