Yayoi Kusama/Pumkins
Calavera Catrina
Negative/Positive Space & Watercolor
100
Which bird is the furthest, and which cactus is the closest?
3, B
100
Catrina is considered to be the personification of what?
Death/Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos
100
Name the rules of watercolor (4)
Never mix colors on your palette
Always rinse off your brush in between colors
Always squeeze out excess water from your brush
Mix colors on your paper
200
What ethnicity is Yayoi Kusama, where is she originally from?
Japanese, Japan
200
What type of artist was Jose Guadalupe Posada?
A politcal Printmaker
200
What is the positive space in this image, and what is the negative space?
Bee is positive everything else is negative
300
Describe 2 characteristics of organic doodles/designs
Curvy. unpredictable, inspired by things in nature, no predictable pattern, random
300
How old is la catrina?
Or what year was she created?
1912, 111 years old
300
Name 2 of the watercolor techniques we learned about
Wet on wet, wet on dry, gradient, two color blend, drop on wet
400
Describe 2 characteristics of geometric doodles/designs
Visual pattern, straight lines, precise, predictable
400
What kind of artistic method was used in the creation of la Catrina? (which medium)
Printmaking, lithography
400
What is positve space in an artwork?
(definition)
ositive space - is the subject or areas of interest in an artwork, the focus
500
What helps give this pumpkin a sense of depth?
2 answers
The Shading from dark to light (gradient), and the different sized dots
500
Which famous artist saw Posada as an inspiration and later included la Catrina in one of his murals?
Diego Rivera
500
What is negative space? (definition)
Negative Space- is the background or the area that surrounds the subject of the work.