ARTHIST 1A03 Chapter Notes -Video Art, Drypoint, Brushstrokes
9 Dec 2013
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A material object having both form and content. It is often described and categorized according to its style and medium. Encompasses qualities of line, shape, color, light, texture, space, mass, volume & composition called formal elements. Can be actual, as when the line is visible, or it can be implied, as when the movement of the viewer"s eyes over the surface of a work follows a path determined by the artist. Two-dimensional, or flat, area defined by the borders of an enclosing outline or contour. Can be geometric, biomorphic (organic), closed or open. The outline of a three-dimensional object can also be perceived as line. The primary hues are red, yellow and blue because all other colors are made by combining these hues. Orange, green and violet result from the mixture of two primaries and are known as secondary colors. Intermediate hues, or tertiaries result from the mixture of a primary and a secondary.
