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Visual Arts Vocab

Subject : visual-arts
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1. Refers to shapes or forms having irregular edges or to surfaces or objects resembling things existing in nature.






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






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






4. Plural of medium - referring to materials used to make art; categories of art (e.g. - painting - sculpture - film).






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. Refers to the name of a color (e.g. - red - blue - yellow - orange).






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. Ideas that express ideas and moods.






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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






49. 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.






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