Art 160 Vocabulary
Aesthetics
Field of knowledge about sensory experience combined with feelings
Abstract
Look at the world and paint what you see but move it around
Nonrepresentational
Not using your eyes, using emotional state and how it makes you feel
Traits of creative people
Sensitivity, Flexibility, Originality, Playfulness, Productivity, Fluency, Analytical skill, Organizational Skills
Negative Space
The space a sculptor leaves out.
Style
a characteristic or group of characteristics that we recognize as constant, recurring, or coherent.
Line
a path traced by a moving point
Installation
a space is presented as a work of art that can be entered, explored, experience and reflected upon.
Mass
a three dimensional form the occupies volume
Sabi
adds a tone of loneliness and aging
Representational
descriptive work of art that depicts forms in the natural world
Iconography
identifying, describing, and interpreting subject matter in art
Wabi
implies naturalness and simplicity
Subject matter
in representational and abstract art, the objects or events depicted
Iconoclasm
is derived from the Greek word for "image breaking"
Ground
is the surrounding visual information the figure stands out from, the background
Content
is what the work of art is about
Contour Line
lines we draw to record the boundaries of three dimensional forms
Stylized
representational art that conforms to a preset style or set of conventions for depicting the world.
Value
shades of light and dark
Figure
the shape we detach and focus on
Negative shapes
the shapes of the ground
Positive shape
the shapes we perceive as figures
Form
the way a work of art looks
Shape
two dimensional form
Naturalistic
visible world that emphasizes the objective observation and accurate imitation of appearances