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Who created ice sculptures?
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Andy Goldsworthy
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Pastels were popularized when?
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1700s by Edgar Degas
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What does a short, jagged line evoke?
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tension, activity, chaos
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Name the elements of art.
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Line, shape/form, space, color, texture, perspective
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What is implied line?
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a seroes of dots the eye connects to create a line
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What is a fresco?
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Earliest form of painting on plaster
Found in Pompeii, renaissance |
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Differentiate between what geometric and organic shapes/forms convey.
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Geometric - order/stability
Organic - movement, rhythm |
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What is soft sculpture?
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Sew woven fiber to make form and stuff
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What does a horizontal line evoke?
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tranquility, stability, peace
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Who was Robert Smithson?
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Made spiral in Great Salt Lake from rock/algae water
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What are the elements of art also called?
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sensory properties
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Paintbrushes can be made from what?
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Rabbit, camel hair; synthetic
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What does a diagonal line evoke?
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movement, action, excitement
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What is texture?
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How objects in art would feel if touched
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What does a vertical line evoke?
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strength, boldness against gravity and nature
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What is a hue?
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Name of a color
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What is line?
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the moving path of a point
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Discuss relief.
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Surface cut away, ink rolled with brayer, pressed with burnisher
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Differentiate between a shape and a form.
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Shape - 2D, Form - 3D
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Define scale.
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Relative sizes of parts to whole
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In linear perspective lines converge where?
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vanishing points (either 1 or 2)
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Define value.
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Variations of black and white w/ all grays
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What is perspective?
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illusion of depth
(showing a 3D scene on a 2D surface) |
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What is optical color?
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Appearance under a variety of lighting
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What is the visible border of an object?
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contour
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What are the neutrals?
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Black and white
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Differentiate between the feeling evoked by open and closed spaces.
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Closed - stability, solidity
Open - lighter, airy (windowless room VS meadow) |
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Discuss glass.
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Middle east, 3rd millennium BC
Made of silica(sand, flint, quartz) |
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What are the two kinds of space and the difference between them?
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positive - definite objects (figure) make up this area
negative - aka ground, area around figure |
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Discuss drawing.
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1st process in creating larger work
most common, primarily uses line |
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Name the types of relief in order of their projection.
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high - alot
low - aka bas, slightly Riliveo schiacciato - barely |
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What is balance?
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Distribution of visual weight
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What is space?
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organization of objects and the area surrounding them
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What are tertiary colors?
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Mixture of primary and secondary (6)
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Name the methods of creating perspective.
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1. shading/highlighting
2. placement of objects on the picture plance 3. overlapping |
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What is local color?
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Appearance under normal lighting
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What is a point where lines converge into the horizon?
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vanishing point
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Name two solvents.
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Water,oil
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What is aerial perspective? Which is also known as _____?
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perspective which takes into account how air(smoke, fog) affects appearance from distance; atmospheric perspective
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What is chiaroscuro?
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Dramatic contrast of light and dark
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Differentiate between organic and geometric (shapes/forms).
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Geometric - mathematical constructions (square)
Organic - unpredictable boundaries (freeform) |
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Define intensity.
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Brightness or purity of a color
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What does a long, curved line evoke?
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emotional restraint and controlled calm
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How is brown made?
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Mixing equal amt. of complements
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Unity is concerned with what 3 elements?
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Proximity, similarity, continuity
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Discuss proportion in life.
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Created by Greeks 2500 yrs ago. Golden mean - 3:5(used during Ren. Also)
Humans are 7 ½ heads |
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What the drawing mediums?
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Pencil, charcoal, pen/ink, crayon, felt-tip pen
Hard = thin line, Pressure=value |
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Undiluted ink is _____; diluted is _____.
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Opaque; translucent
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Discuss lithography.
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Image drawn w/ waxy pencil/crayon onto plate(stone, copper, aluminum)
Watered, inked. ink stays on oil |
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What is a spray used to prevent smearing?
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Fixative
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Name the 2D processes.
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Drawing, painting, printmaking, photography
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What is isometric perspective?
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distant objects lean toward one or more vanishing points not in the painting
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What are the types of balance?
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Symmetrical, asymmetrical, approximate, radial
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What is arbitrary color?
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Color used for emotion
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What are secondary colors?
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Mixture of primary colors (3)
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What are the principles of composition? There are also known as ______.
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Means of organizing the elements; formal properties
(rhythm, balance, contrast, emphasis, variety, proportion, unity) |
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What are the primary colors?
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red, blue, yellow
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How does an artist create movement?
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Rhythm
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Discuss gouache.
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Like watercolor but opaque
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Discuss tempera.
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Used widely before Ren, uses egg as binder
Water-based, quick dry, brilliant color |
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Discuss screen.
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Image transferred to stretched fabric, ink forced thru w/ squeegee
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Name the printmaking techniques.
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Intaglio, relief, screen, lithography
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Discuss intaglio.
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Lines incised (engraving) , ink laid into groves
Can also be engraved in wax/copper (etching) then put in acid |
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Discuss pottery.
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Natural materials: pinch, coil, slab (glued w/ slip)
Thrown - made with potters whole , fired in kiln |
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Discuss jewelry.
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Pounded , shaped, cut from metal or lost wax casting
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Wood was used by whom?
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Northwest Coast Indians
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Antonio Gaudi did what?
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Spain, create organic buildings of cut stones
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Who was Christo?
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Surrounded objects w/ fabric
islands in FL - pink mesh Pont Neuf - plastic |
