Ch 7

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

Acrylic

What paint consists of pigment and polymerized resin?

Acrylic

What attributes best characterize acrylic paints?

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

What attributes best describe watercolor paints?

Applied in thin translucent washes Associated with small intimate works

What components are used to create paints?

Binder, Paint, Vehicle

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

Buon fresco

Which characteristics makes watercolor a desirable medium to work with?

Can be easily transported Create quick sketches Use paper for the support

Which term describes a preliminary drawing done to scale in preparation for fresco painting?

Cartoon

How is gouache is different from watercolor?

Contains inert pigment to make it opaque

What subject matters did Georgia O'Keeffe primarily paint?

Desert landscapes Objects from nature

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

Diluted

Which aspects make acrylics desirable to work with?

Dries quickly Mimics effects of other paints

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

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

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

European modernism

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

False

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

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

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 are the advantages to canvas as a painting surface?

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

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."

When did large scale tapestry production begin?

Middle Ages

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

Mosaic

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

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

What usually provides areas of white in a watercolor painting?

Paper

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

Pastel consists of which items?

Pigment, Binder

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

Plaster

How are easel paintings different from frescoes or murals?

Portable

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

Powdered pigment

In what ways did modern artists redefine easel painting?

Removed the canvas from support systems Used unconventional surfaces

Easel paintings first became popular during the ______ period. Multiple choice question.

Renaissance

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.

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

Support

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

Tapestry

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

The feelings she had as she viewed an object or landscape

Mosaics are similar to pointillism in what way?

The smaller pieces create a larger image.

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

They are extremely durable.

How is a wash created using pastels?

Water

What paint is comprised of pigment and gum arabic?

Watercolor

What is gouache?

Watercolor with inert white pigment added

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.

In the Renaissance painters were often commissioned to ______ tapestries.

design

Most museums display ______ paintings.

easel

In oil paint, a ______ is a thin veil of translucent color, achieved by thinning the paint with medium.

glaze

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

quickly

A paint that combines pigments with a stable mixture of an aqueous liquid and either oil, fat, wax or resin is called

tempera

Mosaic is made up of small particles called ______.

tesserae

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

tesserae