Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Theater
Exam 1 Review
36
Other
Undergraduate 1
09/20/2010

Additional Other Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
What are the basic elements of Two Dimensional Art?
Definition
Line/Shape,Color,Mass,Texture
Term
When a line is angled or jagged what does it usually do to the viewer?
Definition
Create a sense of tension or activity
Term
When a line is curved what does it do to the viewer?
Definition
Create a sense of calm or serenity
Term
What are the three components of color?
Definition
Hue,Intensity,Value
Term
What is hue?
Definition
the position of the color on the visible spectrum
Term
What are the three primary colors?
Definition
Red,Yellow,Blue
Term
What are the secondary colors?
Definition
Orange,Green,Violet
Term
What are opposite colors on the color spectrum know as?
Definition
Complementary Colors
Term
What are adjacent colors on the color spectrum know as?
Definition
Adjacent Colors
Term
What is intensity?
Definition
the purity of the hue
Term
When a color is "pure" what is it?
Definition
High in intensity
Term
When a color is more grayer it is?
Definition
Low in intensity
Term
What is Value
Definition
The amount of light a color will reflect
Term
The higher the value of a color the...
Definition
the closer it is to white
Term
The closer to black a color is..
Definition
the lower the value
Term
What is mass?
Definition
The appearance of encompassing three dimensional space and possessing density
Term
What is texture
Definition
the illusion that the surface of a work is either smooth or rough
Term
What is repetition
Definition
the recurrence of images or themes throughout a visual composition
Term
What is unity?
Definition
The sense that all of the elements work together to create a cohesive, complete and self contained compostion
Term
What is perspective?
Definition
a indication or illusion of spatial relationships
Term
What are the two ways perspective can be achieved?
Definition
Linear and aerial
Term
What is aerial in the sense of perspective?
Definition
distant objects appear hazier, grayer, and less distinct
Term
What is linear referring to when talking about perspective in art?
Definition
The further away a object is the smaller it appears
Term
What is balance?
Definition
The appearance that both sides of a composition have equal weight
Term
What is Symmetrical Balance?
Definition
The two sides of a composition are a mirror image
Term
What is asymmetrical balance?
Definition
the two sides of the composition are different but seem to have same "visual weight"
Term
What does a open composition do?
Definition
allows the eye to travel beyond the visual frame.
Term
What does a closed composition do?
Definition
directs the eye into the work
Term
What is chiaroscuro?
Definition
a painting style marked by a bold contrast between light and dark
Term
What is Sfumato?
Definition
the subtle blending of colors or tones so that there is a gradual transition between highlights and shadows.
Term
[image]
Definition
"Starry Night"
Van Gogh --1898
Post Impressionism
Term
[image]
Definition
"Raft of the Medusa"
Gericault 1819
Romanticism
Term
[image]
Definition
Nude Descending a Staircase
Duchamp--1912
Dadaism
Term
[image]
Definition
Aldobrandini Madonna
Raphael ---1510
High Renaissance
Term
[image]
Definition
The Scream
Munch--- 1893
Expressionism
Supporting users have an ad free experience!