Art II
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Pop Art Food Sculpture
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Pop Art: Utilizes elements of current culture, events, celebrities, food labels, etc. for
aesthetic purposes. Major art style of the 20th Century prominent in the 1960’s.
Prominent figures in Pop Art Style:
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Andy Warhol
Marilyn Monroe Montage
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Jasper Johns
Target, 1974
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Tomato Soup Banner, 1966
Three flags, 1958
Wayne Thiebaud
Three Machines, 1963
Boston Creames, 1969
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Roy Lichtenstein
Girl with Hair Ribbon, 1974
Blam! 1962
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Meaningful Reduction
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Using economy of shape and color to achieve realism
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You can achieve a sense of realism in a painting by simplifying details into shapes of
accurate colors.
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The American artist, Fairfield Porter, was a pioneer in this idea of economy through color
and shape. Before him, Paul Cezanne and Edward Hopper also painted similar to this
fashion.
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This style of creating realism is not limited to portrait painting, as it can be seen in landscape
imagery.
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Examples:
Fairfield Porter; Self-Portrait in the Studio; 1968.
Fairfield Porter; Wheat; 1960.
Edward Hopper; Early Sunday Morning; 1930.
Fairfield Porter; July; 1971
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Mycenaean Relief Sculpture
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The foundation of Greek culture developed from various groups of peoples, including the
Egyptians and Minoans, who arrived on the Greek mainland about 2000 BC
Mycenae, an acropolis (Greek city) was built on a hill on the south eastern shore of the
Greek mainland, about 2300-1100 BC.
At Mycenae, the palace of Agamemnon was discovered in 1876. Here, circular shaft graves
built into the sides of hills were excavated. In these graves, beautiful gold masks (which
were made to cover the faces of deceased royalty) were found, along with golden cups and
daggers. These, plus items for daily use suggest that the Mycenaeans were skilled metal
workers.
About Repousse
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The art of repousse is a low relief image in metal—usually copper. It utilizes
engraving techniques that require pushing the metal.
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Metal working procedures were developed in ancient times, and these replaced the
natural materials used by prehistoric people (such as bone, wood, seeds, stones,
shells, and hair).
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Metal can be extended or shaped by hammering; and repousse is a technique where
lines and shapes are pressed into one side of a thin sheet of metal using modeling
tools, then flipped over and the shapes are reinforced on the other side.
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Formal Elements of Art
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Line
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Shape
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Color
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Value
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Form
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Texture
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Space
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Victorian Age
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Origins
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Characteristics:
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Named after Queen Victoria of England (reigned from 1837 – 1901)
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Marked prosperity of British Empire
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Industrial Revolution
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Industry advancements
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Work force and labor
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Free time
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Increase in population
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Colonial Interests –raw materials
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Railways, bridges, engineering advancements
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Luxury items
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Highly decorative clothing, fashions, trends
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Architecture—very ornate
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Social status and prominence
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Time period
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Influence
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Evidence of its influence in architecture
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Visual Pun
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How can art be used as a vehicle for examining another way of looking at things?
Pop Art
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Commercial Package Design
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Importance of effective design
Purpose of package design
Economy of design
Target audience
Template designs—use of and designing for specific package shape
Identify the product package design from a given template
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Propaganda
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Purpose of propaganda
Types
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Characteristics of effective examples
Bi-Fold Painting
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Themed artwork
o Before and After
o Opposites
o Metamorphosis
o Sequence of events
Bad Painting (Aesthetics)
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What makes a painting “Good?”
Flat Landscape (Illusion of Depth)
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Name four ways depth can be achieved in a drawing/painting
Color Theory (continuous and ongoing exploration)
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Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Neutral
Complements
Relationships between colors and color chemistry (color wheel)