Term
|
Definition
| Art that conforms to the traditions conventions practiced in art academies. Academic art stresses standards, set procedures, and rules. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The repetition of design units in a recognizably systematic arrangement over an entire surface. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The use of similar imagery on both sides of a central axis. The imagery on one side resembles that on the other but is varied to prevent monotony. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Having unlike, or noncorresponding, appearances- "without symmetry." An example: A two-dimensional artwork that, without any necessary visible or implied axis, displays an uneven distribution of parts throughout. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A sense of equilibrium achieved through implied weight, attention, or attraction, by manipulating the visual elements within an artwork. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A concept derived from Gestalt psychology describing the mental relationships that develop while incomplete information is grasped as a complete, unified whole; the artist provides visual suggestions that the observer brings to final recognition. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the total arrangement of all the elements in an artwork. Sometimes interchangeable with the terms design and form. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
1. A comprehensive idea or generalization.
2. An idea that brings diverse elements into a basic relationship |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The underlying plan on which an artwork is based. In a broader sense, design may be considered synonymous with the term form. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The principle of visual organization that certain elements are more important than others in a particular composition or design. Some features are emphasize, and others are subordinated. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The distillation of the image to the basic essentials for clarity of presentation. |
|
|
Term
| Gestalt (Gestalt psychology) |
|
Definition
| A German word for "form"; an organized whole in experience. Around 1912, the Gestalt psychologists promoted the theory that explains psychological phenomena by their relationships to total forms, or Gestalten, rather than by their parts. |
|
|
Term
| golden mean, golden section |
|
Definition
| 1. Golden mean-"perfect" harmonious proportions that avoid extremes; the moderation between extremes. 2. Golden section- a traditional system for harmonious proportion expressed by dividing a line or an area into two sections such that the smaller part is to the larger as the larger is to the whole. The ratio developed is 1:1.6180, or roughly 8:13. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The pleasing quality achieved by different elements of a composition interacting to form a whole. Harmony is often accomplished through repetition of the same or similar characteristics. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The interlocking movement of planes, objects, or shapes within a specified area of space. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a design unit that is repeated often enough in the total composition to make it a significant or dominant feature. Motif is similar to a theme in a musical composition. |
|
|
