Test 1 Vocab

Question 1

Site specific

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An artwork designed for a particular place in such a way that the space is transformed by its presence

Question 2

Abstract

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The rendering of images and objects in a stylized or simplified way; though they remain recognizable their formal or expressive aspects are emphasized

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Silk road route

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An ancient network of economic and cultural trade routes that traversed Asia and Europe

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Animism

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A belief in the existence of souls and conviction that nonhuman things can also be endowed with a soul

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Subject matter

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The person object or event that an artwork portrays

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Medium

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The material used by an artist to create a work of art

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Context

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The circumstances surrounding the creation and/or reception of an artwork

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Four roles of the artist

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1. Make a visual record of the people places and events of their time and place
2. Help see the world in new or innovative ways.
3. Make functional objects and buildings more pleasurable and elevate them or Imbue them with meaning
4. Give form to the immaterial hidden or universal truths, spiritual forces, personal feelings

Question 9

Representational

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A style of artwork that portrays natural objects in recognizable form

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Abstract

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The rendering of images and objects in a stylized or simplified way; though they remain recognizable their formal or expressive aspects are emphasized

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Nonobjective

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Art that makes no reference to the natural world and that explores the inherent expressive or aesthetic potential of the formal elements. also known as nonrepresentational art

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Iconography

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The study or description of images and symbols

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Mudra

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Symbolic hand gestures used in Buddhist ceremonies and imagery

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Outline

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The edge of a shape or figure depicted by an actual line drawn or painted on the surface

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Geoglyph

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A large design or motif produced on the ground and typically form by rocks or durable elements of the landscape, land drawing

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Contour line

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The perceived lines that Mark the border of an object in space, create the illusion of a 3-D form

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Implied line

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A line created by movement or direction, such as the line established by a pointing finger, the direction of a glance, or a body moving through space

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Shape

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A two dimensional area, the boundaries of which are measured in terms of height and width

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Figure- ground relation

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The relationship between a work of art (the figure) and the surface upon which the work is made (the ground)

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Graphic design

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The use of some images, typography, and technology to communicate ideas for a client or to a particular audience

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Mass

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A form with dimensions of height, width, and depth that occupies volume in space

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Negative space

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Empty space, surrounded and shaped so that it requires a sense of form or volume

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Figure ground reversal

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The relationship between the work of art and its background is interchangeable

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Yin yang

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A symbol derived from ancient Chinese philosophy, recognizes the complementary nature of opposing forces; or, the balance of opposites

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Space

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In 3-D art, the actual area in which the forms exist; in 2D art, the area a flat surface and the illusion on that flat surface of an actual 3-D area in which forms exist

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Hatching

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An area of closely spaced parallel lines to create the effect of shading or modeling

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Cross hatching

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Two or more sets of a roughly parallel and overlapping lines, set at an angle to one another, in order to imply a three dimensional surface

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Atmospheric perspective

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A technique designed to suggest 3-D space in the 2D of the picture, and in which forms and objects distant from the viewer become less distinct, often bluer and cooler in color, and contrast among the various distant elements is greatly reduced

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Chiaroscuro

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In drawing and painting, the use of light and dark to create the effect of a three dimensional modeled surface

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Tenebrism

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And especially great contrast of light and dark employed for impact and dramatic affect; from the Italian TENEBROSO, meaning murky

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Complementary colors

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Pairs of colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel

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Simultaneous contrast

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A property of complementary colors when placed side-by-side, resulting in the fact that both appear brighter and more intense than when seen and isolation

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Afterimage effect

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When the eye seesThe complementary color of something that the viewer has spent an extended time viewing

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Analogous colors

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Pairs of colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel