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ART HISTORY NOTES!
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
01/21/2010

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Hue
Definition
refers to the perceived color of an object for example: Red and Yellow
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Primary Hues
Definition

red, yellow, and blue

(all colors are made of a combination of these hues)

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Value
Definition
the relative degree of lightness or darkness of a given color
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What does value represent?
Definition
a position on a scale between white being the honest and black being the lowest.
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Saturation/intensity
Definition
refers to the purity of the pigment, its brightness or dullness.
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Composition
Definition
the organization of arrangement of form in a work of art.
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Content
Definition
what a work of art represents. all works have content, meaning, convey feelings
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Formalism
Definition

the outward appearance of a work of art. ex: the shape, contours, texture, color, composition, size, and style

(basically what can be described by looking)

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Line
Definition
a mark with length and direction. defines a space, they often suggest movement and can be actual 
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Linear
Definition
describes the concept of a line, often as an outline, modulated by light and shadow, they have edges or boundaries
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Medium
Definition

material or technique an artist uses as an expression

ex. marble, print, performance, photography

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movement
Definition
combines elements of art to produce the impression of action or the suggestion of motion
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Picture plane
Definition
term referring to pictures surface. especially whatever is on it that appears closest to the viewer
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3 zones of the picture space
Definition

1. Foreground

2. Middle ground

3. Background

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Shape
Definition
an area defining by the borders of an enclosing outline or contour
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Space
Definition
what contains objects. it can be actual and three dimensional.
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style
Definition
the combination of form and composition that makes a work distinctive. expression of individual group in a culture during a given period of time.
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