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What is the primary function of art, according to Bertolt Brecht?
What is the primary function of art, according to Bertolt Brecht?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of art?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of art?
What is the primary function of negative space in a piece of art?
What is the primary function of negative space in a piece of art?
Which of the following types of art is most concerned with the use of space?
Which of the following types of art is most concerned with the use of space?
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What is the primary function of a horizontal line in a piece of art?
What is the primary function of a horizontal line in a piece of art?
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What is the primary function of art, according to Aristotle?
What is the primary function of art, according to Aristotle?
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What type of shape is based on natural or living forms and can be irregular?
What type of shape is based on natural or living forms and can be irregular?
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What term is used to describe the way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched?
What term is used to describe the way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched?
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What is the term for a sensation, a human reaction to a hue arising in part from the optic nerve and education?
What is the term for a sensation, a human reaction to a hue arising in part from the optic nerve and education?
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What is the term for the lightness or darkness of a color?
What is the term for the lightness or darkness of a color?
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What is the term for a sense of stability in the body of a work of art?
What is the term for a sense of stability in the body of a work of art?
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What type of line suggests violence, confusion, and conflict?
What type of line suggests violence, confusion, and conflict?
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What is the term for a color that cannot be formed from mixtures of other colors?
What is the term for a color that cannot be formed from mixtures of other colors?
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What is the term for the vividness of a color?
What is the term for the vividness of a color?
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Study Notes
Definition of Art
- Art is the expression of man's ideas, imagination, and emotions through the use of his body.
- It completes what nature cannot bring to a finish and gives us knowledge of nature's unrealized ends.
Characteristics of Art
- Man-made
- Unique
- Aesthetics
Types of Art
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Architecture
- Literature
- Music
- Dance
- Theatre
- Film
Elements of Art
Space
- Refers to the distances or areas around, between, and within components of a piece
- Positive space refers to the subject of the piece itself
- Negative space refers to the empty spaces the artist has created around, between, and within the subjects
Line
- Indicates direction, orientation, movement, and energy
- Vertical line: power, strength, stability, simplicity, and efficiency
- Horizontal line: serenity, perfect stability, rest, calmness, peace, and repose
- Jagged line: violence, confusion, and conflict
- Curved line: gradual change of direction and fluidity, subtle form
Shape
- An enclosed space, a bounded two-dimensional form that has both length and width
- Boundaries are defined by other elements of art such as line and space
- Organic shapes: based on natural or living forms, irregular
- Geometric shapes: based on measured forms
Form
- Connotes something that is three-dimensional and encloses volume, having length, width, and height
- Geometric forms: mathematical, precise, and can be named
- Organic forms: free-flowing, curvy, sinewy, and are not symmetrical or easily measurable or named
Color
- Produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye
- A sensation, a human reaction to a hue arising from the optic nerve, education, and exposure to color
Texture
- Used to describe the way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched
- In two-dimensional work, it may refer to the visual "feel" of a piece
Classification of Colors
- Primary colors: cannot be formed from mixtures because they are pure colors (e.g., Red, Blue, and Yellow)
- Secondary colors: formed out of combination of two primary colors (e.g., Blue + Yellow = Green)
- Intermediate colors: formed out of mixing one primary and one secondary color
- Hue: refers to the names we assign a color
- Saturation: refers to the vividness of color
- Value: lightness or darkness of the color
Value
- Relevant to the lightness or darkness of any color
- Importance is easiest to visualize in a work with no colors other than black, white, and a grayscale
Principles of Art
Emphasis
- Composition refers to developing points of interest to pull the viewer's eye to important parts of the body of the work
Balance
- A sense of stability in the body of work
- Can be created by repeating same shapes, colors, or textures
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Explore the definitions and quotes about art from renowned philosophers and artists like Aristotle, Michelangelo, and more. Understand the various perspectives on the role and significance of art.
