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Visual Arts Vocab

Subject : visual-arts
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1. 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.






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






3. A unit repeated over and over in a pattern. The repeated motif often creates a sense of rhythm.






4. The place in a work of art on which attention becomes centered because of an element emphasized in some way.






5. 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.






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






7. Formed or enclosed by curved lines.






8. Sensory components used to create works of art: line - color - shape/form - texture - value - space.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Colors opposite one another on the color wheel. Red/green - blue/orange - and yellow/violet are examples of complementary colors.






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. The drawing of an object as though the drawing tool is moving along all the edges and ridges of the form.






23. Scale showing the range of values from black to white and light to dark.






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






25. 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).






26. 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.






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. An organized system for looking at the visual arts.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






40. Sensory components used to create works of art: line - color - shape/form - texture - value - space.






41. Refers to closely related colors; a color scheme that combines several hues next to each other on the color wheel.






42. Condition of being twisted or bent out of shape. In art - distortion is often used as an expressive technique.






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. 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.






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