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Visual Arts Vocab

Subject : visual-arts
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1. The emptiness or area between - around - above - below - or contained within objects. Shapes and forms are defined by the space around and within them - just as spaces are defined by the shapes and forms around and within them.






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






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






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






5. The place in a work of art on which attention becomes centered because of an element emphasized in some way.






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






7. Relative size - proportion. Used to determine measurements or dimensions within a design or work of art.






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






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






10. The place in a work of art on which attention becomes centered because of an element emphasized in some way.






11. The angle from which the viewer sees the objects or scene.






12. 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






13. Color with black added to it.






14. 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).






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






16. 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.






17. An idea based on a particular subject.






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






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






20. The size relationships of one part to the whole and of one part to another.






21. Difference between two or more elements (e.g. - value - color - texture) in a composition; juxtaposition of dissimilar elements in a work of art; also - the degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of a picture.






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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).






30. 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).






31. An element of art. Color has three properties: hue - value - and intensity.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. Artwork in which the subject matter is stated in a brief - simplified manner. Little or no attempt is made to represent images realistically - and objects are often simplified or distorted.






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






41. The size relationships of one part to the whole and of one part to another.






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






49. Color lightened with white added to it.






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