Word Wall Vocabulary

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Art
The Human
expression
of creativity
Elements of Design
The tools an artist
uses to create a
composition
Shape, Color, Line,
Value, Space, Form,
Texture
Color Wheel
A Chart that
Shows Primary,
Secondary and
Tertiary Colors
Secondary Colors
Orange, Green,
Yellow
Primary Colors
Blue, Red, Yellow
Color Encode
Process the Brain uses to
Convert Information
Optical Illusion
When an
Artist
Deliberately
Fools the Eye
in a
Composition
Holographic
3D Effect
in a
Composition
Value
The
Amount of
Lights and
Darks in a
Work of Art
Line
A Mark Made with a Pointed
Tool
Geometric Shape
A shape that is precise and requires a tool like a
ruler to draw it perfectly.
Two Dimensional
Height + Width
Pablo Picasso
A Famous Artist
that used
Geometric
Abstract Shapes
in his Cubist
Paintings
Organic Shape
A Freeform
Shape or
Shape with no
Straight Lines
Henri Matisse
Used Organic Shapes in his cut out compositions at the
end of his life because he could not see as well anymore
Pattern
Repeated
Shape, Lines
and Colors
Texture
The way a
Surface Looks
or Feels
MC Escher
An Artist and
Mathematician
who is Best Known
for his
Tessellations and
Complex Patterns
Tessellation
A complex pattern of shapes that fit together like a puzzle without
gaps or overlaps.
How can one shape create a limitless variations of patterns?
Tessellations
A pattern of shapes that fit perfectly together
like a puzzle so that there are no gaps or
overlaps.
Today you will
Learn new vocabulary about tessellations by
watching artist Jim McNeill demonstrate 3
methods of creating tessellated patterns.
Translation Method
Translation Method Glide to Opposite Side
Reflection Method
Reflection Method Glide to Opposite Side
and Flip
Rotation Method
Rotation Method –
Rotate around the
vertex or common point
where shapes meet.
Alexander Calder
An Artist Best
Known for his
Moving
Sculptures or
Mobiles
Mobile
A Moving
Sculpture
Alexander Calder
Asymmetrical Balance
Two Sides
are Different
yet Balanced
Symmetrical Balance
When
Something
Appears to be
the Same on
Both Sides
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