Elements / Principles
These are two-dimensional forms that are defined by an outline or border. They can be geometric such as squares, circles and triangles, or organic and free-form
What are Shapes?
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What is The Mona Lisa?
This painting was stolen (maybe twice!) from its home in The Louvre, and has become the single most expensive painting in the world
What is the Mona Lisa?
This animal is known as the King of the Jungle.
What is a lion?
Miss G graduated from this Pennsylvania university (go hawks!)
What is IUP?
The lightness or darkness of a colour used in an artwork. Light and dark values create depth and perspective and also emphasise certain elements within a composition.
What is Value?
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What is The Starry Night?
This Japanese print was created by Hokusai and is the most reproduced image in all of art history
What is The Great Wave off Kanagawa?
The process in which plants turn sunlight into glucose.
What is Photosynthesis?
Miss G went to this Lancaster county high school, where they were bad at football then and still are
What is Warwick High School?
The way in which humans perceive wavelengths of light and is further categorised by hue, saturation and luminance. Can evoke different feelings in people and they can be used to help express an artist’s emotional state.
What is Color?
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What is The Scream?
This Italian sculptor / painter/ ninja turtle was famous for the statue of David and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Who is Michaelangelo?
This planet is also known as the Red Planet, and was named after the Roman god of war.
What is Mars?
Miss G is one of 3 art teachers at MTHS. The other 2 teachers are named ____ and ____.
Who are Mr. Bear and Mr. Jones?
The difference between two or more objects in a design. The difference in objects could be light and dark, thin and thick, small and large, bright and dull, etc.
What is Contrast?
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What is The Last Supper?
This famous painting (Miss Griffiths' twin) is famous for a piece of jewelry that was probably actually made out of tin
What is The Girl with the Pearl Earring?
The largest organ in the human body.
What is the Skin?
What is Trivia Night?
The concept of equal visual weight on all sides is called this. Can be symmetrical or asymmetrical.
What is Balance?
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What is American Gothic?
This famous impressionist was inspired by Hokusai and nature, and kept a garden in France that is still maintained to this day
Who is Claude Monet?
The first animal to ever be cloned. Her name was dolly!
What is a sheep?
Miss Griffiths makes lots of art outside of school. What is her favorite medium to use?
Oil Paints!