Principles of Art I
A principle of design that indicates movement, created by the careful placement of repeated elements in a work of art to cause a visual tempo or beat.
Rhythm
A principle of design concerned with diversity or contrast. Variety is achieved by using different shapes, sizes, and/or colors in a work of art.
Variety
An element of art defined by a point moving in space. Line may be two-or three-dimensional, descriptive, implied, or abstract
Line
a hue’s lightness and darkness
Value
Who was the painter that people think used a camera obscura to help paint his realistic painting
Vermeer
A way of combining elements to add a feeling of equilibrium or stability to a work of art. Major types are symmetrical and asymmetrical.
Balance
A principle of design used to create the look and feeling of action and to guide the viewer’s eye throughout the work of art.
Movement
An element of art that is two-dimensional, flat, or limited to height and width.
Shape
in terms of color- quality of brightness and purity
Intensity
What painted is non to be the father of Cubism
Picasso
A way of combining elements to stress the differences between those elements.
Emphasis (contrast)
Vincent Van Gogh
An element of art that is three-dimensional and encloses volume; includes height, width AND depth (as in a cube, a sphere, a pyramid, or a cylinder). Form may also be free flowing.
Form
The lightness or darkness of tones or colors. White is the lightest value; black is the darkest. The value halfway between these extremes is called middle gray
Value
What style of painting did Georges Seurat pioneer?
Pointillism
A principle of design that refers to the relationship of certain elements to the whole and to each other.
Gradation
Who Painted "Triple Self Portrait" that we studied in class.
Norman Rockwell
An element of art made up of three properties: hue, value, and intensity.
Color
An element of art by which positive and negative areas are defined or a sense of depth achieved in a work of art .
Space
Who painted realistic scenes of Yosemite and helped bring the national parks into reality?
Albert Bierstadt
A way of combining similar elements in an artwork to accent their similarities (achieved through use of repetitions and subtle gradual changes)
Harmony
What was the name of Edward Hopper's famous 1942 painting?
name of color
Hue
An element of art that refers to the way things feel, or look as if they might feel if touched.
Texture
What style of painting was Monet known for?
Impressionism