the principle of drawing attention to particular content in a work
focal point
the center of interest or activity in a work of art, often drawing the viewer's attention to the most important element
Principles of Art
the grammar applied to the elements of art --> contrast // balance // unity // variety // rhythm // emphasis // pattern // scale // proportion // focal point
Elements of Art
the basic vocabulary of art --> line // form // shape // volume // mass // color // texture // space // time and motion // value
Subordination
the opposite of emphasis, it draws our attention away from particular areas of a work
Abstract
art imagery that departs from recognizable images from the natural world
Color field
a term used by a group of twentieth-century abstract painters to describe their work with large flat areas of color and simple shapes
Color
the optical effect caused when reflected white light of the spectrum is divided into a separate wavelength
Positive Shape
a shape defined by its surrounding empty space
Negative space
an empty space given shape by its surround, for example the right-pointing arrow between the E and x in FedEx
Implied texture
a visual illusion expressing texture
Composition
the overall design or organization of a work
Rhythm
the regular or ordered repetition of elements in the work
Outline
the outermost line of an object or figure, by which it is defined or bounded
Woodcut
a print created from an incised piece of wood
Actual line
are solid lines
Implied line
are impressions of lines created from a series of points that orient our gaze along a visual path