Painting and Graphic Arts Flashcards
What shouldn’t you do in the art section?
Overthink.
Strategy to remember during the art section?
When you look at the piece of art, what do you see? Don’t worry about remembering history or understanding the story behind the painting or picture. Just pick what you SEE.
In this painting, the artist has disrupted space by:
A. covering the subject’s shoulder with the background.
B. shading the right side of the subject’s face.
C. depicting the subject from mid-thigh up.
D. depicting the subject’s eyes looking downward.
A. covering the subject’s shoulder with the background.
Andy Warhol’s pop art addressed the consumerism in a capitalistic society. His individual paintings were produced by a printmaking method using a non-painterly style. Campbell’s Soup Cans’ reliance on themes from popular culture helped to usher in pop art as a major art movement in the United States. Which of the following techniques did he use in the painting below to represent this motif?
A. Use of monochrome to emphasize the marketing aspects of a vivid color pallet.
B. Repetition to represent mass consumerism
C. The semi-mechanized screen printing process as a form of Avant-garde Cubism
D. Selection of soups to represent the working class rebellion against the Bourgeoisie.
B. Repetition to represent mass consumerism
Test Info: Art
On the exam there might be other artists who are not as well known. The important approach in looking at the picture is to keep it as simple as possible. What do you see when you look at the picture? Why do you think the artists created the image? What kinds of moods are present in the picture? Pictures that show dancers for example are often talking about movement. How are dancers positioned? If they are up in the air then the answers probably reflect the idea of flight, air, and light. If they are curled up on the ground then the answers are probably about sadness and earth. If questions are asking you to describe the mood or tone of the painting you should look at the posture of the people in the paintings. How do they relate to the other images? Trust your own eyes in this section and keep it as simple as possible.
When looking at landscapes pay attention to the horizon and the lines used in the work.
Many times painters curve the landscape to create a specific sense of space.
Which of the following did the photographer use when framing this composition to place an emphasis on the house?
A. the position of the clouds
B. the rows of soil
C. the slope of the horizon
D. the texture of the ground
Tractored Out, Childress County, Texas (1939)by Dorothea Lange
What is the first thing you noticed? The answers is B. the rows of soil.
René Magritte
Belgium artist. When you look at the picture the first thing that strikes you is the use of proportion. The apple is too big to be in the room.
Georgia O’Keefe
American Artist. Cow Skull: Red White & Blue and Red
Poppy are two of her most well-known paintings. Georgia O’Keefe paints using ordinary objects like flowers and skulls to suggest abstract meaning. Many of her paintings of flowers are considered to be erotic.
Andy Warhol
American painter known for his style in media and Pop Art. He rose to fame during the 1960s for his prints, films and paintings. His work is often considered a commentary on American consumerism. He is noted for his use of repetition and bright colors.
Marc Chagall
Jewish French Artist who often used personal interpretation of his life as inspiration of his art. His painting ―Me and My Village‖ is often used as an
example of symbolism, cubism and surrealism.
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch post-impressionist painter. He suffered from mental
illness and at one point famously cut off his own ear. His paintings are often of landscapes and are noted for the use of color and movement. The most famous of his
works include The Starry Night, Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers, and Café Terrace at Night.
Edgar Degas
French Painter most famous for his paintings of ballet dancers. He also did a sculpture called Little Dancer of Fourteen Years.
Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter. He is famous for his use of cubism and painting with different techniques. One of his most famous paintings is called Guernica which depicts in graphic detail the bombing of Guernica Spain by Germany and Italy during the Spanish Civil War. This painting is considered an ―anti-war symbol. He is more famously known for his paintings in his Blue Period which depict poor looking
subjects of men women and children. His painting The Old Guitarist is one of the most well known in this period.
Jackson Pollock
American artist who is famous for his abstract Impressionism and unique style of painting. His works were often painted laid flat on the ground as he dribbled and flung paint at the canvas. His pieces were known by number titles. Number 1 and Number 5 etc.
Michelangelo
Italian Renaissance painter and sculpture who is known for The Sistine Chapel and the statue of David. These works were commissioned by the Pope and Catholic Church. His works are often biblical in nature and are flowing and lush.
