Term 1 Artists
The Artist who Painted American Gothic.
Who is Grant Wood?
writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view.
What is Graffiti?
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light
What is Color?
The principle of repetition simply means the reusing of the same or similar elements throughout your design.
What is repetition?
is a record of. your life that uses words, colors, images and more. It shows the world how you see the world.
What is a Visual Journal?
Artist from the 80s who used a primitive style.
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat?
a fictitious name, especially one used by an author.
What is a pseudonym?
defines how light or dark a given color or hue can be.
What is value?
visual art made in the United States or by U.S. artists.
What is American Art?
refers to the surface quality in a work of art.
What is Texture?
Who is Georgia O'Keeffe?
pairs of colors that contrast with each other more than any other color, and when placed side-by-side make each other look brighter
What are complementary colors?
the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century.
What is contemporary art?
a style of late modernist or early-postmodern painting and sculpture that emerged in the late 1970s.
What is Neo Expressionism?
a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter
What is a Still Life Drawing?
Who is Tim Burton?
an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
What is a Parody?
artistic work produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s
What is Modern Art?
the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association
defines the outline of a form, as well as interior structure, without the use of shading.
What is a contour line drawing?
Teacher from Crestwood Middle School who specializes in painting abstract portraits.
Who is Mr. Orrence?
Psychical ailment Georgia O'Keeffe suffered from late in life.
What is blindness?
the process of visual communication through the use of typography, photography, iconography and illustration.
What is graphic design?
describe the ways that artists use the elements of art in a work of art.
What are the principles of design?
is a method of art that is intended to create a realistic illusion of texture and depth in a work of art. The term means "fool the eye" in French.
What is Trompe l’oeil?