What is Art?
This states that something is Art if it meets a sufficient number of art-relevant criteria:
Cluster Theory
Which element is being described below?
The trace or linear mark created by a moving point.
Line
Its purpose is to outline or shape, to suggest direction and movement, or to create depth and texture.
Which element are we referring to?
Line
What is another term for Value?
Tone
Which element is being described below?
A two-dimensional area with boundaries that separate it from its surroundings.
Shape
Which of these art-relevant criteria is deemed absolutely necessary to cluster theorists?
Intention
Lines suggested by differences in value, texture, and space, or also suggested by repeating dots or dashes:
Implied Lines
Creating the illusion of roundness though the use of light and shadow:
Modeling
The degree of difference between shades of gray:
Value Contrast
Which type of shape resembles things found in nature?
Biomorphic
Significant form, imitation or representation, and it being a medium for the transmission of feelings all describe what?
Art
Lines created by the edges of things:
Contour Lines
Which element is being described below?
The relative degree of lightness or darkness.
Value
The variation in which light and dark are arranged within a certain work of Art:
Value Pattern
Shapes without clear shape or form are considered:
Amorphous
Elements of Art can be seen as the visual _________ of Art.
Vocabulary
Lines created by a mental or perceptual connection:
Psychological Lines
True or false?
Infinite shades of gray lie between black and white.
True
Technique that creates the illusion of three-dimensions by making use of gradual shifts between light and dark values.
Chiaroscuro
Objects depicted as three-dimensional on a two-dimensional surface have:
Implied Mass