MAT 534



University of Phoenix Material

Vocabulary List

Generic Art Terms

|Term |Definition |

|Aesthetics |how people think about, write about, and discuss issues in art, such as what makes a work of art |

| |beautiful, good, or artistic; sometimes contrasted with art criticism, or the qualities in one |

| |specific artwork |

|Aesthetic criteria |criteria that apply to a performance and that must be met to be considered a work of art |

|Art form |The form or medium of expression produced by an artist |

|Communication |an exchange of information or opinion |

|Concept |thought, notion, idea, or opinion |

|Contrast |the use of opposites to create emphasis and interest in a work or art |

|Cultural |the complex distinctive attainments, beliefs, and traditions constituting the background of a racial,|

| |religious, or social group |

|Discipline-based art education |a philosophy of art education in which art is seen to be equal to other academic subjects, and in |

| |which the critical, historical, and aesthetic components of art are given equal weight with hands-on |

| |production |

|Element |a visual or sensory part of an artwork used to create the composition |

|Expression |the manifestation or representation of a thought, feeling, character, or quality through art |

|Focus |a center of activity, attraction, or attention |

|Variety |intermixture or succession of different elements or qualities; diversity |

|Form |the physical characteristics of an object |

|Historical period |the social and cultural context in which an artwork is created |

|Imagination |creative ability |

|Improvise |to compose, recite, play, or sing on the spur of the moment; unscripted, spontaneous presentation |

|Interpretation |representation, in performance, delivery, or criticism, of the thought and mood in a work of art |

|Performing arts |drama, music, dance, and movement; execution in a set or formal manner or with technical or artistic |

| |skill; an act of performing |

|Principles of art |balance and symmetry, variety, repetition, emphasis, and dominance–subordination |

|Elements of art |line, shape, value, color, space, texture, and pattern |

|Process |the phases of production |

|Product |the final result of the artistic process |

|Style |distinctive or characteristic mode of presentation, construction, or execution in any art |

|Suspense |mental uncertainty, anxiety, or excitement regarding an outcome |

|Symbol |something that stands for something else |

|Visual arts |drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics; arts experienced visually |

|Work of art |a piece of art created by an artist |

Dance and Movement

|Term |Definition |

|Action |the manner or method of performing |

|Ballet |genre of dance originating with court dances of Italy and France; based on five positions and |

| |prescribed movements named in French |

|Beat |the rise or fall of the hand, baton, or foot in marking beats of measured music; the muscular response|

| |to the musical rhythm |

|Combination |the act or process of combining movements together |

|Dance |to perform, either alone or with others, a rhythmic and patterned succession of movements, commonly to|

| |music |

|Dynamics |producing an effect of movement or progression |

|Elements of dance |body, movement or action, space, time, energy |

|Form |arrangement or method of arrangement; the elements of an artistic production |

|Kinesthetic |related to position and body movement |

|Movement |change of place, position, or posture; a connected and long, continuous series of acts and events |

| |toward some end |

|Rhythm |movement marked by regular occurrence of features or elements |

|Tradition |that which is transmitted through successive generations |

Music

|Term |Definition |

|Accompany |subordinate music to support a principal voice or instrument |

|Arrangement |a piece of music in which a composer takes an existing melody and adds to or changes the melody |

|Composition |an arrangement in an artistic form |

|Conductor |a person who uses hand and arm gestures to interpret the expressive elements of music for singer and |

| |instrumentalist |

|Dynamics |symbols in music that indicate how loud or soft to sing or play |

|Elements of music |melody, harmony, rhythm, and form |

|Genre |a distinctive type or category of music, such as folk music |

|Harmony |a musical sound that is formed when two or more different pitches are played or sung at the same time |

|Instruments |any sound-producing object or combination of objects that may be struck, plucked, blown, or performed |

| |on in any other way |

|Interpretation |an artistic performance or adaptation of a musical piece |

|Jazz |an original American style of music that features swing rhythms, syncopation, and improvisation |

|Mood |the predominant emotions or feeling of a musical piece |

|Musical phrase |a musical line that contains a coherent grouping of pitches, similar to a sentence in language that |

| |contains a coherent grouping of words |

|Pitch |sound; the result of vibration; the highness or lowness of a tone, determined by the number of |

| |vibrations per second |

|Repetition |the restatement of a musical idea; repeated pitches; repeated a section in aba form |

|Rhythm |regular recurrence of accent; basic pulse underlying the long and short sounds and silences |

| |represented by note and rest symbols |

|Style |the particular character of a musical work; often indicated by words at the beginning of a |

| |composition, which tell the performer the general manner in which the piece is to be performed |

|Tempo |terms in music that indicate how fast or slow to sing or play |

Drama

|Term |Definition |

|Action |movement; the manner or method of performing |

|Actor |an individual who plays the role of a character |

|Character |one of the persons in a novel or play |

|Costume |the style of attire characteristic of a period, character, or country |

|Dialogue |the speech parts of a dramatic work that represent conversation |

|Dramatization |an adaptation of nondramatic material—such as literature or poetry—for theatrical presentation |

|Improvise |to compose, recite, and perform on the spur of the moment; performed without the use of a script |

|Literature |written works having excellence of form or expression and dealing with universal concepts |

|Mood |a conscious state of mind or predominant emotion |

|Performance |the act of or process of performing; a public presentation |

|Prop |an object used in a dramatic production to enhance the illusion of reality |

|Role |a character played by an actor |

|Scene |a division of one act of a play; a single situation or sequence in a play |

|Script |the dramatic play in written form |

|Set |the physical place of a dramatic performance; the background or environment created for the play, |

| |which enhances the illusion of reality |

|Story |a narrative account |

|Style |a distinctive or characteristic mode of presentation, as in an historical period or genre performance |

|Tempo |the rate or speed of a performance |

Visual Arts

|Term |Definition |

|Balance |the arrangement of elements in an artwork |

|Color |warm, cool, and complementary colors; the element of art that is based on the perception of different |

| |wavelengths of light by the eye’s sensors; warm colors are red, yellow, and orange; cool colors are |

| |blue, green, and violet; complementary colors are colors that are opposites located across from one |

| |another on the color wheel |

|Composition |the arrangement of the elements of art into a unified whole through the use of organizational |

| |principles |

|Contrast |the use of different colors, values, textures, and other elements to create differences between those |

| |elements |

|Depth |the real or apparent distance created in an artwork |

|Design elements |line, shape, value, color, space, texture, and pattern |

|Focal point |the main point to which one’s eye is attracted |

|Material or media |the materials used to create an artwork, such as paint, wood, or stone |

|Negative space |the area, space, or background around an object |

|Overlapping |to cover or extend over part or all of an object; a simple way to show depth in a painting |

|Pattern |a design in which artistic elements are repeated in a regular or irregular way |

|Perspective |representation of a sense of distance and depth in an artwork through use of line and other elements |

|Repetition |the duplication of a shape, color, motif, or image |

|Shading |a technique in drawing that shows the gradual transition of values from light to dark of an object |

|Technique |the physical manipulation of materials to produce a desired effect |

|Texture |the tactile quality of a surface, either real or implied |

|Value |the lightness or darkness of a color |

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download