Famous Artists
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
What is the art of making pottery known as?
Ceramics
The area around a subject is called....
Negative Space
What element of art is this? has two dimensions-height and width-
Shape
The area taken up by a subject is called...
Positive Space
Who painted The Starry Night?
Vincent van Gogh
What famous sculpture was a gift from France to the United States in 1886 and has welcomed all who have come to New York Harbor since?
The Statue of Liberty
What element of art is this? Can be real or implied, you can actually feel it, or it may only be an illusion
Texture
What element of art is this? Without it the world would be dark- no ____, no fun, just gray.
Color
What element of art is this? It is the equilibrium of the forms used in a composition and is achieved by giving equal weight on both sides of a composition. Can be Formal(symmetrical) or Informal(asymmetrical).
Balance
Who painted The Persistence of Memory?
What famous painter cut off his own left ear?
Vincent van Gogh
What element of art is this? We see it as we look at the branches of a tree, a plowed field, a road going off into the distance, or the horizon. Can be thick or thin, close or together
Line
What element of art is this? The area that surrounds a form in three-dimensional art and surrounds a shape in two-dimensional art.
Space
What element of art is this? Is used to focus attention in a composition. It may be an isolated form, or the largest, brightest, or darkest area.
Emphasis
Who painted The Great Wave?
Hokusai
What are the colors called by mixing equal amounts of two primary colors?
Secondary Colors
What element of art is this? Is created by the repetition of similar elements such as shapes.
Pattern
What element of art is this? Describes variation of a hue, ranging from the lightest to the darkest.
Value
What element of art is this? Refers to differences that separate one form from another.
Contrast
Who painted Girl with a Pearl Earring?
Johannes Vermeer
True or False: Pablo Picasso’s full name was Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
True (amazing right?)
What element of art is this? Is difference. A good composition includes enough ______ such as line to lead the eye to the focal point(emphasis).
Variety
What element of art is this? Has three dimensions: height, width, and depth.
Form
What element of art is this? Can be established in a composition through the repeated or alternating use of an element.
Movement