Paintings are no longer just paint on canvas.

is made by adhering flat materials such as newspaper or magazine cutouts, printed text, illustrations, photographs, cloth, string, etc. to a flat surface.

are also useful for fabrication and building structure. This requires physical strength and special tools.

The output is a three-dimensional artwork, as opposed to a flat artwork in a collage.

is putting together found objects like scraps, junk, paper, wood, metal, cloth, stone, arranged in an artistic composition.

is done by adhering cut-outs of paper and then coating these with one or more coats of transparent varnish.

the process of applying gouache to paper or glass then transferring a reversal of that image onto canvas or other flat materials

The impression of the texture will be left on the paper.

is the technique of rubbing with a dry medium on a piece of paper which has been placed over an object that has texture.

is where canvases are padded, sewn, and often filled with sequins, beads, shells, buttons, tiny mirrors, glass, swatches, and other things to make an artistic composition.

is the production of a rapid succession of images in a motion picture to illustrate an association of ideas or a composite picture made by combining several separate pictures.

Art viewers can appreciate artworks if they can understand and grasp the meaning behind them.

for art viewing is another technique.

refers to settings, conditions, circumstances, and occurrences affecting the creation or reception or audience response.

In art viewing, viewers bring with them their knowledge of art, biases, and judgment of beauty.

The artist’s age, gender, culture, economic conditions, social environment, and disposition affects creation. The mode of production, which encompasses the kind of materials accessible to the artists as well as the conditions surrounding labor, affects the work produced by the artist.

It is a set of background information that enables us to formulate meanings about works of art and how context affects form.

Its significance lies not only in its aesthetic appearance but also in its functionality and its resonance to the community that produced it.

can be seen as a source of inspiration and a wellspring of materials for art production.

Changes in the society, politics, and economy affect artists, the work they do, and the structures that support their production.

Art was also employed to advance a political agenda, however, we will also discover how the language of art has been employed to assert the artist’s creative agency, to resist ideological structures, to inspire people, as well as to initiate change.

it is also important to note when, where, and how we encountered it.

very much affected by our level of exposure to artforms that may be unfamiliar or have startling or shocking images.

We can think of art not only as a document that gives us clues about the historical conditions surrounding its production, but also as a means to re-tell history itself.

help viewers perceive, interpret, and judge artworks.

is responding to, interpreting meaning, and making critical judgments about specific works of art.

Changes in the society, politics, and economy affect artists, the work they do, and the structures that support their production.

can be defined as a void, an emptiness which can either be positive or negative.

refer to the physical qualities of the image. The artist uses color, lines, space, and other elements to create visual images. These are arranged into an organized manner that observes unity, harmony, rhythm, and other principles or design in a creative way.

refers to the area that is occupied by an object or a subject, as well as the area surrounding that object or subject.

utilizes the properties of light and air in depicting the illusion of distance

involves the use of vanishing points and receding hidden lines.

a type of perspective used by artists in which the relative size, shape, and position of objects are determined by drawn or imagined lines converging at a point on the horizon.

is the extension of a point, a short or long mark drawn or carved on a surface.

refers to how the atmosphere affects how we see objects as they recede into the distance.

Probably the most striking art element that catches the eye is color. It is a sensation created by visible wavelengths of light caught in a prism.

This refers to the visual perception that allows a person to differentiate objects due to the way various wavelengths of light are reflected. It is a very important element because it can communicate information and emotion to the viewer.

which refers to the basic or pure color, and is represented in the color wheel.

which refers to the brightness and dullness of a color. It is also referred to as purity of color.

which refers to the lightness and darkness of color.

is the surface of an artwork.

is an arrangement of primary, secondary and tertiary colors.

is more common in two-dimensional artworks.

Movement in the visual arts can either be an illusion or an actual motion.

is easily seen in kinetic sculpture that moves with the wind or is vibrating with the surrounding air.

is the sense that all the elements of your design fit together. They may fit the same theme, aesthetic style, or mood.

requires an understanding of the content by separating the parts of the subject matter. This can lead to grasping the artwork’s organizational structure, nature, function, and value.

pertains to the assortment or diversity of a work of art.

refers to the repetition of elements throughout your design — whether they're colors, shapes, or materials — to pull the look together.

is the relationship of two or more elements in a design and how they compare with one another.

suggests movement or action. Is usually achieved through repetition of lines, shapes, colors, and more.

refers to the way visual elements are arranged so that their visual weight harmonizes with the other elements in the design, and the composition gives an appearance of properly distributed elements.

is said to be harmonious when a correct relationship exists between the elements with respect to size or quantity.

allows backgrounds and other objects to fade in importance and recede in importance,

gives the artist control over what the viewer sees next. Using this principle, the artist can create the path our eyes will travel as we look at art.

It is subjective and requires thought on your part.

draws our attention to specific points or subjects within a work of art. Photography employs these principles to draw our attention to specific points within a photograph.

an expression of human engagement in communication.

Combination of Description, Analysis, and Interpretation.