Vocabulary of Art Terms

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Across
  1. 4. the dark area that occurs on a surface as a result of something being placed between that surface and a light source
  2. 6. a surface that can be experienced through sense of touch (as opposed to a surface, visually stimulated by the artist)
  3. 8. a working arrangement between an artist and another person group or institution
  4. 10. the color as seen in the objective world (green grass, blue sky, red barn, and the like)
  5. 11. the manner and skill with which artist use their tools and materials to achieve an expressive effect
  6. 14. one views oneself how others perceive you, and how a society as a whole defines groups of people
  7. 15. that which is based as nearly impossible on physical actuality or optical perception. Such art tends to look natural or real.
  8. 17. the arrangement of elements in an artwork, according to the principal that foster unity. The total appearance or organization.
  9. 18. a sense of equilibrium achieved through implied weight, attention, or attraction, by manipulating the visual elements within an artwork
  10. 19. the arrangement or organization of values that control compositional movement, and create a unifying effect throughout a work of art
  11. 20. line, shape, value, texture, color - the basic ingredients the artist uses to produce imagery. Produces the visual language of art.
  12. 22. a technique of picture making in which real materials possessing actual textures are attached on the picture plane surface, often combining them with painted or drawn passages
Down
  1. 1. location, information, or timeframe that informs how a work of art is viewed and what it means. Of art often respond to a particular space or cultural climate.
  2. 2. possessing the dimensions of height and width, especially when considering the flat surface or picture plane
  3. 3. the realistic and natural representation of people, places, and or things in a work of art; the opposite of idealization
  4. 5. a point of view, or a place from which subject matter is viewed
  5. 7. the act of borrowing imagery, or forms to create something new
  6. 9. an artist investigation, or the steps the artist takes to make a work of art processes differ widely from artist to artist
  7. 12. the line that defines the outermost limits of an object or a drawn or painted shape. It indicates an edge also defined by extremities of darks, lights, textures, or colors
  8. 13. that which is derived from the mind, reflecting a personal viewpoint bias, or emotion. this type of color tends to be inventive or creative
  9. 16. the manifestation, through artistic form of thought, emotion, or quantity of meaning; synonymous with the term content
  10. 21. a measurable area of defined or occupied space