GHP VISUAL ARTS EXAM ACTUAL

GHP VISUAL ARTS EXAM (ACTUAL / )

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Design Principles

Refers to the ways artists organize the visual elements of art:

generally found to include balance, emphasis, contrast, unity,

movement and rhythm. May also include: proportion, scale,

repetition, pattern, and variety.

Line A visual element that is the path of a moving point through space. It has the properties of direction, width and length.

Twentieth Century Art Influenced by technology of early twentieth century; expansion of color-right from the tube in assertive brush

strokes; discord of color; non-Western themes. Cubism:

fragmentation of form; influenced by African tribal arts; masks and sculpture; move toward abstract art.

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Four Parts of Art Criticism Description, analysis, interpretation, and judgement.

Diptych A picture with two panels, usually together.

Triptych A picture that has three panels placed next to each other.

Balance A principle of art that is concerned with the sense of stability

of the visual elements. There are three types of _____ :

symmetrical, asymmetrical and radial.

Art Movements Mid ages, gothic, renaissance, baroque, neoclassicism, naturalism, romanticism, realism, impressionism, post impressionism, art nouveau, expressionism, fauvism, cubism, futurism, dada, surrealism, pop art.

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Impressionism This movement was the product of art critics and members of high society scrutinizing many new artists about what they could paint. Influenced by science; concern for light and color on object. Experience of the fleeting moment; new techniques allowed for painting outside; rejected themes of the French Salon; emphasis on primary colors and small brush strokes; side-by-side placement of primary color; little white or black.

Expressionism A modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century.Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas.

Art Nouveau A style of decorative art, architecture, and design prominent in western Europe and the US from about 1890 until World War I and characterized by intricate linear designs and flowing curves based on natural forms.

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