Reading Visual Arts Midterms PDF

READING VISUAL ARTS MIDTERMS DEFINING VISUAL ARTS: SPACE It is the distance between or within...

READING VISUAL ARTS MIDTERMS DEFINING VISUAL ARTS: SPACE It is the distance between or within shapes, forms, colors and lines. Visual arts is a form of art that is seen. Painting, Printmaking, Photography, ➔ POSITIVE SPACE- area of the Sculpture, Filmmaking are forms of composition that the subject occupies. visual arts. ➔ NEGATIVE SPACE- refers to the open and empty space that surrounds the DEFINING READING VISUAL subject. ARTS: Reading visual arts is the ability to read, FORM analyze and critique works of visual arts. It is the overall form taken by the Reading is the process of forming a artwork; the physical nature of a work perception based on the imagery, form art and considered three-dimensional and language of the text, translated and can be illustrated and constructed. through the experience of the reader. Visual reading is the ability to find SHAPE meaning through imagery It is the result of closed lines, either two-dimensional or flat lines. ELEMENTS OF ARTS: VALUE The elements of art are the building Is the gradual change in color from blocks of art. lightness to darkness COLOR TEXTURE Color is a crucial component of an It is the way art is felt by touching and image’s composition. There are ways to seeing explore color: A. Hue- refers to the actual colors of painting PURPOSES OF VISUAL ARTS: B. Saturation-refers to the purity of a color in relation to its appearance in the color People need to read visual arts for spectrum different reasons. The way people read C. Value-refers to the lightness or darkness and analyze visual arts depends on its of color purposes. LINE Ceremonial Purposes Refers to the distance between two Some visual arts are used to celebrate points. There are different kinds of lines: an event, a season or an era. These are A. CURVED LINE used to celebrate something significant B. STRAIGHT LINE in terms of worship or culture. C. THICK LINE D. THIN LINE Artistic Expression E. HORIZONTAL LINE Some visual arts are used for F. ZIGZAG LINE self-expression. Arts can convey G. DIAGONAL LINE emotions, experiences and ideas. H. SPIRAL LINE I. DOTTED LINE CODERA, KATE C. READING VISUAL ARTS MIDTERMS Narrative Purposes Some visual arts are used to tell a story. VIDEO MAKING, VLOGGING AND FILMMAKING These are used to illustrate and describe Process of making video content using a experiences and communicate ideas. camera. It uses moving images, editing, directing and cinematography may be Functional Visual Arts involved. Some visual arts are used to beautify things that can be used in everyday life. TEXTILE ART Process of creating something new using Persuasive Arts fabric or fibers. Some visual arts are used to promote philosophies, products, ideas, ideologies, goals and designs. DIGITAL ART Use of digital technology to create Conveyance of Beauty something new or a new form of art. Some visual arts represent beauty for its own sake. INSTALLATION ART Form of art that is three-dimensional. It is usually made on a large scale and is usually constructed. TYPES OF VISUAL ARTS AND CALLIGRAPHY MEDIA FORMS: Artform that produces decorative handwriting using a pen, pencil or brush. PAINTING A method of applying paint to any surface. It commonly uses knives, brushes, sponges and paint. PRINCIPLES OF ARTS: DRAWING Pattern A visual art form that uses different Is the repeating unit of space and form. instruments to place a mark on a paper It is the repetition of visual elements. or any two-dimensional medium. Emphasis PRINTMAKING Focal point of art to attract a person’s Is a form of art that makes pictures or attention. designs through the methods of printing. Harmony and Unity PHOTOGRAPHY Gives art a sense of cohesion.It is when Practice or method of making images by an artwork achieves a certain point of the means of an image sensor. It is the wholeness. art of producing images by the action of radiant energy using a camera. Balance balance in art, which is commonly ARCHITECTURE described as the “visual weight” of an Art of designing buildings and other artwork. physical structures. It is also the method of creating physical structures. CODERA, KATE C. READING VISUAL ARTS MIDTERMS Contrast Is the difference in art. Contrast can be defined as the juxtaposition of two elements that are different, but which work together to create a balanced whole Variety It’s a way to use different elements—such as color, line, shape, texture, value, form, and space—in an artwork to keep the viewer engaged. CODERA, KATE C.