Unit 2 Art

In Self-Portrait Between the Borderline of Mexico and the U.S. , how has Kahlo symbolized what she felt are the differences between the two countries

- Mexico as filled with ruins, skulls, and dead flowers - America as smokestacks, sky scrapers, and animal-like machines

What seems to be happening in Dorothea Tanning's Guardian Angels?

- small figures that are swirled by angles -angel appears huge girlie creature -theme is metamorphosis images were brushed by accidents and dream images

How has Leonora Carrington depicted herself in her self-portrait?

-frightening - sends a message of being hopeful and optimistic

Founded in _______ by poet and critic _______ who published the surrealist manifesto p: Jon the world of fantasy to the everyday rational world in "an absolute reality, as surreality"

1924 Andre Breton

The direction followed by the viewer's eye should lead the viewer's gaze ___________ all elements in the work before leading out of the picture

Around

Exact bisections of the picture space should be ____________

Avoided

___________ interested in life forms: Joan Miro

Biomorphic

exploration of ways to express in art the world of _________ and the ________

Dreams Unconscious

Artists' role: to bring ________ and ________ reality together

Inner Outer

Juxtaposition: the ________ of two objects together in ________ combinations

Joining Impossible

A moving subject should have _________ in front

Space

What Surrealist elements can you find in The Two Fridas?

- surrealist elements demonstrated by blood vessel - superimposed - repairing broken heart - woman holding a photo of Diego

Whose image appears on Kahlo's forehead in Self-Portrait as a Tehuana?

-Diego Rivera -famous Mexican artist - had many affairs - symbolize physical pain and emotional pain - show constant obsession with Diego

What are the Characteristics of Surrealism and Surrealistic Artwork?

-automatic writing -juxtaposition -association -irrational -the unconscious -dream and fantasy -revolution -impact World War I

Who is the central figure in Remedios Varo's Creation of the Birds and what is she doing?

-body is feather covered -eyes are replaced with owl eyes -bringing birds back to life -using a starlight directed through the glass

Compare the self-portraits of Frida Kahlo on the front page and page 3 of this journal. How are they similar? Site visual evidence (what you see/observe/notice).

-both show pain and anger -place in the same position - white fabric surround both heads -hair is slicked black and eyebrows are darkened

What is Surrealism? Explain using complete sentences.

-created by a group of artists -Europe was still on the process of recovering -wanted to meaningful art, based on memories, dreams, and feelings

How does Kay Sage's Small Portrait differ from other Surrealist works in this issue?

-did not paint living : creatures Dreams Complex stories -not based on realistic representation of the world

How has Kahlo portrayed herself in The Little Deer?

-hurt and angered -physical struggles -showcase Kahlo's feelings

How does Merit Oppenheim's Object display Surrealistic techniques?

-illustrates main quality called incongruity -spoon, saucer, and cup

Was Frida Kahlo a part of the European Surrealist movement?

-part of the European surrealist movement - based on emotional work inspired by psychology

It can also be thought of it as the organization of the Elements of Art ________ to the Principles of Design

According

There should be a _____________ or focus in the work, to prevent it becoming a pattern in itself

Center of interest

The artist determines what the _________, or __________ of the artwork will be, and composes the supporting elements accordingly

Center point Focal point

________ can also be __________ through the use of lighting, as the brighter areas of the image tend to ___________, as do lines p, squares, and color. In painting, the artist may use less detailed and defined brushwork towards the edges of the picture

Clutter Reduced Draw the eye

___________ is the placement or arrangement of visual elements in a work of art

Composition

There are several approaches or ______________ to achieving a sense of unity within an artwork, depending on the goals of the artists

Compositional Technique

In dreams, people moved beyond the ________ of society

Constraints

By ______ the _________ content, the owner is more likely to focus on the primary objects

Decreasing Extraneous

In the visual arts p, composition is often used interchangeably with various terms such as __________, ________, ____________ or _________ depending on the context

Design Form Visual ordering Formal structure

Images with clutter can ___________ from the main elements within the picture and make it difficult to identify the subject

Distract

A style of art and literature developed principally in the 20th Century, in which _________ visual imagery from the ________ mind is used with no intention of making the artwork ________ comprehensible

Fantastic Subconscious Logically

Levitation . ________ object's that don't normally float

Floating

Europe (especially _______ and ________)

France Spain

Inspired by ___________ and Jung interested in the nature of dreams

Freud

The _________ should not divide the art work in two equal parts but be positioned to emphasize either the sky or ground; showing more ______ if pairing /drawing is of _______, sun rise/set and more ______ if a ________

Horizon Sky Clouds Ground Landscape

Surrealism involves fantasy and dreams Is _________ Stresses the ____________ _____________-to allow your subconscious mind to take over in your art

Illogical Subconscious Automatism

Transformation (also called ______) Changing or _________ objects in an __________ way

Metamorphosis Morphing Usual

The subject should _______ be facing out the image

NOT

_________ recognizable scenes of nightmare or dream images: Rene Magritte, Salvador Dali

Naturalistic

Small, high contrast elements have as much impact as larger, duller elements. The prominent subject should be ________, unless a symmetrical or formal composition is desired, and can be balanced by smaller satellite elements.

Off center

The term composition means "___________" and can apply to any work of art, from music to writing , that is arranged or put together using conscious thought

Putting together

Scale Changing an object's scale, or ________________ can also mean _________ the size of a particular object

Relative size Exaggerating

The _________ states that giving an odd number of objects in an image will be more interesting and therefore pleasing. In case there is an ______ number of objects , your brain would have an easy time "organizing" the objects into pairs and if you have _____ main object, accompany it with ____ supporting objects, not one. This way one of them will be a ________ one

Rule of odds Even Symmetry Dullness One Two Middle

The ________ applies to artwork picturing object (s) to which the artist wants to apply the ________________, or which is supposed to create a contextual bubble in the viewer's mind. Also referred to as ____________ or ________

Rule of space Illusion of movement Lead space Nose room

The ________ is a rule of thumb that states an image should be imagined as divided into _____ equal parts by _____ equally-spaced _________ and ________ lines

Rule of thirds Nine Two Horizontal Vertical

Breton adapted the theories of _______________________ -dream analysis the unconscious is the wellspring of the imagination

Sigmund Freud

Aligning a ________ with these points creates more ________, ______, and ______ in the composition than simply centering the subject

Subject Tension Energy Interest

Transparency making an object _________ that are not usually transparent

Transparent

Related to the rule of odds is the observation that _________ are an aesthetically pleasing implied shape within an image

Triangles

Elements are arranged with consideration of several factors into a harmonious whole, which works together to produce the desired statement, a phenomenal commonly referred to as ________

Unity

Dislocation taking an object from its ________ environment and placing it in an __________ one

Usual Unfamiliar

This can be achieved by _______\_________ space in the direction the eye of portrayed person are looking, or, when picturing a runner, adding white/empty space in ________ of him rather than behind him to indicate __________. If extra space is allowed in ______ of a moving object, the viewer can see that is has __________________; without this visual padding, the object's forward progress will seem impeded.

White /empty Front Movement Front Someplace to go

Occurred from 1924-1950s (between _________________ I and II)

World Wars