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| A style of art with imagery that resembles what we see in the world around us |
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| A style of art in which natural imagery is modified in a way that strives for perfection according to the values and aesthetics of a culture |
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| Art that presents nature, people, and objects from the world in a recognizable form |
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| Expressive or Expressionist Art |
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An art movement in early 20th century Europe that focused on capturing subjective feeling toward objective reality
Developed bold, colorful, vigorous style, especially in painting |
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The art of ancient Greece during 5th century BCE
based on ideal proportion grounded in the human figure
A style that is clear and rational
Western art aesthetics heavily influenced by Classical Greek art, seen in Roman, Romanesque, Renaissance, and Neoclassical styles |
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Art movement in early 20th century Europe influenced by the work of Sigmund Freud
Fantastic and dreamlike imagery drawn from the subconcious; or automatic drawing similar to doodling |
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| Artwork that has no imagery that resembles the natural world |
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Visual imagery in art that doesn't copy reality
Might be achieved by simplifying, distorting, or exaggerating objects from nature |
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Additive and Subtractive Color Systems
[image page 30] |
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Additive - color created by mixing light rays
When 3 primary colors (RBG) are mixed, a white
Cyan, yellow, and magenta are secondary colors in this system
Subtractive - any system of color mixing in which the addition of more colors gives a duller result |
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| Chromatic and Achromatic Value Scales |
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Chromatic - Different values of color (shades to tints)
Achromatic - A chart indicating tonal variations, without color, consisting of only grays |
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Color Wheel
[image page 30] |
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| A circular arrangement of the hues of the spectrum |
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| An element in art with length but negligible width |
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Light - Electromagnetic energy that, in certain wavelengths, stimulates the eyes and brain
Value - Lights and darks in a composition; sometimes referred to as tone |
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Types of Perspective
[images pg 36-39] |
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System of rendering the illusion of 3D depth on a flat, 2D surface
linear - Operates on the theory that parallel lines appear to converge as they recede
one-point - frontal plane of a volume is closest to the viewer, all others seem to recede to a single vanishing point
two point - single edge of a volume is closest to the viewer, and all planes appear to recede to one of two vanishing points
three-point - only a single point of volume is closest to the viewer, and all planes seem to recede to one of three vanishing points
isometric - used in architectural drafting; renders a plane on a diagonal that doesn't recede into space
oblique - 3D object rendered with the front and back parallel
multipoint - various sections confomr to different perspective systems |
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| Atmospheric/aerial Perspective |
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| light, bleached-out fuzzy handling of distant forms to make them seem far away |
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| Principles of Composition |
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Balance - results from placing elements so their visual weights seem evenly distributed
Symmetrical - visual weight is distributed evenly
Asymmetrical - careful distribution of uneven elements
Radial - All elements visually radiate outward from entral point; typically in spirtual based art
Rhythm
Proportion and scale
Emphasis
Unity
Varibety
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| Painting Materials and Methods (Water based, Oil, Encaustic, etc.) |
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| Sculptural Methods: Carving, Assemblage, Installation, Found object, Readymades, Combine paintings |
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Botticelle
The Birth of Venus
1482 |
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de Chirico Gare Montparnasse (The Melancholy of Departure)
1914 |
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Christo & Jeanne-Claude
Runnign Fence
1972-1976 |
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Gainsborough
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews
1750 |
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Gauguin
Two Marquesans
1902 |
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Picasso
Demoiselles d'Avignon
1907 |
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Jasper Johns
Flag
1954-1955 |
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Kunisada
Shoki the Demon Queller
1849-1853 |
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Sage
Tomorrow Is Never
1955 |
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Mnesicles
The Temple of Athena Nike and the corner of Propylea
437-432 BC |
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Oldenburg, Van Bruggen, Gehry
Binocular Entrance to the Chiat Building
1985-1991 |
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Olowe of Ise
Veranda Post
before 1938 |
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Unknown
Fedrick Douglass
1855 |
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Rauschenberg
First Landing Jump
1961 |
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Rembrandt
The Company of Captain Frans Banning
1642 |
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Roman
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
175 CE |
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Cambodia
Angkor Wat
1113-1150 CE |
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Titian
The Venus of Urbino
1538 |
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