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AVI4M Visual Arts

Unit 1: The Artist as Creator and Presenter


Test Review
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Test Format
Your test will be broken down into the following categories:
- Match the artist, title, date and movement
- True or false
- Image analysis
- Short answer
- Long answer
K/U: 20%
T/I: 25%
C: 20%
A: 35%
What you need to know
Rococo
- What is rococo?
- Total works of art
- Ornate, asymmetrical, luxurious
- Subject matter is playful and witty with naturalistic elements
- Definitions: fte galante, rococo
- Key artists and artwork analysis
Neo-Classicism
- What is neo-classicism
- Revival of antiquity and logical style
- Art movement of the French Revolution
- Definition: odalisque
- Key artists and artwork analysis
Romanticism
- What is romanticism?
- Desire to be free/freedom
- Imagination and nature
- Wide subject matter
- Definition: the hero-artist
- Key artists and artwork analysis
Realism
- What is realism?
- Depicted ordinary people and everyday subjects and activities
- Imitate nature using a paintbrush
- Definition: en plein air
- Key artists and artwork analysis
The Mona Lisa
- Artist, design and subject matter
- Vandalism
- Fun facts
- Definition: sfumato
The Evolution of the human Body: A Journey Through Art
- Venus of Willendorf
- Venus de Milo
- Winged Victory
- David (Donatello and Michelangelo)
- Definitions: kouros, kori, contrapposto
Da Vincis Vitruvian Man
- Leonardo Da Vincis Vitruvian Man
- Mathematical formulas establishing human proportions
- The average is 8 heads tall
Evolution: The Traditional Ideals of Beauty

- Beauty across the globe


- Fun facts
- Two videos explored
Art and Visual Culture: Artworks
- Traditional and contemporary ideas
- Art = visual culture
Art Criticism in Action: Artworks
- Initial Reaction
- Analysis and Interpretation
- Cultural Context
- Aesthetic Judgment
How to Talk About Art: Artworks
- Art critiques
- How to participate
- Not criticism
- Questions to ask
The Finishing Touches: Artworks
- The artists signature
- Choosing a title
- Writing an artists statement
Elements and Principles: Artworks
- Elements: line, colour, value, shape, form, space, texture
- Principles: balance, variety, harmony, unity, emphasis,
proportion, movement, repetition/rhythm
- Elements + principles = composition
Visual Arts Disciplines: Artworks
- Drawing: gesture drawing, contour drawing, automatic drawing
- Painting: water-based paint, tempera paint, acrylic paint, oilbased paint, computer-generated paint
- Printmaking: intaglio, Planographic, relief printing, stencils and
screen printing
- Sculpture: additive, subtractive
- Architecture
- New art disciplines: mixed-media art, multidisciplinary art, lensbased art, computer-generated art
Key Works:
*Match artist, title, movement and explain key work
- Jean-Honor Fragonard, The Swing, 1766, Rococo
- Francois Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, 1758, Rococo
- Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Marat, 1793, Neo-Classicism
- Jean-Auguste-Dominiques Ingres, La Grade Odalisque, 1814, NeoClassicism
- Eugene Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People, 1830,
Romanticism
- Francisco de Goya, The Third of May 1808, 1814, Romanticism
- Gustave Courbet, The Burial at Ornans, 1849, Realism
- Jean Francois Millet, The Gleaners, 1857, Realism
Date: Friday December 4th, 2015

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