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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 line | a form in which the length is so much greater than the width that we perceive it as having only length |
| space | what contains objects; may be three-dimensional or illusionistic |
| balance | the ways in which the elements of a piece are aligned |
| major arts | painting, sculpture, and architecture |
| Paleolithic | "Old Stone Age" |
| schematic | represented in simplified or symbolic form |
| form | visual aspects of art and architecture; includes line, shape, color, texture, space, mass and volume, and composition |
| color | has hue (what we think of as color), value (lightness or darkness), and saturation (brightness or dullness; intensity) |
| contrast | difference between light and dark |
| monumental | massive; highly significant |
| Neolithic | "New Stone Age" |
| Shamanism | personal and tribal healing and empowerment is nurtured, supervised and accomplished through the special skills and services of a charismatic individual. |
| shape | two-dimensional area defined by the borders of an enclosing outline |
| repetition | objects, shapes, space, light, direction, lines etc. are repeated in artwork |
| unity | a feeling of completeness is created by the use of elements in the artwork |
| tactile | touch-perceived |
| naturalism | the attempt to depict objects as they appear in nature |
| selective observation | only representing what the artist chooses to see |
| value | relative degree of lightness or darkness; created by the amount of light reflected from an object's surface |
| media | the materials used to creat an artwork |
| minor arts | ceramics, furniture, other decorative objects |
| relief | the background of an image is carved out so that the image stands out |
| mimetic | imitative means of representation |
| texture | tactile quality of a surface; can be the medium or subject matter |
| miniature | created on a smaller scale |
| rhythm | when the regular repetition of particular forms or elements occurs in a work of art |
| size | how large the artwork or representation is |
| scale | size of a representation in comparison to what it is representing |
| post-and-lintel construction | two uprights support a horizontal element |
| menhir | single vertical megalith |
| trilithon | a variation of a megalith built on the post-and-lintel principle |
| megalith | "large stone" |
| dolmen | simple megalithic tomb; built on post-and-lintel method |
| cromlech | circular pattern of menhirs |
| silhouette | an outline drawing filled in with black |
| contour | outline of a figure |
| aerial view | view from above |
| twisted perspective | perspective is based on what is known rather than what is seen |
| super-positioning | overlapping |
| terra cotta | commonly used for ceramic sculpture; a brownish-orange earthenware clay |
| statuette | small statue |
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