Elements of Art
Name is 3 Primary Colors
Red, Yellow, & Blue
Explain positive versus negative space.
Positive space is the main focus and negative space is the space around it. Positive space can remain and negative space gets carved away.
What is a clay oven called?
Kiln
What is artist Jeff Koons known for?
The Giant Stainless Steel Balloon Animals. He is a Pop Artist.
Name a type of sculpture you can walk around on all sides.
Sculpture in the round
Geometric and organic
What are the bones of a sculpture called when you build on top of it? It is the inner support structure.
Armature
What is the glue called that sticks clay pieces together?
Slip
Explain the characteristics of Pop Art.
Pop art is art of everyday objects, cartoons, media, etc. It usually has bright colors, bold black outlines, Ben Day Dots, repetition, mass produced, highlights, or different sizes compared to real life.
Name the type of sculpture that is flat on the one side and 3D on the other.
Relief Sculpture
What is the way something feels called?
Texture
What is the type of sculpture called when you pour liquid into a mold.
Casting
What is the tool called to carve clay?
Loop tool
What is plaster made out of and how come it cannot go down the drain?
It is made out of limestone and water and it cannot go down the drain because it will harden in the pipes.
What are the 2 clay firings called?
Bisque Fire and Glaze Fire
What is Value?
The lightness and darkness of a color
What is the type of sculpture called when you build up on top of something?
Additive or Constructing or Assembling (all work)
Explain the difference between glaze and paint.
Glaze is made out of slip and powdered glass. When glaze is applied to bisqueware it appears dull and a different color because it needs to be glaze fired for a chemical reaction to occur and be shiny. Glaze is waterproof and safe to eat and drink off of. Paint does not need to be fired, it is not waterproof, and doesn't change in color.
Explain the process of stained glass
What is the clay stage where the clay is drying but easier to attach pieces and built it up or carve away?
Leatherhard
Explain the difference between a 2D shape and a 3D form.
A 2D shape is flat like a drawing or painting. A 3D form is a sculpture you can walk all around.
What is the type of sculpture called when you carve away from a solid form?
Subtractive/ Carving
What is the tool called that is used to draw into clay or score the clay surface?
Pin tool
What is the artist name that created stained class that told stories of the bible from the past and remade them to be modern day everyday African Americans?
Kehinde Wiley
Explain the 3 different types of handbuilding techniques and how to do it.
Pinch pot- create a bowl shape by forming a sphere and opening up the center of the clay.
Slab- Roll a flat piece of clay using a rolling pin
Coiling- Rolling long snake like pieces of clay.