Sixth Grade Art Masterpiece Yearly Review

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Sixth Grade Art Masterpiece Yearly Review
M.C. Escher Louisa McElwain Salvadore
Dali Leonardo da Vinci Louise Nevelson Frank
Lloyd Wright
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Day and Night, 1938 by M.C. Escher
Graphic Art type of visual art made for
commercial purposes. Examples are posters,
advertisements, signs, book and magazine
illustrations Tessellations mosaic patterns
where the pieces fit together like a visual
jigsaw puzzle. There is no background or
foreground, and the outline of one figure becomes
the boundary of another
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Desert Rain God, 2009 by Louisa McElwain
Impasto - the application of paint so thickly
that it stands out in relief En Plein Air - a
French expression which means "in the open air",
and is used to describe the act of painting
outdoors in natural light Landscape - A painting
or drawing showing a scene from nature, often
including mountains, trees, rivers, fields and
other outdoor scenery Monsoon - A season of heavy
rainfall experienced during the summer in the
Southwest Texture - The element of art that
refers to how things might feel if touched
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Persistence of Memory, 1931 by Salvador Dali
Surrealism beyond realism where artists
attempted to represent the world as seen by the
unconscious mind, dream-like Dislocation Placing
an object in unusual or unfamiliar surroundings
Scale Change Changing an objects usual size
Replacement Replacing an expected object with
an unexpected one Levitation Floating objects,
defying gravity. Juxtaposition Joining two
images in an impossible combination
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Leonardo da Vinci Inventions 1452-1519
simulated three dimensional shape shapes created
on a flat surface that show perspective creating
the illusion of three dimensions abstract shape
created by the artist by derived from actual
objects or experiences geometric shape squares,
circles, rectangles, triangles, etc. organic
shapeirregular shapes of freely-developed curves
resembling those found in living organisms
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Royal Tide V By Louise Nevelson
Sculpture A three dimensional work of art
Assemblage Art made from various odds and ends
Unity A combination of elements in a work of art
to make it appear as one, each part
contributes to the whole piece. Monochromatic
One Color
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Falling Water, By Frank Lloyd Wright
Still life Value Shape
Line a continuous path of a point as it moves
across a surface Repetition A design that has
parts that are used over and over again in a
pleasing way. Organic Architecture A
philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony
between human habitation and the natural world
by integrating the building and furnishings so
that they become a part of its surroundings.
One-Point Perspective a form of linear
perspective in which all lines appear to meet at
a single point on the horizon. Vanishing
Point in linear perspective, the place on the
horizon where parallel lines appear to meet or
converge.