Cfa art exam!
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hcps-moorerm on January 18, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Describe | what do you see? |
| Analyze | How are the elements of art used? |
| Interpret | What do you think the artist was trying to say? |
| Judge | What do you think of the art? |
| Sensory Properties | this catagory refers to what you sense about the art |
| Formal Properties | This is the category where we evaluate how well the elements and principles are used to make composition |
| Technical Properties | This is the category where we talk about how well the work is crafted and the media used to make it |
| Expressive Properties | This is the category where we assess the idea the art is trying to communicate or the mood we feel is being shown |
| Reflective properties | This is the category where we look at what the piece can tell us about the person who made it or the culture it comes from |
| Transcending the media | going above and beyond just the media |
| Exploiting the media | making the media apparent and stand out |
| Line | A mark that shows the distance from one point to another. |
| Shape | A 2D space enclosed by line |
| Space | The area an image takes up and the area around an image in a composition. |
| Color | The element of art that describes the reflective qualities of an image |
| Texture | How something feels to the touch or how it looks like it feels. |
| Value | The difference between light and dark AND the transfer from light to dark |
| Form | A 3D shape. |
| Balance | The visual weight & its distribution in a composition |
| Contrast | Differences between the elements in a composition |
| Movement | The path the eye follows around a composition |
| Emphasis | An area or areas in a composition that stand out more than others. |
| rhythm | The visual beat in a work of art, usually pattern |
| Proportion | The relationship of sizes within a work of art. |
| Unity | The elements and principles combining together to create a whole. (overlapping/repetition) |
| sfumato | The blurring or softening of sharp outlines in painting by subtle and gradual blending of one tone into another. |
| Chiaroscuro | soft gradiation from light to dark |
| Tenebrism | (also called dramatic illumination) is a style of painting. using very pronounced chiaroscuro |
| Halation | the spreading of light beyond its proper boundaries |
| split-compliments | colors on either side and exclusive of the true compliment |
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