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raisintoast on June 13, 2012
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Frames, Brett Whitely, analysing paintings, Appropriation, surrealism, gargoyles, elements of art and clay.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Brett Whitely lived from | 1939-1995 |
| Brett Whitely born in | Australia |
| Brett Whitley painting being studied | Divided Unity |
| Subjective Frame | personal, emotive qualities examined |
| Cultural Frame | examine the cultural environment in which the artist developed the subject matter/style/technique. |
| Structural Frame | examine elements of design and composition |
| Postmodern Frame | examine if images or words from the past have been used in a new way. |
| Appropriation | refers to the use of borrowed elements in the creation of the new artwork or it refers to the new work itself |
| In the early 1900's artists | were rebelling against the norm. |
| Dada was | a new movement where artists made artwork that didnt make sense/illogical or off the wall. |
| Dada means | Rocking horse(purposely random name to fit with the artworks) |
| 1920's | people were interested in thoughts/writing of psychologists |
| Sigmund Freud | Austrian psychologist |
| Sigmund Freud believed | that all our dreams were symbolic and had hidden meanings. |
| Dada became | Surrealism |
| Surreal in French means | more than real or above real |
| Surrealism still had bizarre imagery but artwork | had meaning and complex symbolism. |
| Surrealists' subject matter | dreams or nightmares. |
| Surrealists returned to painting | more traditionally but still painted subject matter which hadnt been seen before (fantasy lanscapes) |
| Famous surrealist | Salvador Dali, Renne Magritte and Max Ernst. |
| Gargoyle | carved stone grotesque with a spout designed to direct water from roof and away from side of building to stop erosion of building. |
| Common places for gargoyles | medieval cathedrals |
| Famous cathedral with gargoyles | Notre Dame de Paris |
| Gargoyle WERE made from | stone |
| Gargoyles NOW made from | steel |
| A Bigger Splash painted by | David Hockney |
| A Bigger Splash painted on | Canvas with acrylic |
| Firing Clay means | turning clay from soft malleable material to hard stone |
| Clay process-1 | make object |
| Leather Hard clay is for | elabourate shapes |
| Soft Clay is for | basic shapes |
| To attach caly use | slip |
| slip is | liquid clay for getting rid of air pockets in clay. |
| Clay Process-2 | Dry out thoroughly |
| Clay will break in kiln if | it is even slightly damp. |
| Make sure that there are no air pockets in clay as | in the kiln it will expand and explode if there is. |
| clay process-3 | put in kiln |
| Kiln is a | hot oven |
| Kiln's max temp | 1500 degrees celsius. |
| Firing clay can take -------- days | many |
| clay process-4 | glaze clay which makes it colourful and shiny |
| Lead Glaze | poisonous |
| Lead glaze used for | vases, garden pots |
| Lead-free glaze | unpoisonous |
| Lead-free glaze used for | cups, bowls |
| Amount of coats of glaze needed | 2 minimum, 3 better. |
| Clay process-5 | kiln which cooks glaze. |
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