| A | B |
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| techniques | any method of working with art materials |
| picture plane | surface of a painting or drawing |
| vertical position | up and down |
| composition | any work of art combining principles and elements |
| Renaissance | "rebirth" of Greek and Roman culture 14-15th century- daVinci, Michelangelo, Raphael- spiritual qualities |
| Baroque | large in scale with dramatic details- restless , energetic, heroic |
| Impressionism | 1860's- France- emphasized effect of sunlight on objects- used small dabs of paint that are blended- Degas, Renoir, Cassatt, Monet |
| Cubism | 1900's- subject matter is broken into cubes and other geometric shapes- Picasso |
| realistic | true representation of real life |
| abstract | nonrepresentational- elements and principles may be stressed or shapes distorted or simplified- Mondrian, Kandisky |
| Fauve | art movement using wild intense color combinations in paintings |
| Arabesque | lacy decoration on Moorish and Arabian buildings- flowing and graceful interlacing lines |
| Art deco | art from 1920's and 1930's- mass-produced- geometric shapes, smooth lines, streamlined forms |
| Art nouveau | 1890's to 1910- ornate style, characterized by long, flowing lines that twisted in snakelike fashion |
| Byzantine art | from Byzantine or Eastern Roman Empire AD 330- Eastern Christian- colorful, highly stylized portraying religious and imperial figures |
| Carolingian art | created late 700' s in France and Germany- reintroduced human figure in natural setting |
| classicism | associated with Ancient Greek and Roman cultures |
| folk art | art form where artists have little or no formal art training, don't follow elements and principles of art |
| Gothic art | Latter Middle Ages- many cathedrals in this form, bright glass, light, ribbed vaults and flying buttresses |
| Islamic art | art of Middle East in 7th century based on Islamic religion. prohibits life-like figures so highly stylixed figures used, more like symbols, floral motifs geometric patterning |
| Naturalism | art imitating nature to exclusion of anything else |
| Pop art | art of 1950's-60's using everyday, common commercial illustrations, satirical and playful, bold colors, repetitions |
| Rococo | Western Europs 1720-1780- irregular flowing curves, shimmering surfaces, elaborate ornamentation- feeling of weariness and relazation |
| Romanticism | light, free- full of emotions, free spontaneous action, bold lighting, deep shadows, exotic subjects |
| Surrealism | getting away from realism, emphasizes passion rather than reason. A more "real" realism |
| Post- Impressionism | 1880's- 1890's- emphasized light, shadow, and color and added dimensions of psychological depth and emotional involvement- Cezanne, van Gogh, Gauguin |
| foreshortening | way of drawing an object so it seems to go back in space |
| landscape | painting which shows natural or outdoors scenes |
| acrylic paint | nontoxic, water-based pigment that washes out with water |
| mosaic | work of art made of small pieces of stone, glass, etc. glued in place to form a picture or design |
| original | art work not copied or imitated from the work of someone else |
| paper mache | modeling material made of mashed newspaper and liquid paste |
| portrait | image of a person's face |
| shade | dark value of a color made by adding black to it |
| tint | light value of a color made by adding white to it |
| still life | painting which shows an arrangement of inanimate objects |
| acrylic | quick-drying water-based synthetic paint |
| tempera | painting medium in which pigment mixed with egg yolk and water is applied with tiny brush strokes |
| oil paint | paint with an oil base |
| glaze | thin, transparent layer of paint |
