Drawing: Art History
ART HISTORY
Write down (on a separate sheet of paper) the following information. You should investigate 4 artists:
1. ARTIST NAME
2. Medium (What is is MADE out of?)
3. TITLE OF AN ARTWORK
4. DATE ARTWORK WAS CREATED
5. LOCATION of the Artwork (now)
Use the links below to find the following information about these 4 artists:
1. Leonardo da Vinci / Mona Lisa
2. Seurat / A Sunday Afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte
3. Vincent van Gogh / "The Starry Night"
4. Georgia O'Keeffe / "Blue, Green and Music"
Write down (on a separate sheet of paper) the following information. You should investigate 4 artists:
1. ARTIST NAME
2. Medium (What is is MADE out of?)
3. TITLE OF AN ARTWORK
4. DATE ARTWORK WAS CREATED
5. LOCATION of the Artwork (now)
Use the links below to find the following information about these 4 artists:
1. Leonardo da Vinci / Mona Lisa
2. Seurat / A Sunday Afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte
3. Vincent van Gogh / "The Starry Night"
4. Georgia O'Keeffe / "Blue, Green and Music"
Drawing: VOCABULARY
Write down the following word and it's definition:
1. Composition - The arrangement and placement of: subject matter, elements and any negative sapce in an artwork.
2. Two-Dimensional - (2D) Length and Width / 2 measured distances
3. Three-Dimensional - (3D) Length, Width & Depth (or Height) / 3 measured distances
4. Contour Line - A continual line that follows the outer edge
5. Perspective - The created illusion of space using drawn converging lines to a vanishing point
6. Horizon Line - Perceived line where the sky and earth (or water) meet
7. Vanishing Point - Spot on a picture plan where drawn lines converge
8. Realistic - Artwork created as it actually looks.
9. Abstract - Art where the subject or elements are recognizable, but is portrayed in an unrealistic manner.
10. Negative Space - Unfilled areas in the design
1. Composition - The arrangement and placement of: subject matter, elements and any negative sapce in an artwork.
2. Two-Dimensional - (2D) Length and Width / 2 measured distances
3. Three-Dimensional - (3D) Length, Width & Depth (or Height) / 3 measured distances
4. Contour Line - A continual line that follows the outer edge
5. Perspective - The created illusion of space using drawn converging lines to a vanishing point
6. Horizon Line - Perceived line where the sky and earth (or water) meet
7. Vanishing Point - Spot on a picture plan where drawn lines converge
8. Realistic - Artwork created as it actually looks.
9. Abstract - Art where the subject or elements are recognizable, but is portrayed in an unrealistic manner.
10. Negative Space - Unfilled areas in the design