Sixth Grade Art Masterpiece Yearly Review M C

Sixth Grade Art Masterpiece Yearly Review M. C. Escher Louisa Mc. Elwain Salvadore Dali Leonardo da Vinci Louise 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 Mc. Elwain 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

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

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 shape: irregular shapes of freely-developed curves resembling those found in living organisms

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

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 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.