Part 3 :)

Subjective

· One's own opinion

 

Objective

· A known fact

 

Calligraphy

· Is the chief form of islamic art

 

Triumphal Enry (24)

· Chief form

 

Iconoclasts

· Those who destroy religious images

 

Three types of art

· Representational

· Abstract

· Takes image of reality that has been distorted in some ways

· non-objective

 

Composition

· The organization of elements in a work of art

 

Form

· All that makes up a work of art, from the materials, formal elements and composition

 

Content

· What the artist is trying to communicate in the work

· No content

· All about forms

 

Kasmir Malevich

· Non objective

· Working with shapes color lines

 

Ethnocentric

· Imposing ones prejudices onto the art of another culture

 

Iconography

· Symbols or visual images understood by a culture

 

 

Formal Elements

· Line, space, color, shape, light, texture, time , motion, pattern

 

Outline

· Shows height and width

 

Contour

· Shows height and width and depth

· Give the feeling of mass

 

Implied line - line of sight

· Directs the viewer's eye or creates a sense of movement

 

Rational Line

· Quiet and still

· Gives a sense of stability

· Horizontal

· Vertical

· Clearly defined

 

Expressive Line

· Fluid and loose emotional, lots of diagonals and sense of action, blurred edges

 

Two different types of Space

· 2-D = height and weight

· 3-D = height, width, and depth

· Positive space - the object itself

· Whatever we're drawing

· Negative space- the space around the object

· Around that object

 

· 1450 when renaissance started

 

Linear Perspective

· Creating the illusion of depth on a 2-D surface

· Perfected by Brunelleschi

 

Vanishing Point

· Always on the horizon line

 

Foreshortening

· Adjusting the size of the body to look accurate

 

 

Atmospheric Perspective

· As distance increases the contrast decreases

· Becomes lighter and more blue

 

 

Hatching and Cross Hatching

· Use of parallel lines to create value

 

Value

· Lightness or darkness of a tone

 

Tint

· Color plus white

 

Shade

· Color plus black

 

Primary Colors

· Cannot be made

· Blue

· Yellow

· Red

 

Secondary Color

· Made by mixing 2 primaries

· Orange

· Green

· Violet

 

Intermediate

· Made by mixing a primary and secondary

 

Complimentary Colors

· Colors opposite on the color wheel

 

Intensity

· Brightness of a color

Texture

· Gives off the tactile sensations and feelings

· Can be either visual or actual

 

Pattern

· Element that repeats itself in the composition

Balance

1. Symmetrical

1. Asymmetrical

1. Radial

 

Symmetrical

· Both sides are basically the same, and are balanced

 

Asymmetrical

· Both sides are different, and are balanced

 

Radial Balance

· Everything radiates out from a central point

 

Focal Point

· Center of interest in a composition

· Artists will emphasize one area to create the focal point.

 

Afocal

· No focal point

 

Scale

· Small scale / large scale

 

Porportion

· Relationship between objects to its parts and surroundings, comparing

 

Repetition/Rhythm

· When elements (color,shapes, etc) repeat over and over and creats unity in the work