Clay
The process for getting the air bubbles out of clay (think "butterfly hands")
Wedging
EVERYTHING we typically need before we can start painting
Painting paper, brush, sponge, paint tray, palette, water cup (with water)
Artist who cut off his own ear
Vincent van Gogh
The artist who painted The Starry Night
Vincent Van Gogh
Art medium that Mr. G typically uses at home
Paint
The three steps for attaching one piece of clay to another
Slipping, Scoring and Blending
Colors mixed to make Brown
EITHER some variation of blue, red and yellow, or a pair of complementary colors.
Artist known for street art pieces, the subject of Exit Through the Gift Shop. Identity still unknown
Banksy
Name of artist who is credited with starting Cubism
Pablo Picasso
Elementary, Middle & High School Mr. G attended (hint - all in Newton)
Countryside, Brown, South
The names of the techniques we used for adding and taking away clay from our slab
Additive & Reductive Techniques
Three pairs of complementary colors
Purple & Yellow, Green & Red, Blue & Orange
Art piece that sold for 120,000 at Art Basel in 2019 that caused an uproar in the Art world, made many headlines
Banana taped to wall
Artist arrested for graffiti in a NYC subway
Keith Haring
Where Mr. G can be found every weekend in the winter
Skiing
ALL the steps, in order, from receiving a block of clay to a finished (glazed) piece
Snowball -> Wedging -> Tap With Rolling Pin -> Roll Out into Slab -> (create shape) -> Let Dry -> Put in Kiln -> Glaze -> Put in Kiln 2nd Time
All three definitions for Tints, Shades & Tones
Tint - Adding white to a pure hue (color)
Shade - Adding black to a pure hue
Tone - Adding grey to a pure hue
"Person" who has their own mailbox in the Louvre due to the large amount of love letters she receives
Mona Lisa
Artist that made a donut series out of clay
Jae Yong Kim
The name of the teacher (at Brown) with whom Mr. G is going on a 100 mile canoe trip this summer
Mr. Carter
The temperature of the kiln while pieces are being fired
1800 to 2400 degrees F
The name for the areas of light and dark within each painting (relative to each painting).
Value
Person who invented the color wheel in 1706
Sir Isaac Newton
Artist famous for black & white cut silhouettes, often in reference to the history of slavery in the US (hint - artist our silhouette project was inspired by)
Kara Walker
The name of Mr. G's favorite restaurant for Burritos
Filipes