Arts 1301
Objects that are intended to stimulate a sense of beauty in the viewer are thought to be _______ rather than functional?
Aesthetic
Focal Point
Also known as center of interest
Intermediate Color
Any of the six colors that are located between the primary and secondary colors on the color wheel.
Principles of Design
Balance, Emphasis, Proportion & Scale, Repetition & Rhythm, Unity & Variety.
Postmodernism
Eclectic art forms of contemporary art
Foreshortening
Modifies perpective to decrease distortion of an object or figures it extends backward at an angle from your picture plane
Radial Balance
Occurs when objects are positioned around a central point
Shape & Form
Open areas in an Artwork, depth in two dimensional works of art.
Secondary Colors
Orange, Violet and Green
Complementary Colors
Pairs of colors that are directly opposite on the color wheel. Example: Red and Green
Emphasis
The artist organizes the elements in order to place greater attention on certain area or objects or feelings in the art work.
Scale
The comparative size of an object in relation to other objects and settings
Form
The literal shape and mass of an object, overall structure of a piece
Color
The result of light being reflected from a surface
Unity and Variety
The visual elements in a work of art are all different but they must work together to create unity.
The difference between the elements of art and principles of design?
The visual elements you can see, creating the principles by arranging and assembling the elements.
Impasto
Thickness of Paint
Time & Motion
Time is a nonspartial continuum
The Taj Mahal was intended to function as a ___?
Tomb
Geometric Shapes
Triangles, Squares, Circles, Rectangles and Ovals
Symmetrical Balance
Two halves are identical, one half mirrors exactly
________ is the appearance or condition of oneness in a work of art?
Unity
In a work of art, "content refers to?
What the work of art expresses or means.
Asymmetrical Balance
When qualities such a hue, intensity, value, size and shape have an effect on the apparent weight of objects in a work of art.
Polychromatic
When the entire range of hues are being used.
Line
A continuous mark or stroke with length and direction created by a tool such as a pencil or pen
Cool Colors
Blue, Greens and Violets
How is a shade created?
By adding black to the hue
How is a tint created?
By adding white to a hue
With atmospheric perspective, object further form the viewer appear?
Cooler and less distinct
Organic Shapes
Curving and Irregular Outlines
Analogous Colors
Hues that neighbor each other on the color wheel. Often organized on the basis of color temperature
Lines that create a sense of movement and direction are called?
Implied Lines
Linear Perspective
Involves parallel lines converging in the distance at one or two points on the horizon at the vanishing point.
The Elements of Art
Line, Color, Light, Shape & Form, Texture, Time & Motion, and Value
Primary Colors
Red, Yellow and Blue
Warm Colors
Reds, Yellows and Oranges
Intensity
Refers to how saturated a color is
Value
Refers to the lightness or darkness of a hue
Texture
Refers to the quality of a surface
Balance
Refers to the way of combining elements to add a feeling of equilibrium or stability to a work of art, even distribution of weight in composition.
During the ____, artists developed a method for creating the illusion of 3-D space on a flat surface.
Renaissance
The terms naturalistic or realistic art are sometimes used to describe?
Representational Art
Repetition of similar elements in a work of art creates the illusion of ______?
Rhythm