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The term conceptual art came into use about 1965, to describe art in which the artist’s propositional concept is of primary importance but the manner and matter of execution are…
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…
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…
White light can be dispersed by a prism, which resolves a beam of white light into its colored components, the spectrum. Visible light is electromagnetic radiation within a wavelength range…
Subject matter for photographs can be found just about anywhere – sometimes right at your own feet. Although this image could be termed as a formal composition, the purpose of this…
Apologists for the International Style claimed that modern architecture represented a democratic style expressing the taste of the general public, its works often have been seen as aloof and oversophisticated…
Hey comrades! Join the resolution! All it takes are images that are not clearly defined and lack focus and detail. Remember, the image resolution should be less than that necessary for…
Lateral thought solves problems by using a creative and indirect approach. It makes use of reasoning that is not obvious and cannot be obtained by using traditional logic. 02:12:45 “Lateral…
The view camera is a type of camera first developed in the era of the daguerreotype (1840s-’50s) and still in use today, though with many refinements. It comprises a flexible…
And I thought you were an artist or something …. Take heed though … We are everywhere.
In my day, it was tetherball. Our common playground game, that is. So this picture came about one day on a photo walk and I had to find out what…
Son, someday you will make a girl very happy, for a short period of time. Then she will leave you and be with new men who are ten times better…
