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orkestro orchestra
Shanameh 1300s
Principle Movement
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Geometric shapes square,rectangle,circle,triangle,oval,parallalogram,etc.,flat
ertavirine (Intelence) NNRTI
entwickeln to develop
le dénouement end
pintar to paint
Nitric acid Etching metals
Primary Colors red,Blue, Yellow
Line Continuous points together
Mobius Strip II Escher
Contrast Juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar
Hatch parallel lines to shade
A globe is a form
http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/937/flashcards/672211/jpg/lagrandvitesse.jpg Le Grande VitesseAlexander Calder1969-people didn't like it then but it became famous later on-Public Art
genre refers to normal everyday activites/ordinary
medium the material an artist uses
Richard ESTES Photorealism late 1960's, early 1970's
Amazonomachy Parthenon, Iktinos and Kallikrates, 447-432 BC, metopes, west
una identidad propia their own identity
pigments finely ground, colored powders that form paint or dye when mixed with a liquid, called the vehicle (such as water or oil)
diferent values of a certain color monochromatic
Forest Scene Landscapes, Gerard David, c.1510-15, Mauritshuis, The Hague
Greek Art Balance, Order, Symmetry, Proportion -realistic strength, anatomy -young, god-like, perfection -discus thrower-olympic games, etc.
Lares usually shown as dancing young guys-skirt, holding a laurel branch. familial and communal gods of protection.
barrel vault an elongated or continuous semicircular vault, shpaed like a half-cylinder
The Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuacán is a six-level step pyramid built in the _______ style of alternating vertical and sloping step faces. Talud
Ceramics Clay hardened into a relativley permanent material by firing. A practitioner of the cermanic arts is a ceramist.
skill the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well:
Proportion To refer to the comparative, proper, or harmonious relationship of the part to the whole. It is the relationship of the part to the whole, and how it harmoniously fits in.
2D an area confined to length and width
to be obsessed with von etw. besessen sein
balance Principle of desiagn that deals with arranging the visual elements in a work of art equally
scroll a long roll of illustrated parchment or silk
actual and implied the two types of texture
barren instrument used to apply pressure in order to transfer ink from a printing plate to another surface
The artist André Breton issued a manifesto that described the point of "resolution between these two states, dream and reality." What was this movement? Surrealism
Chiaroscuro Method of arranging light and shadow in two-dimensional art to create the illusion of a three-dimensional form which appears to emerge from the darkness.
Triumphal Arch a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory
future cultures Teotihuacan set the stages for many _______ ________
perspective a system for drawing objects in space as they appear to the eye
Leonardo da Vinci A 15th century Italian artist, scientist, engineer, inventor and architect
media the combined use of more than one medium in a work of art
Flack Wheel of Fortune Oil and acrylic on canvas
Color Wheel A system of organizing and classifying colors that bends the colors of the visable spectrum
op art modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns.
Medium is? Material and technique used by artist for different types of paint
Cone of Vision In linear perspectival rendering, a 45- to 60-degree angle that includes the artist's vision from the artist's point of view when depicting an illusion of a 3D object or scene
This French sculptor created a lead sculpture of a nude woman falling sideways into the water (Aristide(s)) Mallilol
Content A description of what you see in a work of art
Abstract Expressionism ..., a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions
Positive Space shapes or forms in 2- or 3-D art
Institutional Critique Criticizes the gallery in a subtle way i.e. MoMA Poll
length, width, texture, direction, degree of curve Name the 5 lines vary
separation of spheres... specialization, focus on one area of expertise.
Three steps to one perspective drawings: horizon line vanishing point draw flat face
Basic art historical questions are? Facts (artist, date), style (visual traits), iconography (subject matters), technical matters (the medium), patron (who is the work intended for), position in a larger context (early vs. late)
Shape - Element of Art Is 2 dimensional; can be organic, geometric, positive, or negative
Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People tribute to those of rev. 1840, pryamid of death to inspirtation, france, liberty, revolt, lady is inspirtation, tell status of ppl by clothing, bohemian dressed man w/ radical art w/ radical politics
a desire to break from the past one of the primary concepts which governs modern art is:
feature szerepel
grid háló
complaint panasz
tasty delicious
tasteless blank
mural freskó
pro-freedom szabadságpárti
appalling visszataszító
pathetic szánalmas
depict ábrázol
inspiration ihlet
fly légy
scandal botrány
水(shuǐ)彩(cǎi) watercolors
reach elér (fizikailag)
float lebeg, úszkál
elaborate kidolgozott, kifinomult
glass case üvegvitrin
plight nehéz helyzet
representation ábrázolás, értelmezés
sketch pad vázlatfüzet
画(huà) 布(bù) canvas
blank üres (pl. papír)
public opinion közvélemény, közvélekedés
approach sg közelít vmihez
marine life tengeri élővilág
strange materials furcsa alapanyagok
wide audience nagy közönség
continuing debate folytatódó vita
素(sù)描(miáo) 本(běn) sketch notebook
画(huà) 材(cái) painting materials
松(sōng)节(jié) 油(yóu) turpentine oil
上(shàng)光(guāng) 油(yóu) retouch varnish
调(tiáo) 色(sè) 板(bǎn) palette
attitude to sg hozzáállás vmihez
contrary to sg ellentétben vmivel
be in bad taste ízléstelen
写(xiě) 生(shēng) sketch from nature
be ahead of sg megelőz vmit
调(tiáo) 色(sè) to mix the colors
be still going strong sikeresen/töretlenül halad előre
reposse embossed
I Intermediate
abstracto abstract
la forma form
le compositeur composer
Influir(i-y) to influence
Ballet Rehearsal Degas
el talento talent
The Last Supper Leonardo
Embarkation for Cythera Watteau
20 lois mailou jones
Secondary colors. Green, purple, orange.
