The Words Art Historian Use: Art Terms
The Words Art Historian Use: Art Terms
FORM: Refers to an object’s shape and structure, either in two dimensions (ex: a figure painted) or three dimensions (ex: a statue carved)
COMPOSTION: Refers to how an artist organizes (compose) forms in an artwork, either by placing shapes on a flat surface or by arranging forms in space.
MATERIAL: To create art forms, artists shape materials (pigment, clay, stone, gold etc.) with tools (pen, brushes, chisels, and so forth) Each of the materials and tools available has its own potentialities and limitations.
TECHNIQUE: The process artist employ such as applying paint to silk with a brush, and the distinctive, personal ways they handle materials constitute their technique.
LINE: MOST IMPORTANT
FORM: Refers to an object’s shape and structure, either in two dimensions (ex: a figure painted) or three dimensions (ex: a statue carved)
COMPOSTION: Refers to how an artist organizes (compose) forms in an artwork, either by placing shapes on a flat surface or by arranging forms in space.
MATERIAL: To create art forms, artists shape materials (pigment, clay, stone, gold etc.) with tools (pen, brushes, chisels, and so forth) Each of the materials and tools available has its own potentialities and limitations.
TECHNIQUE: The process artist employ such as applying paint to silk with a brush, and the distinctive, personal ways they handle materials constitute their technique.
LINE: MOST IMPORTANT