ARH 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Conceptual Art, Printmaking, Negative Space
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Elements the basic vocabulary of art line, form, shape, volume, mass, color, texture, space, time and motion, and value (lightness/darkness) Principles the ways the elements of art are constructed in a work of art- contrast, balance, unity, variety, rhythm, emphasis, pattern, scale, proportion, and focal point line a mark, or implied mark, between two endpoints. Shape the two-dimensional area the boundaries of which are defined by lines or suggested by changes in color or value. Contrast a drastic difference between such elements as color or value (lightness/darkness) Engraving a printmaking technique where the artist gouges or scratches the image into the surface of the printing plate. Outline the outermost line or implied line of an object or figure, by which it is defined or bounded. Plane a flat surface, often implied in the composition. Perspective the creation of the illusion of depth in a two-dimensional image by using mathematical principles.
