Famous Art and Artists
This is the most recognized painting in the entire world. She hangs in the Louvre in France and is known for her lack of eyebrows and... is she smiling or not?
What is the Mona Lisa
We used flat versions of these last year to make "screenprints" by making a pixel design and then putting paint on top to pull a print!
What are Legos
a basic visual mark that connects two points or shows the path of a moving dot across a surface.
What is Line
This is Ms. Vanasse's favorite color
What is purple
This world renowned Dutch impressionist artist was BROKE when he was alive and only ever sold one painting during his career. He worked for a while from a mental health asylum.
Who is Vincent Van Gough
This is the process of mixing glue and water together and layering paper onto an object to make a mold of something...such as a mask?
What is paper-mache
a three-dimensional object or composition that has length, width, and depth, enclosing volume.
What is form
This is something Ms. Vanasse does as a hobby and you see her doing it a lot.
What is Knitting
A famously anonymous street artist from England who is known for making political or societal statements with his artwork.
Who is Banksy
What is SCALE
the equal distribution of visual weight—how much attention an element draws—across a composition
What is balance
This is Ms. Vanasse's room number
What is B404
This Expressionism Painting made by Edvard Munch is used to express *anxiety* in the art world. Although he has a simple silhouette, the colors and face of character in this painting is iconic! (think Home Alone)
What is The Scream
This art college was was shut down early during the World War II era, but still remains an important historical type of design!
What was the Bauhaus
the repeated and predictable use of visual elements—such as line, shape, color, or texture—across a composition.
What is a pattern?
This is Ms. Vanasse's celebrity crush/boyfriend
Who is Bad Bunny
This Haitian-Puerto Rican artist made international fame in the 1980s. He is known for his graffiti art, neo-expressionism painting and using a crown as his signature.
Who is Jean Michel Basquiat
This is a term used when you put specific images, colors, themes in your artwork to *mean* something
What is Symbolism or Iconography
placing opposing visual elements next to each other to create emphasis, visual interest, and a clear hierarchy
What is contrast?
This is Ms. Vanasse's best friend at school
Who is Mr. Sheehan?