Post and Lintel structure
2 upright posts support a horizontal lintel
Shapes
2D, organic vs geometric (curved, irregular vs traditional
Form
A three-dimensional object or the illusion of three dimensions
movement
combined art elements that produce action
Pattern
A repeating or growing sequence or design. An ordered set of numbers or shapes arranged according to a rule.
Proportion
The relationship of one thing to another in size, amount, etc. Size or weight relationships among structures or among elements in a single structure.
foreground vs background
warm colors vs cool colors
-W: (red, orange, yellow) advance
-C: (green, blue, purple) reCede
value
contrast of light and dark. Range of grays within an image (tint: add white, shade: add black)
Color
3 properties: hue (name of color), value, intensity (strong/bright vs faint/dull)
Emphasis
part of painting grabs attention: focal point
Texture
smooth vs rough of surface//what the surface looks like//what it looks as if it might feel
Henge
circular ditch
Contour drawing
drawing that uses lines to create form
Composite View
1. Combining different views of a subject
2. inclusion of both frontal and profile views in the representation of a single figure
Medieval Era
era of art characterized by christianity, basilicas, and mosaics
Manuscript Illumination
decoration of handwritten documents
Mosaic
Decorative work for walls composed of small tiles or pieces
Frescoe
wall painting on wet plaster
Renaissance
Revival of greek and roman art, focus of humanism
Linear perspective
An art form based on orthogonals and vanishing points
Vanishing point
Point in linear perspective at which orthogonals meet and disappear
Pyramidal Compositions
Subjects arranged in a triangular form
Sfumato
Italian for smoky, word for a hazy painting with very few to no lines
Chiaroscuro
Balance of light and dark
Atmospheric perspective
Gradual decrease in intensity of color
Tenebrism
beam of light in a dark background
Rococo Style
French art style using lighter pastel colors and conveys a hazy feeling
Genre Scene
Work of art depicting an everyday event
Pastel
Soft subdued shade of color
Fete Galante
Elegant parties, rococo subject
Neoclassicism
Era of the revival of history, focused on revolutionary heroes
Romanticism
Era of new themes, gothic intrest, landscapes, exotic subjects, nature
Fauvism
Means "wild beast". Bold, shocking color. Joyous tone, usually. Matisse
Plein Air
Sketching outdoors to capture effects of light on a landscape
Abstraction
Unclear subject matter
Primary colors
blue, red, yellow
Secondary colors
mix of 2 primary colors, violet, orange, green
Complementary colors
colors on opposite sides of the color wheel
Shade
adding black to a color
Tint
adding white to a color
Dadaism
An artistic movement that had a purposely nonsensical name, expressing its total rejection of previous modern art.