Unit 1 Flashcards
All arts such as dance, music, literature, acting, plays, music, ect.
The Arts
Drawings, painting, design, sculpture, architecture, etc.
The Visual Arts
Thoughts or ideas generally used for creating solutions or solving problems and used in all parts of our lives.
Creativity
Art that contains recognizable subjects or you can tell what objects are represented
Representational Art
Objects or figures that look real
Realism, Naturalism, or Figuartive
Art that looks as though you can reach in a painting and grab objects (to fool the eye)
Trompe l’ oeil
Reproduce the look and feel of photograph
Photorealism
Art that makes no reference to the real world (also known as non-objective)
Non-Representational
Art where objects have been altered in any way
Abstract
Objects are designed in a more simplified and graphic appearance (form of abstract)
Stylized
What we see or physical art itself
Form
The meaning/message of art (including emotional, intellectual, symbolic, etc)
Content
When art has a religious or cultural meaning
Iconography
The arrangement of all objects and shapes in a work of art
Composition
The material that the artist uses to make art
Medium
Plural for medium
Media
Objects in art that symbolize or have an additional or hidden meaning
Symbolism
Art created by an artist with little or no formal art training
Folk Art
The Role of the Artist (6)
1 Create places for human purpose
2 Create extraordinary versions of everyday objects
3 Record (history) and Commemorate
4 Give tangible (visible) form to unknown
5 Create feelings and ideas
6 Give a new way of seeing the world
“Housepainter III” sculpture by
Duane Hanson
“Housepainter III” represents
Photorealistic
“Starry Night” painted by
Vincent Van Gogh
“Starry Night” represents
Stylized
Logos represent
Abstraction