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Visual Arts Vocab

Subject : visual-arts
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1. Area of a two-dimensional work of art between foreground and background.






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






3. A guide for judgment or scoring; a description of expectations.






4. 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.






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






6. A small preliminary model (as of a sculpture or a building).






7. 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.






8. Also called atmospheric - perspective achieved by using bluer - lighter - and duller hues for distant objects in a two-dimensional work of art.






9. Computer programs that involve users in the design and organization of text - graphics - video - and sound in one presentation.






10. The outside size and bulk of a form - such as a building or a sculpture; the visual weight of an object.






11. The part of the picture plane that seems to be farthest from the viewer.






12. 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.






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






14. Personal and thoughtful consideration of an artwork - an aesthetic experience - or the creative process.






15. Message - idea - or feelings expressed in a work of art.






16. A work of art for Which more than one type of art material is used to create the finished piece.






17. Formed or enclosed by curved lines.






18. Also called atmospheric - perspective achieved by using bluer - lighter - and duller hues for distant objects in a two-dimensional work of art.






19. Lightness or darkness of a hue or neutral color. A value scale shows the range of values from black to white.






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






21. 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






22. The principle of design dealing with the creation of action.






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






24. Colors opposite one another on the color wheel. Red/green - blue/orange - and yellow/violet are examples of complementary colors.






25. The representation of people - subjects - and scenes from everyday life.






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






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






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






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






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






31. The hanging of ordinary objects on museum walls or the combining of found objects to create something completely new. Later - installation art was extended to include art as a concept.






32. A way to show three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface. Lines appear to go away from the viewer and meet at a single point on the horizon known as the vanishing point.






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






34. The colors black - white - gray - and variations of brown. They are included in the color family called earth colors.






35. The way in which parts are arranged or put together to form a whole.






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






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






38. Arrangement or work of art showing a collection of inanimate objects.






39. Color with black added to it.






40. A three-dimensional composition in which a collection of objects is unified in a sculptural work.






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






42. Formed or enclosed by curved lines.






43. The transferring of an inked image from one surface (from the plate or block) to another (usually paper).






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






45. Formed or enclosed by straight lines to create a rectangle.






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






47. Shapes or spaces that are or represent solid objects.






48. The act of curving or bending. One of the characteristics of line.






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






50. 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.