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Visual Arts Vocab

Subject : visual-arts
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1. The place in a work of art on which attention becomes centered because of an element emphasized in some way.






2. The principle of design that combines elements in a work of art to emphasize the similarities of separate but related parts.






3. A systematic - organized collection of student work.






4. In perspective drawing - a point at which receding lines seem to converge.






5. Colors that are mixtures of two primaries. Red and yellow make orange - yellow and blue make green - and blue and red make violet.






6. The space within a form (e.g. - in architecture - volume refers to the space within a building).






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






8. 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






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






10. The state of mind or feeling communicated in a work of art - frequently through color.






11. Refers to the process of joining a series of parts together to create a sculpture.






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






13. Refers to the process of joining a series of parts together to create a sculpture.






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






15. 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.






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






17. The importance of the emphasis of one aspect in relation to all other aspects of a design.






18. Intentional - regular repetition of lines of shapes to achieve a specific repetitious effect or pattern.






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






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






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






22. Having height and width but not depth. Also referred to as 2-D.






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






24. A system for representing three-dimensional objects viewed in spatial recession on a two-dimensional surface.






25. Condition of being twisted or bent out of shape. In art - distortion is often used as an expressive technique.






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. The state of mind or feeling communicated in a work of art - frequently through color.






31. Colors suggesting coolness: blue - green - and violet.






32. 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).






33. A balance of parts on opposite sides of a perceived midline - giving the appearance of equal visual weight.






34. Colors suggesting warmth: red - yellow - and orange.






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






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






37. A two-dimensional area or plane that may be open or closed - free-form or geometric. It can be found in nature or is made by humans.






38. Having height - width - and depth. Also referred to as 3-D.






39. Scale showing the range of values from black to white and light to dark.






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






41. Refers to closely related colors; a color scheme that combines several hues next to each other on the color wheel.






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






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






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






45. Making an element appear to hold a secondary or lesser importance within a design or work of art.






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






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






48. Anything repeated in a predictable combination.






49. Images in which characteristics of objects are likened to one another and represented as that other. They are closely related to concepts about symbolism.






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