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Art HIstory 100
Terms/Peoples from AHS at Ball State
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
08/29/2012

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Form
Definition
the purely visual aspects of art and architecture
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line
Definition
contour or outline, actual or implied
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Shape
Definition
Geometric or Organic
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Color (Hue) Primary and Secondary:
Definition
Primary: red, yellow, blue
Secondary (orange, green, violet)
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Value
Definition
The relative degree of lightness or darkness of a color. Graduation of dark -- light or light--dark
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Saturation
Definition
Intensity--brightness or dullness
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color wheel
Definition
:)
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Complimentary Colors
Definition
Two colors directly opposite of one another on the oclor wheel
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Black
Definition
Absence of color
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White
Definition
All Colors
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Texture
Definition
The tactile--or touchable quality of a surface, there are two types:

actual/Implied
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Four basics of Art
Definition
Form, Content, Style, Medium
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Space
Definition
that which contains objects, that can be actual or three-dimensional as with sculpture or architecture
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Composition
Definition
Organization/arrangement of form in a work of art
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Content
Definition
Subject matter.
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Iconography
Definition
refers to a subject in works of art including characters, animals, plants, themes, stories, places, etc.
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Iconology
Definition
A method of interpreting the meaning of a work of art by synthesizing iconography with the full historical context
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abstract
Definition
apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.
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