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imago image
Contorno Shape
grain texture
Principles UnityMovementBalanceContrastHarmony
shapes 2-d objects
ritonavir (Norvir) PI
Kritik die critic
refléter to reflect
el lienzo canvas
orange red and yellow
Coil Roll of clay
column vertical architectual support
The Law Student Rockwell
texture the way something feels
Guernica by Picasso, 1937
http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/937/flashcards/672211/jpg/drift-no.-2.jpg Bridget RileyDrift No. 21966
figurative representing human or animal forms
Cubism • Angular, geometric shapes • Flattens out space • Multiple vantage points
Le Corbusier "Villa Savoye" Poissy-sure-France 1930
line weight density of a line
Who painted The Swing? Jean Fragonard
Velazquez was court painter to King Phillip.
La obra de arte work of art
pinch a clay, hand-building technique which begins with a lump of clay. next the thumb and fingers squeeze the clay into a form
Burnish process of rubbing the leather-hard surface of unfired clay to achieve a high-gloss. Done with a smooth, hard tool like a spoon or stone.
Hellenistic Baroque extremely theatrical artwork. The Blinding of Polyphemus is an example.
Anthemius and Isidorus, exterior of Hagia Sophia, Byzantine (532-37 CE)
Charcol the oldest of all drawing tools
Pendentives   Concave, triangular piece of masonry; four of these form the transition from a square area to the circular base of a covering dome. They support the dome *They carry the enourmous weight from the circular of the upperdome downward to a square form on supporting walls
Physical texture actual variation in a surface.
Concede Acknowledge as true, just or proper (give in), admit defeat
elements of art line, shape, form/value, texture, space, color
Binder A liquid that holds together the grains of pigment.
Mouth Halfway between nose line and bottom of chin. Wider than nose. Usually to the center of eyes
Jacob wrestling the Angle by Gauguin, 1888
Rya the weave comprising of the warp, weft, and hand-tied knots
Leading Lines Black lines (what catches the eye)
What individual chose the Neoclassical architectural style (p. 482) for his home in the United States? Thomas Jefferson
Palette Tray for mixing colors of paints; colors used in a particular work of art.
picture plane surface where the picture is formed.
Entablature The part of a building above the capitals of columns and below the roof or the upper story
industrial design artists who design all manner of products/ mostly utilitarian objects
The different kinds of lines verticle, horizontal, diagonal, curved, zig zag
complementary colors colors exactly opposite on the color wheel
2 Point Perspective What perspective reduces to two vanishing points?
design the plan the artist uses to organize the art elements in a work of art to acheive a unified composition
emphasis a high point or climax occurring in the work; the dominant motif or design element
Saint - Denis What building did Abbot Suger create?
Foreground an area of a picture that appears closest to the veiwer and detailed
Triangular Force An arrangement of elements relying on a triangular structure that provides actual or illusional stability
One of his works depicts a mounted archer during the apocalypse West
An artist who is part of the Surrealism style, but is considered a precursor? De Chirico
moments of force The direction and degree of energy implied by the art elements in specific compositional situations; amounts of visual thrust produced by such matters as dimension, placement, and accent.
Fine artist What type of artist has formal arts training?
As black is added to a color it becomes ______ in value lower
convergence when many elements in a work seem to point one item, that item becomes the focal point
Conceptual art the idea, or concept, is the governing principle, and for that reason the work of LeWitt and other like-minded artists is known as this
What is a "Happening"? Activity in which the viewers are participants, seemingly random event but orchestrated by artist
spatial (art) a function of the right side of the brain
Rothwell (Canadian) and Stroke 582 accident cases in Ontario '93-'98. Over 90% had no chiro visits in year before VBA; 4 - Day before VBA; 5 - Previous 2-7 days; 3 - previous 8-30 days; 15- previous 31-365 days. 6 strokes within 7 days of manip for under-45 group, but potentially no causation
Altered Book Take an old book and turn it into a piece of art
Name the two primary groups in German Expressionism. The Bridge, The Blue Rider
What is the Intaglio Method of MEZZOTINT? MEZZOTINT and AQUATINT does not depend on lines. They both are NON-LINEAR intaglio techniques. MEZZOTINT comes from the Italian word meaning "half tint" - Mezzotint is rarely used because it is too painstaking and time consuming. How: 1. The entire plate is worked w/ a hatcher which creates thousands of tiny pits all over the surface whih hold the ink. 2. The hatcher is a curved multitoothed implement. 3. For areas that you want to be white, you polish or smooth the areas so that they will not hold ink.
