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