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Visual Arts Vocab

Subject : visual-arts
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1. A guide for judgment or scoring; a description of expectations.






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






3. 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).






4. Images in which characteristics of objects are likened to one another and represented as that other. They are closely related to concepts about symbolism.






5. A point moving in space. This can vary in width - length - curvature - color - or direction.






6. Also called atmospheric - perspective achieved by using bluer - lighter - and duller hues for distant objects in a two-dimensional work of art.






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. The drawing of lines quickly and loosely to show movement in a subject.






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






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






15. Lightness or darkness of a hue or neutral color. A value scale shows the range of values from black to white.






16. An organized system for looking at the visual arts.






17. Simplified; exaggerated.






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






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






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






21. Having no recognizable object as an image. Also called nonrepresentational.






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






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






30. Skills learned while observing firsthand the object - figure - or place.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. Color with black added to it.






41. 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.






42. 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.






43. Transparent pigment mixed with water. Paintings done with this medium are known as watercolors.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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