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Art History & Art Criticism
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Elements of Art
Principles of Design & Art Processes
More Art Processes & Methods of Construction
100
The design or decoration of functional objects to make them pleasing to the eye.
What is applied art?
100
A liquid that holds together the grains of pigment in a form that can be spread over a surface.
What is a binder?
100
The distance or area between, around, above, below or within things.
What is space?
100
This Principle of Design creates one or more centers of interest in a composition.
What is emphasis?
100
This type of construction features a horizontal beam placed across an open space between two vertical posts.
What is post and lintel?
200
The second step of Art History is Analysis, where the viewer looks for this.
What is style?
200
Carving is a process where material is being chipped or chiseled away. It can also be called a ___________ process.
What is subtractive?
200
Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What are complimentary colors?
200
This principle of art is concerned with the relationship of certain elements to the whole and to each other.
What is proportion?
200
Pencil, paper, charcoal, computer are examples this.
What are Two Dimensional Art Media.
300
An artist critic looks for this in the Analysis step.
What are the principles of design?
300
The brightness and purity of a hue.
What is intensity?
300
This is an object which contains length, width, and depth.
What is a form?
300
The different means artists use in creating their works, such as charcoal, paint, and clay.
What is art media?
300
This is the name for concrete, which has metal rods embedded in it.
What is reinforced concrete?
400
This word means, "to cut into".
What is intaglio?
400
In this art history step the art historian wants to learn the time and place that influenced the artist.
What is Interpretation?
400
This is texture that you can see, but not feel.
What is implied texture?
400
In this art process the artist gathers and joins together a variety of different materials to construct a three dimensional work of art.
What is assembly?
400
This was probably one of the first building materials.
What is wood?
500
An art historian makes decisions about the works importance in the history of art in this step.
What is Judgment?
500
When three, or more musical tones are sounded simultaneously.
What is a chord?
500
The lightness or darkness of a hue.
What is value?
500
This art process can be viewed from both the outside and the inside.
What is architecture?
500
Pigment, binder and solvent
What are the 3 components of paint?