Terms Flashcards
Visual Culture
A field of academic study that emphasizes the cultural meaning of a work of art rather than its aesthetic value
Cultural Studies
The study of all aspects of cultural production, in particular pop culture or everyday life
Culture
The arts and manifestations of human intellectual production
Tempera Paint
Type of paint in which egg yolk or other protein is used as a binder
Encaustic Paint
Type of paint in which beeswax is used as a binder
Additive
Any sculptural technique that involves adding material, such as casting or modeling
Modeling
The production of a sculpture by adding bits of clay until the desired form is achieved
Assemblage
Creating a sculpture by combining a series of objects
Time-based
Referring to a work of art that lasts a finite period of time , such as a performance
Installation
A type of art that involves creation of a room-sized environment that one can enter
Arte Povera
A modern art that emphasized the relationship between art and life using natural materials and human artifacts
New Media
Art that involves the use of newer technology, particularly digital technology
Abstraction
The simplifying of subjects into shapes, lines or areas of color
Representation
The act of depicting what one sees or encounters in a lived experience in a work of art
Picture Plane
The invisible plane that corresponds with the surface of the painting, like a window opening into another world
Color Wheel
The arrangement of prismatic color on a circle so that complimentary colors are across from each other
Color Value
The amount of black that is added to a color
Gestural Lines
Lines that emphasize the gesture of the hand, often expressive
Expressive Line
A line that seems to be an expression of the artist’s emotion
Rectilinear Line
Straight Line
Painterly
A style of painting (such as impressionism) that emphasizes the brush stroke action of applying paint to a surface
Impasto
The thick buildup of paint, usually oil or acrylic, on the surface of a painting
Mixed Media
Any type of art that combines different artistic media
Dynamism
The illusion of movement in a composition
Atmospheric Perspective
A form of perspective objects that are farther away appear in a bluish or grayish haze
Linear Perspective
A form of perspective in which lines of manmade objects are at right angles
Positioning
A method to depict depth in 2-D art where the further away object is placed higher and often diagonally from the closer object
Curator
A person who creates exhibitions at a museum by grouping together works of art by category or common theme
Arts Librarian
Someone who helps acquire and classify journal articles, digital sources, and books on art
Raphael
Pope Julius II
Velazquez
Philip VI
Leonardo Da Vinci
Francis I
