Art

Question 1

Abstract

Answer 1

Abstract art is not accurate pictures, but uses shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to create the effect.

Question 2

Palette knife

Answer 2

Blunt tool with a flexible blade for mixing and applying paint.

Question 3

Acrylic paint

Answer 3

Synthetic paint, created in 1950s, can be diluted with water to be thin like watercolour or thick like an oil painting. Waterproof when dry

Question 4

Gestural

Answer 4

Applying paint in large sweeping moves (gestures) with a brush

Question 5

Collage

Answer 5

This is both the technique, and the piece of art, that uses pieces of paper, photos, fabric, ephemera (things) arranges and sticks them on to a surface.

Question 6

Landscape

Answer 6

a type (genre) of art showing a view of natural scenery

Question 7

Lorna Hamilton

Answer 7

Artist who creates landscapes, visited Falklands in 2023

Falklands landscape

Question 8

Ludwig Meidner

Answer 8

Expressionist artist

Question 9

German expressionism

Answer 9

12th century German art movement that shows artist’s inner feelings, many with simple shapes, bright colours and gestural marks.

Question 10

Abstract expressionism

Answer 10

Abstract art madewith spontaneous gestural brush strokes

Jackson Pollock,
Mark Rothko,
Willem de Kooning

Question 11

Expressionism

Answer 11

Art, when the image is distorted to express the artist’s feelings.

Question 12

Name 5 expressive painting
Key Skills

Answer 12

1. Choose the right tool, brush or palette knife.
2. How thick to make the paint.
3. Which direction to make marks.
4. Which colours will work best?
5. Change water regularly to keep colours bright.