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Flashcards by z.huggins_28, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by z.huggins_28
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| Question | Answer |
| Viewpoint | certain vantage point/angle |
| Functional | Having a specific purpose (Ex. “Blue Heron” created to attract herons for hunting) |
| Juxtaposition: | when two things are seen or placed close together ; usually don’t to enhance a certain quality or to contrasting |
| Cantilever: | a long beam that is fixed (anchored) at only one end |
| Sight-specific | Artwork that is designed to exist or to be performed in a specific place/setting |
| Bauhaus: | German design school; brought architecture, art, craft, design and technology together |
| Patina: | green/brown layer or incrustation that forms naturally over bronze and similar metals due to oxidization |
| Prototype: | an early sample, model or release of a product build to test a concept/process from which other forms are developed or copied |
| Iteration: | repeating a process with the aim of reaching a goal/result |
| CAD: | “Computer Aided Design” |
| Ceramic: | something that is made of clay and has been hardened by heat |
| Planes: | a flat level surface |
| Craftsmanship: | the quality of design and work show in a work of art |
| Readymade: | an ordinary object elevated to the dignity of a work of art by the mere choice of an artist. |
| Polyhedron: | a solid figure with many plane faces, typically more than six |
| Maquette: | a sculptor’s small preliminary model or sketch |
| Conceptual: | based on the way something is perceived or regarded; mental concepts |
| Focal point: | the center of interest/activity |
| Scale: | the size relationship between two or more objects |
| Line: | A continuous mark made on a surface by a moving point |
| Form: | three dimensional; length, width and height |
| Shape: | two dimensional; length and width |
| Origami: | Japanese art of folding paper into a variety of decorative representational forms |
| Form follows function: | the shape or make-up of an object or building should be based upon its intended function/purpose |
| Convex: | having an outline or surface curved like the exterior of a circle or sphere. |
| Concave: | having an outline or surface that curves inward like the interior of a circle or sphere |
| Contrast: | the state of being strikingly different from something else, typically something in juxtaposition or close association. |
| Implied line: | when the artist lifts the pen or pencil from the paper, continuing its direction of travel, and then applies pressure again and continues in the same direction |
| Scored: | hatch marks or lines that aid in folding paper and putting pottery together |
| Asymmetrical: | having parts that fail to correspond to one another in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking symmetry. |
| Pattern: | a repeated decorative design. |
| Curvilinear: | contained by or consisting of a curved line or lines. |
| Abstract: | art that is a distortion of reality |
| Tensile strength: | the resistance of a material to breaking under tension. |
| Sustainability: | the endurance of systems and processes |
| Green design: | design that takes into consideration a product’s energy consumption in its making its use and its disposal or re-use |
| Symmetrical: | made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis; showing symmetry. |
| Assemblage: | a collection or gathering of things or people. |
| Subtractive: | taking away pigment or material to make art |
| Additive: | adding pigment or material to make art |
| Kinetic: | relating to or resulting from motion |
| Orthographic projection: | a method of projection in which an object is depicted or a surface mapped using parallel lines to project its shape onto a plane. |
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