Chapter 2 Terms

1. The emotional or personal response to an artwork or artistic expression; often connected with beauty and pleasure, but there are many other aspects.
5. The plan an artist uses to organize a visual artwork, such as color scheme or composition of the elements and principles of art; structural solutions to problems or needs.
6. The study of art that involves asking and answering all kinds of questions about art, how people respond to it, and how it relates to our lives.
7. A description or examination of the value, lasting impact, and success of an artwork; success can also be interpreted several ways such as the ability of the artwork to convey the meaning intended by the artist to many viewers.
8. The most basic perceivable qualities of virtually all artworks: line, shape, color, value, space, and texture.
10. Unity, variety, emphasis, rhythm, movement, balance, pattern and proportion; the effects of the structure and combination of elements of art into a successful composition.
12. A systematic discussion of the characteristics of an artwork, strengths and weaknesses, or unique attributes; may involve four stages: Describe, Analyze, Interpret, and Evaluate.

2. The degree to which a work of art reflects and conveys a theme, emotion, spiritualty, or worldview.
3. The resulting artwork created by the act of organizing visual elements into a harmonious or intentional whole.
4. A description or examination of the potential meanings of an artwork.
9. The examination and description of the interaction between the components of an artwork, the ideas or meaning of the work, and the viewer.
11. A planned way to use the elements of art and principles of design to evaluate a work of art.