Art Appreciation Chapter 5
atmospheric pressure
(Aerial Perspective) Illustrates depth using devices such as texture gradient, brightness gradient, color saturation, and the interplay of warm and cool colors.
vertical positioning
A method of creating the illusion of space by placing objects designated as being farther from the viewer toward the upper edge of the composition. (Clouds)
kinetic art
art that incorporates actual movement as part of the design
brightness gradient
distant objects are less intense
Illusion of motion
When an artist creates a work that deceives our eyes into believing there is motion as time passes, this is called ________.
Vantage point
a position that allows a clear view or understanding, an advantageous position
Freestanding Sculpture
occupies three-dimensional space
relative size
perception that occurs when objects that a person expects to be of a certain size appear to be small and are, therefore, assumed to be much farther away
optical sensations
repetition of line and shape by manipulating shape, values, and colors
Relief Sculpture
sculpture that projects from a flat background. A very shallow relief sculpture is called a bas-relief
one point perspective
A method of realistic drawing in which the part of an object closest to the viewer is a planar face, and all the lines describing sides perpendicular to that face can be extended back to converge at ONE point, the vanishing point (Think like drawing cubes in highschool)
Linear perspective
A monocular cue for perceiving depth; the more parallel lines converge, the greater their perceived distance. (Think cat video on facebook of it jumping through the two white bars.)
two point perspective
A realistic way of drawing objects in three dimensions using a horizon line, a key edge, and TWO vanishing points.
overlapping
A technique in which the artist creates the illusion of depth by placing one object in front of another.
Vanishing point
A vanishing point is a point in space, usually located on the horizon, where parallel edges of an object appear to converge.
Futurism
An early-20th-century Italian art movement that championed war as a cleansing agent and that celebrated the speed and dynamism of modern technology.
conceptual representation
Assembles the distinctive characteristics of figures and objects as they are viewed from different perspectives rather than a single, fixed vantage point
blurred lines
Lines are smudged, erased, or destroyed in some way, either by rubbing or erasure. They are frequently grouped to form a sliding edge; they are not precisely stated as implied lines. They create indefinite edge that result in ambiguous space.
transversals
Lines that are parallel to to the horizon line.
Actual Space
The dimensions in which we live and move.
pictorial space
The illusion of depth or distance within a two-dimensional composition
Illusion of space
The suggestion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface.
Implied motion
When a still picture depicts an action that involves motion, so that an observer could potentially extend the action depicted in the picture in his or her mind based on what will most likely happen next.
implied space
that space which is offscreen in any given shot but suggested in the geography of the film's world
compostie view
the combination of different perspectives in a work of art (Also known as twisted perspective)
multiple perspectives
the depiction of objects or scenes from more than one vantage point. suggests the fourth dimension, time and motion.
Implied time
the illusion of time and its passing
orthogonals
the lines that go towards the center point.
Actual motion
the movement found in art forms like kinetic art, where bodies physically change their location during a period of time
multiplication of images
the repetition of an image to suggest motion.
optical representation
the representation of people and objects seen from a fixed viewpoint
texture gradient
the tendency for textured surfaces to appear to become smaller and finer as distance from the viewer increases
