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expressionist ekspresjonizm
policromal multicolored
Neoclasicismo Neo-classicism
El movimiento movement
el original original
semi-abstract partially abstract
buon fresco wet
El estilo Style
le compositeur the compositor
Qianling, Shaanxi, Tang
Abstract Expressionism Jackson Pollack
Las Meninas (Diego) Velazquez
The object has____ space Positive
la obra work of art
arrogance a feeling of self-importance
Curtain wall a non-load-bearing wall
Color Wheel Circular, two-dimensional model illustrating the relationships of the various hues
hatching shading using closely spread, paraellel lines, used to suggest light and shadow.
The correspondence in size,form,and arraignment of parts on opposite sides of a plane. line, point; regularity of form or arraignment in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts is the definition of_________ Symmetry.
millennia spans of one thousands years
Fallingwater House Bear Run Pennsylvania Wright
Orientalism Scholarship and art generated by Europeans, representing their views of the Middle East.
watercolor 95% water; about staining, washing, layering of colors; translucent;dries quick;papers needs alot of tooth
Clement Greenberg "Modernist art involves a self-referential critical examination of the premises of art itself".
Guild organization of craftsmen, such as those that flourished in the MIddle Ages and Renaissance
Miriam SCHAPIRO Pattern & Decoration late 1970's
pattern an orderly design that repeats itself
Kore Free-standing female figures in Greek sculptures.
Originality uncommon responses to situations and to solving problems
Proportion Relationship between the parts and whole
Value describes the lightness or darkness of a color
oil paint Northern Artists adopted earlier than the Italians powder pigments bound with oil (linseed or walnut oil). create shiny, jewel colors, intense colors and provide a richness to the painting
When drawing a human form... texture, contrast, proportion
color when light is reflected off an object
realism realistic paintings with detail was a style of what kind of art
Guerin Gericault moved to this man's studio in 1810
icon An image in any material respresenting a sacred figure or event in the Byzantine, and later the Orthodox church. Icons were venerated by the faithful, who believed them to have miraculous powers to transmit messages to god.
Old St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Early Christian Period, ca. 320
axis line imaginery line that is traced throughout an object and several objects in a picture
cogent convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling. to the point; relevant;pertinent
graphite a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
Cross Hatching The process of creating shading with marks that overlap.
Secondary Colors Formed by mixing the three primary colors in groups of two: purple, orange, green
Art criticism is an organized approach for studying a work of art.
Form the physical appearance of a work of art---its materials, style, and composition. Any identifiable shape or mass, as a "geometric form."
The first permanent photograph is credited to ________________ and is called a ____________________. Daguerre / Daguerrotype
The intersection of two barrels vaults creates which of the following? groin vaults
sketchbook a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn
focal point the visually dominant elements in a presentation; the center of interest
implied line a line created by movement or direction, such as the line establish by a pointing finger, the direction of a glance, or a body moving through space
Binder A liquid to which the dry pigment is added
Radial Balance When all the elements radiate from a central point.
Gutai (Concrete Art Association) group interested in japense culture and welcomed change
Plate Tracery a solid stone block which was carved so the glass could be embedded
Complementary colours Pairs of colours that have the maximum contrast so when set side by side, intensify on another. They are located directly across from each other on the colour wheel: - red and green - Yellow and purple - Blue and orange
central axis a dividing line in the art that works like a balance scale
Artists in the high renaissance Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael.
Girardon, Apollo Attended by Nymphs primary figure in center, others work to frame Apollo, balanced sun symbolized, light of reason
1 megabyte (mb) = _____ kilobytes 1 megabyte (mb) = 1,024 kilobytes
what are the three components of a composition? 1 Positive shapes 2 Negative shapes 3 edge of the paper