Deck 5: Painting

Question 1

What does the term "impasto" refer to in painting?

Answer 1

not answered

Question 2

In painting media, the pigment provides:

A) form
B) color
C) texture
D) binder

Answer 2

B

Question 3

An extremely thick application of oil paint is called _______.

A) impasto
B) fresco
C) gouache
D) pastel

Answer 3

A

Question 4

This artist, who created Detroit Industry, is considered a leader in the revival of fresco mural painting in the 1920s and 1930s.

A) Judy Baca
B) Diego Rivera
C) Joan Mitchell
D) Audrey Flack

Question 5

Madonna and Child with the Chancellor Rolin, by the Flemish artist Jan van Eyck, is an excellent example of an) _______ painting.

A) acrylic
B) fresco
C) oil
D) tempera

Question 6

American artist and illustrator _______ is best known for his watercolors, such as Sloop, Nassau.

A) Winslow Homer
B) Grant Wood
C) Frank Auerbach
D) David Hockney

Question 7

The world's largest painting is thought to be Judy Baca's mural, Great Wall of _______.

A) China
B) Mexico
C) San Antonio
D) Los Angeles

Question 8

Define primer or ground and explain its significance to painting.

Question 9

One of the advantages of oil paint is its:

A) slow drying time
B) rapid drying time
C) viscosity
D) matte quality

Question 10

A very thin, transparent film of color painted over an already-painted surface is called:

A) coating
B) varnish
C) glaze
D) layer

Question 11

Large paintings done in this technique require that the artist finish sections completely before they move to a newly prepared area.

A) oil
B) fresco
C) tempera
D) mural

Question 12

In buon fresco the pigments, combined with water, are applied to _______.

A) canvas
B) wet plaster
C) dry plaster
D) paper

Question 13

What type of painting medium did Michelangelo use for the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Essay Questions

Question 14

In essay form, describe the multiple painting media and their characteristics. Identify their binders and vehicles. Citing examples from the text, compare and contrast the characteristics of oil and acrylic paint and the characteristics of watercolor paint with tempera. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using one paint over another.

Question 15

A type of painting utilizing egg yolk as a binder is _______.

A) tempera
B) watercolor
C) encaustic
D) fresco

Question 16

The Chinese believe that painting is derived from the art of:

A) drawing
B) calligraphy
C) printmaking
D) seeing

Question 17

Who is credited with the development of oil paint?

Question 18

A type of painting utilizing plaster as a medium is _______.

A) tempera
B) watercolor
C) encaustic
D) fresco

Question 19

Tempera paint is always thinned with _______.

A) oil
B) water
C) egg yolk
D) turpentine

Question 20

Opaque watercolor is sometimes called:

A) tempera
B) brush and wash
C) gouache
D) acrylic

Question 21

Describe the fresco processes. Discuss the pros and cons of the two different types of fresco. Which is more permanent? Why would an artist choose one type over the other?

Question 22

Compare and contrast the acrylic works of David Hockney and Audrey Flack. Discuss the subject matter, style and manner of execution. Compare and contrast David Hockney's use of acrylic paints in HYPERLINK "http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/hockney/splash/"A Bigger Splash with Audrey Flack's technique in HYPERLINK "http://helios.hampshire.edu/~masMB/courses/intro_painting/still_life/feminine/flack.html"Wheel of Fortune. How do their techniques differ?

Question 23

What does glazing an oil painting mean? In what way does glazing affect the painting? How may an artist use this effect?

Question 24

How does the Chinese technique in watercolor differ from that of Western watercolor artists? Explain.

Question 25

When and how was oil paint developed? What are the unique characteristics of oil paint?

Question 26

Discuss the social, economic, and political aspects of organizing and painting Judy Baca's Great Wall mural. Discuss the social, political and economic implications of organizing a project of this magnitude.

Question 27

Discuss the unique characteristics of watercolor. What are the positive and negative features of watercolor? Why would an artist select watercolor over other painting media?