ceramics exam Flashcards
define line
a mark on a surface that describes a shape or outline.
example- jun kaneko used this
define shape
Shape is two-dimensional/flat.
define form
Form is Three-Dimensional and it has weight and mass.
As a ceramic object, how is the piece seen in “the round” and what is the “expected” weight of the object
define space
the use of positive space and negative space.
How a ceramic piece occupies space as a three-dimensional object that is seen in “the round”.
define value
is the degree of light and dark in a design.
define color
is made of three properties:
hue, value, and intensity.
define hue
is the color
define value
light to dark
define intensity
bright to dull
Define texture
The surface quality of an object that we sense through touch.
example: ROBERT ARNESON
pattern/repetition
These are elements that occur more than once in a design. Pattern uses the art elements in planned (ordered) or random repetitions.
Emphasis/ focal point
Emphasis is what catches the eye and makes the viewer stop and look at the image.
It is also referred to as Area of Interest or Focal Point.
Balance
Balance is the distribution of the visual weight.
proportion/scale
Proportion or Scale is the relative size of something COMPARED to something else.
define unity
Unity occurs when all of the elements of a piece combine to make a balanced, harmonious, complete whole.
Variety and contrast
The Term VARIETY refers to differences.
The Term CONTRAST is when the differences are extreme.
Rhythm/movement
Rhythm/Movement is the path the viewer’s eye takes through the artwork, often to a focal area.
stages of clay
- Clay flour
- slip slurry
- plastic
- leatherhard
- bonedry
- bisqueware
- glazeware
reasons to wedge clay
- get rid of air bubbles
- homogenize the clay
- align clay platelets
- remove foreign objects
- recycle clay that is to soft or hard
steps to throwing
Wedge clay
Create a “snowball” of clay to throw
Place a bat on the wheel.
Smack clay in the center of the bat; turn wheel and smack each side and top
Cone clay (this wedges the clay on the bat) and center
Enter the clay (thumb to center and two fingers)
Open the clay (pull fingers back to your belly button)
Compress the floor
Compress rim
Make a notch
Pull the walls (when doing this, imagine a string in the center and you are pulling slightly inward toward the string) You should be able to pull your height in 3-4 pulls, ideally
Interior hand slightly higher than exterior
Moving SLOWLY on the wheel
ANY time you touch or leave the clay do so with a SUPER LIGHT PRESSURE
If walls start to bow out collar in at the top
Once height is obtained, Shape the piece
Smooth the rim
Trim the “apron” off of the bottom and wheel trim (wet trimming)
Cut off with a wire cutter
Roberto Lugo
graffiti artist before taking his first pottery class at age 25
Patti Warashina
American artist known for her imaginative ceramic sculptures
Often constructing her sculptures using porcelain
Brett Kern
builds incredible ceramic sculptures that can easily be mistaken as inflatable toys
From bright dinosaurs to astronauts,
TOVE TENGA
Each knot is handmade in earthenware and hand painted, therefore they differ slightly in shape, each knot is unique.
The Knot is a knot that cannot be tied up without cutting ties, a so-called Gordian knot.
