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