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beam anchored at one end
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Representaion of the human body in which the forms are organized on a varying or curving axis to provide an asymmetrical balance to the figure
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| subtle and minute gradation of tone and color used to blur or veil the contours of a form in painting |
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closely related colors
color scheme that combines several hues next to each other on the color wheel |
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| 3 colors equally space apart on color wheel |
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colors opposite each other on the color wheel
red/green, blue/orange, yellow/violet |
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| the use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work |
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| Use of unrelated images, materials, etc. to create a new image |
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| blurring traditional distinct boundaries between artistic media |
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quick expressive representation
conveys the essential movement of the figure
action and movement are the essence of |
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| each area of paint is sharply defined and applied smoothly without visible brushstrokes or other signs of gesture |
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thick application of paint to a surface, textured marks made by brush or painting knife
style used by Vincent van Gogh |
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instead of building colors with layers the painting is completed while paint is still wet. Usually started and finished in one sitting.
ex: Paul Cezanne, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt |
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make continuous circular marks with out lifting your pencil.
In painting - brushing paint over a dried layer of paint so that the dried layer shows through. Gives an uneven, broken effect to the brused on color. |
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| art is an imitiation of nature |
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| artistic genre of 3-dimensional works that are often site specific and designed to transform the perception of the space |
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| using computer tools in collage creation to encourage chance associations of visual elements |
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| art as a participatory event that happens at a particular place or time. |
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| thick-walled, rough, dark lead-glazed Japanese earthenware used in the tea ceremony |
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| pottery that hasn't been bisque fired |
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| preliminary firing done to harden the piece prior to glazing |
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| clay based unglazed ceramic |
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| made from clay then fired |
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| tools used to create wooden sculpture |
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| sculped female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or pillar |
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| Greek statues, standing male youths facing forward, clenched fists, advancing left foot |
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English landscape painter
used delicate brushstrokes |
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painter, printmaker
known for sequential art |
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known for portraits, "grand style"
idealization of imperfect |
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| early photographic process known for its ability to capture sharp detail |
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has flat, sharply defined figures so stiff as to appear almost timeless
surface of painting seems to shimmer becuase of precisely placed, tiny colored dots |
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