Unit 2 - Nature Of Art Flashcards
is an individual who has the desire and ability to envision, design, and fabricate the images, objects, and structures we all encounter, use, occupy, and enjoy every day of our lives.
Artist
dedicated only to the creative side, making visually pleasing work only for the enjoyment and appreciation of the viewer but with no functional value
Artist
essentially a manual worker who makes items with his or her hands and who, through skill, experience, and talent can create things of great beauty as well as being functional
Artisan
refers to the materials that artists use. It is the means by which they communicate their ideas.
Medium
What artists in terms of their medium?
think, feel, and give shape to their vision
is how well an artist knows what he wants and uses the medium to achieve it.
Technique
The mediums of arts are classified into the?
Visual arts and auditory arts
These are the arts that meet the eye and evoke an emotion through an expression of skill and imagination.
Visual arts
Two classes of visual arts:
• Two dimensional arts (2D)
• Three dimensional arts 3D
2D ARTS:
• Painting
• Drawing
• Printmaking
• Photography
3D ARTS:
• Sculpture
• Architecture
• Landscape
• Industrial
• Crafts (furniture)
making images on a surface using color pigments or liquid paint.
Painting
Types of materials used for painting
- Watercolor
- Oil paints
- Tempera
- Fresco
- Acrylic
quick drying paint that nakes transparent effect.
Watercolor
comes in tube that is mixed with linseed oil.
Oil paints
paint mixed with egg (with or w/o egg white) and applied a panel of with covered with plaster of paris.
Tempera
applying paint on the wet plaster of paris.
Fresco
modern synthetic product that can be dissolved in water and has a wide range of color.
Acrylic
simple form of art done with the use of pencil, charcoal, pen, or ink, which is also done on paper or cardboard.
drawing
a technique used in art to create the illusion of depth and realism on a flat surface.
Linear drawing
the ability to draw something without depending on instruments or something else to draw.
Freehand Drawing
An artistic process based on the principle of transferring images from a matrix onto another surface, most often paper or fabric.
Printmaking
Printmaking techniques:
- Relief
- Intaglio
- Stencil
- Planographic
- Woodcut
- Engraving
- Etching
- Lithography
- Digital
- Screen
ink is placed on original surface and spread through entire area of base material
Relief