Processes & Media
This art process involves making multiple duplicate images.
What is printmaking?
This is an object that has the dimensions of height, width, and depth.
What is a form?
In this step of Art Criticism, the subject matter of the artwork is described in detail.
What is Description?
German Expressionists wanted to express this in their work.
What is strong emotions or feelings?
These structures were resting places for ancient Egyptian pharaohs.
What are pyramids?
This finely ground powder gives paint its color.
What is pigment?
These are the secondary colors.
What are green, purple (violet), and orange?
In this step of Art History, historians determine who or what influenced the artist.
What is Interpretation?
This Expressionist work by Edvard Munch is about fear.
What is The Scream?
These small African sculptures in the form of female figures were made of wood by the Akan carvers.
What are akuaba?
This process portrays an object, scene, or other form of decorative or symbolic meaning through lines, shapes, values, and textures.
What is drawing?
This type of balance is created when objects are positioned around a central point.
What is radial balance?
In this step of Art History, historians determine the style of an artists work.
What is Analysis?
This artist wanted to bring attention to the plight of the poor.
Who is Kathe Kollwitz?
These ancient Egyptian symbols were an early form of picture writing.
What are hieroglyphics?
This type of freestanding sculpture is surrounded by space on all sides.
What is sculpture in the round?
This principle of design arranges the elements of art to give importance to a particular area in an artwork.
What is emphasis?
These artists painted the leisurely side of France and created their work in the context of where they were and who they know.
Who were the Impressionists?
This artist wanted to bring attention to the social norm of marriage contracts.
Who is Hogarth?
In these prehistoric artworks, it is believed that the artist was capturing the spirit of animals.
What are cave paintings?
In this printmaking process, the image to be printed is raised from the background.
What is relief printing?
This principle of design combines elements to accent their similarities.
What is harmony?
This artist was influenced by Impressionist artists and was married to Manet's brother.
Who is Berthe Morisot?
This creative married couple wanted to make an impact on how people experience the natural world.
Who are Christo and Jeanne-Claude?
These African oral historians were also musicians and performers.
What are griots?