art 100 chapter 7

Using collage and encaustic, what artist painted Numbers in Color?

Jasper Johns

Most museums display ______ paintings.

easel

Oil paints are considered what kind of medium?

Nonaqueous

What is the leading characteristic of watercolor paints?

Transparency

What inspired Georgia O'Keeffe to use simple forms and compositions?

European modernism

Chemist developed what 20th-century industrial paint using synthetic plastic resins?

Acrylic

What attributes best characterize acrylic paints?

Applied in thin translucent washes Used on a variety of surfaces Applied in heavy layers

Raphael's fresco The School of Athens is said to present which of the following ideals of the Renaissance?

Beauty Order

What painting technique has the pigment mixed with water, and then applied to wet plaster?

Buon fresco

What did tempera painting allow Jacob Lawrence to do compared to other media?

Create a large number of paintings for his series quickly

By making series of paintings within a particular theme, what did Jacob Lawrence accomplish?

Create a narrative

True or false: All paintings use paint as a medium.

False

For paint to be brushed easily on a surface what needs to be done to it?

Diluted

Look at this image. The School of Athens, a painting by the Renaissance artist Raphael that is featured in the Vatican Palace, exemplifies which painting method?

Fresco

What painting technique has the pigment mixed with water, and then applied to dry plaster?

Fresco secco

What are some of the earliest encaustic paintings discovered?

Funeral portraits

Look at this image. Which patron of the arts is thought to have commissioned this mausoleum?

Galla Placidia

Which qualities best describe oil paint?

It can be applied in a range of consistencies. Areas can be easily scraped away for revisions.

What feature associated with acrylic makes it desirable for Beatriz Milhazes' piece Mariposa?

It dries into a waterproof plastic.

Look at this image. How does Winslow Homer blend colors in Key West, Hauling Anchor?

Layers were washed while the layers were wet.

Because Beatriz Milhazes is using the underside of the painted motifs, what is most important to creating the piece Mariposa?

Planning

With fresco, pigments are mixed with water and applied to a ______ support.

Plaster

Why are the motifs in Mariposa prepared on pieces of plastic?

Makes it easier to remove the acrylic from Helps to create a flat surface

What influenced the works Jacob Lawrence created?

Mexican muralists Poor black neighborhoods His personal experiences

Diego Rivera was commissioned by the Mexican revolutionary government to create what subject matters in his piece Mixtec Culture?

Mexican people Ancient civilization

When did large scale tapestry production begin?

Middle Ages

______ is fabricated of durable material that could be used on ceilings, walls, or floors.

Mosaic

During the Renaissance, why was mosaic largely abandoned in favor of fresco?

Mosaics were considerably more expensive. Frescoes created more naturalistic compositions.

What subject matters did Georgia O'Keeffe primarily paint?

Objects from nature Desert landscapes

When melting the wax for the encaustic method, the artist adds what?

Powdered pigment

What attribute in Petra Cortright's digital image, 007 goldeneye_all characters cheat, categorizes it as a painting?

Qualities and techniques in the work resemble those of a brush.

Which qualities define the tempera medium?

Retains brilliance and clarity of colors for centuries Uses egg yolk or milk products as a binder Aqueous medium (uses water as a vehicle)

What symbols are referenced in Wifredo Lam's The Jungle?

Roman Catholic West African

Georgia O'Keeffe uses pastels in what ways for her piece White Shell with Red?

Use water to lighten particular areas Emphasize the shell using the intense color

When very little water is added to gouache, what effect can be expected?

Saturated, opaque color

How does Georgia O'Keeffe use scale in White Shell with Red?

She places emphasis on the form of the shell.

Generally, how were tempera paints made during the early Renaissance?

Small daily batches were mixed by workshop apprentices.

Georgia O'Keeffe had the goal of communicating what with her paintings?

The feelings she had as she viewed an object or landscape

A work that uses medium other than paint must have what characteristics to be considered a painting?

The scale and force of a painting Obvious recognition of painting history and traditions

Mosaics are similar to pointillism in what way?

