Art History Vocab
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purplepenguin921 on May 19, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 craftsmanship | skilled in the use of materials and tools |
| sensory properties | elements of art, the use of sight and touch |
| formal properties | principles of art, how artists organizes elements to express ideas |
| technical properties | media, tools, and equipment used to make a work of art |
| reflection of society | how artwork connects to time it was created and culture |
| why people create art | utility, religion, politics, information/history, aesthetics |
| utility | usefulness |
| religion | symbolic of morals and spiritual beliefs |
| politics | propaganda, praise |
| information/history | record/teach events |
| aesthetics | a search for subject matter that is thought provoking |
| linear perspective | using converging lines to create the illusion of 3D space |
| horizon | horizontal line at eye level |
| vanishing points | on the horizon where lines converge |
| convergence lines | the lines that come together at the vanishing points |
| construction lines | the lines that instruct linear perspective |
| impasto | a thick, heavy application of paint |
| aerial/atmospheric perspective | uses diminishing size shapes, less intensity of color, and less contrast of values to show the space receding |
| hue | the name of a color |
| value | the dark or light quality of a color |
| intensity | the brightness or saturation of a color |
| chiaroscuro | extreme contrast of dark and light values |
| tenebrism | style of painting where chiaroscuro becomes the dominating feature |
| elements | basic components or building blocks |
| principles | different ways the elements can be used in a work of art |
| highlight | where light hits object |
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