Art exam 1

The material and its accompanying technique

What we see vs what it means

"Fool the eye"

The symbolic meaning of signs, subjects and images

Works of art that have no reference to natural objects; or depict objects in simplified, distorted, or exaggerated ways

These shapes resemble living things

The physical bulk of a solid body of material

Form organized in space vs form organized in time

The result of adding white to a hue vs the result of adding black

The size relation of one thing to another vs parts to the whole

A full sized drawing made as a guide for a work in another medium

Value gradations used to create the illusion of a 3D form; "light-dark"

The three ingredients in paint providing color, adhesive, and thinner

Techniques in which pigment is applied to wet plaster vs dry plaster

"To cut into" the image to be printed is cut or scratched into the surface or etched

"Dark room" the precursor of the modern camera

The first satisfactory photographs printed on paper

The editing technique of combining a number of very brief shits in the same frame, representing distinct but related subject matter

A series of drawings or paintings arranged in a sequence and used to visualize major shots in a film

The brief retention of an image by the retina after a stimulus is removed

Also called the roman arch

Works of art made from assembling found objects

Sculpture that is not freestanding but projects slightly from the background surface

In this sculptural process the mold is destroyed to remove the cast, thus permitting only a single cast to be made

A rigid inner suppprt for sculpture made in an additive process

The order of Feldman 4 step method of art criticism

Refers to making discriminating judgments about art that are favorable or unfavorable

Critics who use this aesthetic theory value innovation and look closely at the use of visual element, design and materials, and techniques

Critics who use this aesthetic theory look at the environmental influences on a work of art: economic system, cultural values, politics etc.

Artist centered aesthetic theories in criticism