LBST Section 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

Approaches to Evaluating Art

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Purposes of Drawing

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Dry Media

Answer 3

1. Charcoal
2. Conte Crayon
3. Pastel

Question 4

Charcoal

Answer 4

PROS

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

CONS
1. Easy to smudge/blur

“Fixative”- put over charcoal to seal

Question 5

Conte Crayon

Answer 5

Graphite w/ clay

Question 6

Pastel

Answer 6

1. Purity of color

2. No change in color over time

Question 7

Cartoon

Answer 7

Prep drawing for a mural. Use Carole to transfer.

Question 8

Tooth

Answer 8

Roughness of support

Question 9

Pigment

Answer 9

Powdered substance that provides color

Question 10

Binder

Answer 10

Substance in which pigment is suspended

Question 11

Support

Answer 11

Surface you work on

Question 12

Ground

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Vehicle

Answer 13

Disbursing agent (how you apply/move paint around)

Question 14

Impasto

Answer 14

Very thick paint. Gives texture

Question 15

Glaze

Answer 15

Very thin layer of paint

Question 16

Water Color

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Water color traits

Answer 17

1. Luminous
2. Portable
3. Dries quickly
4. Light sensitive

Question 18

Notable water color artist

Answer 18

Winslow Holmer. Sloop, Nassau

-made water color cool with more “masculine” scenes

Question 19

Tempura

Answer 19

1. Binder- egg yolk

2. Vehicle- water

Question 20

Tempura traits

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Notable Tempura artist

Answer 21

1. Andrew Wyeth. Christina’s World

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

Question 22

Oil

Answer 22

1. Vehicle- turpentine/mineral spirits

2. Binder- linseed oil

Question 23

Traits of oil

Answer 23

1. Dries slowly
2. Infinite consistencies
3. Toxic

Question 24

Notable oil artists

Answer 24

1. Jackson Pollock. Drip paintings

2. Chuck Close. Uses pointillism

Question 25

Acrylic

Answer 25

1. Binder- polymer

2. Vehicle- water

Question 26

Traits of Acrylic

Answer 26

1. Dries quickly

2. Vivid colors

Question 27

Notable Acrylic artists

Answer 27

1. Audrey Flack

2. David Hockney

Question 28

Encaustic

Answer 28

1. Binder- bees wax

2. Vehicle- bees wax

Question 29

Traits of Encaustic

Answer 29

1. Color stays the same
2. Heavy
3. Fragile
4. Luminous

Question 30

Fresco

Answer 30

1. Binder- plaster

Question 31

Types of Fresco

Answer 31

1. Buon Fresco- “true fresco” paint into fresh plaster

2. Secco Fresco- paint onto dry plaster

Question 32

Traits of Fresco

Answer 32

1. Full bloom 50-100 years

Question 33

Notable Fresco Artist

Answer 33

Michelangelo. Sistine Chapel Ceiling. 1508-1512.

Commissioned by Pope Julius II

Question 34

Sistine Chapel

Answer 34

Based off dimensions for King Solomon’s Temple (Old Testament)

Question 35

Favored art medium prior to Renaissance

Answer 35

Tempura

Question 36

Traits of Romantic Art

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Chuck Close first self portrait

Answer 37

1968

Question 38

Pioneers of Photography

Answer 38

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre