Art Appreciation (L1)

According to Aristotle, he stated that it makes sense of what we see, experience, and understand

Art

Starting point of all visual art defined as a continuous mark made by moving point across a surface

Line

Primary tool for outlining shapes, boundaries, and directing the viewers’ gaze through a composition

Line

Emerges when a line crosses or intersects with other lines to enclose z two-dimensional space

Shape

Operating strictly with height and width

Shape

2 categories of shape

Geometric and organic

Perfect squares, precise shapes, mathematically precise

Geometric

Free-form, irregular, and asymmetrical

Organic

Occupies physical volume and space to skillfully creates illusions of a 3-dimensional arts

Form

Tangible products that you can walk around such as marble statues or concrete building

Form

Represents the environment where artist arranges visual components

Space

High contrast between light and dark to draw focus on a specific area

Value

Tool artists use to map out light sources allowing to render light and shadow

Value

Visual feature created when light reflects off objects

Color

The name of the color family

Hue

Dictates how light or dark the color is

Value

Measures brightness, saturation, and purity of color

Intensity