Ch 4-5 test review - visual

Art Appreciation

Spring 2011

Ch 4-5 Test Review

The Biglin Brothers Racing, Thomas Eakins, 1873-74, oil on canvas

1 - Horizontal Line

The Perfect Ride, Jennifer Pastor, Pencil on Paper

2 - Contour Line

The Embarkation for Cytheria,Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1718-19

3 - Implied lines

The Madonna of the Meadows, Raphael, 1505, oil on panel

4 - Implied shape

The Raven and the First Men, Bill Reid, 1983, Laminated yellow cedar

5 - Mass

Bird in Space,

Constantin Brancusi, 1925

6 - Actual texture

Regatta at Cowes,Raoul Dufy, 1934, oil on linen

7 – Implied texture

Untitled, Photograph, Seydou Keïta, 1950s

8- Pattern

The Nose,

Alberto Giacometti, 1947

9 - Space

Ideal City,Piero della Francesca, c. 1470

10 – One-point Linear Perspective

Two-point Linear Perspective

The Groom and The Witch,

Hans Baldung Grien, 1540, woodcut

11 - Foreshortening

Valley of the Yosemite, Albert Bierstadt, 1864, oil on canvas

12 – Atmospheric perspective

The Night Revels of Han Xizai, Gu Hongzhong, ink and colors on silk

13 – Isometric Perspective

Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash, Giacomo Balla, 1912, oil on canvas

14 - Time and Motion

Black Face and Arm Unit, Ben Jones, 1971, Painted Plaster

15 – Unity and Variety

Shimmering Substance, Jackson Pollock, 1946

16 - Unity and Variety

Deer’s Skull with Pedernal, Georgia O’Keeffe, 1936, Oil on canvas

17 – Symmetrical Balance

The Two Fridas,Frida Kahlo, 1939, oil on canvas

18 – Symmetrical Balance

Death and Life, Gustav Klimt, before 1911

19 – Asymmetrical Balance

The Banjo Lesson, Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1893, oil on canvas

20 – Emphasis & Subordination

Executions of the Third of May, 1808, Francisco de Goya, 1814-15, oil on canvas

21 – Focal Point, Emphasis & Subordination

Plantoir, Oldenburg and van Bruggen, 2001

22 - Scale

Vitruvian Man, Leonardo da Vinci, 1485-90, Pen and ink

23 - Proportion

Broadway Boogie-Woogie, Piet Mondrian, 1942-43, oil on canvas

24 - Rhythm

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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat, 1884-86, oil on canvas

26 - Painting technique = Pointillism

Grading Criteria - Presentations• Proper length = 5 minutes• Full bio/history– Pic of artist– Where did they go to school– Influences/legacy

• Anecdotal info• Plenty of images• Presenters interest in the subject• Seems informed/able to answer questions• Proper sources cited