Elements and Principles of Design
Projects in Class
Art History
Art21
important stuff
100
red. yellow. blue.
What are the primary colors?
100
A style of drawing using ink, water, a brush and an object for the subject.
What is ink wash.
100
This artist uses multiple bold spashes of paint, flung on the canvas to make his abstract paintings.
who is Jackson Pollack?
100
Her daughters critiqued her work, saying "it's not done, mom!" So she continued to paint color on the large, shaped canvases.
Who is Elizabeth Murray?
100
This paint stains your clothing, so it's good for quidditch shirts.
What is acrylic paint.
200
Referring to darkness and light in art/design
What is value?
200
As an example of this type of art, Felix Gonzales Torres expressed grief and loss by making a sculpture of candy that everyone can touch.
What is an example of "conceptual art?"
200
Many, many dots of color, combine and blend to form recognizable images this style of painting. Seurat was the main proponent of this style of painting.
What is pointillism?
200
Mound people, toy collection, and Super "T" were part of this artist's story.
Who is Trenton Doyle Hancock?
200
We made posters for the summer music in the park event, and this (sorta famous) person's balloon drawing is going to be flying around to advertise.
Who is Brenden Catt?
300
Not the figure or the main object, but surrounding - and important - area in a design.
What is negative space?
300
Make a design that grows from the center, then make 94 more designs --- All for this kind of painting on a circle with liquid dyes.
What is silk painting?
300
A bowl of fruit, conveniently arranged to suggest a face, is the trademark style of this artist.
Who is Arcimboldo?
300
" I wanted a home I could carry with me"
Who is Do Ho-Suh?
300
They are like sticks of color encased in wood and they cost a small fortune, so I pester you to take care of each one.
What are colored pencils, or prismacolors?
400
This design starts in the middle and goes outward, like a flower or a sunburst.
What is radiating balance?
400
Look at an old painting to assess the colors, make those exact colors, and present them in stripe designs.
What is color inventory?
400
An artist who lived along the canals of Delft, he painted one of the most recognized, and mysterious, portraits in art history. Maybe it was of his maid...
Who is Vermeer?
400
The Chinese artist Cai..,works with huge ideas- buildings, cars, sunken ships, but this is his amazing, signature material that I will not let you use at school (or in the city limits).
What are fireworks and explosives?
400
Want to make a teacher crazy? Engage in this frivolous activity on your phones during class.
What is texting.
500
The most "important" and obvious element of design, it's a mark. In math this is the distance between two points.
What is line?
500
This type of hand building uses flat pieces of clay.
What is slab building or slab construction?
500
An eye over here, a mouth over there, bold colors, thick lines,... a childish style is attributed to this artist.
Who is Picasso?
500
He paints with watercolor...huge elephants, monkeys, and masses of birds.
Who is Walton Ford?
500
Art is good for you...and for the world.
What is a very important lesson to retain from Art 2?
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