LBST Section 2 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Approaches to Evaluating Art

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  1. Formal Theories- composition of work and influence from
    Earlier works
  2. Sociocultural (contextual) Theories- art as product of culture or
    Value system
  3. Expressive Theories- artists expression of a personality or
    Worldview
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Purposes of Drawing

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  1. Notation/ sketch
  2. Preparation for greater work
  3. Drawing as an end
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Dry Media

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  1. Charcoal
  2. Conte Crayon
  3. Pastel
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Charcoal

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PROS

  1. Dark drawn quickly
  2. Quick changes
  3. Easy to erase

CONS
1. Easy to smudge/blur

“Fixative”- put over charcoal to seal

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Conte Crayon

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Graphite w/ clay

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Pastel

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  1. Purity of color

2. No change in color over time

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Cartoon

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Prep drawing for a mural. Use Carole to transfer.

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Tooth

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Roughness of support

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Pigment

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Powdered substance that provides color

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Binder

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Substance in which pigment is suspended

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Support

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Surface you work on

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Ground

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What you prep support with (primer)/ make surface receptive to paint

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Vehicle

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Disbursing agent (how you apply/move paint around)

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Impasto

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Very thick paint. Gives texture

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Glaze

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Very thin layer of paint

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Water Color

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  1. Pigment- powder
  2. Binder- gum Arabic
  3. Vehicle- water
  4. Support- paper
    “Not considered serious art form”
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Water color traits

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  1. Luminous
  2. Portable
  3. Dries quickly
  4. Light sensitive
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Notable water color artist

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Winslow Holmer. Sloop, Nassau

-made water color cool with more “masculine” scenes

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Tempura

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  1. Binder- egg yolk

2. Vehicle- water

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Tempura traits

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  1. Dries quickly
  2. Allows a lot of detail
  3. No fading
  4. Fragile
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Notable Tempura artist

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  1. Andrew Wyeth. Christina’s World

2. Far Filippo Lipi. Madonna and Child. 1440-1445

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Oil

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  1. Vehicle- turpentine/mineral spirits

2. Binder- linseed oil

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Traits of oil

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  1. Dries slowly
  2. Infinite consistencies
  3. Toxic
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Notable oil artists

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  1. Jackson Pollock. Drip paintings

2. Chuck Close. Uses pointillism

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Acrylic
1. Binder- polymer | 2. Vehicle- water
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Traits of Acrylic
1. Dries quickly | 2. Vivid colors
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Notable Acrylic artists
1. Audrey Flack | 2. David Hockney
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Encaustic
1. Binder- bees wax | 2. Vehicle- bees wax
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Traits of Encaustic
1. Color stays the same 2. Heavy 3. Fragile 4. Luminous
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Fresco
1. Binder- plaster
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Types of Fresco
1. Buon Fresco- "true fresco" paint into fresh plaster | 2. Secco Fresco- paint onto dry plaster
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Traits of Fresco
1. Full bloom 50-100 years
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Notable Fresco Artist
Michelangelo. Sistine Chapel Ceiling. 1508-1512. Commissioned by Pope Julius II
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Sistine Chapel
Based off dimensions for King Solomon's Temple (Old Testament)
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Favored art medium prior to Renaissance
Tempura
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Traits of Romantic Art
1. legitimized nature and imagination as final authority 2. Mixing of arts (music, art, literature) 3. Intensely emotional 4. Emphasis on need to experience an event before depicting
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Chuck Close first self portrait
1968
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Pioneers of Photography
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce | Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre