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Visual Arts Vocab

Subject : visual-arts
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1. Also called color schemes or harmonies. They refer to the relationships of colors on the color wheel. Basic color schemes include monochromatic - analogous - and complementary.






2. Sensory components used to create works of art: line - color - shape/form - texture - value - space.






3. Having no recognizable object as an image. Also called nonrepresentational.






4. A graphic system used by artists to create the illusion of depth and volume on a flat surface. The lines of buildings and other objects in a picture are slanted - making them appear to extend back into space.






5. A branch of philosophy; the study of art and theories about the nature and components of aesthetic experience.






6. The organization of elements in a work of art.






7. Color with black added to it.






8. The plan - conception - or organization of a work of art; the arrangement of independent parts (the elements of art) to form a coordinated whole.






9. A principle of art concerned with combining one or more elements of art in different ways to create interest.






10. Characteristics of colors: hue - value - intensity.






11. Refers to shapes or spaces that are or represent areas unoccupied by objects.






12. Refers to shapes or forms having irregular edges or to surfaces or objects resembling things existing in nature.






13. A unit repeated over and over in a pattern. The repeated motif often creates a sense of rhythm.






14. Color shaded or darkened with gray (black plus white).






15. Skills learned while observing firsthand the object - figure - or place.






16. Refers to the colors red - yellow - and blue. From these all other colors are created.






17. Color shaded or darkened with gray (black plus white).






18. A color scheme involving the use of only one hue that can vary in value or intensity.






19. Total visual effect in a composition achieved by the careful blending of the elements of art and the principles of design.






20. The drawing of lines quickly and loosely to show movement in a subject.






21. A three-dimensional work of art either in the round (to be viewed from all sides) or in bas relief (low relief in which figures protrude slightly from the background).






22. The unique character of a drawn line as it changes lightness/darkness - direction - curvature - or width.






23. Special stress given to an element to make it stand out.






24. The purpose and use of a work of art.






25. Pertaining to representation of form or figure in art.






26. Colors selected and used without reference to those found in reality.






27. Refers to the colors red - yellow - and blue. From these all other colors are created.






28. The visual sensation dependent on the reflection or absorption of light from a given surface. The three characteristics of color are hue - value - and intensity.






29. A set of characteristics of the art of a culture - a period - or school of art. It is the characteristic expression of an individual artist.






30. Area of a two-dimensional work of art between foreground and background.






31. Refers to an image produced by the imagination and not existing in reality.






32. The surface quality of materials - either actual (tactile) or implied (visual). It is one of the elements of art.






33. A branch of philosophy; the study of art and theories about the nature and components of aesthetic experience.






34. A point moving in space. This can vary in width - length - curvature - color - or direction.






35. Skills learned while observing firsthand the object - figure - or place.






36. The visual sensation dependent on the reflection or absorption of light from a given surface. The three characteristics of color are hue - value - and intensity.






37. This may be horizontal - vertical - or diagonal.






38. An artistic composition made of various materials (e.g. - paper - cloth - or wood) glued on a surface.






39. A type of art in which events are planned and enacted before an audience for aesthetic reasons.






40. The drawing of lines quickly and loosely to show movement in a subject.






41. A system to show three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface. The illusion of space and volume utilizes two vanishing points on the horizon line.






42. Also called chroma or saturation. It refers to the brightness of a color (a color is full only when pure and unmixed). This can be changed by adding black - white - gray - or an opposite color on the color wheel






43. Part of a two-dimensional artwork that appears to be nearer the viewer or in the front. Middle ground and background are the parts of the picture that appear to be farther and farthest away.






44. The drawing of an object as though the drawing tool is moving along all the edges and ridges of the form.






45. Refers to sculpting method produced by removing or taking away from the original material (the opposite of additive).






46. Includes thinking and communication. Visual thinking is the ability to transform thoughts and information into images; visual communication takes place when people are able to construct meaning from the visual image.






47. The way in which the elements in visual arts are arranged to create a feeling of equilibrium in a work of art. The three types of balance are symmetry - asymmetry - and radial.






48. The organization of works of art. They involve the ways in which the elements of art are arranged (balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - subordination - variation - unity).






49. Refers to shapes or spaces that are or represent areas unoccupied by objects.






50. An organized system for looking at the visual arts.