FA 107 Final

full round sculpture

stands on its own (you can walk around it)

relief sculpture

carved out of the medium but still attached to the backing

* there’s low and high relief

linear sculpture

long thin material, wire, neon tubes

construction method of sculpture

putting together pieces (legos, steel)

subtraction method

carving stuff away (marble, wood)

substitution method of sculpture

starting with clay and filling up that mold with metal

manipulation method of sculpture

forming stuff with clay or sand

texture

the smoothness or roughness of the surface

focal point

the eye is attracted to a certain spot first

found art

leaving something on a pedestal and calling it art (the piss christ)

earth art

shaping the earth to make art (elaborate gardens)

ephemeral art

not meant to last (ice and sand sculpture)

weight bearing walls

entire structure is made and held by the walls (igloo and pyramid)

post and beam architecture

whole building supported by wooden columns (similar to post and lintel but with wood)

skeleton frame construction

metal beams hold up building (eiffel tower)

scale

how big a building is compared to the human body

* small scale = treehouse
* large scale = cathedral

post and lintel architecture

whole building supported by columns

flying buttress

holds up catholic cathedral

cantilever

a structure that comes out of the building that's only supported by the wall (used by Frank Lloyd Wright)

proportion

size of building compared to other buildings or par of building compared to another

slapstick comedy

physical comedy

film noir

everything is dark, no good guy w/a complicated dark history

narrative cinema

tells a story

absolute cinema

very short made for the purpose of showing something (rare)

cut

form cut

similar shape and position that makes a smooth transition to next

subjective viewpoint

pov of one of the characters

western

good guys, cowboys and natives

science fiction

set in future, technological advances

documentary cinema

tries to show and explain what happens in actuality (always biased)

editing

putting scenes together to make a movie (putting film together to make a film)

shot

whatever you film when you turn the camera on and off

jump cut

obvious movement from one place and time to another scene

objective viewpoint

"the norm", seeing the scene from no one's pov

charcoal

product made from burnt wood

pastels

mixture of greasy medium; more pigment than medium the better

relief prints

woodcut, cutting surface around image so it doesn't print

etchings

involves wax and acid bath

intaglio prints

drawing with linear lines, moist paper, wash off ink

symmetrical balance

not found in nature

asymmetrical balance

found in nature

linear perspective

geometry/lines shows what's further and closer (bigger closer, smaller further)

atmospheric perspective

using color to show what's further and closer (darker closer, lighter further)

engravings

cut lines directly into the metal

ballet

a very theatrical dance presentation where people move in prescribed ways as solo dancers, duets, and choruses

jazz dance

beginnings w/ancient rhythms of african music, inspires dances done for entertainment and enjoyment

folk dance

a large group of dances that begin w/common people set to their traditional music

when the dancer's body forms diagonal lines

movement or action

when the dancer's body forms vertical lines

elegance

when the dancer's body forms curved lines

suggest grace

modern dance

20th century, revolt against the strict rules of ballet, uses environment, some ballet moves and is choreographed

world concert dance

official dances of particular countries (ex Kabuki)

cantata

vocal performance w/orchestra, a soloist with an entire orchestra

concerto

a long composition with a soloist and orchestra (back and forth like a competition)

symphony

king of classical, longest, takes the whole symphony

movements

like an act but in a song/symphony

syncopation

unexpected beat, part of jazz

tempo

speed of the beat

melody

main tune

harmony

musical accompaniment, pitches added to enhance melody (not part of melody)

motif

tiny melody that's used to build a bigger one

monophonic texture

one melody, no harmony (least common)

homophonic texture

one melody plus a harmony (most common)

polyphonic texture

two or more main melodies going on at the same them (most rare)

soprano

highest female voice

alto

lowest female voice

tenor

highest male voice

bass

lowest male voice

grand opera

famous, usually a tragic story

opera buffa

comic opera (bafoon)

operetta

most is sung with spoken dialogue

overture

instrumental opening of the opera (sets mood)

recitative

sung dialogue that advances the story

aria

sung by soprano or tenor, high points of the opera, emotional songs

leitmotif

brief musical piece that introduces someone

libretto

words of the story, script

tragedy

noble hero with tragic flaw, usually die at the end

comedy

funny plays with serious human problems but they confront them in a funny way

farce

exaggerated comedy (3 stooges)

drama

dealing with every day problems in a realistic way

musical comedy

America's contribution, spoken dialogue, singing, and dance

monolgue

any extended speech given by a character

soliloquy

action stops, thoughts are shared w/audience

4th wall

imagery wall separating audience from actors

dramatic time

the time that takes place in the world of the play

protagonist

main character

antagonist

person who opposes main character

thrust stage

arena stage

black box theater

really flexible stage

proscenium stage

raked stage

blocking

planned movement on stage

job of the stage manager

in charge of each performance

job of the artistic director

in charge of theater (business portion of the theater)

job of the director

in charge of the show (play, actors, costumes)

pigments

physical material that gives color

tempera paint

oldest (ancient egypt) opague paint where the pigments are suspended in a mixture of egg yolks and liquid gum

frescoes

painting directly on wet moisture wall so that it doesn't chip off

watercolor paint

transparent paint put on paper w/pigments suspended in water soluble gum