Melisa Esqueda

Period 6
TERM

Definition

Artwork

Illustrations or photos prepared for showing.

Perceive

To become aware of through senses.

Folk Artists

Common people that produce art from indigenous

cultures. They lack art school experience.

Artists

People that communicate to the public through

illustrations or photos.

Action
painting

Abstract art that stresses on the process of gesture, such

as splashing, dripping, etc.

Symbol

A thing that represents something else.

Elements of
art

The building blocks used by artists in order to create a

work of art.

illustration

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Principles of art

Principles used to
organize the basic
elements of art. They
include balance,
proportion, emphasis,
variety, movement,
rhythm, and harmony.

Subject (Art)

What something is
about.

Nonobjective art

Describes any kind of

abstract art which
doesnt make any
references to the natural
world.

Composition

The placement or
arrangement of elements
in a work of art.

Content

Distinct aspects of a
work of art.

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A list of important facts

about a work of art.

Medium

Materials that are used

to create a work of art.

Gertrude Stein

An American writer of
poems, poetry, and
plays.

Grant wood

An American painter that is

best known for his paintings
portraying the rural
American Midwest.

Art CriticismCritique

Discussion or evaluation
of art.

Aesthetics

Set of principles that

focus on the nature and
appreciation of beauty.

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experience

A particular experience
or reaction of a work of
art.

Theories of Art

Aims to theorize the

structure of the concept
of art implicitly.

Literalism

Realistic portrayal in art.

Formalism

The study of art by

scrutinizing and
comparing form and
style, how objects are
made and their visual
aspects.

Expressive

The use of the creative

arts as therapy.

Imitationalism

Art that emphasizes

realistic representations.

Emotionalism

Stresses on the
expressive qualities in a
work of art.