PRELIM REVIEWER IN ART APPRECIATION

1. Art has been crafted by people regardless of origin, time and place.
2. Art is present in every part og the globe and in every period of time.
3. Art has always been timeless and universal.
4. Art is man's expression of his reception of nature.
5. Art is man's way of interpreting nature.
6. Art is always a creation of the artist, not nature.
7. Art is a product of man's creativity, imagina6ion and expression.
8. Balance refers to the distribution of the visual elements.
9. Symmetrical balance = the elements used on one side are reflected to the other.
10. Asymmetrical balance = the elements are not the same on each side.
11. Radial = there is a central point in the composition, around which elements and objects are
distributed.
12. Scale = pertains to the size in relation to what is normal for the figure or object in question.
13. Proportion = is the size of the components or of objects in relation to one another.
14. Natural proportion relates to the realist5ic size of the visual elements in the artwork.
15. Exaggerated proportion = the unusual size relation to visual elements.
16. Idealized proportion = the ideal size- relation.
17. Emphasis allows the attention of the viewer to a focal point accentuating to these elements.
18. Contrast = the disparity between the elements that figure into the composition.
19. Unity = compositions are intended to imbue a sense of accord or completeness from the artwork.
20. Variety = the principle that aims to retain the interest by allowing patches or areas that both excite
and allow the eye to rest.
21. Harmony = the elements or objects achieve a sense of flow and interconnectedness.
22. Movement refers to the direction of the viewing eye as it goes through the artwork..
23. Rhythm = this is created when an element is repeated creating implied movement..
24. Repetition = lines, shapes, colors and other elements may appear in an artwork in a recurring
manner.
25. Pattern = the image created out of repetition.
26. Subject refers to the visual focus or the image that may be extracted from examining the artwork.
27. Content is the meaning that is communicated by the artist or the artwork.
28. Form is the development and configuration of the artwork.
29. Representational art have subjects that refer to objects or events occurring in the real world.
30. Non-representational art does not make a reference to the real world.
31. Factual meaning = rudimentary level of meaning, extracted from the identifiable or recognized forms
in the artwork.
32. Conventional meaning = pertains to the knowledge interpretation of the artworks using motif, signs,
symbols and other cyphers as basis of its meaning.
33. Subjective meaning = a painting may communicate multiple meanings to its many viewers.
34. It is true that that an artwork does not need to be a real thing, but can be something that is
imaginary.
35. It is true that artists use their imagination that gives birth to reality through creation.
36. It is true that in the same way that imagination produces art, art also inspires imagination.
37. It is true that what an artist does to an emotion is not to induce it, but to express it.
38. Through expression, an artist id able is explore his own emotions and at the same time, create
something beautiful out of them.
39. An artist has the freedom to express himself the way he wants to; hence, there is no specific
technique in expression.
40. In arts, there are observable qualities that the artwork holds that will point to its subject and its
content.
41. Representational art is also termed figurative art because the figures depicted are easy to make out
and decipher.