Renoir
todavía still/yet
vraisemblable believable
scolpire to sculpt
La exposición exibihit
slip liquid clay
el tema theme/subject
el paso step
Old Battersea Whistler
Define: Rainbow natural spectrum.
media plural for medium
alto/ ancho tall/ wide
aesthetic having an artist quality
Stop-motion photography Eadweard Muybridge 1878
what do i see? describe
The Anger of Achilles David
tertiary another name for intermediate colors
Medium material used to make art
Secondary Colors Orange, green and violet
Kouros Free-standing male figures which represent athletes and military heroes.
mass physical bulk of an object
Platform what a greek temple sits on
versatile (used of persons) having many skills
hacerse + noun to become an occupation
retratar to portray or make a portrait
Zoomorphic Image Elongated or distorted Animal Form
BAROQUE dark background, bright spotlight on important figures, dramatic action caught at a significant moment in the story
Open shape many openings, holes and cutouts
landscape the aspect of the land characteristic of a particular region
Value refers to the ligtening (adding white) or darkening (adding black) of a color
shape two dimentional figure with both width and length
Red-figure style Red silhouettes on a black background
Casting molten metal or another substance is poured into a mold and allowed to harden. Usually begins as a wax, clay or plaster sculpture.
Highlight lightest area, where light hits the object
Format The dimensions and shape of a work.
iconoclasm a challenge to or overturning of traditional beliefs, customs, and values, any movement against the religious use of images
Having a recognizable subject that is shown in an unrealistic manner. Abstract
Chuck Close "Phil III" 1980; challenged self with restraints on color, materials, etc; very realistic, only paints people he knows Photo/Super Realism
aesthetics A branch of philosophy; the study of art and theories about the nature and components of aesthetic experience.
No. 49 from the migration of the negro, USA, "HIGH" MODERN ART IN NORTH AMERICA, Lawrence
contour line in drawing the line of varying thickness tone and speed that follows and emphasizes the shared edges of shapes or shapes and spaces
tertiary colors are obtained by mixing one primary with one secondary
suzzane lacys roles of artist experiencer, reporter, activist, analyst
Fresco Had wet plaster and then paint would be added to the plaster and the paint would dry with the plaster
Basilica A roman town hall, with three aisles and an apse at one or both ends.  Christians appropriated this form for their churches
relief sculpture form projects from a background. high, low, sunken.
Primary colors 3 basic colors. Red yellow and blue. It is possible to mix all other colors and the primaries cannot be produced by mixing other colors.
Arbitrary color Color chosen by an artist to express his emotions or feelings
compositional movement a parth that the viewer's gaze is directed to follow because of the arrangement of elements in an artwork
Horizon line a line that corresponds with your eye level. The vanishing point rests on it.  
triadic color scheme three colors equally spaced out on the color wheel
stoneware a type of pottery that is fired at a high temp. and is dense, opaque and non-porouse; it vitrifies and is waterproof even with out glaze.
Orthogonal Lines Lines or edges in a picture that lead the viewer's eyes to the vanishing points in an illusional 3D space.
slip and score roughing up the two pieces of clay to be joined and applying slip and then smoothing them together
list the 7 elements of art line shape color form texture space value
used to pick up a slap of clay of a potter's wheel Flat wire end tool
manerismo mannerism
sentado seated
creativo creative
mobile hanging sculpture
1824-28 Altes Museum
light la luz
el siglo century
le fauteuil armchair
Camera Degli Sposi Mantegna
pablo picaso Wildfrido lam
más que... more than
ave maria horatio walker 1906 o/c
Arnolfini Portrait Jan van Eyck
free-form cannot be measured mathematically
Plasticity Form ability of clay
Name two Minimalist sculptors. Judd, Serra
monochromatic the use of one color
Rhythm repetition, keeps your eyes moving
Title: The Red Studio Date: 1911 Creator: MATISSE, Henri Medium: oil on canvas
Photorealism late 1960's early 1970's camera-based realism
compressed charcoal creates hard, dark, dense line
krater used for mixing wine and water
Liberty Leading the People, France, Romanticism, Delacroix
Additive sculptor gradually adds more material to build a form
impressionists the _______________ were the first painters to make visible brush strokes an immediately recognizable and characteristic feature of their work.
