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






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






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






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






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






7. Simplified; exaggerated.






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






9. 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.






10. Anything repeated in a predictable combination.






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. A systematic - organized collection of student work.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






38. A three-dimensional volume or the illusion of three dimensions (related to shape - which is two-dimensional); the particular characteristics of the visual elements of a work of art (as distinguished from its subject matter or content).






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. Anything repeated in a predictable combination.






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