AC A4 visual art explore and expand

• CKV
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Visual Art

Have you ever visited a museum?
If so, which one?

Have you ever made
a painting yourself?

Visual Art Characteristics

Read all the characteristics

Form

We see different forms/shapes on a painting. These can be divided into: organic shapes, geometric shapes and stylized shapes.

Composition

We look at how all the shapes have been arranged in an image. That is called composition. If an object is in the middle of a painting, we call that central composition. If objects are placed obliquely in an image, we call that diagonal composition. If an object goes across the height of a painting, we call that vertical composition. If an object lies across the width of a painting, we call that horizontal composition. If objects are spread over the entire surface of a painting, the composition is everywhere (overall composition).

Colour

Something else that is important in analyzing a piece of visual art is the use of colour. There are primary colours (yellow, red and blue), secondary colours (orange, purple and green) and tertiary colours (combinations of primary and secondary colours).

Concept

What does a painting represent? Sometimes it is easy to recognize and sometimes you have to look closely to see what is being depicted. A painting can be figurative (we recognize the shapes that have to do with reality) or abstract (having nothing to do with reality).

Materials en techniques

For example: oil paint, acrylic paint, water paint or spray paint. It is possible to paint on different backgrounds, for example: a wooden panel, glass, paper, metal, etc. Sand, sawdust and powders are often mixed through paint. You can also create a texture by working with thick blobs of paint.

Light and space

In the design, the light and shadow effects are important. A shadow creates depth in an image. Feature shadow is a shadow on an object itself, like the unexposed side of a face. Drop shadow is a shadow of an object on a surface or another object. Space can be suggested in a (two-dimensional) drawing or painting in different ways: by the overlap (an object stands in front of another object) or the line perspective, where depth is created by lines that go to a vanishing point.

Fine Art Movements

First read all the movements, afterwards answer the questions on the next slides

Baroque

This was an art movement in 17th century

Europe, which focused on an excess of decoration in buildings, paintings and sculptures. The exaggerated “theatrical” effects with deep differences (contrasts) between light and dark were very prominent, especially in the paintings in/of that time. The painters wanted to paint details and depth (through line perspective) as realistically as possible. \

Futurism

This was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century which later also developed in Russia. It emphasized dynamism, speed, technology, youth, violence, and objects such as the car, the airplane, and the industrial city.

Pop Art

This is an art movement that emerged in the United Kingdom and the United States during the mid- to late-1950s.[1][2] The movement presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular and mass culture, such

as advertising, comic books and mundane mass- produced objects. One of its aims is to use images of popular (as opposed to elitist) culture in art, emphasizing the banal or kitschy elements of any culture, most often through the use of irony

Post-impressionism

This is an art movement that emerged after impressionism. Post-impressionism not only wanted to express the experience of the moment, like impressionism, but it also wanted to express the emotions of the artists. The reality became more or less distorted and the aim was mainly to put more feeling into the painting. The image remains realistic, but is more distorted and subjectively arranged (abstracted or simplified).

Street Art

Street art is a worldwide movement within the art of graffiti, in which not only spray paint is used for the making of art. Most Street art comes in the shape of stickers, templates and posters, but also illegally placed sculptures and paintings. Some people call this art form vandalism.

Assignment

Write down three words (for example, landscape, a cup of coffee and a dog).

Make a little artwork

Now give your three words to your neighbour.

With the three words that you are given, you have to make a small artwork (drawing)

2. Look to the image here and watch the
video up to the end. Write down the name
of the artist and the right movement.
Describe a key feature that is most
characteristic. (think of composition,
techniques, colour).

3. Look to the image here and watch the corresponding video on the next
dia up to the end, Write down the name of the artist and the right
movement here on this slide.
Describe a key feature that is most characteristic. (think of composition,
techniques, colour).

5. Look to the image here and watch the
video up to the end. Write down the name
of the artist and the right movement.
Describe a key feature that is most
characteristic. (think of composition,
techniques, colour).

Visual Art Expand

In Expand we look at visual Art from the dimension: Beauty and ugliness. You can find something beautiful or ugly, that has to do with taste. Every century has rules that have to do with the ideal of beauty. In paintings before the 20th century, for example, everything had to look natural and idealized. Materials, design and composition can also make a painting “beautiful” or “ugly”.

1. Materials: Each type of paint has its own appearance, oil paint for example is very glossy and opaque. You can also apply a texture by working with thick blobs of paint. That is called “impasto”. Rembrandt and Van Gogh often used this technique. There are also “fine painters” who provide a painting with thin and precise layers of paint. Graffiti is also a form of painting, where instead of brushes, you use a spray paint can. Since the 20th century, artists have been choosing for unusual materials and combinations, such as plastic and trash.
2. In the design, the light and the shadow effect are important. A shadow creates depth in an image. Feature shadow is shadow on an object itself, such as the unexposed side of a face. Drop shadow is a shadow of an object on a surface or other object.
3. Figurative, abstract and composition: What can you say about these regarding the pictures below?

FIGURATIVE

ABSTRACT

COMPOSITION

TYP YOUR ANSWERS IN A WORD DOCUMENT TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS IT

You have become acquainted with various visual artists. Choose a painting online that you find interesting and answer the following questions: 

1. What is the name of the artist?
2. When did the artist live? (name the birth date and place and, where relevant, the date and place of death.
3. Name 3 pieces of art that appeal to you the most, give the titles and the year they were made.
4. Choose one of the above mentioned pieces of art and answer the following questions regarding this artwork:
5. Is it a two- or three- dimensional piece? Or something else?
6. Is it abstract of figurative?
7. What kind of composition do you see?
8. Which colors strike you? Categorize these colors: primary, secondary or tertiary.
9. Determine where the light source is and whether there is feature shadow or drop shadow (or both).
10. What technique was used to make the artwork? (for example the use of impasto or fine painting)
11. What materials did the artist use in artwork?
12. Which art movement does this piece of art fit in with and why?
13. Why does this piece of art appeals to you?