Exam 1 Flashcards
Who painted Guernica and when?
Picasso in 1937
Who painted “the arnolfini wedding” and when?
Jan Van Eyck and 1432
What is chiaroscuro?
Light and shadow revealing form
What are the design principles?
Unity and variety Balance - symmetrical or assymetrical Directional force Contrast - opposites Repetition and rhythmn Scale and proportion Emphasis and subordination
What is iconography?
The study of symbols
What is representational?
Objective about a known object
What is abstract?
Natural world distorted, simplified, or exaggerated
What is nonrepresentational?
No refrence to natural world
What are brancusi’s two paintings and when?
Bird in space 1923
The kiss 1907
What did marcel duchamp do?
Nude descending a staircase
What is impasto?
Thick coats of paint to show texture
What is flow?
How an object moves through space
Who created the color wheel?
Joseph Albers
What is pointillism?
Dot painting
What are the three ways to show perspective?
Overlapping
Tiering
Deminishing size
