Art Appreciation

understand the two types of sculpture- Relief and Free-standing (form in the round)

A relief is a work in which forms project from a flat surface; A form in the round can be seen from all sides

The Golden Section ratio can be based on the _______ design found in the Nautilus Shell and other nature patterns.

Parthenon

Name and position all 12 colors on the color wheel and understand primary. secondary, and tertiary

Primary colors- Colors at their basic essence; those colors that cannot be created by mixing others. Secondary colors- Those colors achieved by a mixture of two primaries. Tertiary colors- Those colors achieved by a mixture of primary and secondary hues.

the "grammar" artists use to create works of art

Principles

Understand Chiaroscuro effect in art

a method of applying value in a two dimensional piece of artwork to create the illusion of a three dimensional solid form

when was linear perspective created

began in the fifth century

Optical color

colors our minds create based on the information we can perceive

Horizontal Line

communicate calm, peace, and passiveness

Diagonal Line

communicate movement, action, and drama

Understand what are content and analysis in a work of art

content is the meaning of a work of art; an analysis is one way to understand the piece of artwork

atmospheric perspective

create the illusion of depth

CMYK stands for

cyan, magenta, yellow, and black

difference between geometric and organic shape and forms

geometric shapes are composed of regular lines and curves; organic shapes are made up of unpredictable irregular lines that suggest the natural world

understand complementary, analogous, and monochromatic

Complementary colors are opposite each other on the color wheel; analogous colors are adjacent to each other on the color wheel; a work that use only one hue is called a monochromatic

what is the art term to describe the vocabulary of art?

Element

difference between hatching and cross hatching

Hatching is the use of non-overlapping parallel lines to convey darkness or lightness; meanwhile cross-hatching is the use of overlapping parallel lines to convey darkness or lightness

Understand why Andrea Mantegna's did not enlarge the dead Christ's feet even though the painting is done in a foreshorten perspective

His feet would cover up his face

Understand all 6 modes of analysis in works of art

Iconographic- interprets objects and figures in the artwork as signs or symbols, often based on religious or historical context; Biographical analysis- considers whether the artist's personal experiences and opinions may have affected the experiences and opinions may have affected the making or meaning of the artwork in some way; Feminist analysis- considered the role of women's in an artwork as its subjects, creators, patrons, and viewers. Contextual analysis- looks at the making and viewing of the work in its context (historical, religious, political, economic, social, and so on); studies the context that the artwork itself represent Psychological analysis investigates an artwork's use of the elements and principles of art Formal analysis- analysis the artwork's use of the elements and principles of art

What is the purpose of Great Sphinx and what does it symbolize

It guards the tombs of the Egyptians kings at Giza and symbolize the power to change our surroundings

Understand the importance of Picasso's "Guernica"

It was a response to the aerial attack on his small during the spanish civil war, when the german and italian tested their bombs on them

Understand Kinetic Art and Mobile

Kinetic art plays out the passage of time through an art object, usually a sculpture, that moves. Mobile relies on air currents to power its movement.

A mark that connects two points

Line

difference between tints and shades

Tints are colors that are lighter than their basic hue; shades are colors that are darker.

difference between volume and mass

Volume is the amount of space a form occupies; mass is the expression that a volume is solid and occupies space

Implied Motion and Stroboscopic Motion

in the case of implied motion, we do not actually see the motion happening, but visual clues tell us that it is a key aspect of the work; stroboscopic motion is showing images moving

Value

lightness or darkness of a plane or area

Understand Secondary Symbolism

object in a image having additional meaning

difference between one-point, two-point, and multi-point perspectives

one point relies on a single vanishing point, the scene must be directly in front of the artist and receding; two point perspective is added to give the artwork a better illusion of depth; a three point perspective is a vanishing point placed above or below the horizon line to accommodate a high or low angle of observation.

Contour drawing

outer edge or profile of an object; can suggest volume in space by giving us clues about the changing character of a surface

Performance art

performance art is theatrical; the artist's intention is to create not an object, but an experience that can exist only in one place and time in history.

painting techniques that George Seurat created

pointillism

linear perspective

relies on a system where lines appear to converge at points in space

Understand the difference between representational, non-representational, and abstract art

representational art- depicting objects or people so that we can recognize them non representational is depicting subject matter that is unrecognizable; abstraction is the degree to which an image is altered from an easily recognizable subject

Understand Scale and Hierarchical

scale is the size of an object or artwork relative to another object or artwork, or to a system of measurement; Hierarchical scale refers to the deliberate use of relative size in a work in order to communicate differences in importances.

Shape and Forms

shape is a two-dimensional object; A three dimensional object is called a form

Vertical Line

tends to communicate strength and energy

Proportion

the relationship in size between a work's individual parts and the whole

understand subtractive and additive color system

when subtractive colors are mixed they make a darker and duller color because more of the visible spectrum is absorbed. When additive colors are mixed they make colors even lighter.