Artists
This Dutch post-impressionist painter created over 30 self-portraits over the span of three years however he is best know for his swirling landscapes.
Who is Vincent Van Gogh
This element is a continuous mark made on a surface.
What is line
The arrangement of elements of create a sense of stability.
What is balance
Overlapping many images to devalue the sacredness of any one picture.
What is layering
Colors located directly opposite one another on the color wheel. Ex. Green & Red.
What are complementary colors
This American pop artist is best know for his Campbell's soup can prints and portraits of Marilyn Monroe.
Who is Andy Warhol
This element is the range of light to dark areas in a work of art.
What is value
Repeats elements to create a visual tempo.
What is pattern
Placing or combining contrasting imagery in such a way to create a new meaning.
What is juxtaposition
One color plus tints, tones and shades of that color.
What are monochromatic colors
This Mexican painter is best known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Her paintings often had strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy.
Who is Frida Kahlo
This element is composed of hue, saturation and value.
What is color
Combines elements to create the illusion of action.
Borrowing imagery from historical and mass media sources, such as found photos and advertising.
What is appropriation
The name of a color or how we identify a color such as green, blue, yellow, etc.
What is hue
This American portrait painter is known for his highly naturalistic paintings of Africian Americans. He was commissioned in 2017 to paint a portrait of former President Barack Obama for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.
Who is Kehinde Wiley
This element encloses space, is 3-D and has a shadow when a single light source hits it from one side.
What is form
The intentional placement of elements so that their differences become more clear and cause the viewer to focus on particular areas of a work of art.
What is emphasis
Controlling or drawing attention to how and why familiar imagery is seen and used. Typically contradicting what is being looked at and who is doing the looking.
What is gazing
Colors located near each other on the color wheel such as yellow-green, green, and blue-green.
What are analogous colors
This American artist, author, and songwriter worked with many types of media including cartoons, oils, and collages. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, he grew up in New York City and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from New York University in 1935.
Who is Romare Bearden
This element is the tactile quality of a surface or its representation
What is texture
Combines contrasting elements to create visual interest.
What is variety
Positioning familiar imagery in relation to pictures, symbols, or texts that it is not usually associated with.
What is recontextualization
Name the three colors that cannot be mixed from any other color.
What are Red, Yellow and Blue