Art Genre or Movement
A 20th-century movement in art which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind by the irrational juxtaposition of images.
What is surrealism?
Post-Impressionist painter, born in1853 in the Netherlands. His work is notable for its beauty, emotion and color highly influenced 20th-century art.
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
A moving point through space.
What is line?
A design in which lines, shapes, forms or colors are repeated.
What is pattern?
Technique that involves using your pen or pencil to make lots of random, squiggly marks to build up areas of shadow.
What is scumbling?
A style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world.
What is expressionism?
Born in 1974 in the UK. A contemporary British street artist and activist who, despite his international fame, has maintained an anonymous identity. The artist often targets established social and political agendas as a form of cultural criticism.
Who is Banksy?
A flat, enclosed area of an artwork.
What is shape?
Principle in art defined as the relation based on size between parts or objects within a composition.
What is proportion?
A style or technique which involves using dots to shade or color an artwork.
What is stippling or pointillism?
Images or text painted usually onto buildings, typically using spray paint.
What is graffiti?
Japanese Artist (1760-1849) who may be the most famous Japanese artist in history. He is best known for his woodcut prints.
Who is Hokusai?
Used to describe the illusion of three-dimensionality in Art.
What is form?
This principle in art means using different sizes, shapes and colors in your artwork to create visual diversity.
What is variety?
A painting technique where two different colors are slightly mixed together when wet, giving a smooth transition from one color to the next.
What is blending?
Art movement that emerged in the 1950s & 60's, drawing inspiration from sources in popular and commercial culture.
What is Pop Art?
18th century French painter who was self-taught and finally received recognition for a painting called "The Dream".
Who is Henri Rousseau?
The element of art that involves light. It is produced when light waves strike an object and are reflected into our eyes.
What is color?
A principle of art which refers to the use of visual elements to draw attention to a certain area, usually a focal point, in an artwork.
What is emphasis?
Refers to pottery that has been fired once and remains unglazed.
What is bisque?
A painting style that emerged in Europe and the USA in the late 1960s, characterized by its painstaking detail and precision.
What is Photorealism?
Born in 1970. An American contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator, and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene
Who is Shepard Fairey?
The element that refers to the surface quality in a work of art. It may be implied or actual.
What is texture?
A principle of art which refers to how well all the visual elements work together.
What is harmony?
Drawing technique to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines.
What is cross-hatching?