early renaissance primary focus on mathematical proportions in art and the mechanics of representation, had classical themes, direct references to pagan imagery
David with the Head of Goliath Carvaggio
Creativity fundamental to appreciating a work of art
romanticism a type of painting that idealizes images; often with surrealistic or imaginative composition
Woodcut A relief printmaking process, in which a wooden block is carved so that those parts not intended to print are cut away, leaving the design raised, the resultant print is also called this
evaluation A process used to determine the quality or lasting importance of a work.
Shining Light of Night, artist: Han Gan, 8th c. CE
Dissolve one scene disappears slowly as the other scene reappears
intermediate colors combination of primary and secondary colors
hatching shading done by drawing tiny, closely set parallel lines.
solvent the material used to thin the binder
Iconography The symbolic meanins of subjects and signs used to convey ideas important to particular cultures or religions, and the conventions governing the use of such forms.
Which artist painted “Death of a Virgin”? Caravaggio
Variety adds visual interest to a work by giving the eye different things to focus on, creates w/ contrasting elements Part of the Principles of Design
12 how many colors are in a color wheel?
cenotaph A memorial monument to honor a person or persons whose remains lie elsewhere.
transverse arch a supporting arch which runs across the vault
Window into space The Italian Renaissance concept to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space on a flat surface.
Terra Cotta Warriors Pit No. 1 c. 210 BCE Han Dynasty
enlightment movement that began in Europe in the late 1600s as people began examining the natural world, society, and government; also called the age of reason
pablo picasso "... in art there are all possibilities"
Changes in value can be created by applying pressure to the pencil. True
Chen-shu was the final step in evolution in use for nearly two-thousand years
contour lines that make an outline or edges of a subject
random rhythm no apparent order to the use of motifs
Elements of design Parts of composition ( 1-Line 2-shape 3-Texture 4- Shape 5- Color 6 _ value
words to describe of baroque? grandeur, richness, drama, vitality, movement, tension, emotional exuberance
Camera obscure latin for dark room, produces an image then the photographer traces it
Henri Rousseau painted a work that features the main scene of this painting in a forest entitled The Dream. Venus of Urbino
4 ways to create visual space placement, overlapping, value, cast shadow
elephant ear sponge Silk or natural sponge for soothing & moistening.
A blue garbed man reclines on the marble stars, reads a pamphlet, and is thought to be Diogenes. School of Athens
What are the 4 parts of "Art Criticism" and what order are they done describe, analyze, interpret, judge
What is monochromatic color scheme? created with tints and shades of a hue
list a few geometric forms? can a hand or a tv be a form? cylinder, cube, pyramid. yes they are. (im not sure if this is right..)
estético aesthetic
Greek corinthian
dream suelto
la lumière light
Abu Simbel Egypt
el escritor writer
dwarfs los enanos
la galeria gallery
Venus and Cupid Velazquez
davinci last supper artist
lineas defenidas defined lines
The Peacock Room Whistler
Pollock Abstract Expressionism Autumn Rhythm
andy warhol leading pop artist
Camille Pissaro lived from 1941-1902
implied movement apperance of movement
Graffiti/Post-Graffiti Artists Keith HARING, Jean-Michel BASQUIAT
printer's primaries magenta, cyan, yellow (3)
Impressionism interested in effects of light
Point A very small circular shape
Death of Sardanapalus reveals the influence on Dela Croix of the artist _______________. Rubens
aquatint an etching technique consisting of sprinkling a metal plate with powdered resin and heating it to adhere, creatin a dense or lightly grandulated effect
Imitationlism An aesthetic theory focusing on realistic presentation.
Figure Ground in two-dimensional images, the relationship between a shape we perceive as dominant (the figure) and the background shape we perceive it against (the ground). Psychologists have identified a list of principles we use to decide which shapes are figure and which ground. When none of those conditions are met, figure and ground may seem to shift back and forth as our brain organizes the information first one way and then another an effect known as figure-ground ambiguity.
