Name Dropping
Known for his frantic brush strokes and strong color pallet, this artist best known for cutting off his own ear.
Van Gogh
This movement included artists like Monet and Degas, characterized by small, visible brush stokes, movement, light, and open composition.
Impressionism
Adding black to a color will give you one of these.
Shade
Also described as the focal point, this area of art work is the center of interest.
Emphasis
Ms. O’s favorite color.
Orange
By far, the most famous pop artist, he is known for creating multi-color screen prints and soup cans.
Andy Warhol
Mixing popular culture and irony, the artists of this movement were directly influenced by the Dada movement.
Pop Art
Adding a secondary color to a primary color creates what is referred to as this type of color.
Tertiary
A principle of art which talks about visual weight and can also be helpful in yoga.
Balance
According to Ms. O, table are for these.
Glasses
This artist used a style of painting, originating from the 1950’s New York Abstract Expressionists, of paint being applied by dripping, splashing, or smearing paint on the canvas.
Jackson Pollock
These New York artists gave up on figurative subjects and painted their emotional state of mind. The nonrepresentational artists in this group included DeKooning, Pollock, and Rothko.
Abstract Expressionists
Also known as the receding colors, this type of color includes greens, blues, and violets.
Cool Colors
Using this can create visual excitement by showcasing the differences in the elements of art to add interest.
Contrast
It is likely that Ms. O is more insane than this red headed dutch impressionist.
Van Gogh
This artist worked for almost 80 years and had many different styles include his blue and rose periods.
Picasso
This group of German expressionists looked to bridge the gap from the old school style to the modern world
Die Brücke
These are the other two colors in a triadic color scheme that included Green
Violet and Orange
Like in music, this refers to the look, feel and movement of a piece of art.
Rhythm
Ms.O and this artist, who’s father was an art teacher in Spain, share a birthday : October 25th.
Picasso
His art include reworked comic strips and the use of BenDay dots.
Roy Lichtenstein
It’s hard to tell the difference between the work of Pablo Picasso and George Braque during this art movement, categorized by analytical and synthetic styles.
Cubism
Blue and Orange sit on opposite sides of the color wheel, making the relationship between these colors known as this.
Complementary
This principle of art is how the viewers eye follows an arrangement or path through the piece and can show action.
Movement
Ms.O and this artist from the New York School share lineage from Latvia.
Marc Rothko