What is art?

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Abstraction

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The degree to which an image is altered from an easily recognizable subject.

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Academies

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Institutions training artists in both the theory of art techniques.

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Baroque

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European artistic and architectural style of the late sixteenth to early eighteenth century, characterized by extravagance and emotional intensity.

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Background

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The part of a work depicted furthest from the viewers space, often behind the main subject matter.

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Atmospheric perspective

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Use of shades of color and clarity to create the illusion of depth. Closer objects have Warner tones and clear outlines, while objects set further away are cooler and become hazy.

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Baroque

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European artistic and architectural style of the late sixteenth to early eighteenth century, characterized by extravagance and emotional intensity.

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Calligraphy

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The art of emotive or carefully descriptive hand lettering or handwriting.

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Cast

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A sculpture or artwork made by pouring a liquid ( for example molten metal or plaster) into a mold.

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Ceramic

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Fire- hardened clay, often painted, and normally sealed with a shiny protective coating.

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Composition

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The overall design or organization of a work.

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Content

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The meaning, message, or feeling expressed in a work of art.

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Context

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Circumstances surrounding the creation of a work of art, including historical events, social conditions, biographical facts about the artist, and his or her intentions.

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Contrast

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A drastic difference between such elements as color or value ( lightness / darkness) when they are presented together.

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Emphasis

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The principle of drawing attention to a particular content within a work.

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Focal point

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The center of interest or activity in a work of art, often drawing the viewer’s attention to the most important element.

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Foreground

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The part of the work depicted as nearest to the viewer.

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Form

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A object that can be defined in three dimensions ( height, width, and depth )

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Formal

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Formal in art, refers to the visual elements and principles in a work.

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Geometric

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Predictable and mathematical.

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Graphic design

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

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Guilds

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Medieval associations of artists, craftsmen, or tradesmen.

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Implied line

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A line not actually drawn but suggested by elements in the work.

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In situ

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In the location for which it was originally made.

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Logo

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A graphic image used to identify an idea or entity.

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Manuscripts

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Handwritten texts

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Medieval

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relating to the Middle Ages; roughly between the fall of the Roman Empire and the start of the Renaissance.

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Medium ( plural media)

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The material on or from which an artist chooses to make a work of art.

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Middle ground

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The part of a work between the foreground and the background.

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Monumental

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Having massive or impressive scale.

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Non-objective, Non-objectivity

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Art that does not depict a recognizable subject.

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Oil paint

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Paint made of pigment suspended in oil.

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Organic

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Having irregular forms and shapes, as though derived from living organisms.

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Patron

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An organization or individuals go sponsors the creation of works of art.

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Renaissance

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A period of culture and artistic change in Europe from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century.

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Romantic / Romanticism

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Movement in nineteenth century European culture, concerned with the power of the imagination and greatly valuing intense feeling.

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Scale

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The size of an object or artwork relative to another object or artwork, or to a system of measurement.

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Space

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The distance between identifiable points or planes.

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Style

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A characteristic way in which an artist or group of artists uses visual language to give a work an identifiable form of visual expression.

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Subject matter, Subject

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The person, oject, or space depicted in a work of art.

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Tempera

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Fast drying painting medium maade from pigment mixed with water - soluble binder, such as egg yolf.

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Texture

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The surface quality of a work, for example fine / course, detailed / lacking in detail.

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Two - Dimentional

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Having height and width.

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Value

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The lightness or darkness of a plane or area.