Georgia O'keeffe Flashcards
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Composition
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- composition isn’t busy as there are only two objects
* thing that catches your eye is the flowers because they are the biggest object in the painting
2
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Media handling
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- media used is paint
* the brushstrokes looks smooth and there are no rough edges.
3
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Colour
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- not much variety of colour as it is mostly cold colours such as white and bluey tones
- the red used contrasts to the rest of the painting as it is bold
4
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Line
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- there are curved lines in the flowers.
* there are mostly no straight lines in the painting
5
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Tone
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- the painter has used tone on the flowers to give depth and detail in them
- the painting looks 3D because of the tone used throughout in the objects and background
6
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Texture
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- the texture is smooth because of the way the paint has been applied
- the flowers especially look silky and wouldn’t be rough to the touch
7
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Shape and form
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- the only shapes the artist has used is mostly ovals for the petals and curves
- the curves create lovely organic shapes
8
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Pattern
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- there is no pattern in the painting
* it is all just plain colour used
9
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Scale
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- the painter has painted the objects up close
* it is detailed and gives an impression of a bee’s eye view
10
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Style
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• the style used is realistic because the flowers look 3D
11
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Subject matter
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- the theme of the painting is flowers and nature
* I like the subject matter because the painting is pleasing to look at as the cold colours make you feel relaxed
12
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Imagery
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• the image makes me think of flowers in an enclosed space because of the dark times used in the background
13
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Mood and atmosphere
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- the painting gives a relaxed atmosphere because the objects are smooth and the whites are enjoyable to look at
- everything flows nicely as it is silky
14
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Visual impact
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- the thing that grabs my attention most is red anemone because it uses a rich red
- the contrasts compared to the rest of the other colours, white, blue etc.
