scale = the size or visual weight of an object as compared to another object. usage: The scale of the Lincoln Monument is 55 times larger than the average height of a man.
texture = the visual surface of an object that shows the skin or outer dimension as appealing to the sense of touch. usage: The texture of the drawing of the tree showed the detail of the bark in a very real manner.
vanishing point = a single point on the horizon of an image that all lines lead to. usage: the railroad tracks all lead to one distant point.
analogous = similar or comparable to something else ex: An airplane’s joystick is somewhat analogous to the reins on a horse. The emotional impact of a painting by Jackson Pollock is analogous to watching fireworks on the fourth of July.
symmetry = balanced proportions ex: The human face holds symmetry on each side.
asymmetry = the lack or absence of symmetry ex: As Mercury orbits the Sun, it experiences a small torque due to its slight asymmetry in the plane of its orbit
obtuse = annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand. example: “he wondered why the artist was being deliberately obtuse in showing his art"
nebulous = in the form of a cloud or haze, unclear, vague, uncertain, example: “I felt very nebulous about abstract painting”
obscure= not clearly expressed or understood example: “Mr. Bonnell was very obscure when he explained the art lesson.”
aesthetics = ones own personal definition of beauty that holds a value system or reasoning.
ambiguity = revealing the beauty of opposites within a subject matter or work of art.
symmetry = a term to reveal a mirror image of a subject or perfect balance.
alchemy = Chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changing base metals to gold.
allegory = The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.
allude = To refer incidentally, or by suggestion.
alteration = Change or modification.
achromatic = Colorless
acquiescence = Passive consent.
acquisition = Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor.
acute = Having fine discernment.
addendum = Something added, or to be added.
adjacent = That which is near or bordering upon.
adjunct = Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place.
Subtle = difficult to analyze
convoluted = complex and hard to follow ideas, thoughts and writings
mosaic = an arrangement of pieces of material for form an image
ethereal = a form of beauty beyond reality
illusive = to evade or dodge a subject
attenuate = to lesson the amount
Complete the Crossword Puzzle Below With the Added New Vocabulary Words
The image below is a photo of the Sistine Chapel painted by the Italian artist Michelangelo in 1642. It tells the story of the whole Bible as a form of visual aide because the population could not read. Using four vocabulary words that are listed at the top of the page, write at least one paragraph about the Sistine Chapel in the form below the image.
Below: Can you put together the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo?