Art Appreciation / Week 6 / SmartBook Reading: Chapter 5 Principles of Design

Look at this image. How does Chris Ofili create depth in his piece Prince among Thieves with Flowers?

He uses pencils that vary in hardness and softness.

How is black chalk different from charcoal?

It is made of carbon and clay.

When does an artist know a composition is balanced?

It looks or feels visually balanced.

What does symmetry in art often represent?

Order, harmony, and authority

Which crayon uses pigment mixed with clay and a small amount of binder?

conté

What are the advantages of using charcoal in Yvonne Jacquette's Three Mile Island, Night I?

The value range Easy to smudge Its ability to create detail

How are Howling Wolf's drawings similar to the way artists use sketchbooks?

They are intimate drawings meant for private viewing.

What is the most common drawing material encased in wood?

graphite

Unity based on the elements of art, such as shape, line and color, is called Blank______ unity.

visual

Look at the image. What makes the drawing Three Mile Island, Night I a unique drawing?

Aerial depiction of a landscape

What work of art uses conté and chalk to create a high contrast image?

Café-concert

Variety adds what aspects to an image?

Difference Interest

How did Pablo Picasso use drawing in creating his painting Guernica?

He created a rough sketch of the composition.

Why is metalpoint not widely used today?

Mistakes are not easily changed or erased.

Look at this image. Which medium characterizes Edgar Degas's artwork The Singer in Green?

Pastel

Look at this image. What kind of balance is used in Edgar Degas's Before the Ballet?

asymmetrical

What are the most common colors used in ink?

black brown

Look at this image. The light value of the flowers in Prince among Thieves with Flowers indicate what about the pencil used?

The graphite consists of lots of clay.

How does Georges Seurat use white chalk in his work Café-concert?

To increase contrast

Why is the principle of variety used?

To provide interest in the image

Why does Georges Seurat use textured paper to create Café Concert?

To recreate the visual effect of pointillism

Look at this image. To create the small text in No Title (Not a single...), what did Raymond Pettibon use?

brush

A mixture of powdered pigments and a wax or oil based binder results in what medium?

crayon

Select all the media that are considered dry media.

metalpoint charcoal pastel

Most graphite is extracted from various Blank______ and purified.

ores

Which method of applying ink has the most controlled, sustained, and flexible line?

pen

What are the probable reasons Rembrandt created the drawing Cottage among Trees?

to practice his drawing skills to do a preliminary sketch for a painting to record an idea for future reference

The pigment particles in ink is suspended in:

water

Look at this image. What attributes of metalpoint does Filippino Lippi sketch possess?

pale gray lines thin, uniform lines

How can white chalk be used in drawings or paintings?

to highlight small areas

What made Howling Wolf's drawings different from other ledger artists?

use of color and pattern

The process of diluting ink with water when drawing is known as:

wash

Look at this image The lines in this Filippino Lippi sketch are typical of those found in Blank______ drawings.

metalpoint

High quality charcoal that is light weight and easily broken is made from:

willow

Enrique Chagoya's Uprising of the Spirit uses conceptual unity to critique what areas?

Artist's heritage Cultural influences Colonialism

What drawing material is made of charred wood?

charcoal

To create detailed work that is semi-permanent, an artist will use what kind of charcoal?

compressed

An artwork that is unified through ideas is called Blank______ unity.

conceptual

Which dry media are known for their use of color?

crayon pastel

Because artists sometimes use sketches to create early versions of their finished works, examining a drawing can give us a unique view of the Blank______ process.

creative

Which are the two major groups of drawing media?

dry liquid

How is value created using metalpoint?

hatching