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| THE BASIC VOCABULARY OF ART - LINE, SHAPE,FORM, VOLUME, MASS, COLOR, TEXTURE, SPACE, TIME AND MOTION, AND VALUE |
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| THE GRAMMAR APPLIED TO ELEMENTS OF ART - CONTRAST, BALANCE, UNITY, VARIETY, RHYTHM, EMPHASIS, PATTERN, SCALE, PROPORTION, AND FOCAL POINT |
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| A MARK, OR IMPLIED MARK BETWEEN TWO ENDPOINTS |
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| THE TWO DIMENSIONAL AREA THE BOUNDARIES OF WHICH ARE DEFINED BY LINES OR SUGGESTED BY CHANGES IN COLOR OR VALUE |
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| A DRASTIC DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCH ELEMENTS AS COLOR OR VALUE |
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| THE OUTERMOST LINE OF AN OBJECT OR FIGURE, BY WHICH IT IS DEFINED OR BOUNDED |
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| ANY SIDE OF A BUILDING, USUALLY THE FRONT OR ENTRANCE |
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| A WORK IN WHICH THE IDEAS ARE OFTEN AS IMPORTANT AS HOW IT IS MADE |
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| SUPPRESSING CONSCIOUS CONTROL TO ACCESS SUBCONSCIOUS SOURCES OF CREATIVITY AND TRUTH |
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| A CHARACTERISTIC WAY IN WHICH AN ARTIST OR GROUP OF ARTISTS USES VISUAL LANGUAGE TO GIVE A WORK AN IDENTIFIABLE FORM OF VISUAL EXPRESSION |
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| A CONTINUOUS, UNINTERRUPTED LINE |
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| A LINE NOT ACTUALLY DRAWN BUT SUGGESTED BY ELEMENTS IN THE ARTWORK |
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| THE REGULAR OR ORDERED REPETITION OF ELEMENTS IN THE WORK |
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| A PRINTMAKING PROCESS THAT RELIES ON ACID TO BITE THE ENGRAVED DESIGN ONTO A PRINTING SURFACE |
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| THE PART OF A WORK DEPICTED FURTHEST FROM THE VIEWER'S SPACE, OFTEN BEHIND THE MAIN SUBJECT MATTER |
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| THE SPACE FILLED OR ENCLOSED BY A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FIGURE OR OBJECT |
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| THE DISTANCE BETWEEN IDENTIFIABLE POINTS OR PLANES |
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| THE OPTICAL EFFECT CAUSED WHEN REFLECTED WHITE LIGHT OF THE SPECTRUM IS DIVIDED INTO A SEPARATE WAVELENGTH |
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| THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT ARTISTS USE |
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| A WORK OF ART ASSEMBLED BY GLUING MATERIALS, OFTEN PAPER, ONTO A SURFACE |
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| AN ARRANGEMENT OF PREDICTABLY REPEATED ELEMENTS |
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| AN AREA OF LIGHTEST VALUE IN WORK |
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| A SHAPE DEFINED BY ITS SURROUNDING EMPTY SPACE |
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| AN EMPTY SPACE GIVEN SHAPE BY ITS SURROUNDINGS |
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| AN AREA OF LIGHTEST VALUE IN WORK |
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| A SHAPE DEFINED BY ITS SURROUNDING EMPTY SPACE |
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| AN EMPTY SPACE GIVEN SHAPE BY ITS SURROUNDINGS |
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| ART IMAGERY THAT DEPARTS FROM RECOGNIZABLE IMAGES FROM THE NATURAL WORLD |
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| -LINE, SHAPE, AND CONTRAST |
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| WHAT ARTISTS USE TO COMMUNICATE IN TWO DIMENSIONS |
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| -THE BASICS OF TWO DIMENSIONS |
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| GIVES GREAT VISUAL COMMUNICATION POWER |
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| A PRINT CREATED FROM AN INCISED PIECE OF WOOD |
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| THE REVERSAL OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ONE SHAPE (THE FIGURE) AND ITS BACKGROUND (THE GROUND), SO THAT THE FIGURE BECOMES BACKGROUND AND THE BACKGROUND BECOMES FIGURE |
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| IDENTICAL SHAPES STACKED INSIDE EACH OTHER SHARING THE SAME CENTER, FOR EXAMPLE THE CIRCLES OF A TARGET |
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| Having height, width, and depth |
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| art imagery that departs from having recognizable images |
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| an object that can be defined in three dimensions |
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| the size of an object or artwork relative to another object or artwork, or to a system of measurement |
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| the space filled or closed by a 3d object |
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| a volume that has or gives the illusion of having weight, density, or bulk |
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| the distance between unidentifiable points or planes |
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| the surface quality of a work |
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| a raised form on a largely flat background |
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| a free standing sculpture that can be viewed from all sides |
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| the part of a work as depicted nearest to a viewer |
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| sculpture carved with high depth |
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| sculpture carved with low depth |
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| upright stone slab decorated with pictures/inscriptions/carvings |
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| the overall design or organization of a work |
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| the center of interest or activity |
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| an imaginary line showing the center or shape |
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| an empty space given shape by its surround |
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| LIGHTNESS OR DARKNESS OF A PLANE OR AREA |
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| THE CREATIONS OF THE ILLUSIONS OF DEPTH IN A 2D IMAGE USING MATHEMATICAL PRINCIPLES |
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| A PERIOD OF CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC CHANGE IN EUROPE IN 14TH TO 17TH CENTURY |
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| THE SURFACE OF A PAINTING OR DRAWING |
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| THE REGULAR OR ORDERED REPETITION OF ELEMENTS IN A WORK |
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| THE RELATIVE CLARITY OF COLOR IN ITS PUREST RAW FORM |
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| A SYSTEM USING DIAGONAL PARALLEL LINES TO COMMUNICATE DEPTH |
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| A SYSTEM USING CONVERGING IMAGINARY SIGHT LINES TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF DEPTH |
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| THE POINT IN A WORK OF ART IN WHICH IMAGINARY SIGHT LINES APPEAR TO CONVERGE, SUGGESTING DEPTH |
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| IMAGINARY SIGHTLINES EXTENDING FROM THE FORMS TOWARDS THE VANISHING POINT |
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| A PERSPECTIVE SYSTEM WITH A SINGLE VANISHING POINT ON THE HORIZON |
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| A TECHNIQUE WHERE A PAINTER PAINTS ON FRESHLY APPLIED PLASTER |
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| A PERSPECTIVE SYSTEM WITH TWO VANISHING POINTS ON THE HORIZON AND ONE NOT ON THE HORIZON |
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| A PRINT CREATED FROM AN INCISED PIECE OF WOOD |
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| A PERSPECTIVE TECHNIQUE THAT DEPICTS A FORM AT A VERY OBLIQUE ANGLE TO A VIEWER IN ORDER TO SHOW DEPTH IN THE SPACE |
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| THE OPTICAL EFFECT CAUSED WHEN REFLECTED WHITE LIGHT OF THE SPECTRUM IS DIVIDED INTO A SEPARATE WAVELENGTH |
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| THREE BASIC COLORS FROM WHICH ALL COLORS ARE DERIVED |
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| COLORS MIXED FROM TWO PRIMARY COLORS |
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| RANGE OF COLORS USED BY AN ARTIST |
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| THE COLORED MATERIAL USED IN PAINTS |
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| GENERAL CLASSIFICATION OF A COLOR |
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| A COLOR DARKER IN VALUE THAN IN ITS PUREST STATE |
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| A COLOR LIGHTER IN VALUE THAN IN ITS PUREST STATE |
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| COLORS MADE BY MIXING COMPLEMENTARY HUES |
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| THE DEGREE OF PURITY OF A COLOR |
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| FRENCH ARTISTS THAT USED VIVID COLORS |
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| A STYLE OF PAINTING SHOWING THE IMPRESSION OF THE EFFECTS OF LIGHT |
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| THE SURFACE OR BACKGROUND ONTO WHICH AN ARTISTS PAINTS OR DRAWS |
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| THE EFFECT OF CHANGING PLACEMENT IN TIME |
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| ARTWORK CREATED BY ARRANGING OR ASSEMBLING OBJECTS IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION |
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| A WORK THAT CONTAINS MOVING PARTS |
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| A SILENT PERFORMANCE WORK USING ONLY BODY MOVEMENTS AND FACIAL EXPRESSIONS |
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