QUESTIONS

UNIT-1

• 1.- What tipe of shape it contains: enclosed shape? Open shape? Positive?
Negative?

Open shape because is not clear to distinguish the contours of the objects. Positive
because the objects of the picture take space on it (they have colour).

• 2.- Write down an objective and subjective description of Van Gogh´s

painting.

OBJECTIVE

o SEE: some people,

a road, houses, street
lights, awnings,
balconies, a kiosk, trees
 and without leaves.

o MATERIALS:
oil on canvas.

SUBJECTIVE

MEANING: I felt
relax after a hard day
working and sadness
because is a dark day.
It is autumn because
The trees haven´t got
Leaves.

a) Make an objective and subjective analysis of Roy Lichtenstein´s “ Mujer

en el Baño”

OBJECTIVE:
See: a girl, squares, water with foam, bubbles and a sponge.

SUBJECTIVE:
Meaning: relax in a bath and happily because the girl is smiling.
 C. Define a positive shape and say if Chillida's Euzkadi IV and Antoni Tàpies )
(".JEAN DAIVE. Libro are positive or negative.

The positive shapes are the objects that take space on a picture (they have colour).

Chillida´s Euzkadi IV Antoni Tàpies )(".JEAN DAIVE. Libro

Chillida´s Euzkadi IV and )(".JEAN DAIVE. Libro are negative because the
space of the principal objects in the picture are empty (they don´t have colour).

D. Find an abstract painting with many vertical and horizontal lines.

V. Kandinsky (1923). Oil on canvas, 140-201 cm. Guggenheim.

Picture of the mind.
 3.- Look for an image you like and make a complete description of the
picture:

. Artist: Henri Matisse

. Type of image: representation because looks a lot like its subject.

. Shape: Open shape because it isn´t clear to distinguish the contour of the
objects in the picture and positive because the objects in the picture take
space (they have colour).

. Make an analysis (objective and subjective):

OBJECTIVE: a beach, water with waves and a cliff.
SUBJECTIVE: happily because it is a beautiful landscape and tranquility and
calm because you hear the ocean waves

UNIT-2

1.-What is a dot? How can it affect a space? Give three examples

The dot is the smallest element of an image. A dot on a surface or a piece of a paper
provides a focal point that creates tension in which we focus on. It can be order,
instability, heavier etc.
 2.-Look for a picture in the links where you can find lines used for shading.
(Write down the web page where you found it)

3.- What are natural textures? Give two examples.

Are the visual and tactile quality of the natural surfaces. For example: mountain
rocks, fruit peels…

4.- What is a plane? Name the different types of planes.

The plain is an expressive element that we use to draw pictures. Depending on the
shape there are 2 types: geometric figure or plane (have a regular shape) and organic
figures or planes (have an irregular shape).
5.- Look for Henri Matisse, "The red table"1908 in the links and answer:

o What type of shapes can you see? (Squares?....): squares, rectangles,

circles, ovals…

o Copy and paste at least three different textures you find in the picture.

Natural textures (leaves), artificial textures (the table, the book, the chair,
pictures…)