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Art
Final
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Art/Design
9th Grade
06/06/2012

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What does art involve besides artworks
Definition
people-artists, teachers, students, art historians, critics
Place- galleries and museums
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What are the three traditional forms of art
Definition
Sculpture, painting, and architecture
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Relic
Definition
an object from the past that surived
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Archaeologist
Definition
a scientist who explores and discovers, identifies, and catalogs relics
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Abstract art
Definition
Art that is not very realistic but is recognizable, and somewhat resembles known objects
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Non-objective art
Definition
art that is unrealistic and does not resmble anything
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Conditions- When is it art? (7)
Definition
Expert opinion, aesthetic response, traditional media and subject matter, craftsmanship, artists intention, innovation, and cultural relevance
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How do philosophical questions benefit us?
Definition
They make us think.
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What are philosophers of art interested in?
Definition
How art can be evaluated, how people respond to it, and how it relates to personal and social values
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Good design
Definition
an artwork has good design if it has a logical and harmonious relationship among all parts and elements of the work
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Aesthetic Experience
Definition
when an artwork is created to be enjoyed and viewed for its own sake
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Human intention
Definition
whether the artist intended for the work to be art
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Who makes the judgement of whether it is art
Definition
Artist, critics, viewers, teachers, students, gallery/museum directors collectors
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Fine art
Definition
can be found in museums and galleries, art magazines, books, Professionallly made, just for viewing
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folk art
Definition
created by amateur artists, still created for simply viewing
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Commercial art
Definition
advertisements, commercials, to sell prodects, for use, in newspapers, interenet, tv
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Two parts of describing an artwork.
Definition
Looking at it, then telling what you see FACTS ONLY
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Two things that help describe a work of art
Definition
looking for elements
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Easiest thing to talk about in a picture.
Definition
THE SUBJECT.
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Elements of art
Definition
Line, Color, Space, Texture, Shape, Form, Value, Movement
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Outline
Definition
same thickness throughout, surrounds shape, single line
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Contour line
Definition
Varies in thickness and darkness
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Hatching
Definition
closely spaced lines, show shading
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Optical mixing
Definition
the eye makes closely spaced thin black lines on a white paper appear solidly gray
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How can a form be drawn to look more 3d?
Definition
Shading.
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Two ways a line can be implied.
Definition
Closure, and edges of shapes
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Closure
Definition
the eye creates lines between dots where no lines exist
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Abstract lines
Definition
do not define objects, are expressive and are not used to symbolize or shade.
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Difference between shape and form
Definition
Shape-2d Form-3d
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Relationships between lines and shapes
Definition
Shapes imply lines and lines define shapes
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Figure
Definition
the object/subject in an artwork
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ground
Definition
the background (Negative Space)
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Figure-ground reversal
Definition
when both the figure and the ground of a picture resemble objects in everyday life
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shape constancy
Definition
the tendency of the eye to see a shape or form a sunchanging no matter what angle it is at
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size constancy
Definition
the tendency of the eye to see an objects size as unchanging no matter how far away it is
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foreshortening
Definition
when you shorten on face of a shape to show depth and that it goes back into space.
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difference between organic and geometric shapes/forms.
Definition
Organic shapes are found in nature and are not as easily recognizable as geometric shapes. Geometric shapes are manmade/mancreated
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Open form
Definition
has negative space
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closed form
Definition
no negative space
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Primary colors
Definition
Magenta, cyan, yellow
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secondary colors
Definition
violet, orange, green
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tertiary/intermediate colors
Definition
Yellow-green, blue-green, red, blue, red-violet, yellow orange
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Complementary colors
Definition
opposite colors on color wheel
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Analogous colors
Definition
next to each other on color wheel
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Value in art
Definition
The range of light and dark colors of a hue in normal light conditions.
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Two reasons to use chiaroscuro, or shading.
Definition
To show depth, to create a mood
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Why does an apple look red?
Definition
Apple absorbs all other colored lights, reflecting only red into the eye
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Difference between mixing light and pigment
Definition
Light=additive
Pigments=subtractive
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Color wheel
Definition
organization of primary, secondary, and tertiary colors
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How are tints made
Definition
adding white
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how are values made
Definition
adding black
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Neutrals
Definition
Black, white, gray... have no hues
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What happens when a color is mixed with its complement?
Definition
It becomes duller
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Monochromatic color scheme
Definition
Tints and shades of one hue in a color scheme
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Warm colors
Definition
Red, orange, yellow, magenta, yellow-orange
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Cool colors
Definition
Blue, Green, Violet, Cyan, Blue-green, blue-violet
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High and low object placement
Definition
Closer=low
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Directions of lines in one point
Definition
Vertical, horizontal, vanishing point
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What lines converge in linear perspective
Definition
lines that go bACK INTO SPACE
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eye level
Definition
Horizontally drawn line even with the viewers eye
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Framing
Definition
Changes meaning, affects point of view
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