Elements of Design
Continuous mark made by a moving point
What is Line?
creates a sense of visual beat or tempo
What is Rhythm
The steps of art criticism in order
Period of time between 30,000-10,000 B.C.E.
What is Paleolithic Period?
First Civilization of Mesopotamia
What is Sumer?
Made up of hue, intensity, and value
What is color?
Relationships of elements between each other and the whole
What is Proportion?
Type of Aesthetic Theory in which design and beauty are most important to the artist
What is Formalism?
Large monument created from huge stone slabs
What is a megalith?
Time-period in which the Akkadians ruled over Mesopotamia
What is 2300-2100 B.C.E.?
Lightness and Darkness
What is Value?
Stresses the differences between elements
What is emphasis?
Step in which you identify Principles of Design
What is Analysis?
What is Post-and-Lintel?
Also known as the Fertile Crescent
What is Mesopotamia?
Describes an object with three-dimensions or the illusion of three-dimensions
What is form?
Creates a sense of equilibrium or stability
What is Balance?
step of art criticism where the artwork is discussed whether it is successful or not
What is Evaluation?
Country Where Lascaux Cave paintings were found
What is France?
Stepped mountain made of brick
What is Ziggurat?
The way things feel or look as they might feel
What is texture?
Creates complex relationships
Step in which the critic infers the artist's meaning or message
What is Interpretation?