Art Unit 3
what is a credit line?
a list of important facts about a work of art
explain an art critic's job
a person whose job is to study, understand, and judge works of art
define exhibition
a public showing of artwork pr a collection of artworks
what is impressionism?
an art movement begun in the late 1800s whose artists painted impressions or glimpses off everyday life
what is style?
an artist's personal way of using the elements and principles of art to create artworks
What is an aesthetic view?
an idea or school of thought on what is most important in a work of art
What is subject?
an image in an artwork that viewers can easily identify
What is art criticism?
an organized system for looking at and talking about art
what is nonobjective art?
art that has no readily identifiable subjects or objects
define realistic art
art that represents people, places, and/or things as they actually appear
what is an art critic's sequential four step process?
description, analysis, interpretation, and judgement
what is art history?
learning when, where, and by whom artworks were made
define renaissance
period of rebirth, started in Italy
what are expressive qualities?
qualities that convey ideas and moods
what does an art historian do?
studies art in terms of the era and culture in which the art was created
What are the three commonly held aesthetics views?
subject view, composition view, and content view
define content
the message, idea, or feeling expressed by a work of art
What is aesthetics?
the study of the nature of beauty and art
define hieroglyphics
the symbols or pictures of the ancient Egyptian writing system
define composition
the way the principles of art are used to organize the elements of art
