The Basics
A line that may take the form of a dotted or dashed line.
What is an implied line.
Interprets signs and symbols within an artwork
What is iconographic
When a work of art depicts something in a realistic way it is called this.
What is representational.
This is the idea in a work of art.
What is content
Horizontal lines invoke this feeling.
What is peace, calm, restfulness.
When one of the elements of art is repeated in a composition to move the viewer's eye, this principle of art is created.
What is rhythm.
Considers the mental state of the artist when the artwork was being made and uses this to help interpret the work
What is psychological
When a work of art doesn't depict anything we can recognize (other than the elements of art) it is called this.
What is non-representational or non-objective.
This includes the purely visual elements of a work of art.
What is form.
If both halves of a composition are the same it has this kind of balance.
What is symmetrical.
The lightness or darkness of something.
What is value.
Relates artist’s life and experiences to artwork and considers gender, race, nationality, and class
What is biographical
When a work of art kind of looks like something from reality but it has been distorted or modified.
What is abstract.
This is what the artwork is made from.
What is media/medium.
In this kind of balance all of the elements that radiate out from the center are the same.
What is radial balance.
These are the lines that an artist may use to structure a composition.
What are organizational lines.
Interprets artwork based on time and place in which it was made and considers historical, religious, political, economic, and social factors
What is contextual
True or False. There is no overlap between styles. Art is either representational, abstract, or non-objective?
What is False.
This is the thing that is being visually depicted in a work of art.
What is subject matter.
This is the arrangement of elements in a work of art.
What is composition.
All directional lines have feelings associated with them. Diagonals suggest this.
What is activity, movement.
Considers the elements and principles used by the artist
What is formal.
True or False. The style of a work of art has no impact on the content?
What is false.
2D is to 3D as shape is to this.
What is form.