Zurbarán Amigos de Velazquez Moderno - trabaja en monsaterios/conventos y comunidad de un grupo (salas)
Modeling, casting, construction Types of additive sculpture
loop tool tool used to carve clay
nonobjective not representing objects known in physical nature; nonrepresentational:
Pointillism a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of pure color are applied in patterns to form an image
Colonnette A small, often decorative, column that is connected to a wall or pier.
High-Art expensive and one of a kind art.
Cornelia pointing to her children as treasures, England, Neoclassicism, Kauffmann
Realism type of representational art in which the artist depicts as closely as possible what the eye sees. The mid 19th century style of Courbet and others, based on the idea that ordinary people and everyday activities are worthy subjects for art.
genre a kind of literary or artistic work
dominance a concept that one primary element attracts more attention (focal point)
Gothic Architecture (1200-1400 AD) these churches were regarded as images of the City of God, the New Jerusalem. They were characterized height, possible because of the pointed arch and flying buttresses which these high walls and stained glass windows.
Triptych Usually three pieces of artwork in which the middle panel is usually the largest and most important, flanked by two smaller and lesser but related pieces.
ledger drawings Drawings, in ledger books, made by some Native American peoples to record personal and historical events.
Space The area within, between, or around an area of substance
Positive space The area containing the subject matter in a composition
Photo-secession founded in NY by Alfred Stieglitz in 1902; An American pictoralist group whose objective echoed the emphasis on the expressive potential of the photographic medium
Hatching and Crosshatching using lines to make areas darker
clay moist sticky dirt that is plastic when wet,brittle when dry, hard when heated
Overlapping When one object covers part of a second object the first object appears closer.
expressive qualities of diagonal lines instability, tension, activity, excitement
Aerial Perspective atmospheric effects that occur in a drawing to create the illusion of depth and dimension.
polyptychs a painting which is divided into four or more sections, or panels.
Define "palette" a stone slab with a circular depression
vertical lines lines that give a strong and powerful feeling
form an element of art that is three - dimensional and encloses volume; includes height, width , and depth ( as in a cube, a sphere, a pyramid, or a cylinder). Form may also be free flowing.
what was the purpose of van gogh's paintings? personal expression
Calotype: who, when, where, advantages, how william Talbot, 1840, England, multiple prints, sun developes image
Oil painting The process of patining with a medium forced of ground colours held together with a binding oil, usually linseed.
What are orthogonal lines? straight diagonal lines drawn to connect points around the edges of a picture to the vanishing point
What are 3 princliples of composition? Balance, rhythm, and unity
Symmetry Balance What balance is it when both sides of the composition line up?
What are the four types of printmaking? relief, intaglio, lithography, serigraphy
Richard Rogers & Renzo Piano lloyds of london the factory with the colored pipes, Pompidou Centre
What caused Frida Kahlo's injuries? A Bus accident when she was 18
What are 3 ways to create unity and explain each. repetition ; intellectual unity; Gestalt
realista realistic
parmi among
contrast differences
el retrato portrait
superhero fictional character
la imagen image
Black Iris O'Keefe
gouge relief cutting tool
unaltered (recontextualized) readymade
Mecca birthplace of Islam
Unity similar elements, uncomplicated look
une exposition an art exhibition
1 point perspective X axis
The Thinker Sculpture (René-François-)Auguste Rodin 1900
Delusions of Grandeur Magritte oil on canvas proportion
Mosque a Muslim place of worship
St. Patrick originally half-roman/british before he was abducted by Irish marauders
Decorative The quality which emphasizes the two-dimensional nature of any of the visual elements. Decoration enriches a surface without denying the essential flatness of its nature. Line
llamr la atencion to attract ones attention
dépasser les limites to overstep the mark
Help Create Focal Point Variety and Contrast
Medusa (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena
Reality vs. Comedy Reality: serious, work oriented, follow rules, be in forum, be with wife, honesty, man Comedy: light hearted, pleasure, break rules, be at home/brothel, be with prostitute, deception, cross-dressing
chiaroscuro value pattern which uses a gradual shifting from light to dark to create the illusion of 3 dimensions on a 2 dimensional surface
Canon a set of rules, principles, or standards used to establish scales or proportions
achromatic black, gray, or white with no distinctive hues
Trumo Human figures carved into sides of doorway
Lithography Print pulled from a slab of limestone
Buttress This is a support structure built against a wall to help reduce the pressure exerted on the wall from the weight of an arch, vault, or ceiling.
