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Art Appreciation Topics and Sub-topics
topics and subtopics of art
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Art/Design
Undergraduate 1
10/17/2010

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THREE CATEGORIES OF ART
Definition

SCULPTURE

PAINTING

ARCHITECTURE

-GO WITH THE SIMPLEST VIEW OF THINGS

-OVERLAPPING IS THE EASIEST WAY TO SHOW DEPT IN ART

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WHAT DOES SCULPTURE DO
Definition

ENCOMPASSES A TYPE OF SPACE AND ATTRACTS THE VIEWERS

THE ARTIST TRIES TO DELIVER A MESSAGE IN ONE SHOT

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WHY DID ARTISTS DOCUMENT ART BACK IN THE DAY?
Definition
THEY DIDN'T HAVE CAMERAS BACK THEN
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ART AND AUDIENCE?
Definition
COLORS CAN HELP YOU FOCUS ON THE ARTIST'S SUBJECT AND HOW HE/SHE HANDLES IT
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WHAT ARE ART AND IT'S APPEARANCES?
Definition

-REPRESENTATIONAL/NATURALISTIC

-ABSTRACT

-STYLIZATIONS 

-NON REPRESENTATIONAL

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WHAT IS REPRESENTATIONAL ART?
Definition

-PRESENT IN VISIBLE WORLD

-FOUNDATION OF WESTERN

-FAITHFUL TO VISUAL EXPERIENCE(PHOTO)

-NATURALISTIC

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WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF STYLES OF ART?
Definition

-ARTIST'S INDIVIDUAL WORK

-GROUP OF ARTISTS

-TIME PERIOD

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DEFINE THE SUBJECT LINE
Definition

-PATH OF A MOVING POINT

-WRITING

-SYMBOLS

-CONTOUR/ OUTLINE

-DIRECTION

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WHAT ARE THE COLOR PROPERTIES?
Definition

-HUE, VALUE, INTENSITY

-LIGHT VS. PIGMENT(ADDITIVE VS. SUBTRACTIVE)

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WHAT ARE THE DRAWING FAMILIAR/INTIMATE CATEGORIES?
Definition

-REGULAR TOOLS

-PERSONAL/PRELIMINARY SKETCHES

-SOMETIMES SMALL/ DONE QUICKLY

-DONE IN QUALITY

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DEFINE THE CONCEPT OF LIQUID MEDIA
Definition

-SMOOTH, UNINTERRUPTED LINE

-NO ROOM FOR CORRECTION

-CALLIGRAPHIC LINES

-PEN VS. BRUSH 

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WHAT ARE THE PHYSICAL COMPONENTS OF PAINT?
Definition

-PIGMENT

-MEDIUM

-BINDERS

-AQUEOUS/NON-AQUEOUS

-SUPPORT

-PRIMER

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WHAT IS ENCAUSTIC PAINTING? HOW IS IT USED?
Definition

-PIGMENTS WITH WAX OR RESIN. THAT IS HEATED, PAINTED, HARDENS

-USED WITH PORTRAITS OF MUMMYS

-FORGOTTEN MEDIUM

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DEFINE FRESCO AND HOW IT'S USED
Definition

-PAINT OF PIGMENT MIXED WITH WATER AND APPLIED TO WET PLASTER, THEN PLACED ON WALLS OR CEILINGS

-USE CARTOON/SKETCH, ONLY A SMALL AREA PER DAY

-CAN'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES

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DEFINE TEMPERA
Definition

-LIKE WATERCOLOR

-DRIES HARD LIKE OIL

-MIXTURE OF AQUEOUS SOLUTION AND FAT

-DRIES QUICKLY, NOT SO FORGIVING

Term
OIL PAINTINGS
Definition

-PIGMENT COMBINED WITH LINSEED OIL, USE WOOD THEN CANVAS

-DRIES SLOWLY, BLEND OR LAYER EASILY

-WORKED EASILY FROM THIN TO THICK

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WATERCOLOR/GOUACHE
Definition

-PIGMENT IN VEHICLE OF WATER AND GUM ARABIC

-TRANSPARENCY, THINLY APPLIED

-HARDEST OUT OF ALL OF THEM

-GOUACHE - WATER COLORS & WHITE PIGMENT

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ACRYLIC PAINTING
Definition

-ACRYLICS- PAINTS FROM SYNTHETIC PLASTIC RESIN

-DRIES TO WATER PROOF, DRIES QUICKLY & PERMANENTLY

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PRINTS
Definition

-INDIRECT PROCESS = CARVE ON THE BLOCK, END PRODUCT = PIECE OF PAPER

-MAN IMPRESSIONS, EACH ORIGINAL - GROUP, SET

-ARTISTS' OVERSEES PRINTING, SIGNS EACH ONE

-LIMITED NUMBER(EDITION)

-AFTER EDITION, SURFACE IS DESTROYED

-EARLY YEARS, NO SPECIFIC EDITION

-MIDDLE CLASS COULD ONLY BUY ART

Term
4 TYPES OF PRINTS
Definition

RELIEF

INTAGLIO

LITHOGRAPHY

SCREEN PRINTING

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RELIEF PRINTS
Definition

-IMAGE IS RAISED FROM BACKGROUND

-REVERSE PROCESS

->WOOD ENGRAVING

- DONE ON END GRAIN

-LESS SPLINTERING

-FINE CUTS PRODUCE WHITE LINES

->LINOCUT

-LINEOLEUM IS MUCH SOFTER, EASY TO CARVE

-LESS DURABLE

-LESS IMPRESSIONS

Term
INTAGLIO
Definition

-REVERSE OF RELIEF

-USE SHARPTOOL TO INCISE LINES IN METAL PLATE

-INK SINKS INTO GROOVES

-WIPE PLATE CLEAN

-PRESS PAPER OVER IT

Term
MEZZOTINT
Definition

-REVERSE PROCESS FROM DARK TO LIGHT

-ROCKER ENTIRE PLATE

-SMOOTH AREAS WITH BURNISHER 

-MEDIUM AND LIGHT AREAS

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ETCHING
Definition

-DONE WITH ACID

-MAKES DEPRESSIONS IN METAL

-FIRST COAT WITH GROUND

-DRAW ON PLATE WITH NEEDLE

-DIP IN ACID

-REMOVE GROUND

-INK

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LITHOGRAPHY
Definition
DRAW AN IMAGE WITH A GREASE PENCIL, DIP IN ACID, WATER. INK STICKS TO GREASE
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SCREEN PRINTING
Definition

STENCIL TECHNIQUE

SCREEN IS MESH, SILK

BLOCK AREAS NOT MEANT TO PRINT

INK PASSES THROUGH SCREEN Q/ SQUEEGEE

COLOR HEMS NEED SEVERAL SCREENS

Term
PHOTOGRAPHY
Definition

COPPER PLATE WITH SILVER IODIDE, NEEDS TO EXPOSE FOR A LONG TIME

FOUR TYPES OF PHOTOGRAPHY - PHOTOJOURNALISM, ART, PORTRAIT, LANDSCAPES

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SCULPTURES IN THE ROUND
Definition

STANDS ALONE, NOT ATTACHED TO THE BACKGROUND

CARVED COMPLETELY

SEE FROM EVERY ANGLE

 

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LOW RELIEF SCULPTURE
Definition
ATTATCHED TO BACKGROUND
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HIGH RELIEF SCULPTURE
Definition
STICKS OUT OF THE BACKGROUND
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