History of Art Unit 1 0.0 / 5 ? History of ArtHistory of Art Unit 1ASAQA Created by: epearce1998Created on: 13-05-16 10:31 Modern sculpture Stone- long lasting Figurative, styalised, abstracted Primative, naive, infantile Symbolic Idealised Open or closed pose Highly stylised Narrative Weathered/ roughly hewn Appropriate to the environment Rejection of traditional materials One block- reductive process Multiple blocks- additive process Visible tool marks Truth to materials, an aesthetic in its on right 1 of 7 Classical sculpture Figurative Controsposto Idealised- muscular, athletic, iliac crest Severe style Central axis Tonal modelling with light affects Bronze- timeless, heroic, masculine, high tensile strength, pantina, durable, can be left outside- orginal modelling material made out of plaster/clay Marble- beauty, approximates flesh, translucent, low tensile strength, brittle, soft allows for detail Plinth stabalises Scale- life size, monumental or miniature Pyramidal composition Definition Undercutting- creates drama through shadows 2 of 7 Gender Light to accentuate feminine/ masculine qualities Feminine decor- e.g. accessories, pastels, chonoiserie wallpaper Rococo style- soft and floral Dress could be sensuous, flowing, masculine or contemporary Emphasis of feminine curvlinear forms Makeup Gender typical activities 3 of 7 Composition Organised/ highly composed Harmonious/ balanced Central axis Duagonals/ gestures to lead the eye Repetition of colour Echoing/ mirroring of poses Framing/ flanking elements Bright/ vivid colours stand out How is eye led from foreground to background Hierarchal scaling Vertical/ horizontal emphasis Rule of thirds Golden ratio Juxtapositioning Positioning orientation View into another room Has the image been cropped 4 of 7 Colour and brushwork Shadow created by darker lines Cloissonism Saturated, vivid, vibrant, muted Warm or cool colours Expressive or controlled Naive application Naturalistic or abstracted Earthy colours (e.g. ochre, sienna) Modulated- blocks of colour Thick impasto or flat Limited or varied palette Flat or graduated Impasto, glaze or opaque Monotone or polychromatic Lustre or lumiousity Prismatic colours (like the rainbow) Colour used to create a mood or sensation, a psychological impact Optical mixing (e.g. pointalism) or colour patches 5 of 7 Spatial recession Foreshortening Elliptical objects Linear perspective (diagonal lines in the pictural space) One point perspective- where the lines converge Vanishing point Othogonal lines Aerial perspective Protrouding/ recessed spaces Distance from the picture plane Viewpoint- is it panoramic? Scaling of figures/ objects Tonal gradation/ modelling Cool colours in the background, warm colours in the foreground Space that extends beyond the frame (e.g. views into other rooms) Trompe l'oeil Use of horizontals and diagonals Use of eliptical shapes 6 of 7 Light and tone Divine light (e.g. through the clouds) Theatrical/ melodramatic- to create an atmosphere of drama Highlights gestures/ expressives/ key narrative Creates a sense of mystery and ambiguity Creates a sense of illusion of depth Spotlighted Direction of light source Type of light- ambient or artifical Chairoscuro/ tenebroso- typical of Baroque Texture and surfaces revealed Night or day Strong, soft or diffused Front or back lit Expressive or controlled Penumbrous (partial shadow) Naturally rendered? 7 of 7
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