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| the connection of a work of art to its maker, the period of time, & the audience it was intended for. |
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| Descriptive of art in which the forms of the visual world are purposefully simplified, fragmented, or distorted. |
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| light & shodow depicts in 2D shaoes in spce. |
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| shape/mass which ends to apply stucture, order, & stability. |
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| irregular; evoke natural sates of nature. |
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| Descritive art that depics forms of the natural world. |
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| in representational or absrtact art, the objects or events depicted. |
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| the selective use of two or more colors in a singal composition. |
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| surface quality; a perception of smooth or rough, falt or bumpy, fine or course. |
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| any decorative/repetitive motif or design. |
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| a sense of oneness of thiings belonging together & making up a coherent whole. |
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| difference, which provides interest. |
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| what the work of art is about. |
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| a postmodern practice in which one artist reproduces an image created by another artist and claims it as their own. |
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| representational art that mimics optical experience so faithfuly that it may be mistaken momentarily for reality. |
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| the identification, desription, &/or interpretation of the subject matter in art. |
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| in 2D images the relationship b/n a shape we practice as dominant (figure), & the background shape we percive it against (ground). |
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| in 2D representational art; the technique of using values to recrod light and shadow, sepecially as they provide nfo about 3D forms. |
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| the organization of lines, shapes, colors, & other art elements in a work of art. |
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| the representaion of important figures as larger than less important figures. |
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| a scale that goes from black to white in nine different steps (including the begginning & end points). |
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| a path traced by a moved point. |
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| an entire room or similar space is treated as a work of art to be entered & experienced. |
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| events or actions carried out by an artist & offered as art. |
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| having to do with motion. This kind of art incorporates (rather than depicts) real or apparent movement. |
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| 3D forms; often implying bulk, density & weight. |
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| based on repetition, & it is a basic part of the world we find ourselves in. |
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| size in relation to some "normal" or constant size. |
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| size relationships b/n parts of a whole or 2 or more items percieved as a unit: also the size relationship b/n an object & its surroundings. |
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| Descrptive art that does not represent or otherwise refer to the visible world outside itself. |
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| Art work that is not balanced. |
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| Descriptive of a design in which the two halves of a compostion on either side of an imaginary central vertical axis corresponds to one another in size, shape, & placement. |
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| the main area that the artist wants the view to focus on. |
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| art work that was created without the intention of being publically displayed. |
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Reaction is the response your "body language" may give to a piece of art, such as a shiver, or even a sigh.
Response is a personal opion of a work of art.
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| *Effect of Photography on the Appearence of Art* |
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| Before the camera, artists thrived on making their art work as realistic as possible. But when the camera was invented,it was hard for the artists to compete with a device that could just about perfectly copy the essence of realistic. So artists had to find a new way to create aesthetic experience as well as a new way to make money off of their work. Abstrct, and non-representational art, as well as other kinds of art, were created over time. |
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| space refers to distances or areas around, between or within components of a piece. Light, 2D, 3D, and other things can give the illusion of space. |
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