NYSTCE Visual Arts (167) flashcards
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- Hue
- The name of a color on the color wheel, such as red, blue, or yellow, independent of its lightness or saturation.
- Value
- The relative lightness or darkness of a color or tone, ranging from white through grays to black on a value scale.
- Contrapposto
- An Italian term for a pose in which weight rests on one leg, tilting hips and shoulders in opposing directions to create naturalistic balance.
- Chiaroscuro
- The use of strong contrasts between light and dark to model three-dimensional form and create dramatic volume in painting.
- Linear perspective
- A system using a horizon line and vanishing points to create the illusion of three-dimensional depth on a flat surface.
- Impasto
- Thickly applied paint that stands out from the surface, often leaving visible brush or palette knife marks and texture.
- Fresco
- A mural technique in which pigment in water is applied to wet lime plaster, bonding the image permanently with the wall.
- Intaglio
- A printmaking family in which incised lines hold ink below the plate surface, transferred to paper under heavy press pressure.
- Relief printing
- A printmaking process in which ink is applied to raised surfaces of a block, leaving recessed areas unprinted and white.
- Gesso
- A primer of chalk or gypsum with binder applied to canvas or panel to seal the surface and prepare it for paint adhesion.
- Complementary colors
- Colors opposite each other on the color wheel, such as red and green, which neutralize each other when mixed.
- Analogous colors
- Colors adjacent on the color wheel, such as blue, blue-green, and green, producing harmonious, closely related schemes.
- Symmetrical balance
- A composition in which elements mirror each other across a central axis, creating formal, stable visual equilibrium.
- Asymmetrical balance
- A composition balancing unequal elements through size, color, or placement rather than mirroring, producing dynamic equilibrium.
- Negative space
- The empty or surrounding area around and between subjects, which shapes how the positive forms are perceived.
- Baroque
- A seventeenth-century European style marked by dramatic light, diagonal composition, movement, and emotional intensity in painting, sculpture, and architecture.
- Impressionism
- A nineteenth-century French movement using broken brushwork and light color to capture fleeting effects of light and atmosphere.
- Cubism
- An early twentieth-century movement, led by Picasso and Braque, that fractures objects into multiple simultaneous viewpoints and geometric planes.
- Surrealism
- A twentieth-century movement exploring dream imagery, the unconscious, and irrational juxtaposition, exemplified by Dalí and Magritte.
- Ukiyo-e
- Japanese woodblock prints of the Edo period depicting courtesans, actors, and landscapes, which strongly influenced European Impressionism.
- Gothic architecture
- A medieval style featuring pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and large stained glass windows, enabling taller, lighter structures.
- Readymade
- Marcel Duchamp's term for ordinary manufactured objects presented as art, challenging assumptions about authorship and artistic skill.
- Hierarchical scale
- The convention of depicting important figures larger than others, common in ancient Egyptian and medieval art.
- Subtractive sculpture
- A sculptural method that removes material from a mass, as in carving wood or stone, rather than building up or casting.
- Lost-wax casting
- A bronze casting process in which a wax model is melted out of a mold and replaced by molten metal.
- Warp and weft
- In weaving, warp threads run lengthwise under tension while weft threads cross over and under them to form the fabric.
- Formalism
- An aesthetic theory judging art primarily by its formal qualities, such as composition, line, color, and balance, rather than subject matter.
- Art criticism stages
- A four-step sequence for examining art: describe what is seen, analyze how elements are used, interpret meaning, and judge success.
- DBAE
- Discipline-Based Art Education, a curriculum model integrating art production, art history, art criticism, and aesthetics into instruction.
- Visual Thinking Strategies
- A discussion method using open-ended questions about what is happening and what is seen to build observational and interpretive skills.
- Formative assessment
- Ongoing evaluation during instruction, such as critiques or sketchbook checks, used to adjust teaching and guide student improvement.
- Safety Data Sheet
- A document listing a material's hazards, safe handling, and first-aid measures, required for reviewing art supplies before classroom use.