LBST Section 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
Approaches to Evaluating Art
- Formal Theories- composition of work and influence from
Earlier works - Sociocultural (contextual) Theories- art as product of culture or
Value system - Expressive Theories- artists expression of a personality or
Worldview
Purposes of Drawing
- Notation/ sketch
- Preparation for greater work
- Drawing as an end
Dry Media
- Charcoal
- Conte Crayon
- Pastel
Charcoal
PROS
- Dark drawn quickly
- Quick changes
- Easy to erase
CONS
1. Easy to smudge/blur
“Fixative”- put over charcoal to seal
Conte Crayon
Graphite w/ clay
Pastel
- Purity of color
2. No change in color over time
Cartoon
Prep drawing for a mural. Use Carole to transfer.
Tooth
Roughness of support
Pigment
Powdered substance that provides color
Binder
Substance in which pigment is suspended
Support
Surface you work on
Ground
What you prep support with (primer)/ make surface receptive to paint
Vehicle
Disbursing agent (how you apply/move paint around)
Impasto
Very thick paint. Gives texture
Glaze
Very thin layer of paint
Water Color
- Pigment- powder
- Binder- gum Arabic
- Vehicle- water
- Support- paper
“Not considered serious art form”
Water color traits
- Luminous
- Portable
- Dries quickly
- Light sensitive
Notable water color artist
Winslow Holmer. Sloop, Nassau
-made water color cool with more “masculine” scenes
Tempura
- Binder- egg yolk
2. Vehicle- water
Tempura traits
- Dries quickly
- Allows a lot of detail
- No fading
- Fragile
Notable Tempura artist
- Andrew Wyeth. Christina’s World
2. Far Filippo Lipi. Madonna and Child. 1440-1445
Oil
- Vehicle- turpentine/mineral spirits
2. Binder- linseed oil
Traits of oil
- Dries slowly
- Infinite consistencies
- Toxic
Notable oil artists
- Jackson Pollock. Drip paintings
2. Chuck Close. Uses pointillism
Acrylic
- Binder- polymer
2. Vehicle- water
Traits of Acrylic
- Dries quickly
2. Vivid colors
Notable Acrylic artists
- Audrey Flack
2. David Hockney
Encaustic
- Binder- bees wax
2. Vehicle- bees wax
Traits of Encaustic
- Color stays the same
- Heavy
- Fragile
- Luminous
Fresco
- Binder- plaster
Types of Fresco
- Buon Fresco- “true fresco” paint into fresh plaster
2. Secco Fresco- paint onto dry plaster
Traits of Fresco
- Full bloom 50-100 years
Notable Fresco Artist
Michelangelo. Sistine Chapel Ceiling. 1508-1512.
Commissioned by Pope Julius II
Sistine Chapel
Based off dimensions for King Solomon’s Temple (Old Testament)
Favored art medium prior to Renaissance
Tempura
Traits of Romantic Art
- legitimized nature and imagination as final authority
- Mixing of arts (music, art, literature)
- Intensely emotional
- Emphasis on need to experience an event before depicting
Chuck Close first self portrait
1968
Pioneers of Photography
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre