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| The study of human responses to art and beauty. |
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| A similarity or connection between things that are apparently separate and dissimilar. For example, when a teacher describes wet plaster as having the "consistency of cream"," he or she is using _______. |
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| A chemical or action used to induce insensitivity or unconsciousness. |
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| A postmodern practice in which one artist reproduces an imaged created by another and claims it as his or her own. |
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| An overused expression or a predictable visual treatment of an idea. |
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1. The physical manifestation of an idea, as opposed to the content, which refers to the idea itself.
2. The organization or arrangement of visual elements to created a unified design.
3. A three-dimensional composition or unit within a three-dimensional composition. For example, a sphere, a cube, and a pyramid are all three-dimensional forms. |
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| The creation of artworks using disparate media to create unified conceptual statement. |
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| The study of symbolic visual systems. |
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| A postmodern practice in which an accumulation of multiple (and often contradictory) visual layers is used to create a single artwork. |
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| A figure of speech in which one thing is directly linked to another, dissimilar thing. Through this connection, the original work is given the qualities of the linked word. For example, when we say "She's a diamond in the rough," we attribute to a woman the qualities of an unpolished gem. |
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| The use of metaphors or analogies to create visual or verbal bridges. |
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| A collection of artistic styles, most prominent from around 1860-1960, that emphasized the importance of form, introduced new materials and production methods, and sought to express universal truths. |
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| A collection of artistic styles that arose in the 1970's as a reaction to modernism. Notable characteristics include conceptual emphasis, social commentary, irreverence, and skepticism about universal truths. |
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| A postmodern practice in which the meaning of an image or object is changed by the context in which it is placed. |
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| A figure of speech in which one thing is linked to another, dissimilar thing using the word like or as. Through this connection, the original word is given the qualities of the linked word. For example, when we say "He's as strong as an ox," we attribute to a man the strength of an animal. |
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| A fixed generalization based on a preconception. |
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