AEPA Art (NT503) flashcards
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- Color wheel
- A circular diagram arranging hues; complementary colors sit opposite, analogous colors sit adjacent, and triadic colors form an evenly spaced triangle.
- Value
- The lightness or darkness of a color or gray, independent of hue; artists create value contrast by mixing tints, shades, and tones.
- Implied texture
- Texture that appears in an image through mark-making or pattern but is not physically tactile; actual texture can be felt on the surface.
- Linear perspective
- A spatial system in which parallel lines converge at vanishing points on a horizon line, making flat surfaces appear deeper.
- Atmospheric perspective
- A depth cue in which distant forms become lighter, cooler, less detailed, and lower in contrast because of atmosphere and distance.
- Symmetrical balance
- A composition in which visual weight is distributed evenly around a central axis; approximate symmetry allows small variations without losing equilibrium.
- Rhythm in design
- The repetition of visual elements, often with variation in size, spacing, or color, that creates movement and guides the viewer’s eye.
- Focal point
- The area of greatest visual emphasis in a composition, created through contrast, placement, isolation, convergence, or detail.
- Watercolor transparency
- Watercolor pigments are translucent; lighter values come from diluted paint and white paper, while opaque white paint is usually reserved for highlights.
- Oil paint drying
- Oil paint dries slowly by oxidation, allowing extended blending and reworking; layers follow fat-over-lean to reduce cracking.
- Acrylic paint
- A fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer emulsion; it can be thinned with water and used opaquely or transparently.
- Buon fresco
- Pigment applied to wet lime plaster; as the plaster cures, the image becomes chemically bonded to the wall and is durable.
- Relief printmaking
- A print process in which ink sits on raised areas of a block; cut-away areas remain unprinted, as in woodcut and linocut.
- Intaglio printing
- A print process in which ink is held in recessed lines or pits; high pressure transfers it to paper, as in etching and engraving.
- Lost-wax casting
- A metal-casting method: a wax model is coated in a refractory mold, wax is melted out, and molten metal fills the void.
- Aperture and depth
- A lens opening measured by f-numbers; a smaller f-number means a wider aperture, more light, and shallower depth of field.
- Contrapposto
- A classical Greek pose in which weight shifts onto one leg, producing a counterbalancing tilt in hips and shoulders and a naturalistic stance.
- Egyptian composite view
- A convention showing a figure with frontal shoulders and eye but profile head and legs, often combined with hierarchical scale and register bands.
- Gothic architecture
- A medieval European style using pointed arches, rib vaults, flying buttresses, and stained glass to create tall, light-filled churches.
- Renaissance humanism
- A cultural movement reviving classical texts and emphasizing human potential; it influenced proportional, observed, and perspective-based art.
- Baroque chiaroscuro
- Strong contrasts between light and dark used in Baroque art to model form, heighten drama, and direct attention within a composition.
- Impressionism
- A late-nineteenth-century French movement painting modern life outdoors with visible brushwork, light color, and effects of transient light.
- Cubism
- A twentieth-century movement, led by Picasso and Braque, that fractures forms and shows multiple viewpoints in the same picture.
- Dada readymade
- An ordinary manufactured object presented as art, challenging authorship, craft, and museum conventions; Marcel Duchamp’s urinal is a famous example.
- Feldman criticism method
- A four-stage approach: describe what is visible, analyze how elements and principles work, interpret meaning, and judge success.
- Formalist criticism
- An approach that evaluates art mainly through composition, elements, and principles, treating historical or biographical context as secondary.
- Contextual criticism
- An approach interpreting art through its historical, social, political, and cultural conditions, including patronage, audience, and function.
- Mimetic theory
- An aesthetic theory holding that art imitates or represents reality; judgments focus on accuracy, idealization, or truthfulness of the depiction.
- Expressive theory
- An aesthetic theory that art’s value lies in communicating feeling or inner experience, often prioritizing emotional impact over realistic representation.
- Institutional theory
- An aesthetic theory that something becomes art when the artworld-artists, critics, museums, and viewers-confers that status.
- Descriptive criticism
- Criticism that identifies and explains what is present in an artwork without making a final value judgment; it supports later interpretation and evaluation.
- Art integration
- Teaching that connects art concepts or processes with another subject, such as math or science, while preserving meaningful art learning.