ART 156 Gallery Gallop - A PDF

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Term: Actual Line Definition: An actual line is a line that is physically present that leads the viewers eye throughout the artwork. It is one-dimensional and can vary in width, length and direction (horizontal, vertical etc.) In the work below the artist utilizes actual line when they use line (3 lines for example) as they connect at a point and recede away from it looking as if it were a ray of light. The line width is consistently thin throughout and moves in different directions.!

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Term: Visual texture Definition: Visual texture is when an object in artwork gives off the illusion of texture (in contrast to tactile). It is as if the viewer were to reach out their hand, they would think that if they were touch it they would feel that specific texture (smooth, rough, etc.). In the work below the artist utilizes visual texture when they illustrate a ponytail with the use of value to give off the feeling that if the viewer were to touch the work they would feel hair. It gives off the illusion of real hair with the use of light as it hits the different areas.

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Term: Tactile texture Definition: Tactile texture is when an object in artwork has an actual three-dimensional texture (in contrast to visual). For instance, if the viewer were to reach out their hand, they would actually feel that particular texture (smooth, rough, etc.). In the work below the artist utilizes tactile texture when they include a gold foil texture to this painting in two areas of the artwork. If the viewer were to reach out and touch the gold foil, they would feel the rough edges that “come out” of the art.

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Term: Value Definition: Value is the lightness or darkness in tones or colors to create contrast. Using value in an artwork is important for an artist as it creates a more naturalistic tone through the gradual change between highlights and shadows. In the work below the artist utilizes value in the hair with the use of varying lights and darks. Not only does it represent a good example of value, the visual texture that the artist is able to achieve shows a naturalistic representation of human hair.

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Term: Implied line Definition: Implied line is an imaginary line (in contrast to an actual line) where the viewer/audience connects the dots with their eyes. In the artworks shown in class, this can be achieved by a figure in the painting gazing at another object (imaginary line between the eyes and the object) or the figure gesturing/pointing at the object as if they are pointing where they want the audience to look. In this case, the figure in this sculpture is looking down at the rest of the artwork as if she were telling us to move our eyes downward. Although there is no physical line present, the audience is still able to connect the dots.

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Term: Proportion Definition: Proportion refers to the size of a figure/part in the drawing in relation to the size of the other parts as apart of the whole. In this painting, the lips that are on the face are un-proportional to the rest of the face because the lips are enlarged. Although this just may because this artwork is abstract, the lips look as if they are too big for the face.

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Term: Symmetrical balance Definition: Symmetrical balance refers to the balance that can be achieved if you were to fold the artwork vertically or horizontally the composition would be the mirror image of another; each side represents 50%- when you place them next to each other they make up the whole. When looking straight on at this sculpture, if you were to fold it vertically in half it would lay on the other perfectly. Each side would be the mirror image of the other.

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Term: Saturation Definition: Saturation refers to how bright or dull the pigment is of a hue color. When you add more black to the pigment, the color becomes more dull and sedate which means it has a low saturation. In contrast, when you add more white to the pigment, the color becomes more vibrant which means that the color has high saturation. In this artwork, the artist uses a palette of high saturation because of their use of extremely vibrant colors in the illustration of what it looks like fruit.

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