Two-dimensional art -- paintings, drawings, prints, and photographs and other flat forms of art work
composition -- the use of the elements and principles the artwork is composed of. This can include line, form, color, repetition, and balance.
Elements -- the primary element of composition is line. Form as a compositional element is the shape of an object.
hues -- is used to describe the basic colors of the spectrum
value -- the apparent whiteness or grayness of a color
palette -- how many different hues and values the artist has used and the way the artist has used those hues and values
Principles
repetition -- the way in which the elements of the picture are repeated or alternated
balance -- the way in which the picture stands on its axis
symmetry -- when shapes and colors that are identical appear on either side of the axis
physical balance -- the balancing of unlike objects
regular repetition -- the elements are the same size or importance
irregular repetition -- fiscal balance is created with different size and or importance elements
Sculpture
sculpture is a medium of three dimensions
Mass -- an element of composition includes size, shape, and volume
full round -- freestanding and fully three-dimensional, meant to be viewed from any angle
relief -- sculpture projects from a background and cannot be seen from all sides
linear -- maintains a two dimensional quality, such as tubular items like wire or tubing
texture -- surface treatments
Architecture
architecture is often described as the art of sheltering
architecture contains many systems of structure
vaults -- arches joined end to end
domes -- concentric arches
groin vault -- vaults cross at right angles
ribbed vault -- the retreating masonry that indicate a diagonal juncture of arches in the tunnel vault
bearing wall -- the wall supports itself
monolithic -- wall material is continuous not joined or pieced together
the skeleton frame -- structure uses a framework to support the building, walls are attached to the frame, forming an exterior skin
balloon construction -- when the skeleton framing makes use of wood
steel cage construction -- when metal forms the frame as in most skyscrapers
Music
Genres
Symphony -- large musical composition for orchestra
Mass -- choral setting of the Roman Catholic service
concerto -- a composition for solo instrument with accompaniment
Opera -- a large-scale choral work
Melody and form
Melody -- succession of sounds with rhythmic and tonal organization
themes -- musical ideas
motives or motifs -- brief melodic or rhythmic ideas
form -- gives musical compositions shape and organization
closed form -- directs our attention back to the composition by restating at the end of a thematic section the element that formed the beginning
open form -- uses repetition of thematic material as a departure point for further development
Theater
theater -- on interpretive discipline -- a performing art
plot -- the structure of the play, determines how a play works and how it views from one moment to another, structures conflicts, and how the play comes to an end
character -- the motivating psychological makeup of the people in the play
protagonist -- the main character
visual elements -- include scenery, costumes, lighting, an actor movements
Literature
genres
fiction -- work created from the author's imagination
poetry -- a type of work designed to convey a vivid and imaginative sense of experience
married of -- tells the story
dramatic -- utilizes dramatic form or technique
lyric -- consists of brief, subjective treatments employing strong imagination, Melody, and feeling to create a single, unified, an intense impression of the personal emotion of the poet
biography -- a written account of a person's life
essay -- a sure literary composition on a single subject
Fiction writing -- authors usually employing one of four points of view;
1 -- first-person
2 -- epistolary (the use of letters written by the characters)
3 -- third person
4 -- stream of consciousness (where in a flow of thoughts and feelings come from a specific characters psyche)
Film
narrator film -- tells a story
documentary film -- an attempt to record actuality, using either a social logical or journalistic approach
absolute film -- exists for its own sake, for its record of movement or form
Dance
ballet -- classical or formal dance, rich in tradition, rests heavily on the set of prescribed movements and actions
modern dance -- label given to a broad variety of highly individualized dance works limited to the 20th and 21st centuries, essentially American
folk dance -- comprises a body of group dances performed to traditional music
