Sixth Grade Art Masterpiece Yearly Review

M.C. EscherLouisa McElwainSalvadore Dali

Leonardo da VinciLouise Nevelson

Frank Lloyd Wright

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

Desert Rain God, 2009 by Louisa McElwain

Impasto - the application of paint so thickly that it stands out in reliefEn Plein Air - a French expression which means "in the open air", and is used to describe the act of painting outdoors in natural lightLandscape - A painting or drawing showing a scene from nature, often including mountains, trees, rivers, fields and other outdoor sceneryMonsoon - A season of heavy rainfall experienced during the summer in the SouthwestTexture - The element of art that refers to how things might feel if touched

Persistence of Memory, 1931 by Salvador Dali

Surrealism: “beyond realism” where artists attempted to represent the world as seen by the unconscious mind, dream-likeDislocation: Placing an object in unusual or unfamiliar surroundings Scale Change: Changing an objects usual size Replacement: Replacing an expected object with an unexpected oneLevitation: Floating objects, defying gravity. Juxtaposition: Joining two images in an impossible combination

Leonardo da Vinci Inventions1452-1519

simulated three dimensional shape: shapes created on a flat surface that showperspective creating the illusion of three dimensionsabstract shape: created by the artist by derived from actual objects or experiencesgeometric shape: squares, circles, rectangles, triangles, etc.organic shape:irregular shapes of freely-developed curves resembling those found in living organisms

Royal Tide VBy 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

Falling Water, By Frank Lloyd Wright

Still lifeValueShape

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 it’s 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.