Art Appreciation _Quiz_3

Acrylic

A synthetic polymer used in high-performance latex or water-based paints.

Motion capture

A system used to capture human movement into a computer by attaching sensors to an actor and tracking their location

Linoleum cut

A type of printmaking where a linoleum block or plate used for making relief print.

kinetic sculpture

A type of sculpture that incorporates actual movement as part of the design.

Focal point

The principal area of emphasis a work of art. The place to which the artist directs the most attention through composition.

Film editing

The process by which an editor compiles shots into scenes and into a film

ARCHITECTURE

The science of building

Typography

The style and appearance of printed matter.

Contextual theories

The year from 1979-2005, where was history, what is related to, context of his protect, context in history, geography (he move with culture or against culture, illegal place). What was going on in the culture at that time?

Principles of Design: Unity and Variety

Unity is the appearance or condition of oneness. Describes the feeling that all the elements in a work belong together and make up a coherent and harmonious whole. Variety acts to counter the unity.

Drypoint

a printmaking technique (intaglio) involving drawing directly onto the surface of a metal plate with a sharp, pointed tool, often with a diamond point

Wood engraving

a relief print made on the end grain of a block of wood.

Freestanding

a scupture that stands alone and is visible 360 degrees and not attached to wall or structure

Vault

an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof

Etching

an intaglio printmaking technique in which a metal plate is covered with an acid-resistant ground and worked with an etching needle to create an image.

Drawing

depiction of shapes and forms on a surface, primarily by means of lines. the paper: quality is important, heavier is better.

Projective drawing

drawings that come from memory, imagination or visions

RELIEF

elevation of a land surface

Aquatint

etching process to obtain gray areas in black and white or color prints.

Symmetrical Balance

exact matching of left and right sides of a 3D or 2D form.

Throwing

forming objects on the potter's wheel using a clay body with plastic qualities.

Burr

rough edge.

High relief

sculpture in which areas project far out from a flat surface

Digital artforms

the art making capacity of computer-linked equipment ranges from producing finished art, such as color prints, film and videos.

Cinematography

the art of making motion pictures

STENCIL

sheet with a design cut out of it.

LITHOGRAPHY

the process or method of printing from a metal or stone surface

Asymmetrical Balance

the various elements of a work balanced but not symmetrical.

Burin

tool for engraving

Fresco

The art of painting on a surface of plaster, particularly on walls and ceilings.

Balance

A condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions. There are three types of visual balance: Symmetrical and Asymmetrical.

Camera obscura

A dark Room (or box) with a small hole in one side, through wich an inverted image of the view outside is projected onto the opposite wall, screen or mirror. The image is then traced.

Encaustic

A painting technique in which pigment is mixed with wax and applied to the surface while hot.

Woodcut

A print created from an incised piece of wood

Cantilever

A projecting beam anchored without support

Montage

A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea.

Photography

An art form that involves taking pictures of visually meaningful subjects and scenes

Persistence of vision

An optical illusion that makes cinema possible. The eye and mind tend to hold seen images for a fraction of a second after they disappear from view. Quick projection of slightly differing images creates the illusion of movement.

Logos

Appeal to logic

Emphasis and Subordination

Artists use Emphasis to draw our attention to an area. Specific point is called focal point. Through Subordination and artist creates neutral areas of lesser interest that keep us from being distracted from the areas of emphasis.

Evaluating Art Formal theories

Critics who use formal theories look carefully at how a work is made. How composition come together to create a visual experience? How have been influenced by earlier works?

Post and beam

In architecture, a structural system that uses two or more uprights or posts to support a horizontal beam ( or linet) that spans the space between them.

Pattern

Refers to a repetitive ordering of design elements.

Repetition and Rhythm

Repetition of visual elements gives a composition unity, continuity, flow and emphasis. Rhythm refers to any kind of movement

Scale and Proportion

Scale is the size relation of one thing to another. Proportion is the size relationship of parts to a whole.

Bas-relief

Sculpture whose ornament or figures are somewhat raised above the background

Printmaking

Stamping a picture or design onto a surface.

Expressive theories

Which pay attention to the artist's expression of a personality or worldwide.

Keystone

a central stone at the summit of an arch, locking the whole together.

Graphic novel/comics

a comic is a sequential art form based on drawing.

Kiln

a furnace for melting glass or drying clay

Dome

a large rounded roof or ceiling that is shaped like half of a ball

Engraving

artist cuts line into the polished surface of a metal plate with burin or engraving tool.

Drawing Receptive drawing

attempt to capture the physical appearance

Stoneware

ceramic pieces made of medium-fine clays

Television

is the electronic transmission of still or moving images with sound by means go cable or wireless broadcast.

Video

is the medium for television.

INTAGLIO

is the opposite of relief printing: areas below the surface hold the ink.

Contrast

juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar elements.

Tempera

painting technique where you take pigments and mix it with egg yolk. very durable paint

Directional Forces

paths that the artist use in a work of art for the viewer's eye to follow.

Painting Three components of paint

pigment, binder and vehicle.

Watercolor

pigments are mixed with water as a vehicle and gum arabic as a binder.

Oil

pigments mixed with various vegetables oils, such as linseed, walnut.

Functions/Purposes of drawing

•Define ideas. •As a study or preparation for another, usually larger works. •Resolve design. •Record something.

Drawing tools Wet/Liquid media

•Ink •Quil •Pen •Brush drawing

Drawing tools Dry media:

•Pencil •Charcoal •Conte crayon •Pastel and crayon