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Visual Arts Vocab
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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.
Space
Installation art
Secondary colors
Printmaking
2. A balance of parts on opposite sides of a perceived midline - giving the appearance of equal visual weight.
Middle ground
Properties of color
Portfolio
Asymmetry
3. Colors opposite one another on the color wheel. Red/green - blue/orange - and yellow/violet are examples of complementary colors.
Assemblage
Tint
Complementary colors
Tint
4. The act of curving or bending. One of the characteristics of line.
Curvature
Media
Monochromatic
Gesture drawing
5. Having height and width but not depth. Also referred to as 2-D.
Visual metaphor
Two-dimensional
Contour drawings
Line direction
6. The transferring of an inked image from one surface (from the plate or block) to another (usually paper).
Color relationships
Harmony
Aerial perspective
Printmaking
7. Lightness or darkness of a hue or neutral color. A value scale shows the range of values from black to white.
Art criticism
Perspective
Value
Reflection
8. Computer programs that involve users in the design and organization of text - graphics - video - and sound in one presentation.
Style
Distortion
Multimedia
Figurative
9. Color lightened with white added to it.
Mass
Tint
Line quality
Assemblage
10. 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
Watercolor
Foreground
Nonobjective
Intensity
11. Skills learned while observing firsthand the object - figure - or place.
Elements of art
Subordination
Observational drawing skills
Properties of color
12. The importance of the emphasis of one aspect in relation to all other aspects of a design.
Dominance
Organic
Principles of design
Point of view
13. Colors selected and used without reference to those found in reality.
Arbitrary colors
Function
Nonobjective
Distortion
14. An idea based on a particular subject.
Arbitrary colors
Visual literacy
Theme
Gesture drawing
15. Formed or enclosed by curved lines.
Rubric
Curvilinear
Contour drawings
Arbitrary colors
16. The unique character of a drawn line as it changes lightness/darkness - direction - curvature - or width.
Line quality
Media
Function
Background
17. Relative size - proportion. Used to determine measurements or dimensions within a design or work of art.
Content
Motif
Monochromatic
Scale
18. A three-dimensional composition in which a collection of objects is unified in a sculptural work.
Unity
Assemblage
Performance art
Color relationships
19. A principle of art concerned with combining one or more elements of art in different ways to create interest.
Form
Theme
Principles of design
Variety
20. 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.
Space
Color theory
Aerial perspective
Subtractive
21. The purpose and use of a work of art.
Function
Harmony
Balance
Line direction
22. Special stress given to an element to make it stand out.
Negative
Asymmetry
Intensity
Emphasis
23. The representation of people - subjects - and scenes from everyday life.
Middle ground
Genre
Form
Aerial perspective
24. A color scheme involving the use of only one hue that can vary in value or intensity.
Genre
Visual literacy
Pattern
Monochromatic
25. 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.
Visual literacy
Middle ground
Collage
Emphasis
26. The state of mind or feeling communicated in a work of art - frequently through color.
Mood
Figurative
Mass
Tone
27. A guide for judgment or scoring; a description of expectations.
Hue
Rubric
Vanishing point
Media
28. A color scheme involving the use of only one hue that can vary in value or intensity.
Intensity
Negative
Foreground
Monochromatic
29. A branch of philosophy; the study of art and theories about the nature and components of aesthetic experience.
Aesthetics
Shade
Line quality
Line
30. 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).
Point of view
Printmaking
Positive
Form
31. The way in which parts are arranged or put together to form a whole.
Structure
Tone
Analogous
Expressive content
32. 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.
Complementary colors
Warm colors
Foreground
Movement
33. A branch of philosophy; the study of art and theories about the nature and components of aesthetic experience.
Texture
Properties of color
Color theory
Aesthetics
34. 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.
Style
Mood
Unity
Negative
35. The unique character of a drawn line as it changes lightness/darkness - direction - curvature - or width.
Asymmetry
Pattern
Line quality
Color relationships
36. Color lightened with white added to it.
Abstract
Variety
Color theory
Tint
37. A systematic - organized collection of student work.
Still life
Multimedia
Additive
Portfolio
38. Scale showing the range of values from black to white and light to dark.
Organic
Emphasis
Value scale
Vanishing point
39. This may be horizontal - vertical - or diagonal.
Aesthetics
Line direction
Asymmetry
Additive
40. The principle of design dealing with the creation of action.
Structure
Composition
Emphasis
Movement
41. An idea based on a particular subject.
Theme
Middle ground
Texture
Pattern
42. This may be horizontal - vertical - or diagonal.
Watercolor
Scale
Line direction
Reflection
43. The surface quality of materials - either actual (tactile) or implied (visual). It is one of the elements of art.
Positive
Texture
Subtractive
Point of view
44. 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.
Color
Warm colors
Form
Aesthetics
45. Sensory components used to create works of art: line - color - shape/form - texture - value - space.
Multimedia
Elements of art
Function
Value
46. Plural of medium - referring to materials used to make art; categories of art (e.g. - painting - sculpture - film).
Media
Unity
Printmaking
Complementary colors
47. An artistic composition made of various materials (e.g. - paper - cloth - or wood) glued on a surface.
Visual literacy
Collage
Point of view
Style
48. Area of a two-dimensional work of art between foreground and background.
Middle ground
Warm colors
Movement
Abstract
49. 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
Point of view
Tone
Nonobjective
50. Colors selected and used without reference to those found in reality.
Collage
Tone
Nonobjective
Arbitrary colors
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