Art related vocab
Writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place.
Graffiti
Soft and wet; making the quiet sound of something soft and wet being pressed.
Squelchy
"They were labelled, A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B2, B3, and B4."
Repetition
What was Invaders accomplices name?
Mr.Blue
the quality or character of being material or composed of matter
Materiality
Lasting a very short time
Ephemeral
"Invader climbed the ladder, which jiggled like a suspension bridge under his weight."
Simile
What did Invader call his interventions?
Invasions
a workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist or designer
Atelier
Tormenting or teasing with the sight or promise of something unobtainable.
Tantalizing
"But the colors would blend into the walls, or the eyes on an alien would glance away from an architectural feature."
Personification
Name three items where you can see Invaders art displayed.
walls, bridges, monuments, tunnels, sidewalks, staircases, railings, gates, curbs, benches, bollards, posts, poles, pipes, columns, fountains, pools, docks, seawalls, roofs, chimneys, medians, bus stops, train stations, storefronts, bookshops, and bars
A technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image.
Pointillism
A person with an obsessive desire to set things on fire.
Pyromanic
"My palette is the memories of a place."
Metaphor
How many years has Invader been creating graffiti?
27 years
An art form where images are created using the colors of Rubik's Cubes.
Rubikcubism
Relating to a sequence of real or imaginary images like those seen in a dream; fantastical.
Phantasmagorical
What rhetorical device does the author use to set up the article?
Flashback, Imagery
What is the name of the mobile app Invaders fans use to find his graffiti?
FlashInvaders