The smaller pieces create a larger image.

What components are used to create paints?

Vehicle Pigment Binder

Which are the reasons Wifredo Lam uses gouache for his piece The Jungle?

Versatility with opaqueness Large areas of color covered uniformly

How is a wash created using pastels?

Water

What paint is comprised of pigment and gum arabic?

Watercolor

Oil paints are composed of oil and ______.

pigments

The artist Jacob Lawrence used ______ in his series of paintings portraying the Great Migration because he preferred the "raw, sharp, rough" effect of the colors.

tempera

The small rocks or stones placed in cement close together to create an image, are known as ______.

tesserae

An aqueous media is diluted with ______.

water

What steps are involved in the process of making a tapestry?

Weft threads are woven or wrapped around certain warp threads. Warp threads are attached to a loom or similar device.

Watercolor and similar types of paints that are diluted with water are considered ______.

aqueous

What is the technical term for the surface artists paint on?

Support

What is gouache?

Watercolor with inert white pigment added

The colors used in tempera cannot be blended easily because tempera dries ______.

quickly

When tempera is painted on a wood panel, how is gesso used?

To prepare a surface on to which pigments can be applied

Traditional oil paints are diluted with what items?

Turpentine Mineral spirits

Look at this image. The Jungle is able to create visual texture using what method?

Gouache's ability to create transparent and opaque layers of colors

Holy Women at the Tomb by Girolamo dai Libri is what type of painting?

Illuminated manuscript

Which statements describe encaustic paintings?

It is created by mixing pigment with wax and resin. It is named after the Greek word for "burning in."

By adding washes while the previous layers are still wet in Key West, Hauling Anchor, Winslow Homer is able to do what to the colors?

Mix the colors to create subtle transitions

What group of artists began exploring "off the wall" painting techniques that moved beyond traditional easel paintings?

Modern

Which medium is classified as both drawing and painting media?

Pastel

What is a common theme found in Nancy Spero's paintings that is found in her mosaic Artemis, Acrobats, Divas, and Dancers?

Performance

How are easel paintings different from frescoes or murals?

Portable

What weaving technique requires the use of a loom where weft threads are built up in particular area on warp threads?

Tapestry

Gouache's ability to create transparent and opaque layers of colors

Textured paper with layers of translucent washes

Look at this image. How does the viewer recognize that this is an engaged couple in A Goldsmith in His Shop?

The girdle sitting on the counter

What are the advantages to canvas as a painting surface?

The light weight allows for easy transport. It can be stretched to any desired size.

How is Still, Untitled by Pae White similar to Charles Le Brun's The Battle of Granicus?

Both artists created the original image and commissioned workshops to make them into tapestries.

How do ancient encaustic paintings' colors look as they age?

Bright as the day they were painted

Holy Women at the Tomb by Girolamo dai Libri possess which characteristics associated with tempera?

Brilliant colors Layers of paint to create form

How is A Goldsmith in His Shop by Petrus Christus different from Amy Sillman's piece Nut?

Christus uses the slow process of glazing.

Which are ancient painting techniques?

Encaustic Fresco

Raphael connects the Golden Age of the Renaissance with what other golden age in School of Athens?

Greece

What artist is known for the painting technique of placing canvas on the ground so as to drip and splatter paint from above?

Jackson Pollock

Why were two full sets of The Battle of Granicus created?

One set was used as gifts for visiting royals, diplomats, and dignitaries. One set was used to decorate the walls of the king's royal palace.

Why is a mosaic considered a "painting for eternity?"

They are extremely durable.

How did Lynda Bengalis's "fallen paintings" challenge the traditional boundaries of easel painting?

They were detached from the constraints of walls. The compositions were determined by the unrestrained flow of the paint. They had a three-dimensional sculptural presence.

Degas used ______ to blend the colors in The Singer in Green.

water

Charles Le Brun depicts a war and what else in The Battle of Granicus?

An elaborate border that works as a frame for the scene