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34 Cards in this Set
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Identify the artist and their artwork. |
Artist: Titian Title of work: Pieta Medium: Oil on canvas |
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Identify the artist and their artwork. |
Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat Title of work: Horn Players Medium: Acrylic and oil paint stick on three canvas panels |
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Identify the artist and their artwork. |
Artist: Vincent van Gogh Title of work: Old Man with His Head in His Hands Medium: Pencil on paper |
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Identify the artist and their artwork. |
Artist: Hokusai Title of work: Tuning the Samisen Medium: Brush drawing |
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Identify the artist and their artwork. |
Artist: Gerhard Richter Title of work: Abstract Painting Medium: Oil on canvas |
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Identify the artist and their work. |
Artist: No artist, collection of the Egyptian city of Fayum Title of work: Portrait of a Boy Medium: Encaustic on wood. |
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Charles White, Preacher |
Medium: Pen and black ink, graphite pencil on board Techniques: Hatching (use of rows of parallel lines to suggest shadows or volumes); cross hatching, contour hatching to add dramatic effect |
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Rosalba Carriera, Portrait of a Girl with a Bussola |
Medium: Pastel on paper, pastels give effect of smoothness and fine color shadings |
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Diego Rivera, Detroit Industry |
Medium: Fresco; revival of fresco mural painting; style blends European and native art traditions with contemporary subject matter
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Medium: Oil and tempera on panel; European oil painting; Glaze (a very thin, transparent film of color applied over a previously painted surface; give depth to painted surfaces by allowing light to pass through and reflect from lower paint layers) |
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Dan Dunn |
speed painting/paint jam, painting of Ray Charles
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Alexander Calder |
Wire sculptures, known for making mobiles and wire portraits
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JR TedTalks
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His Wish: To use art to turn the world inside out. Pastes photos of people's faces across massive canvasses; sidewalk gallery; graffiti; paper and glue |
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Explain censorship as a type of evaluation, and provide examples of artworks and reasons why they were censored. |
Censorship is the alteration or removal of works of art from public view. It may be carried out for religious, moral, or political reasons, when authorities decide that the artist's expressions undermine their values.
Examples & Reasons: 1)Michelangelo's Last Judgment because popes found the nude figures to be too revealing and thus painted over the genitals on the nude figures 2) Chris Ofili's Holy Virgin Mary because NYC Mayor Giulani found the work offensive to Roman Catholicism because of the way it portrayed Mary and the work had pieces of elephant dung attached to it 3) Diego Rivera's Man at the Crossroads because he had depicted Russian Communist revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin which was found to be offensive 4) Charlie Hebdo's satirical magazine cartoons like the marriage equality and the terrorist cartoons because they were found to be offensive |
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Explain and describe (with examples) the three purposes or functions of drawing. |
A drawing can function as a notation, sketch, or record of something seen, remembered, or imagined; as a study or preparation for another larger and more complex work; and as end in itself, a complete work of art. Examples: 1) Michelangelo Buonarotti's Study of a Reclining Male on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (sketch using red chalk over stylus underdrawing and then final painting on ceiling of Sistine chapel) 2) Pablo Picasso's First composition study for Guernica (sketch/notation; pencil on blue paper); Compositional study of Guernica (study to be completed for a larger work; pencil on white paper); finished product of Guernica (oil on canvas) |
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Define the term and its function: Art criticism |
Definition: Making discriminatory judgments, both favorable and unfavorable Function: education (helping the public understand art) and evaluation (making statements about art based on values, beliefs, and facts) |
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Expressive or artist-centered theory |
look at the skill level, personal intent, mental state, gender, or the mindset of the artist; look for powerful meanings, psychological insights, or deep human concern
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Contextual theory |
environmental influences on a work of art; economic system, cultural values, and politics of the time it was made
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Formal theory |
focus attention on how a work is made; valuing stylistic innovation over personal expression or cultural communication
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Other possible questions: True or False: Drawing is one of the primary ways we can visually express ideas. |
True
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True or False: Drawing is the most immediate and accessible way to communicate through imagery. |
True |
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True or False: Drawing is a way of seeing, perceiving, and communicating. |
True
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Drawings can be RECEPTIVE... |
depicting the physical appearance of objects around us |
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Drawing can be PROJECTIVE... |
depicting something that exists only in the mind or imagination of the artist |
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Define the term: Cartoon |
a full-sized drawing made as a guide for a large work in another medium |
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Define the term: Conte crayon |
a semi-hard chalk; very dense; produce varied lines of broad strokes |
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Defne the term: Gouache |
an opaque water-soluble paint |
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Define the term: Wash |
a thin, transparent layer of paint or ink |
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Painting and drawing relationship |
Painting and drawing are related overlapping processes. Painting is often described as drawing with paint. |
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What three main components does paint consist of? |
Pigment (provides color); Binder (hold the particles together and it attaches the paint to the surface of the support); and Vehicle (spreads the pigment) |
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Define the medium Encaustic. |
means to "burn in"; painting wherein pigment is suspended in a binder of hot wax
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Define tempera. |
water-based paint that uses egg yolks as a binder
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How is oil different to tempera? |
Oil can provide increased opacity and when thinned, greater transparency. |
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What art movement was Jen Debuffet involved in? |
Brutal Art |