LANGUAGE OF ART
WHAT IS ART?
THINKING ABOUT ART
MEDIA and PROCESS
MISCELLANEOUS
100

Something that stands for or represents something else.

What is a SYMBOL?

100

To become deeply aware through the senses of the special nature of a visual object.

What is to PERCEIVE?

100

Branch of philosophy concerned with nature and value of art.

What is AESTHETICS?

100

Material used to create art?

What is MEDIUM?

100

An individual who use imagination and skill to communicate in visual form.

What is an ARTIST?

200

Element of art that is the path of a moving point through space.

What is LINE?

200

People, real world events, myths and legends, spiritual beliefs.

Where do artists get their ideas?

200

The realistic qualities that appear in the subject of the work.

What are LITERAL qualities of art?

200

The plural of MEDIUM. Pencils, pens, paint...

What is MEDIA?

200

The use of light and dark lines to give the illusion of form.

What is SHADING?

300

Line, Shape and Form, Space, Color, Value, Texture.

What are the ELEMENTS OF ART?

300

Personal, social, spiritual, physical and educational.

What are the purpose of art?

300

Ideas that convey ideas and moods.

What are EXPRESSIVE qualities of art?

300

The technique of capturing optical images on light sensitive surfaces.

What are types of PHOTOGRAPHY?

300

The way the principles of art are used to organize the elements of art.

What is COMPOSITION?

400

Rhythm, Movement, Pattern, Balance, Proportion, Variety, Emphasis, Harmony.

What are the PRINCIPLES of ART?

400

Art that is created by employers or created for companies.

What is COMMISSIONED art?

400

The organization of the elements of art by the principles of art.

What are the FORMAL qualities of art?

400

A three-dimensional piece of art.

What is SCULPTURE?

400

A list of important facts about a work of art. Usually includes the artist name, title of the work and year completed.

What is the CREDIT LINE?

500

The message a work of art communicates.

What is CONTENT?

500

Self taught and have little or no formal schooling in artistic methods.

What is a FOLK ARTIST?

500

Placing emphasis on the formal qualities of art.

What is FORMALISM?

500

Art made to be experienced visually.

What is FINE ART?

500

Art that has no recognizable subject matter.

What is NON OBJECTIVE ART?