Frank Stela/Color
Calavera Catrina
Space
100
Where does Stella live and work?
New York City
100
What type of artist was Jose Guadalupe Posada?
a political printmaker
100
What is negatice space?
Negative Space- is the background or the area that surrounds the subject of the work.
200
What kind of mood do cool colors
create in an artwork?
calm, serene, sad, somber
200
Catrina is considered to be the personification of what?
Death/Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos
200
Describe 2 characteristics of geometric doodles/designs
Visual pattern, straight lines, precise, predictable
300
What kind of mood do warm colors create in an artwork?
Energetic, Happy
300
What kind of artistic method was used in the creation of la Catrina? (which medium)
Printmaking, lithography
300
What is the positive space in this image, and what is the negative space?
The screaming person is positive
and the background, the landscape is negative
400
What technique did Frank Stella use in his artwork that he became known for?
Making hard edges.
400
How old is la catrina?
Or what year was she created?
1912, 111 years old
400
Describe 2 characteristics of organic doodles/designs
Curvy. unpredictable, inspired by things in nature, no predictable pattern, random
500
The way we interpret color depends on what?
The color's surroundings.
500
Which famous artist saw Posada as an inspiration and later included la Catrina in one of his murals?
Diego Rivera
500
What is positve space in an artwork?
(definition)
Positive space - is the subject or areas of interest in an artwork, the focus