Slapstick comedy. a type of physical comedy characterized by broad humour, absurd situations, and vigorous, usually violent action.
Shade A color plus black makes a darker value of the color
vantage point angle from which something is being viewed (greater rate of visual compression if viewed on a lower angle.
Geometric and Orientalizing Period 900 BC- 600 BC; Greece
space is creates the illusion of depth or perspective
movement a way of combining elements to produce a look of action or to cause the viewer's eye to sweep over the work in a certain manner
Ethnicity- A reference to a quality assigned to a specific group of people historically
triad what are tints and shades of 3 colors equally distant?
color discord a perception of dissonance in a color relationship.
(3) basic properties of an artwork subject, composition, and content
symmetic balance whole of the work has s symmeticrial feeling
a tool used to hold paint... What is a palette?
Perspective drawing Be able to draw 2 boxes using 1-point perspective; include a horizon line and a vanishing point
Conte Crayon Type of artist crayon that is waxy and lasts longer than children's crayons
one point perspective using only 1 point on the horizon line
Warm and cool colors Left side of the color wheel is war, right side cool
tradicional traditional
Eagle John
ceramic ...
Ticket la entrada
constructions assembling methods
to love amar
representar to represent
primer plano close up
el autorretrato self portrait
polyphedra multi faceted volume
PODS placement overlap detail scale
Delivery of the Keys Perugino
pigment finely ground colored powders
forms 3d-spheres, eggs, prisms, cubes.
What is a still life? ...
Proportion-The relationship of size of elements
Kirchner Germany, expressionism reality is distorted to show artists feelings, hitler, triangluated head, chopped off head symbolic of castration, army medic, "Self-Portrait as a Soldier" artist committed suicide after nervous break down
No Pants Day interventionist performance art
Arab Calvary Practising a Charge Delacroix, 1832
Necropolis an ancient or prehistoric burial ground "City of the Dead"
Greek Kouros Perfection; *beauty*; Free Standing (Autonomous); Nude, c. 580 BC, Greek, 6' 4"
pastel drawing implement made by grinding coloring matter, mixing it with gum and forming it into a crayon
analysis the examination of the relationships among the facts
the range of neutral values Grey scale
industrial designers work to improve the appearance, quality and safety of manufactured products.
locus amoenus pleasant, safe place, idealistic place where romantic encounter occurs
Picasso's Rose Period -Settled in Paris -Fell in love -Sentimental & romantic
Iconic Volute capitol on top, pedestal for column
Analogous Color that are next to each other
representational resembles forms in a natural world -Picasso
What is hue? The name of the color
visual rhythm created by repeating wavy lines flowing rhythm
archaism something archaic, as a word or expression.
Las Meninas Painting Diego (Rodríguez de Silva y) Velázquez 1656
value emphasis use of a light-and-dark contrast to create a focal point within a composition.
self portrait a picture of yourself created by yourself.
oil paint paint pigments mixed in a viscous, slow-drying oil medium which dries by oxidation and blends easily. It can be used as a glaze or a heavy impasto
buon fresco true fresco executed on damp lime plaster
screen print a printmaking process in which a photograph or other image is transfered or adhered to a silk or synthetic fabric that has been streched onto a frame; the image serves as a sort of stencil, blocking out areas of the permeable fabric so that when the ink is forced through the fabric using a squeegee, the image will be transferred to the paper on fabric beneath at those areas not blocked by the stenciling.
highlights small areas of white used to show the very brightest spots
proportion the size and amount of elements in the image
tendency to see a shape as unchanging regardless of angle shape constancy
Sustained Gesture A type of gesture drawing that begins with a quick notation of the subject and extends into a longer analysis and correction.
Fluency A readiness to allow the free flow of ideas
the 6 design elements line shape value texture space color
Keith Haring, Lucky Strike He achieved his first public attention with chalk drawings in the subways of New York "public art" or graffiti art
a ? is someone who takes people on a tour of the museum docent
What are H pencils? hard and light- 3, 4, 5 and "F"
Four Early Purposes for creating included 1) Ceremonial 2) Religious Purposes 3) Special Events 4)Propaganda 5)Political 6) Deep Emotion