Gateways to Art: Ch 1.8

Negative Space

An empty space given shape by its surround, for example the right-pointing arrow between the E and x in FedEx. (page 136)

Color

The optical effect caused when reflected white light of the spectrum is divided into a separate wavelength. (page 136)

Outline

The outermost line of an object or figure, by which it is defined or bounded. (page 141)

Composition

The overall design or organization of a work. (page 138)

Emphasis

The principle of drawing attention to particular content in a work. (page 136)

Rhythm

The regular or ordered repetition of elements in the work. (page 140)

Implied Texture

A visual illusion expressing texture. (page 136)

Woodcut

A print created from an incised piece of wood. (page 141)

Positive Shape

A shape defined by is surrounding empty space. (page 136)

Color Field

A term used by a group of twentieth-century abstract painters to describe their work with large flat areas of color and simple shapes. (page 136)

Abstract

Art imagery that departs from recognizable images from the natural world. (page 136)

Actual and Implied Lines

Solid lines. Impressions of lines created from a series of points that orient our gaze along a visual path. (page 141)

Principles

The "grammar" applied to the elements of art -- contrast, balance, unity, variety, rhythm, emphasis, pattern, scale, proportion, and focal point. (page 136)

Elements

The basic vocabulary of art -- line, form, shape, volume, mass, color, texture, space, time and motion, and value (lightness/darkness). (page 136)

Focal Point

The center of interest or activity in a work of art, often drawing the viewer's attention to the most important element. (page 136)

Subordination

The opposite of emphasis; it draws our attention away from particular areas of a work. (page 136)