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Art History
Undergraduate 2
07/18/2009

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Primary Color
Definition
Hues that cannot be produced with other colors: Red, Yellow, Blue
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Secondary Color
Definition
Created by mixing two primary colors: Orange, Violet, Green
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Naive Art
Definition
Untrained artist
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Representational Art
Definition
Depicts the appearance of things; represents again objects from everyday
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Abstract Art
Definition
Has no reference to natural objects; depicts objects in simplified, distorted, or exaggerated ways
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Nonrepresentational Art
Definition
Has no specific reference to anything outside themselves
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Trompe l'oeil
Definition
"fool the eye"
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Iconography
Definition
Symbolic meaning of signs, subjects, and images
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Visual Elements
Definition
1. Line
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Visual Elements
Definition
Line, Shape, Mass, Space, Light, Color, Texture
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Principles of Design
Definition
Unity & Variety, Balance, Directional Forces, Contrast, Repetition, Rhythm, Proportion, Scale
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Art Criticism
Definition
Making judgments, both positive and negative, about artwork
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Pigment
Definition
Coloring agent made from natural and synthetic substances
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Vehicle
Definition
Spreads agents in paint
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Binder
Definition
Causes pigment particles to adhere to one another
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Gesso
Definition
Primer for oil paint
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Oil Paint Binder & Vehicle
Definition
Binder- Linseed Oil Vehicle- Turpentine
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Egg Tempera Binder & Vehicle
Definition
Binder- Egg Yolk Vehicle- Water
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Encaustic Binder & Vehicle
Definition
Binder- Wax Vehicle- Heat
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Acrylic Binder
Definition
Polymers
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Watercolor Binder & Vehicle
Definition
Binder- Gum Arabic Vehicle- Water
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Buon Fresco
Definition
Finely ground pigments suspended in water are applied to a damp lime-plaster surface
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Fresco Secco
Definition
Done on finished, dried lime-plaster walls
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Impasto
Definition
Thick paint applied heavily to surface
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AP
Definition
Artist's Proof
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Relief Print
Definition
Printmaker cuts away all parts of the printing surface not meant to carry ink, the surface is then inked and is transferred to paper with pressure
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Woodcut
Definition
Block is cut along grain, usually only black and white but color can be printed with single blocks of wood
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Linocut
Definition
Linoleum is gouged out for the surfaces not intended to be inked
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Intaglio
Definition
Areas below the surface hold the ink
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Engraving
Definition
Lines cut into polished surface by pushing a burin through metal
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Etching
Definition
Metal plate with acid-resistant coating is drawn into, exposing the metal. Then the plate is immersed into acid where the bare parts are "etched."
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Lithography
Definition
based on mutual antipathy of oil and water
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Aquatint
Definition
used to obtain shaded areas in black-and-white or color prints
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Drypoint
Definition
Metal plate is scratched with a diamond-tipped tool to leave shallow groove for ink
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Monoprint
Definition
One print
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Screenprint
Definition
Adhere stencil to screen of silk fabric, push ink through screen with a squeegee so that ink falls into the stencil
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Edition
Definition
Total number of prints made
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Mixed Media
Definition
Art made with a combination of different materials
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Chiaroscuro
Definition
Gradations of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery
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Renaissance
Definition
literally means "rebirth" and is characterized by Greek & Roman literature
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Renaissance Artists
Definition
Filippo Brunelleschi, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Raphael Sanzio
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Baroque
Definition
Characterized by energy, feeling, and dramatic use of light, scale, and balance
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Baroque Artists
Definition
Gianlorenzo Bernini, Diego Velazquez, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jan Vermeer
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Neoclassicism
Definition
Characterized by classic Greek and Roman themes
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Neoclassic Artists
Definition
Jacques-Louis David, Angelica Kauffman
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Romanticism
Definition
Characterized by emotional expression, human liberty, celebrated nature
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Romantic Artists
Definition
Francisco de Goya, Thomas Cole, Eugene Delacroix
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Realism
Definition
Depicts ordinary existence without idealism or nostalgia
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Realist Artists
Definition
Gustave Courbet, Rosa Bonheur, Thomas Eakins, Edouard Manet
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Impressionism
Definition
Paint "impressions" of what eye actually sees and not what mind knows
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Impressionist Artists
Definition
Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassett
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Post-Impressionist
Definition
Concerned with symbols, expressiveness, and psychological intensity
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Post-Impressionist Artists
Definition
Georges Seurat, Paul Cezanne, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin
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Fauvism
Definition
Characterized by areas of bright, contrasting color and simplified shapes
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Fauves Artists
Definition
Henri Matisse, Andre Derain, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
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Cubism
Definition
Simultaneous presentation of multiple views, geometric reconstruction of subjects in flattened, ambiguous space
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Cubist Artists
Definition
Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque
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Futurism
Definition
Inspired by motion and movement
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DADA
Definition
Group of artists protesting again WWI
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Surrealism
Definition
Visible imagery of the unconscious
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Surrealist Artists
Definition
Max Ernst, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro
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Constructivism
Definition
Revolutionary sculpture movement inspired by abstraction
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De Stijl
Definition
"The style" incorporated geometric elements using both 2D & 3D art forms
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Constructivist Artists
Definition
Fernand Leger, Vladimir Tatlin
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De Stijl Artists
Definition
Piet Mondrian, Gerrit Rietveld
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Latin American Artists
Definition
Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo
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African American Artists
Definition
Jacob Lawrence, Archibald Motley
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German Expressionism
Definition
Desire to express attitudes and emotions
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Harlem Renaissance
Definition
Included poets, musicians, novelists, and visual artists
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Conceptual Art
Definition
Based on the originating idea and process take precedence over the tangible product
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Abstract Expressionism
Definition
Emphasized spontaneous personal expression in large painting that are abstract/nonrepresentational
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