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Roger Shimomura, untitled, acrylic painting
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chuck close, self portrait, oil painting
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marc quinn, self portrait, blood
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albrecht durer, four horsemen of the apocalypse, woodcut
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henri de toulouse- lautrec, moulin rouge
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kathe kollwitz, self portrait, charcoal drawing
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dorothea lange, migrant worker, photograph
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michelangelo, prisoner, marble sculpture
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pablo picasso, bull head, assemblage sculpture
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roman, pont du gard, architure
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a line not actually drawn but suggested by elements in the work.
implied line
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the space filled or enclosed by a 3-D object
volume
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the distance between identifiable points or planes
space
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an area of light value in a work
highlight
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consists of the basic vocabulary of art
elements
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the size of an oject relative to the size of another object
scale
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the surface character of materials as experienced by the sense of touch
texture
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part of a work depicted as nearest to the viewer
foreground
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the overall design or organization of a work
composition
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the creation of the illusion of dept in 2-D
perspective
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the use of overlaping parallel lines to convey darkness or lightness
cross-hatching
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using non-overlapping parallel lines to convey darkness or lightness
hatching
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this is a continuous, uninterupted line
actual
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a two-dimensional area having identifiable boundaries, created by lines, color, or value changes.
sshape
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art imagery that departs from recognizable images from the natural world
abstract
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the diversity of different ideas, media, and elements in a work
variety
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art that does not depict a reognizable subject
nonobjective
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art that contains moving parts
kinetic
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the relationship in size between a work's parts and the whole
proportion
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the part of the work that is depicted as being farthest from the viewer
background
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the imposition of order and harmony on a design
unity
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three colors from which all others are derived
primary
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material on of from which an artist chooses to make a work of art
medium
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the regular or ordered repetition of element in the work
rhythm
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the range of colors used by an artist.
palette
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the degree of purity of a color
saturation
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the center of interest or activity in a work of art
focal point
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the surface of a painting or drawing
picture plan
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the effect of changing placement in time
motion
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a perforated template allowing ink or paint to pass through to print a design
stencil
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the art of designing, arranging, and choosing type sets
typography
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art that presents objects in an exaggerated way
stylized
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a print created from an incised piece of wood
woodcut
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the person, object, or space depicted in a work of art
subject
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a manuscript with hand lettered text and pictures
illuminated manuscript
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a very realistic or lifelike style of making images
naturalism/naturalistic
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having forms and shapes derived from living organisms
organic
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a scene of inanimate ojects
still life
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an artwork that tells a story
narrative
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the art of descriptive handwriting or hand lettering
calligraphy
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technique in which the artist paints onto freshly applied plaster
fresco
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a work of art assembled by gluing materials onto a surface
collage
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a rough preliminary verison of a work or part of a work
sketch
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all the copies of a print made from a single printing
edition
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a sculpture made by pouring a liquid into a mold
casting
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a framework or skeleton used to support a sculpture
armature
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a structure designed to carry water, often over long distances
aqueduct
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the process of making a ceramic object on a potter's wheel
throwing
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an everyday object presented as a work of art
readymade
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construction consisting of a horizontal beam supported by a post at either end
post-and-lintel construction
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a raised form on a largely flat background
relief
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a person who organizes the collection of artwork in a museum or gallery
curator
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a statue of a person depicting only his or her head and shoulder
bust
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a person who makes ceramics
ceramist
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related to beauty, art, and taste
aesthetic
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an art that promotes an ideology or a cause
propaganda
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an artwork created by the assembling and arrangement of objects in a specific location
installation
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having massive or impressive scale
monumental
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a freestanding sculpted work that can be viewed from all sides
in the round
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