Social And Culture Flashcards
Nature - GO
It is aimed to paint reality and the zoomed in flower is another side to nature.
American Modernism - GO
Traditionally people would draw the whole object so having a zoomed in composition was new and different.
Japanese Art - GO
Both have limited use of colour and are both simple painting of only one flower.
Mexico - GO
Mexico’s flowers were bright and open and Okeeffe’s painting uses vibrant colours such as oranges and yellows.
Abstract Art - GO
It is focused on a flowers colour, pattern and shape. It is also zoomed in which makes it more abstract.
Traditional Methods - WC
The way it has been crafted. It has been hand crafted using precious jewels. He wanted to keep a historical respect from his ancestors.
Rare wildlife - WC
For example the butterfly shapes represents wildlife. Also the animals and insects are used to represent Feng Shui which symbolises beliefs.
Western art of gemstone - WC
Chan spent his early years mastering this. You can see it through the gems on the butterfly wings and body.
Feng Shui - WC
Feng Shui represents animals and insects which symbolises Chinese beliefs.
Cameo and intaglio techniques - WC
He took both and created his own called “ The Wallace Cut” which has been used to make painted lady brooch 2012.
Scottish colourists - JM
Because of the patterns being used a lot and the strong colours due to the bright sunlight. Also the dark outline.
Paul Cezanne - Jm
The pears and lemon in the fruit bowl.
The paint is not blended and brushstrokes are thick.
Cubism - JM
With the ‘block’ pattern for the background. It keeps the composition busy and interesting. Also two different view points.
Traditional Scottish training - JM
He learned textiles and still life with turkey vase, looks like it has used textiles. He learned about layering in this training.
Peter Blake - JM
Because it had a busy composition and the yellow flowers are bright which contrast with the blues to make it abstract.
