Art Appreciation

Midland College

Medium

a particular material used to make art

Mixed Media

describes art created with a combination of materials

Representational Art

depicts the appearance of something

Figurative Art

people

Subjective Art

objects—not people

Trompe L’oeil

French for “fool the eye” depicting objects in paintings/drawings in a realistic manner

Representational Abstract Art

depicts a figure or subject in a distorted manner

Non-Representational Abstract

no subject or figure; no reference to anything outside of what it is

Iconography

subjects, symbols, and motifs used in an image to convey its meaning

Linear Perspective

uses math to show space and proper proportions

Atmospheric Perspective

the closer things are more detailed than what is further away

Kinetic Art

a sculpture that can move

Chiaroscuro

using light and dark to allude to mass

Achromatic

no color

Monochromatic

one color

Primary Colors

red, yellow, blue

Secondary Colors

orange, green, violet

Complimentary Colors

colors directly opposite on the color wheel

Analogous Colors

colors next to each other on the color wheel

Impasto

a painting with actual texture