Quiz #3 Review

1. Quiz #3 Review

2. What is 3D Art and Design? • 3D stands for “three dimensions” • Dimensions are: height, width, and depth • Types of 3D art: • Sculpture, ceramics, origami, installation art, jewelry, furniture design, etc.

3. What is a Sculpture? • Sculptureis the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three-dimensions

4. Notable Sculptors • Auguste Rodin (1840 - 1917) • “The Thinker” • Michelangelo (1475-1564) • “David”

5. Notable Sculptors • Claes Oldenburg (1929 – ) • Sculptor • “Clothespin” – Philadelphia • “Spoonbridge and Cherry” – Minneapolis • Constantin Brancusi (1876 - 1957) • “The Endless Column”

6. Notable Sculptors • Jeff Koons (1955 – ) • “Balloon Dog”

7. What is Installation Art? • Installation Art- describes an artistic genre of site-specific, three-dimensional works designed to transform the perception of a space • Can be sculptural!

8. Notable Installation Artists • Marcel Duchamp (1887 – 1968) • “Fountain” • Louise Nevelson (1899 - 1988) • “Sky Cathedral”

9. Notable Installation Artists • Kara Walker (1969 – ) • Silhouette installations are about race and inequality

10. What is Sustainable Art? • Sustainable Art- an environmentally aware way of creating artwork from found, recycled materials (like cardboard) • Sustainable materials are often used to create three-dimensional sculptural works or installations • Began in the 1960s and 1970s

11. Notable Sustainable Artists • Andy Goldsworthy • Produces site specific land art/sculpture that he photographs • Christo and Jeanne-Claude • A married couple who create environmental artwork on a large scale • “The Gates” – NYC • “The Umbrellas” – Japan

12. Tempera Paint • Characteristics: • Water-soluble • Packaging = bottles or jugs • Easily blended • Easy clean-up • Quick Dry • Non-permanent • Accessible / Cheap • Simplistic colors – Red, Yellow, Blue, etc. • Often used with younger children b/c it’s non-toxic

13. Watercolors • Characteristics: • Water soluble • Packaging = Dry or semi-moist cakes, tubes • Semi-Permanent • Easy Clean-up • Low Odor • Accessible / Cheap • Non-toxic

14. Acrylics • Characteristics: • Water-based media • Packaging = Tubes, bottles, jugs • Quick Drying • Water soluble • Semi-Permanent • A bit tougher to blend • Can be easily thickened to create texture and dimension • More expensive • Easy Clean-up • Low Odor • Has a plastic appearance when dried

15. Oil Paints • Characteristics: • Particles of pigment suspended in drying oils (non water-based) • Packaging = Tubes • Toxic! Use in a well-ventilated area • Slow Drying • Permanent • Easy to blend • More expensive

16. Watercolor Techniques • WASH • Washes are useful for filling in the background before you start painting your subject. Wet the area first with a brush, then apply color for an easier, smoother blend.

17. Watercolor Techniques • MASKING • Masking fluid (frisket) is a liquid used to block out areas of a watercolor while you paint, thereby retaining the white of the paper or the previous color that was painted. It is rubbed off afterwards.

18. Watercolor Techniques • GLAZING • A “glaze” is a thin, transparent layer of paint. Glazes are used on top of one another to build up depth and modify colors in a painting. A glaze must be completely dry before another is applied on top.

19. Watercolor Techniques • UNDERPAINTING • A layer of paint that is intended to be seen through a subsequent paint layer. Use Paynes Gray to add shadows, then glaze over that layer with color.

20. Watercolor Techniques • LIFTING OFF: • Most watercolor pigment can be dissolved and lifted off after it has dried. The process for lifting off is simple - wet the area to be removed with a brush and clean water, then blot the pigment away with a tissue.

21. Watercolor Techniques • DROPPING IN COLOR: • Add paint to an already wet area by simply “dropping it in” with the brush, and it will spread and bleed in an interesting way

22. Watercolor Techniques • DRY BRUSH TECHNIQUE: • Use barely any water on the brush when applying color to create specific detail or texture (almost like drawing with the brush). It will create abrupt, rather than smooth, color application

23. Watercolor Techniques SALTING SPLATTERING SPONGING BLOTTING

24. Watercolor Mixing • TINTS: • Add water to a pure hue to create a tint. The more water you add, the lighter the tint becomes. • SHADES: • Add black to a pure hue to create a shade. The more black you add, the darker the shade becomes. ***A little black goes a long way! ADD BLACK ADD WATER

25. What are Social Issues? Matters which directly or indirectly affect a person or many members of a society and are considered to be problems, controversies related to moral values, or both • Environmental Issues • Overconsumption, Pollution, Recycling, etc. • Human Rights Issues • Women’s rights, race relations, gay marriage, etc. • Current Events/Politics • War on Terror, Economic Recession, Healthcare Reform, etc. • Societal Issues • Drug Abuse, Censorship, Homelessness, Eating Disorders, etc.

26. James Rosenquist • Rosenquistis an acclaimed American artist and one of the protagonists in the Pop Art movement of the 1960s • His paintings directly allude to the cultural and political tenor of the times in which they were created • Techniques used: • Combining images and text • Creating tension with diagonal jagged lines