01:56:11 “Juxtaposition is the act of positioning close together–as in a side-by-side composition.” 01:57:35 “Random juxtaposition causes the stimulation of creativity in art, design or other lesser creative pursuits by…
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Cropping, or Crop Suey, refers to the removal of the outer parts of an image to improve framing, accentuate subject matter or change the aspect ratio of the image. Depending on…
Art is a widely diverse range of human activities involved with creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), expressing the author’s imaginative or technical skill. Art is intended to be appreciated for their beauty or…
The human eye is not a selective instrument; it cannot distinguish two superimposed colors as such. Taking advantage of this fact, in 1801, Thomas Young, and later Hermann von Helmholtz,…
Welcome to the Art Line! The Art Line ©2017 Eric Hatheway Crossing this line is the difference between: Bad or Good Schlock or Masterpiece Crafts or Art Tasteless or Tasteful…
Style can be defined as a characteristic manner of presentation in any art form. The word can refer to to the elements of flexibility that shapes each type of art…
Triad: a group or set of three connected people or things. Also, a chord of three musical notes, consisting of a given note with the third and fifth above it.…
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The f-number (sometimes called f-stop) of an optical system expresses the diameter of the entrance pupil in terms of the focal length of the lens; in simpler terms, the f-number…