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10/31/2011

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cantilever
Definition

beam anchored at one end 

no external bracing

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contrapposto
Definition

 

Representaion of the human body in which the forms are organized on a varying or curving axis to provide an asymmetrical balance to the figure

 

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sfumato
Definition
subtle and minute gradation of tone and color used to blur or veil the contours of a form in painting
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analogous
Definition

closely related colors

color scheme that combines several hues next to each other on the color wheel

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Triad
Definition
3 colors equally space apart on color wheel
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complementary color
Definition

colors opposite each other on the color wheel

 

red/green, blue/orange, yellow/violet

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appropriation
Definition
the use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work
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juxtaposition
Definition
Use of unrelated images, materials, etc. to create a new image
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Hybridity
Definition
blurring traditional distinct boundaries between artistic media
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gesture drawing
Definition

quick expressive representation

conveys the essential movement of the figure

action and movement are the essence of

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hard-edge painting
Definition
each area of paint is sharply defined and applied smoothly without visible brushstrokes or other signs of gesture
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impasto
Definition

thick application of paint to a surface, textured marks made by brush or painting knife

style used by Vincent van Gogh

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alla prima
Definition

instead of building colors with layers the painting is completed while paint is still wet. Usually started and finished in one sitting.

ex:  Paul Cezanne, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt

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Scumbling
Definition

make continuous circular marks with out lifting your pencil.

In painting - brushing paint over a dried layer of paint so that the dried layer shows through.  Gives an uneven, broken effect to the brused on color. 

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mimesis
Definition
art is an imitiation of nature
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Installation art
Definition
artistic genre of 3-dimensional works that are often site specific and designed to transform the perception of the space
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digital collage
Definition
using computer tools in collage creation to encourage chance associations of visual elements
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performance art
Definition
art as a participatory event that happens at a particular place or time.
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Raku
Definition
thick-walled, rough, dark lead-glazed Japanese earthenware used in the tea ceremony
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greenware
Definition
pottery that hasn't been bisque fired
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bisque firing
Definition
preliminary firing done to harden the piece prior to glazing
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terracotta
Definition
clay based unglazed ceramic
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stoneware
Definition
made from clay then fired
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rasp, gouge, lathe
Definition
tools used to create wooden sculpture
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caryatid
Definition
sculped female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or pillar
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Kouri
Definition
Greek statues, standing male youths facing forward, clenched fists, advancing left foot
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John Constable
Definition

English landscape painter

used delicate brushstrokes

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William Hogarth
Definition

painter, printmaker

known for sequential art

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Joshua Reynolds
Definition

known for portraits, "grand style"

idealization of imperfect

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daguerreotype
Definition
early photographic process known for its ability to capture sharp detail
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Pointillist
Definition

has flat, sharply defined figures so stiff as to appear almost timeless

surface of painting seems to shimmer becuase of precisely placed, tiny colored dots

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