TERMS
TERMS I: Art Concepts (Chapter
2)
Representational
Realistic
Naturalistic
Abstract
Nonobjective (nonrepresentational)
Form
Content
Subject
Subject (what is represented) + Form (how it is
represented) = Content
(why) [meaning]
Iconography
Composition
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TERMS II: Themes/Subjects
(Chapter 3)
TRADITIONAL SUBJECT CATEGORIES
History
Religious
Myth
Allegory
Portrait
Landscape (Seascape, Cityscape)
Still Life
Genre
Figure Study
THEMES
Nature
The Human Experience
The Social Order (Pride/Politics/Prestige)
Imagination, Invention & Fantasy
The Sacred Realm
Art for Art's Sake
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TERMS III: Formal Analysis - Elements
of Art
(Chapters 5-8)
LINE
Varieties
outline, contour,
implied, hatched/cross-hatched
Qualities
Analytic
Expressive
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MASS & SPACE
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figure-ground relationship & reversal
picture plane
Space:
Actual
Visual
linear perspective (one-point;
two-point)
vanishing point
horizon line
orthogonals
transversals
axonometric perspective
(isometric, dimetric,
trimetic)
foreshortening
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LIGHT (VALUE) & COLOR
atmospheric or aerial perspective
modeling
chiaroscuro
tenebrism
hatching; cross-hatching
value
hue
tint
shade
intensity or saturation
primary, secondary, intermediate
Color Schemes:
Restricted palette
monochromatic
analogous (warm vs. cool)
Open palette
complementary
polychromatic
Local vs. Arbitrary Color
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TEXTURE
Actual texture
Visual texture |
PATTERN
TIME & MOTION
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TERMS IV: Formal Analysis -
Principles of
Design (Chapter 9)
BALANCE
actual
weight
visual
weight
symmetrical balance
asymmetrical
balance
radial balance
EMPHASIS & FOCAL POINT
SCALE & PROPORTION
REPETITION & RHYTHM
UNITY & VARIETY
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TERMS V: Drawing (Chapter 10)
pigment
binder
DRY MEDIA:
Metalpoint
(Silverpoint)
Charcoal
Pastel
Conte crayon
Graphite
LIQUID MEDIA
Pen &
Ink
Brush
& Ink
Types of Drawings: Drawing, Sketch, Study
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TERMS VI: Printmaking (Chapter
11)
For a visual review of the various techniques, click
here:
http://www.monoprints.com/info/otherasptects.html
Editions
Cancelled
TECHNIQUES
RELIEF
Linocut
Woodcut
Wood
Engraving
INTAGLIO
Engraving
Drypoint
Mezzotint
Etching
Aquatint
LITHOGRAPH (planographic)
SCREENPRINT (Silkscreen/Serigraph)
MONOTYPES
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TERMS VII: Painting (Chapter
12)
Pigment
Binder
Solvent
Paint Medium (or vehicle)
Support
Ground (or primer)
PAINT MEDIA
Encaustic
Fresco (fresco secco, buon fresco)
Tempera
Oil
glazes
impasto
Watercolor
Gouache
Synthetic
Acrylic
OTHER
Collage
Mosaics
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MEDIUM
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PIGMENT
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BINDER
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SOLVENT
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GROUND/SUPPORT
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| Encaustic |
any
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wax
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heat
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any
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| Fresco |
lime-proof
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wet lime plaster
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none
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wall
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| Egg Tempera |
any
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egg yolk
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water
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Paper; bark; gessoed panel;vellum/parchment |
| Oil |
any
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Linseed, poppyseed,
walnut oil |
turpentine
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gessoed panel or canvas
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| Watercolor |
any
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gum arabic |
water
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paper; silk
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| Gouache |
any
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gum arabic |
water
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paper, panel, canvas
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| Sythetic: Acrylic |
any
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synthetic resin |
water
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any
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TERMS VIII: Camera Arts (Chapter
13)
Camera Obscura
Daguerreotype - 1837
Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre
TERMS
IX: Sculpture (Chapter
14)
Additive Process - modeling & assembling
Subtractive Process - carving
Casting
Lost wax method (cire perdue)
direct casting
Patina
In-the-round (free-standing)
Bas (low)-relief
Haut (high)-relief
Contrapposto
Environmental sculpture
Installation
Earthworks
Performance Art
Kinetic sculpture
TERMS X: Other 3-D Media
(Chapter 15)
Ceramics
Porcelain
kiln
Techniques: thrown, coiled, slab
Glass
stained glass
Textile
tapestry
embroidery
warp & weft
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Metalwork
TERMS XI: Architecture (Chapter
16)
STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
Shell
Stacking & Piling (load bearing)
adobe
Post-and-Lintel
Classical orders: Doric, Ionic (volute), Corinthian (acanthus)
(base, column, capital, entablature)
Arch Construction
arch, arcade, barrel vault, dome [coffers, oculus], groin vault,
keystone, buttress, pier, flying buttress
Romanesque
Gothic
Skeleton & Skin
Wood-frame construction
Balloon-frame
Cast-Iron Construction
Steel-Frame Construction
International style
reinforced concrete
cantilever
geodesic dome
**Take a
virtual
tour of the Koehler House on the SAC campus
TERMS XII: Art History Survey
For a useful timeline, click on:
http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/study/timeline.html
19th Century Movements (Chapter 21)
Realism
Impressionism
Post-Impressionism
Divisionalism (Pointellism)
20th Century Movements (Chapter 22)
Fauvism
Cubism
Expressionism
Surrealism
Bauhaus (Germany)
Art Since 1945
1945-60
New York School
Abstract Expressionism
Action Painting
Color Field Painting
1960s & 1970s
Minimalism
Pop Art
Photorealism
Conceptual Art
1980s-90s
Post-Modernism
Appropriation
Installation
Performance Art
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