Visual Arts Flashcards

Flashcards covering key concepts in visual arts, including Pop Art, film techniques, photography composition, and framing.

Pop Art

Bright, bold colours. Inspiration from popular culture and advertisements. Use of mass-production techniques. Images of celebrities and everyday items. Bold outlines and simple shapes

Aims of Pop Art

To blur the boundaries between 'high' art and popular culture. To make art more relatable to the everyday person. To challenge traditional fine art by using commercial techniques.

Pop Art in the 1960s

Rise of consumerism and advertising. Growth of television and mass media. Cultural revolution and youth movement.

Andy Warhol's artmaking process

Repetition of mass-produced images like soup cans and celebrities. Use of silkscreen printing. Focus on consumer culture and fame.

Roy Lichtenstein's artmaking process

Comic strip style with Ben-Day dots. Use of bold primary colours and thick outlines. Parodies of romantic or dramatic comic panels

Claes Oldenburg's artmaking process

Soft sculptures of everyday objects. Change in scale to make objects oversized. Use of unconventional materials like vinyl and fabric.

Cindy Sherman's film stills

Exploration of female identity and stereotypes. Staged photographs that mimic film scenes. Use of herself as the model in varied personas.

Gregory Crewdson's methods and techniques

Highly staged and cinematic scenes. Use of artificial lighting and large crews Suburban settings with surreal, eerie mood.

David Lynch's methods and techniques

Dreamlike, surreal storytelling. Unsettling sound design and lighting. Themes of mystery, identity, and fear.

Alfred Hitchcock

Master of suspense. Innovative use of camera angles and editing. Famous for thriller films like 'Psycho' and 'Rear Window'.

Setting

The environment where the scene takes place

Lighting

The way light is used to affect mood

Costume

The clothing worn by characters

Staging

Positioning and movement of actors

Props

Objects used in the scene to enhance realism or symbolism

Rule of Thirds

Placing key elements along lines dividing the frame into thirds

Leading Lines

Using natural lines to draw the viewers eye

Framing

Using elements in the scene to frame the subject

Close-Up

Tightly cropped shots to focus on emotion or detail

Cultural Frame

Social, political, cultural influences

Subjective Frame

Emotions, imagination, personal experiences

Structural Frame

Formal elements like colour, line, composition

Beliefs

Cultural or religious beliefs reflected in the work

Customs

Traditions influencing the artwork

Politics

How power and society are represented

Social Issues

Topics like race, gender, class

Colour

Use of colour for mood and symbolism

Line

Types of lines and how they guide the eye

Composition

Arrangement of visual elements

Medium/Technique

Materials and processes used