Arts Appreciation, Space and Color test review

Be able to name the 7 elements 1. line  2. shape  3. volume 4. mass  5. texture  6. space  7. color 

Define and be able to identify in a work of art:

Space- the imagined third dimension that seems to extend back beyond the surface

Picture plane- the flat surface where the painting or drawing exists- acts as a window into another world, setting, etc- usually referred to in reference to an artists’ use of space

foreshortening

overlapping

diminishing size

vanishing point (or convergence point)

chiaroscuro

atmospheric perspective

one point perspective

two point perspective

warm-cool color contrasts

Be able to discuss Peale’s “The Staircase Group.”  Describe the painting and its’ intent.  What did he do to make his painting appear 3 dimensional?  Be sure to mention the painting itself and how he presented it in the Statehouse of Philadelphia- fooled George Washington. Use at least 5 relevant sentences.

Why does three dimensional art take “time” to unfold?  Give an example.

How does the Western world’s artistic use of space (before the 20^th century) differ from other culture’s use of space?  Give at least two specific examples including the country or part of the world to which you are referring.  Use at least 5 relevant sentences.

Name several types of special projection- overlapping shapes, positioning, diminishing size of objects, linear perspective, and warm-cool color contrasts

Define “op” art- based on optical illusions.  Be able to discuss Vasarely’s “Orion.” How it is “Op” art?  Identify and elaborate on the use of space in the art?  What specific types of special projection did the artist employ?

Discuss the use of color and space in Monet’s “Haystack at Sunset.”

Define prism

Know the spectrum- what colors in order (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet)

Color is the same as hue

Cool colors- blues, greens, purples

Warm colors- yellows, oranges, reds

Saturation of color is it’s pureness.  To change the saturation you add black, grey or white

Colors opposite each other on the color wheel are complementary (red-green, blue-yellow)

By mixing complementary colors (light not paint) you achieve grey

Color wheel goes light to dark- starting with yellow and around the left to violet, or yellow and around the right to violet- the shade is said to get “darker” as it goes towards violet…example orange is darker than yellow, and blue is darker than green

Realism- as the object actually appears (example is “The Staircase Group”)

Representational- Objects are recognizable but not necessarily realistic (such as cartoons or caricatures- remember my drawing of a horse on the board)

Expressionistic- form and color are freely distorted by the artist in order to achieve a heightened emotional impact (example is Haystack at Sunset)

Abstract- departs significantly from the actual appearance of things (remember my drawing of a guitar on the board)

Monet  "Haystack at Sunset"

Peale  "The Staircase Group"

  Vasarely  "Orion"

color wheel