Redolent Strong Smelling (not negatively)
Qur'an "recitation" revealed to the prophet muhammed 114 suras (chapters)
la galeria (thing on i) gallery
Icon a conventional religious image typically painted on a small wooden panel and used in the devotions of Eastern Christians
armature framework for supporting plastic material
highlights reflected light on the subject
cool color scheme cold or calming feeling
Rose window found in the Chartres Cathedral
Prision 2007 Title Exercise Yard, Beautiful West
Emphasis is given to a center-of-interest, which might be the largest, brightest or l
brayer a rolly tool that spreads ink
... Queen Hatshepsut, c. 1450 B.C., Egyptian, New Kingdom.
Putti those naked plump little boys with wings
Islamic contributions to architecture pointed arch high vaults widely spaced columns
variety using different elements in an image to produce interest
expressive to be able to effectively communicate feelings and ideas in visual form
Perpendicular Gothic the last English Gothic style characterized by a strong vertical emphasis
Physical Functions artists and craftspeople invent new ways to create functional art Ex) cars
clay mixture of earth, mud, dirt with several elements combined that is plastic when wet [allowing it to be worked with], brittle when dry, and very hard when heated
complementary colors found opposite on the color wheel and have the
motion element of art that can strongly suggest the passage of time when it is either actual in kinetic art or implied in a still image
design the plan the artist uses to organize the art elements in a work of art to achieve a unified composition
Vertical balance Balancing of the visual weight of upper and lower areas of a composition.
Foreshortning -making the object come out at the viewer using distortion
Steel frame construction modern day skyscrapers. steel and glass
space A blank area used to separate things in a drawing
Double exposure a technique used in film and photography to expose two images onto one negative, or sheet of photographic paper
tangible A line that can be seen and produced.
aisle flanks nave and separated from nave by arcade or colonnade
What is the subject of a picture? The positive space
Romans The first to perfect the use of the arch
tactile texture the use of materials to create a surface that can be felt or touched.
Monotype One of a kind print made from painted or inked surface.
Cross contour 3-D image using lines, like a computer image
arbitrary color color chosen by an artist to express his emotions or feelings
Asymmetrical Balance sides are not the same, but they seem to be equal
hierarchical proportion figures are arranged in a work of art so that scale indicates importance
What are the three components of painting? Pigment - provides color Binder - mixes pigment to hold the pigment to the surface Vechicle - spreads the pigment
triste sad
Sooth truth
la cerámica pottery
detect to notice
El fondo Background
Wrapped Reichstag Christo
Matisse Music France Expressionism (Fauve) 1909-1910
Shade. Color plus black.
Straight edged Geometric Shape
hue name of a color
Sculpture involves mass and volume
Kandinsky Der Blau Rieter Expressionism
pigment primary colors red, blue, yellow
M.Cézanne in a Red Armchair Pau
Sacra Conversazione "Sacred conversation"; a representation of the Virgin and Child with saints in a separate scene. Popular in Renaissance Italy.
Madonna of the Rocks da Vinci
gouache opaque, water soluble painting medium
pigment coloring matter in paint and color
The Armory Show 1913 -first large-scale modernist exhibition in U.S.; New -extremely influential -highly controversial; people loved it or hated it; Matisse burned in effigy -first shown in the 69th Regiment Armory, New York City; then shown in Chicago -idea born in 1911, Assn. of Am. Painters & Sculptors Arthur B. Davies, President -Marcel Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase
Time Element: location and duration of temporal event
When was the colloseum built? 74 ad
background the area surrounding the subject matter in the picture
Value Another term for light and dark
brachylogy brevity of diction; concise or abridged form of expression.
Unity common element linking the art work together (style)
Evaluation process of selecting one thing over another or appreciating the specialness of an artwork
William Playfair Scottish author and scientist, who used Cartesian coordinates and other aspects of analytic geometry to convert statistical data into symbolic graphics. Introduced the line (or fever) graph and bar chart.
las artes plasticas plastic arts( sculpture, painting, architecture)
fresco pigments are mixed with water and applied to a plaster support, usually a wall or ceiling coated in plaster.
principles of design unity, variety, emphasis, rhythm, movement, balance, pattern, and proportion
ears parallel to eyebrows and bottom of nose.
artist A person who makes artworks and is skilled in composing subject matter and the art elements with a variety of art materials and procedures.
narthex a porch or vestibule of a church, generally colonnaded or arcaded and preceding the nave.
Labors of Herakles Labor of Herakles include 12 points
igor stravinsky rite of spring - ballet with choreography by najinsky. caused a riot, used innovative, driving rhythms, unresolved tensions in motifs
groin vaults intersecting 2 barrel vaults of equal size
Color intensity saturation or strength of a color determined by the quality of light reflected from it
Egypt they draw the head,arms, legs to the side. The upper body is twisted to faces
Gothic The name given to the style of architecture, painting, and sculpture that flourished in western Europe, mainly France and England, between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries.
potboiler a mediocre work of literature or art produced merely for financial gain.
relieving triangle In a corbelled arch, the opening above the lintel that serves to lighten the weight to be carried by the lintel itself.
Society of Jesus (Jesuits) 1540; Ignatius Loyola created this religious order for his followers, were missionaries and wanted to convert Protestants to Catholicism
Gold leaf an extremely thin tissue of gold used for gilding
analogous colors colors next to each other on the color wheel
high-key value a value that has a level of middle gray or lighter.
how can you create visual harmony within a work use a common bond
length of ears fit b/w the eyelevel line and the line at the bottom of the nose
how can you measure the face and the human body without a ruler? what is the unit of measurement you can use? measure the length of one eye, and then fit 5 across the width of the face, eye