art exam 1 review

Art World

composed of all the people involved in the production, commission, preservation, promotion, criticism and sales of art.

non representational

contains no reference to the natural world

renaissance and before

craftsman= skill in making something -painting a painting - making a shoe - forging a sword - carving a sculpture

vertical lines

denote growth and strength

rhythm

depends on the repetition of accented elements, usually shapes

space

depth/perspective

complementary

directly oppiste on the color wheel

abstract

distorts, exaggerates or simplifies the natural world looks kinda like something but still vague

trompe l'oeil

extreme optical fidelity in a work of art - literally fools the eye you might think the person is real

chuck close

he is all the above

color

hue

museum history

idea of collecting date to ancient world -but no real public muesmes renaissance collections started the idea -medici and grimmani family held vast collections

implied space

illusion of depth in a work of art.

Arts

include anything artistic, they are more popular/ commercial in nature. For example, designs, illustrations, crafts, comic books, children's drawings

visual elements

ingredients , all the fundamental ingredients of a work of art

Aesthetics

is a branch of philosophy concerned with sensory experience

art museums

its a non-profit educational institution often gets public funding, grants, corporate sponsorships

chiaroscuro

light/dark shading (contrast of light and shadowing

mandala

literally means "circle serves to focus meditation towards goal of enlightenment

color wheel

made up of the colors refractors by sir Isaac newton's prism primary secondary tertiary

symmetrical balance

mirror image on either side of an imaginary axial diving line

golden section

most famous system of proportion

implied light

artist incorporate the illusion of light, not actual light

renaissance and after

artist= more prestigious activity that required not only skill, but genius and imagination - painting, architecture, sculpture now on higher level

implied mass

can be created when an artist uses techniques to give an 2d surface the illusion of being 3d EX: shawdiong can create implied mass

how is value determined

- influence of the artist -rarity of works of art - individuality of artist - intangibles ex: mona lisa

the enlightenment

18th century saw the flowering of the enlightenment and the encyclopedic spirit -encouraged by world exploration and colonization

shape

2d area with identifiable boundaries ex: circle or squares

shape

2d area with identifiable boundiers

triadic

3 equivalent colors on the color wheel

mass

3d depth, hiegth and width indentfiable boundires EX: cude ore shperes

diganol lines

are the most dramatic and imply action

implied shape

The triangle isn't actually there, but the artist has used the shape as a hidden method of oragazation

endownments

a fincal endownment is a transfer of money or property to an instuitiions most endownments function as a reservation of princibles into perpetuity, with interest income generated for insitiual use

subordination

a less visually interesting area

focal point

a specific spot to which ones attention directed

analogous

adjacent hues on the color wheel orange-yellow, orange, red

art gallery

an art gallery is a for-profit, small business art galleries serve as agents for artist give artist a space to display, sell their work gain a commission from sale of artwork

horizontal lines

appear calm

visual elements

are the ingredients an artisit chooses when they make a work of art

line

path of moving ponit

vanishing point

point on horizon where perspective lines disappear`

light

radiant energy

light

radiant enerygy

design principles

recipe, design principles guide you about how to combine all of those ingredients

value

relative lightness or darkness

intensity

relative purity of a color

representational

resembles forms in the natural world like human faces

texture

surface quality

unity

the sense of oneness, of things

emphasis

the viewers attention will be centered more on certain parts of the composition than on other

museums functions

to collect to preserve to study to display to educate

actual space

true depth in a work of art walking to that building in Greece then not getting wet by the rain

asymmetrical balance

two sides

atmospheric perspective

use of color and focus to create illusions of depth

linear perspective

use of lines to create lines disappear

monochromatic

varitations of the same hue

Fine Arts

very particular very top level art. They are more elite in nature. For example sculptures, architectures, paintings

actual texture

visual texture cannot be felt