Elements of Art
Principles of Art
Aesthetic Theories
Artists
Vocabulary
100
What is the response of our eyes to different wavelengths of light. It has three properties: Hue, Value, and Intensity
Color
100
What is using the elements to produce the look and feeling of action and to guide the viewer's eyes throughout.
Movement
100
What values art that is an accurate depiction of the "real world"
Imitationalism
100
What artist mastered the art of an extremely low relief that almost appeared drawing like.
Donatello
100
What is clay that is unfired
Green ware
200
What is a three-dimensional enclosed space
Form
200
What is the difference in kind and quantity of parts of a composition to add interest. Ex: large, medium and small shapes
Variety
200
What values how well emotions are communicated to the viewer.
Emotionalism
200
What artist was a educated as an engineer and created bold, simple, flat mobiles.
Alexander Calder
200
What is a color scheme that using only the tints and shades of a hue
Monochromatic
300
What is the quality of surface, both tactile and visual. It is percieved by touch and sight.
Texture
300
What is stressing similarities of parts by combining related art elements.
Harmony
300
What work of art is an artifact that has had the status for appreciation by a social institution such as a museum
Institutionalism
300
What artist was inspired by a reclining Toltec-Mayan figure he observed in a museum.
Henry Moore
300
What is a small scale model
maquette
400
What is the lightness or darkness of a surface.
Value
400
What is stressing one area in a work of art to attract the viewer's attention first.
Emphasis
400
What values visual "significant" form over content. Uses formal elements to trigger an "aesthetic emotion" in sensitive observers
Formalism
400
Henry Moore created smooth, organic figures that often time included negative space. What category of art can this be described as.
Abstract
400
What is a quick loosely drafted drawing to capture the energy and movement & used as a preliminary effort before producing a much more detailed and accurate drawing.
gesture
500
What is the feeling of depth in a two dimensional work of art. The ares in which a work of art contain the subject matter(positive) and the areas which surround the subject matter (negative)
Space
500
What is difference in values, colors, textures, and other elements to create emphasis and interest. (opposition)
Contrast
500
What is propaganda, teaching morals or a truth. Created for the betterment of society.
Intrumentalism
500
What artist created the ready made "Fountain" and was also accredited to creating the first kinetic sculpture titled "Bicycle"
Marcel Duchamp
500
What is the state in which clay has lost moisture to evaporation, but has not yet completely hardened; clay is still damp enough to be joined to other pieces with scoring and slipping.
Leather hard