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05 April 2011

Dominance  The principle of visual organization which suggests that certain elements should assume more importance than others in the same composition. It contributes to the organic unity by emphasizing the fact that there is one main feature and that other elements are subordinate to it.
Elevation  In architecture, a scale drawing of any vertical side of a given structure. 

Color  The visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to categories called redgreenblue and others. Color derives from light spectrum (distribution of light energy versus wavelength) interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors. Color categories and physical specifications of color are also associated with objects, materials, light sources, etc., based on their physical properties such as light absorption, reflection, or emission spectra. By defining a color space, colors can be identified numerically by their coordinates.
The science of color is sometimes called chromatics. It includes the perception of color by the human eye and brain, the origin of color in materials, color theory in art, and the physics of electromagnetic radiation in the visible range.
Encaustic  Literally, to burn in. A painting technique in which the pigment is mixed with melted wax and resin and then applied to a surface while hot.
Edition  In bronze sculpture and printmaking, the number of pieces/images made from a single mold/plate and authorized by the artist.
ABC Art  A 1960's art movement and style that attempts to use a minimal number of textures, colors, shapes and lines to create simple three-dimensional structures. Also known as minimalism.

04 April 2011

Coffer  In architecture, a decorative sunken panel on the underside of a ceiling.

Abstract Expressionism  An art movement, primarily in painting, that originated in the United States in the 1940s and remained strong through the 1950s. Artists working in many different styles emphasized spontaneous personal expression in large paintings that are abstract or nonrepresentational One type of Abstract Expressionism is called action painting. See also expressionism.

03 April 2011

Abstract Art  Art that departs significantly from natural appearances. Forms are modified or changed to varying degrees in order to emphasize certain qualities or content. Recognizable references to original appearances may be slight. The term is also used to describe art that is nonrepresentational.

01 April 2011

Cartoon
1. A humorous or satirical drawing. 
2. A drawing completed as a full-scale working drawing, usually for a fresco painting, mural, or tapestry.