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Art Appreciation 1020
Review for test 1
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Art/Design
Undergraduate 1
03/05/2012

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positive area
Definition
"where the action is"
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negative area
Definition
background area
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amorphous shapes
Definition
shapes that dont have alot of demension
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geometric shape
Definition
definite shape is shown
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chiaroscuro
Definition
light to dark
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line
Definition
mark left by moving point and can be actual or implied
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hue
Definition
common name of color (red, blue)
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value
Definition
lightness or darkness of a hue
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intensity
Definition
brightness
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saturation
Definition
darkness
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value
Definition
basically shading
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texture
Definition
visible surface quality
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space
Definition
an area that can be measured by height and width
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balance
Definition
distribution of visual weight. can be symmetrical, asymmetrical, or radial
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emphasis
Definition
creation of a focal point or point of interest
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pattern
Definition
decorative design by repeated units
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rythimic movement
Definition
an affect created with pattern or colors to move ones eys
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variety
Definition
using elements to land visual interest
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unity
Definition
wholeness/completeness and harmony of the usual elements
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monochromatic
Definition
only 1 hue
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primary color scheme
Definition
red blue and yellow
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complementary colors
Definition
colors that are opposite on the color wheel
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simultaneous contrast
Definition
2 different colors come into contact and the effect brings out the colors and makes them pop out
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shallow space
Definition
limited depth
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deep space
Definition
the illusion that the painting goes on forever
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overlapping
Definition
shit runs on top of other shit
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linear perspective
Definition
horizon line and everything comes to vanishing point, gives it realistic look and communicates space
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2 point perspective
Definition
has 2 vanishing points
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birds eye view
Definition
view from top...all seeing
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cubism
Definition
using blocks of cubes and other shapes put together in rigid structures
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repetition
Definition
using the same creation over and over and over and over and fucking over again
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symmetry
Definition
same on both sides
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asymmetry
Definition
heavier on one side that the other
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radial symmetry
Definition
circular symmetry
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scale
Definition
how big something is
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dominance/emphasis
Definition
what/where the focus of the work is
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afocal
Definition
no focus or dominance
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form
Definition
total appearance or organization
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realism
Definition
accurate representation of natural world
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art movements
Definition
realism
neoclassicalism
romanticism
instrumentalism
impressionism
regionalism
post impressionism
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