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What are tied together through formal elements?
Abstract ideas and concrete images
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How are form and content related?
Artistic form reveals the content
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List the 7 formal elements?
- line
- direction
- shape
- mass
- texture
- color
- luminosity or value
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direction
- vertical
- horizontal
- diagonal
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list the 5 priciples of art?
- unity and variety
- balance
- focal point
- repetition/ rhythm/ pattern
- movement
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balance
symmetrical or formal and asymmetrical or informal
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focal point
center of interest, where our eyes are drawn first
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repetition
creates rhythm and patterns within the work
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movement- the way our eyes move through the work
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iconography
the art of representing or illustrating an abstract idea by pictures, figuresm images, symbolic representation
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what are two different kinds of iconography?
- universal symbols
- personal iconographic images
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formal organization
the artist selects and arranges the elements so that they work together for the artist's expressive purpose
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What is the structural framework of guernica?
- two rectangles and a large center triangle
- the side of the triangle and the lamp lead your eye to the apex of the triangle
- no obvious signs of cruzifixion or guernica; just symbols and iconography
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formal dimensions of guernica
- the horse is the focal point
- curved lines dominate
- repetition of oval adn triangle create rhythm
- asymmetrical balance- visual and psychological weight
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Paintings explore human experience (3 examples)
- events- actual or imaginary
- ideas and actions
- emotions and motivations
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What ethinicity was Picasso and where did he live?
- he was Spanish
- he lived in Paris
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artistic truth
What the work of art "means"
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guernica uses two stories to illuminate the theme of sacrifice and redemption, list them
- the crucifixion
- the bullfight
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What does the almond shape mean in Guernica?
- the bleeding heart of God
- Catholic theolog: shown in the breast of the virgin Mary
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the stigmata displayed in the hands of the people in Guernica?
visible wounds of Christ that appear in the flesh of the saints before they die
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the pieta in guernica
the virgin holding the dead body of Christ (as a baby)
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the falling bird
the human soul
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the gaping mouths in Guernica
"My God, My God. Why hast thou forsaken me."
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making art requires three things
- skill
- technical ability
- dedicated work
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what is art about?
- communication
- telling a story
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art invites what from an audience?
a response
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Responding to art is what?
- subjective
- both emotional and intellectual
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how is art about form?
the organization fo elements
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Give 4 definitions of art
- the communication of an idea between creator and observer. It is the visual form of communication
- any creation made by humans that reflects human experience of emotion. It must be independent of pre-existing art and must be of above average creativity, not achievable by ordinary men or women
- anything created by a talented artist. neesd to be unique, eveident that the artist spent time adn put thought into the piece, should be visually appealing to the audience
- an intentional creation that represents a though, feeling, or idea
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