Vocabulary Art Appreciation This vocabulary list will be updated as we learn new words, art terminology, artists, and art movements. This document will help you on all of your tests and written work. It can also help you in other classes. Art terminology: 1. Conceptual Art -- art about Ideas. 2. Contemporary Art - art of the present day, happening now. A contemporary artist is an artist that is creating art today. Foreshortening -- Creating the appearance of depth in a drawing, Having objects appear to go back into the space. Contour line - a single line that creates the outline of a shape. Tone ~ the value ofa color. Balance - is the comfortable arrangement of things in art. Contrast - is the difference between the elements of art in an artwork. Emphasis - is the creation of a focal area in an artwork. Movement -:is how we get around in a work of art, a feeling of movement. 10. Pattern - decorates the surface with planned repeated units or shapes. 11. Rhythm ~ is the repetition of shapes, lines and forms. 12, Unity - means that all is in harmony. 13. Variety - means that the elements vary and make the artwork look interesting. 14, Value ~ means the dark and light of an artwork 15. Form - is three dimensional and takes up space. A drawing on a flat piece of paper, which is not three dimensional, can have an illusion of form. 16, Texture ~ is how the surface of something feels or looks. 17. Space ~ exists around us. We use illusions to make space in art. 18. Composition - The way shapes are arranged in an artwork. SEN ans ‘Words: 1, Landscape ~- scenery of an area of land, 2, Medium ~ materials used to make something, Some examples, paint for a painting, pencil (graphite) for drawing, clay or stone for sculpture, collage. 3, Details - small particular items. 4, Abstract ~ existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical existence. 5. Representational ~ Art that aims to depict the physical appearance of things. 6. Alchemy ~ changing something from one form to another. For example taking ‘a material like sand and turn it into gold. 7. Consistency -- repeat a particular task with maintain a particular standard, 8, Mural - A large painting usually on a wall. A large graffiti painting on a wall ‘would be considered a mural. 9. Geometric shapes ~ shapes with right angles and straight lines. imal variation, the ability to10, Organic shapes ~ shapes with curves and related to nature and life. 11. Canvas - a fabric material that artists use to paint on. Artists stretch the fabric on wood to create a canvas to paint on. Artists and works of art: Refer to the links folder on our class web page for more information about the artists we are studying. 1. Marc Chagall: “] and the village” Abstract but also representational, a dream or fantasy, a painting of a memory. 2, Pablo Picasso: “The Fishes Tail like Chagall this ink drawing that we watched Picasso create in class is created thinking of memories. 3. Leonardo Da Vinci: Body study drawings, Leonardo is a renaissance artist, he was also an inventor and scientist among many other things. Look at the Jinks to find | provided to find out more.Vocabulary Art Terms, Materials and Techniques Balance: The way art elements are arranged to create a feeling of stability, or instability in a composition. The simplest type of balance is symmetry - an equal, regular arrangement of forms on either side of a central axis. Burnished: Smoothed by rubbing or polishing, Traditionally a piece of polished stone was used to burnish gold leat. Chiaroscuro: in painting, the modeling of objects so that they appear to exist in a three- dimensional space through use of light and shade. It was developed in Italy in late 15" century Which allowed for greater tonal range and more extreme lights and darks. Classical: Relating to the ancient Greek and Roman world, especialy to its literature and art. Contour: The line, or outline, around an object or body to indicate place in space or movement. Contrapposto: An asymmetrical pose in which one side of the body is counterbalarfeed by the other around the body's central axis. Contrapposto was used in Classical antiquity to suggest the natural stance of the body, and further developed during the Italian Renaissance. Egg tempera: Colored pigments, ground into powder, and mixed with egg yolks to create paint. Foreshadowing: Visual clues that suggest to the viewer what may happen in the future. One ex- ample of this is the depiction of the baby Christ lying asleep indicating his death as an adult. Foreshortening: The method of rendering an object so that it appears in depth. Foreshortening takes into account the distortion that takes place when an object is seen at an unusual angle. Gesso: Gypsum powder added to liquid glue made from animal skins and used as a coating for painting surfaces such as wood panels or canvas. Gypsum: A white, chalk-like mineral. Halo: A ring or circle of light around the head of a saint in a religious painting. Iconography: The collections, description or study of images used in works of art. pression of three-dimensional Mlusionistic: The painting technique that creates the realisti objects in space. James A, Michener Art Museum www.learn.michenerartmuseum.org © www.michenerartmuseum.org KAPrPrawrnod