Midterms Art

Artwork

visual expression of an idea or experience created with skill

Perceive

to become deeply aware through the senses

personal functions

to express personal feelings

social function

to reinforce and enhance the shared sense of identity of those in a family community of civilizations

spiritual function

to express shared beliefs and to reinforce shared beliefs

physical functions

functional art

educational function

visual instruction

elements of art

principle of art

three basic art properties

1)The subject

2)the composition

3)the content

The subject

is the image viewers can easily identify in a work of art

the composition

the way the principles of art are used to organize the elements of art

the content

the message the work communicates

non objective art (abstract art)

Art that has no recognizable subject matter. The elements of themselves become the subject matter

shading

the use of light and dark values to create the illusion of form

hatching

drawing thin lines that run in the same direction

crosshatching

shading created using crisscrossing lines

blending

changing the color value little by little

stippling

shading that creates dark values by means of a dot pattern

sculpture

a three dimensional work of art

sculptor

Artist who created sculpture

2 types of sculptures

sculpture in the round

Relief sculpture

Sculpture in the round

sculpture is surrounded on all sides by space

Relief sculpture

sculpture projects into space from a flat background

high relief

protrudes out a lot

low relief

shallow projection

maquette

a scale model for a much larger

sculpting techniques

1) modeling

2) carving

3) casting

4) assembling

modeling

additive process A soft, pliable material as built up and shaped

Carving

carving the sculptor’s cuts, chips, or drills from a solid mass of material to create a sculpture

casting

molten metal or another substance is poured into a mold and allowed to harden. An edition of sculptures can be made from the same mold

Assembling also known as (constructing)

A variety of different materials are gathered and join together assemble

contour line

defines the edges and surface ridges of an object

gesture

and expressive movement

calligraphy

beautiful handwriting

Rhythm

the principle of art that indicates movement by the repetition of elements or objects

visual rhythm

the rhythm you receive through your eyes rather than through your ears. It is created by repeated positive shape (beat) separated by negative space

how do artist use rhythm

visual sensation of the moment

Artists use rhythm to pull your eyes through the work

pattern

the principle of art that is concerned with decorative surface design

motif

the unit that is repeated in visual pattern

module

A three dimensional motif

visual movement

the principle of art is used to create the look and feeling of action and to guide the viewers eyes throughout the work of art

dynamism

refers to the forces of movement

kinetic sculpture

move sculpture

balance

the principle of art concerned with equalizing visual forces or elements in a work of art

central arts

a dividing line that works like the point of balance in the balance scale

visual balance lead too

formal balance

informal balance

formal balanced leads too

symmetry balance

Radial balance

informal balance leads to

Asymetry

Vertical axis

goes through the center up and down

Horizontal axis

goes through the center right to left

Formal Balance

occurs when equal or very similar elements are placed on opposite sides of a central axis

symmetry

when two halves of a balanced composition are identical, mirror images of each other bilateral symmetry

expressive qualities

stiff, formal, dignity, endurance, stability

approximate symetry

radical balance

informal balance

natural balance

symmetry

visual weight factors

• size of control

• color

• value

• texture

• position

size of control

several small shapes can balance on large shape

color

a small area of bright color is able to balance a larger area of dull, natural color

warm colors more than cool colors

value

the stronger the contrast in value the more visual weight

texture

a small, rough-textured area can balance a large, smooth surface

position

can show how heavy it is on a scale

variety

the principle of art concerned with difference of contrast it adds interest to to an art work

how to do variety

by adding something different to a achieved by adding something different to a design to provide a break in the repetition

Variety and harmony

complement one another in the same way that positive and negative spaces complement each other. Variety adds interest to an artwork while harmony prevents varirty from causing chaos

emphasis

the principle of art that makes one part of a work do dominant over other parts

what does eymphasis do

• To unify a work of art

• control the sequence in which the parts are noticed

• controls the amount of attention a viewer gives to each part

2 types of visual

• element of art that dominates the entire work

• an area of the work is domaint

subordinate

less important

dominate

most important

Focal point

the 1st park of work to attract the attention of the viewer careful not to over-emphasize and make certain that the focal point is unified with the dest of the design

techinequs to create a focal point

• contrast

• Isolation

• Location

• Convergence

• The unusual

contrast

to place an element that contrast with the rest of the work in that area

isolation

by putting one object alone apart from all the other objects

location

a viewers eye is normally drawn toward the center of visual

convergence

when many elements in a work seem to point to one item

the unusual

an object that is out of the ordinary

Harmony

The principle of art that created unity by stressing the similarities of sperate but related part