Random Terms #1
Art Projects
Gestalt
Random Terms #2
Elements of Art
100
An artwork's _________ refers to the different materials or supplies that an artist utilizes in order to create a work of art.
Medium
100
A painting or drawing of an arrangement of inanimate object (Wayne Theibaud)
Still Life
100
Grouping similar things together to make a larger concept
Similarity
100
_______ is a flat, enclosed area of an artwork created through lines, textures, colors or an area enclosed by other shapes such as triangles, circles, and squares
Shape
100
The most basic means of recording (A long narrow mark)
Line
200
Characterized by or using straight lines, triangles, circles, or similar regular shapes or forms. An example of __________ is an art piece made from rectangles, squares and circles. (Associated with Geometry)
Geometric
200
A _________ painting or drawing refers to an artwork whose primary focus is natural scenery, such as mountains, forests, cliffs, trees, rivers, valleys, etc.
Landscape
200
The spacing of objects (Arrangement)
Proximity
200
_______ defines how light or dark a given color or hue can be.
Value
200
The aspect of any object that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation
Color
300
_________ shapes are defined as shapes that are irregular or asymmetrical in appearance and tend to have a curvy flow to them.
Organic
300
It consists of nine _______ ranging from white to black, with several shades of gray in between.
Value Scale
300
Organized whole is worth more than the sum of its parts
Gestalt Theory
300
________ refers to the distances or areas around, between, and within components of a piece
Space
300
________ ___ _____ are stylistic features that are included within an art piece to help the artist communicate. (Seven most common elements)
Elements of Art
400
A system of creating an illusion of depth on a flat surface. (A single vanishing point on a horizontal line)
Linear Perspective
400
________ is a form of artwork that is made by assembling a variety of materials to create a finished work of art. (Thoughtful Portrait)
Collage
400
Some sort of element that flows from one object to the next (Implied Lines)
Continuity
400
_______ is made to represent the magnitude or scale of an object and the space the object occupies.
Volume
400
________ refers to the surface quality in a work of art. Some things look like they are rough but are actually smooth.
Texture
500
Method of creating the illusion of depth in a painting or drawing by changing the colors of objects seen in the distance.
Atmospheric Perspective
500
_____________ art is art made today by living artists. The artists often challenges the existing conventions of art.
Contemporary
500
The arrangement of the objects are going to activate the background to create a new concept
Figure / Ground
500
_______ is an oral or written discussion strategy used to analyze, describe, and interpret works of art
Critique
500
______ refers to objects that are 3-Dimensional, or have length, width, and height
Form