Chuck Close
Chuck Close has an unusual disablity, what is it?
Face Blindness
What is the advantage of drawing from a grid?
Images can be broken into small, simple pieces and easily enlarged.
Who is the only person who can paint a self-portrait?
The person painting it.
Term for supplies used to make art
Media or medium
He painted Starry Night while hospitalized for depression.
Vincint Van Gogh
What did Close do to help overcome his learning disablities and his problems with memory?
He made ENORMOUS portraits of his friends and family. He found that when he broke images into very small pieces he could learn and remember.
Ancient Egyptians developed The Canon of Proportions to ensure uniform artwork throughout the kingdom. What unique stance do ALL do Egyptian figures have in common?
They are all in profile.
Van Gogh painted many, many self-portraits throughout his career-some 40 or so. He even painted himself after famously cutting off WHAT in a fit of rage when his roommate threatened to move out.
His ear!
Keeps artwork safe and stored away
Portfolio
He painted the Mona Lisa but he was much more interested in inventions such as those that would enable him to fly.
Leonardo da Vinci
Close gained fame as a photorealist-this means his portraits looked...?
EXACTLY like a photograph of the subject.
If the picture you are referencing is divided into 1/2" squares and you draw the image in 1" squares - how much bigger will your picture be?
Your picture will double. (It will be twice as big.)
Frida Kahlo, along with her famous eyebrow(s) and beautiful hair adorned with flowers, often included this pet in her paintings of herself.
Her pet monkey
The path of a moving dot
Line
Andy Warhol was famous for helping to create this art movement based on popular culture with his prints of his favorite soup cans.
Pop Art
What happened to Close that caused him to become paralized?
A seizure or stroke (He calls it "The Event")
What is the relationship between two amounts called?
Ratio
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is said by some to be his what?
Self-portrait - well, he used his face as a model when working on the painting - according to this theory.
Yellow, Red, Blue
Primary Colors
Faith Ringgold was born in this exciting part of New York City.
Harlem
Now Close paints in a much more abstract style. What unusual technique has he used on occasion instead of a paintbrush?
Thumbprint
Lines that meet at right angles are called:
Perpendicular
Many artists, such as Norman Rockwell, depict themselves in this activity in their self-portraits.
Painting
How would you describe the term "composition"?
Answers vary: The way images, colors and values are arranged in a given space ideally to create a pleasing picture with balance.
The way an artwork is designed.
Chuck Close was paralized after his seizure. Frida Kahlo was also terribly injured. What accident left her bedridden for most of her life?
She was in a bus accident that nearly killed her.