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Title: 2 - The Language of Art

Description: Chapter 2 Terms

Total Flash Cards: 19

Created: 12/19/2006 17:33:53

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formal elements of art
 Definition
line shape color light
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style
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combining the formal elements of art in a characteristic way
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composition
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the overall structure and arrangement of an image
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plane
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flat surface
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balance
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blending of elements of composition in a harmonious way
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symmetry
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simplest form of balance; same on both sides of an axis
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asymmetry
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nonsymmetrical but still balanced
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line
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path traced by motion
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plan
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shows how the object meets the ground
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axonometrical view
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depicting an object from multiple views
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idealized
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standard of beauty
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stylized
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depicting nonorganic surfaces in a patternistic way rather than naturalistically.
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Romanticized
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depicting the subject fancifully
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nonrepresentational
 Definition
artwork not depicting any tangible object directly
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abstract
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altering the appearance of an object to portray it in its simplest form
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pigment
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marterial that contains the color
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hue
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color
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monochromatic
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of a single color
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achromatic
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colorless
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