CONARTS MIDTERMS

Goals set by the United Nations to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.

Sustainable Development Goals

Forms of art primarily visual in nature, created to be appreciated through sight, encompassing various artistic disciplines.

Visual Arts

The art and technique of designing and building structures, perceived as cultural symbols and works of art.

Architecture

Branch of visual arts operating in three dimensions, using various materials and processes for creation.

Sculpture

Collection of written work considered an art form, including prose fiction, drama, poetry, and oral literature.

Literature

Performing art involving arranging sound to create expressive content, divided into composition, improvisation, and performance.

Music

Collaborative form of performing art using live performers to present experiences through gesture, speech, music, and dance.

Performing Arts

Element defining shapes in art, including positive space (area objects occupy) and negative space (area around objects).

Space

The form of an object or figure represented in art, which can work with space to create positive and negative spaces.

Shape

A three-dimensional element of art that encloses volume and includes height, width, and depth, such as geometric or organic forms.

Form

The element of art that describes the surface quality of an object and how it feels or appears to feel when touched.

Texture

An element of art made up of properties like hue, value, and intensity, which can be used to create visual interest and convey emotions.

Color

The lightness or darkness of tones or colors, with white being the lightest value, black the darkest, and middle gray in between.

Value

A way of combining elements in art to create a sense of equilibrium or stability, which can be achieved through formal, symmetrical, radial, or asymmetrical balance.

Balance

The visual flow or path created by the arrangement of elements in an artwork, guiding the viewer's eye and creating a dynamic experience.

Movement

The emphasis on dynamic movement and flow within an artwork, often achieved through repeated elements to create a sense of pattern.

Rhythm

Highlighting a specific area or focal point in a work of art to draw attention, often achieved through contrast, isolation, or strategic placement.

Emphasis

The juxtaposition of different elements in art to highlight their differences and create visual interest, often involving variations in color, value, size, or shape.

Contrast

The quality of oneness or wholeness achieved through effective use of elements in art, contributing to the overall impact and understanding of an artwork.

Unity

Fundamental components of visual arts, including line, shape, color, value, texture, and space.

Elements of Art

Guidelines that artists use to organize the elements of art, such as balance, contrast, rhythm, and unity.

Principles of Art

The distribution of visual weight in an artwork to create stability and harmony.

Balance

The arrangement of opposite elements to create visual interest and impact.

Contrast

The cohesive relationship between the elements in an artwork to create a sense of completeness.

Unity

Artworks created in the present time, often reflecting modern influences and contexts.

Contemporary Art

Introducing new ideas, techniques, or materials to create original and modern art forms.

Innovation

Artwork created by combining various materials and objects onto a surface to form a new composition.

Collage Art

Artwork made by adhering flat elements such as newspaper or magazine cutouts, printed text, illustrations, photographs, cloth, string, etc. to a flat surface to create a thick layer that is almost a relief sculpture.

Collage

Process of applying gouache to paper or glass then transferring a reversal of that image onto canvas or other flat materials.

Decalcomania

Art technique done by adhering cut-outs of paper and then coating these with one or more coats of transparent varnish.

Decoupage

Technique of rubbing with crayon on a piece of paper placed over an object or an image to create an impression of the image.

Frottage

Technique used in photography or film where a pictorial image is juxtaposed or placed overlapping to create another picture or design.

Montage

Art technique where canvases are padded, sewn, and often filled with various materials like sequins, beads, shells, buttons, mirrors, glass, rickrack, textile swatches, etc.

Trapunto

Artwork made from a combination of different media or materials.

Mixed Media

The art of capturing light with a camera, usually via a digital sensor or film, to create an image.

Photography

Refers to any person, object, scene, or event described or represented in a work of art, which can be representational or non-representational.

Subjects of Art

Artwork that represents an object or subject in a recognizable manner, where the subject is depicted as it appears in reality.

Representational Art

Also known as Abstract Art, it presents subjects in a way that differs from reality, focusing on internal form rather than direct representation.

Non-representational Art

A style of art that represents subjects as they would appear in nature or real life, aiming for accuracy and naturalism.

Realism

The process of simplifying or reorganizing objects and elements based on artistic expression, often deviating from realistic representation.

Abstraction

Representation of figures with proportions different from natural measurements, involving twisting, stretching, or deforming the natural shape of an object.

Distortion

Depiction of subjects based on subconscious workings, combining unrelated elements to express imaginative dreams and visions.

Surrealism

Artworks depicting natural scenery or views of the environment.

Landscapes

Artworks portraying inanimate objects like fruits, flowers, or everyday items.

Still Life

Artworks featuring animals as the main subject.

Animals

Artworks centered around human or humanoid forms.

Figures

Artworks representing scenes from daily life, often capturing mundane activities or urban settings.

Everyday Life

Artworks that depict historical events, figures, or narratives, providing insights into the past.

History

The main idea or theme depicted in an artwork.

Subject Matter

Methods and approaches used by artists to create their works.

Artistic Techniques

Evaluating and interpreting works of art to form judgments and opinions.

Art Criticism

Scholars who study and analyze the history and development of art over time.

Art Historians

Individuals who evaluate and provide commentary on works of art, influencing public perception and understanding.

Art Critics

The process of analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating works of art using specific stages such as description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment.

Art Criticism

The stage of art criticism where the observer answers the question "What do you see?" by providing a pure description of the object without analysis or interpretation.

Description

The stage of art criticism where the observer determines what the features of the artwork suggest and why the artist used those features to convey specific ideas.

Analysis

The stage of art criticism where the observer establishes the broader context for the artwork by answering the question "Why did the artist create it and what does it mean?"

Interpretation

The stage of art criticism where the observer evaluates the artwork, giving it a rank in relation to other works and considering aspects like originality

Judgment