Desert
What is a succulent?
A plant that stores water in its thick and fleshy leaves which allows it to survive in desert conditions.
What is the aurora borealis?
Vibrant lights in the sky caused by particles from the Sun colliding with gasses in the Earth’s atmosphere as they’re pulled toward the planet’s poles by the Earth’s magnetic field.
What is shape in art? What are the 2 types of shapes?
Element of Art; A closed 2-D area that has height and width but not depth. The two types of shapes are organic and geometric.
What is space in art?
The empty area that lies between, around, or within an object.
What does it mean to score clay?
Scratching into the surface of clay.
What is an ecosystem?
A natural area made up of living and non-living things that create a balanced environment.
What is mood in an artwork?
The overall feeling an artwork gives off.
What is contrast?
A combination of opposing elements, such as light and dark value, that work to create visual interest.
What are the 2 types of balance in art?
asymmetrical and symmetrical
What is texture?
The feel or appearance of a surface or substance.
What is a gradient?
A smooth and gradual transition between two or more colors.
Unintentional finger or hand marks made as a result of excess art materials left on hands.
What is relief printmaking?
A type of printmaking where, when printed, the raised areas of the plate show, and the carved areas remain the color of the paper.
What is the rule of thirds?
Placing an object on the lines or intersecting points of a grid of 9 equal parts to create balance and visually interesting compositions.
What is slip?
Watered-down clay, which can act as a glue to attach pieces of clay.
What is value?
Element of art; The lightness or darkness of a color shown through tints and shades.
Who is Ole Salomonsen?
Contemporary photographer from the arctic of Norway who primarily captures photos of the aurora borealis.
What is the "plate" we used in our printing project? (options: styrofoam, plexiglass, brayer)
The styrofoam. A plate is a designed surface used to transfer an image to another material, such as paper.
What is a cyanotype?
A photography process that creates cyan-blue prints using paper coated with a light-sensitive iron-based solution.
What are the steps of joining 2 pieces of clay?
score both pieces of clay, add slip, join and smooth
Who is Georgia O'Keffee?
An American modern artist who is most famous for her paintings of the American southwest and up-close flowers.
Who is Anna Boberg?
Self-taught multidisciplinary artist who is best known for her arctic landscapes of Norway.
What is a brayer?
A printmaking tool used to spread ink evenly across a plate.
What does it mean to "expose" in photography?
The amount of light that reaches a light-sensitive material, determining the overall brightness or darkness of the image.
What is coral bleaching?
A process where corals turn white as they lose the algae living in their tissues due to changes in ocean temperature.