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Visual Arts Vocab
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1. A point moving in space. This can vary in width - length - curvature - color - or direction.
Volume
Sculpture
Line
Color relationships
2. Colors suggesting coolness: blue - green - and violet.
Color relationships
Cool colors
Media
Subtractive
3. A balance of parts on opposite sides of a perceived midline - giving the appearance of equal visual weight.
Art criticism
Asymmetry
Printmaking
Nonobjective
4. Anything repeated in a predictable combination.
Pattern
Portfolio
Performance art
Abstract
5. The unique character of a drawn line as it changes lightness/darkness - direction - curvature - or width.
Multimedia
Point of view
Variety
Line quality
6. An organized system for looking at the visual arts.
Line quality
Contour drawings
Unity
Art criticism
7. Refers to shapes or forms having irregular edges or to surfaces or objects resembling things existing in nature.
Organic
Genre
Assemblage
Middle ground
8. Color lightened with white added to it.
Tint
Neutral colors
Portfolio
Texture
9. Area of a two-dimensional work of art between foreground and background.
Middle ground
Tone
Content
Multimedia
10. Message - idea - or feelings expressed in a work of art.
Installation art
Style
Curvature
Content
11. The space within a form (e.g. - in architecture - volume refers to the space within a building).
Structure
Volume
Style
Composition
12. 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.
Contrast
Volume
Abstract
Arbitrary colors
13. An artistic composition made of various materials (e.g. - paper - cloth - or wood) glued on a surface.
Properties of color
Pattern
Background
Collage
14. The unique character of a drawn line as it changes lightness/darkness - direction - curvature - or width.
Line quality
Sculpture
Style
Aerial perspective
15. 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.
Contrast
Assemblage
Two-point perspective
Rubric
16. Anything repeated in a predictable combination.
Sculpture
Visual literacy
Aerial perspective
Pattern
17. Shapes or spaces that are or represent solid objects.
Function
Mood
Mass
Positive
18. 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.
Multimedia
Mass
Design
Two-point perspective
19. Colors opposite one another on the color wheel. Red/green - blue/orange - and yellow/violet are examples of complementary colors.
Balance
Rectilinear
Complementary colors
Multimedia
20. Refers to shapes or spaces that are or represent areas unoccupied by objects.
Point of view
Structure
Negative
Genre
21. Formed or enclosed by curved lines.
Still life
Curvilinear
Content
Secondary colors
22. Ideas that express ideas and moods.
Dominance
Subordination
Tone
Expressive content
23. Color shaded or darkened with gray (black plus white).
Tone
Balance
Content
Harmony
24. Plural of medium - referring to materials used to make art; categories of art (e.g. - painting - sculpture - film).
Foreground
Media
Rubric
Printmaking
25. The transferring of an inked image from one surface (from the plate or block) to another (usually paper).
Harmony
Printmaking
Point of view
Figurative
26. 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.
Contrast
Emphasis
Pattern
Design
27. Pertaining to representation of form or figure in art.
Focal point
Observational drawing skills
Figurative
Variety
28. The purpose and use of a work of art.
Primary colors
Middle ground
Principles of design
Function
29. Colors that are mixtures of two primaries. Red and yellow make orange - yellow and blue make green - and blue and red make violet.
Monochromatic
Theme
Subtractive
Secondary colors
30. 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.
Abstract
Virtual
Volume
Portfolio
31. Also called atmospheric - perspective achieved by using bluer - lighter - and duller hues for distant objects in a two-dimensional work of art.
Balance
Aerial perspective
Warm colors
Tone
32. Scale showing the range of values from black to white and light to dark.
Principles of design
Value scale
Visual literacy
Visual metaphor
33. The act of curving or bending. One of the characteristics of line.
Visual literacy
Curvature
Tint
Negative
34. 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.
Unity
Mixed media
Nonobjective
Visual literacy
35. Skills learned while observing firsthand the object - figure - or place.
Color
Background
Subordination
Observational drawing skills
36. 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.
Balance
Secondary colors
Theme
Shade
37. A system for representing three-dimensional objects viewed in spatial recession on a two-dimensional surface.
Movement
Contrast
Perspective
Warm colors
38. A branch of philosophy; the study of art and theories about the nature and components of aesthetic experience.
Aesthetics
Theme
Subordination
Printmaking
39. The state of mind or feeling communicated in a work of art - frequently through color.
Mood
Texture
Installation art
Intensity
40. Personal and thoughtful consideration of an artwork - an aesthetic experience - or the creative process.
Reflection
Asymmetry
Mixed media
Assemblage
41. A systematic - organized collection of student work.
Portfolio
Sculpture
Rectilinear
Arbitrary colors
42. Formed or enclosed by straight lines to create a rectangle.
Rubric
Rectilinear
Visual literacy
Figurative
43. Colors selected and used without reference to those found in reality.
Value
Abstract
Maquette
Arbitrary colors
44. Relative size - proportion. Used to determine measurements or dimensions within a design or work of art.
Scale
Three-dimensional
Hue
Arbitrary colors
45. A work of art for Which more than one type of art material is used to create the finished piece.
Aerial perspective
Value
Distortion
Mixed media
46. The organization of elements in a work of art.
Negative
Composition
Curvature
Subordination
47. The drawing of lines quickly and loosely to show movement in a subject.
Curvature
Multimedia
Warm colors
Gesture drawing
48. 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.
Installation art
Point of view
Style
Aerial perspective
49. A systematic - organized collection of student work.
Form
Principles of design
Portfolio
Figurative
50. Computer programs that involve users in the design and organization of text - graphics - video - and sound in one presentation.
Portfolio
Line direction
Shade
Multimedia