ART_GNRL 1020: EXAM 1
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Purpose of cave paintings
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Making a mark on the world that would last forever
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3 parts to any artwork
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Form, Content, Process
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Which of the three parts is linked to meaning?
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Content
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What is medium?
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The substance you are working with
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Who made David?
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Michelangelo
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All symbols are linked to what?
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Time and place. Culture
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Subject Matter
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The main object of the artwork
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Narrative
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The story the artwork tells
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Gestalt Theory
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The brain attempts to see images that aren't there. Tries to make sense of information
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Formal Elements of Art
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Line
Color
Shape and Mass
Space
Value/light
Texture
Pattern
Time and Motion
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Principle of Design
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Balance
Emphasis or focal point
Scale & proportion
Repetition & Rhythm
Unity & Variety
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Naturalism
Realism
Representationalism
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Stand for optical realism
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Optical Realism
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How real something appears; slides on a scale from very realistic to abstract to non-objectivity
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Abstract
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Artwork simplified but still recognizable
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Figurative
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Recognizable
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Organic Vs Rectangular
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Organic is round images, where rectangular is sharp, unnatural lines.
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What would an expressionistic painting look like?
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Very intense color; proportions are unnatural; space and texture are manipulated (Screech)
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Line
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Mark left by a moving point, actual or implied, and varying in direction, thickness, and density.
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Focal Point
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Area of emphasis
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Directional
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Draws your eye into and through the composition
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Vertical Lines
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Stop the eye; position of life
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Horizontal lines
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Smooth, relaxing; position of death
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Flat images are referred to as:
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Shapes
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Contour lines
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Show dimension by overlapping
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Cross Hatch Lines
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Builds up shadow to create a sense of dimension
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Diagonal Lines
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Show energy, constantly moving, unstable, emotional and dramatic
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Implied line
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Viewer is left to decide line, it is not actually there; Creation of Adam
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Quick Curving Lines
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Energetic, upbeat, organic, move the viewers eye
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Organic appeals to intellect or emotions?
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Emotions
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Rectilinear appeals to intellect or emotions
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Intellect
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Study Guide: Finals