1. Foundations of Art and Design
Chapter 5: Color

2. What is this an example of?
Additive color mixing
Subtractive color mixing
Primary Colors
Secondary Colors

3. Painting involves what type of color mixing?
Reality vs. Theory
Painting involves what type of color mixing?
Fig. 5.6 Synchrony in Purple by MacDonald-Wright

4. Reality vs. Theory Painting involves what type of color mixing?
Additive
Subtractive
Refractive
Fig. 5.6 Synchrony in Purple by MacDonald-Wright

5. What significance does an artist’s choice of color have in an artwork?
Fig. 5.7 Le Moulin de la Galette by Auguste Renoir

6. What significance does an artist’s choice of color have in an artwork?
Suggests a mood
Suggests an emotion
Suggests a mood and suggests an emotion
None
Fig. 5.7 Le Moulin de la Galette
by Auguste Renoir

7. In the work Saturday Night by Archibald Motley, if color is used to signify mood then what mood do you think is suggested in this image?
Fig. 5.8 Saturday Night
by Archibald Motley

8. In the work Saturday Night by Archibald Motley, if color is used to signify mood then what mood do you think is suggested in this image?
Excitement
Boredom
Hopelessness
Rage
Fig. 5.8 Saturday Night
by Archibald Motley

9. Fig. 5.11 Salt Kettle, Bermuda by Winslow Homer
What is the most prominent hue in Fig Salt Kettle, Bermuda by Winslow Homer?
Fig Salt Kettle, Bermuda by Winslow Homer

10. Fig. 5.11 Salt Kettle, Bermuda
What is the most prominent hue in Fig Salt Kettle, Bermuda by Winslow Homer?
Red
Blue
Yellow
Green
Fig Salt Kettle, Bermuda
by Winslow Homer

11. Fig. 5.12 La Baie de Cannes by Pablo Picasso
In the image La Baie de Cannes by Pablo Picasso, he uses a variety of values, including the main hue blue, to create a mood. Do you feel that he mainly used tints or shades to create the overall impression of relaxation and tranquility?
Fig La Baie de Cannes by Pablo Picasso

12. Fig. 5.12 La Baie de Cannes by Pablo Picasso
In the image La Baie de Cannes by Pablo Picasso, he uses a variety of values, including the main hue blue, to create a mood. Do you feel that he mainly used tints or shades to create the overall impression of relaxation and tranquility?
Tints
Shades
Both
Neither
Fig La Baie de Cannes by Pablo Picasso

13. In Fig 5.21 Flag by Jasper Johns, he uses complimentary colors to create an effect where the viewer can “see” the normal colors of red, white and blue in the American flag as an…
Fig Flag by Jasper Johns

14. Fig. 5.21 Flag by Jasper Johns
In Fig 5.21 Flag by Jasper Johns, he uses complimentary colors to create an effect where the viewer can “see” the normal colors of red, white and blue in the American flag as an:
Optical illusion
Hallucination
Afterimage
Fig Flag by Jasper Johns

15. Visual Color Mixing
Fig Portrait of Félix Fénéon
by Paul Signac

16. When splotches or dabs of pure color are placed side by side and close enough to one another that the eye of the viewer (with some distance from the painting) does the color blending with his or her own eyes as in Fig Portrait of Félix Fénéon by Paul Signan, what is this technique called?
Visual color mixing
Pointillism
Divisionism
All of these
None of these
Fig Portrait of Félix Fénéon by Paul Signac.

17. Color and Emphasis
Fig Water Spears by Dale Chihuly

18. In Fig. 5.28 Water Spears by Dale Chihuly, he uses color to:
Bring emphasis to a specific area
Lead the eye from one part of the composition to another
Create balance between elements
Suggest the illusion of 3D
All of these
Fig Water Spears by Dale Chihuly

19. Color and Balance
Fig The Soyer Brothers by Alice Neel

20. Fig. 5.30 The Soyer Brothers by Alice Neel
Color and Balance
In Fig The Soyer Brothers by Alice Neel, do you feel that this image exhibits:
Symmetrical Balance
Asymmetrical Balance
Fig The Soyer Brothers by Alice Neel

21. Color and Balance
Fig Yellow and Black Boats by Jennifer Bartlett

22. Fig. 5.31 Yellow and Black Boats by Jennifer Bartlett
Color and Balance
In Fig Yellow and Black Boats by Jennifer Bartlett, do you feel that this image exhibits:
Symmetrical Balance
Asymmetrical Balance
Fig Yellow and Black Boats by Jennifer Bartlett

23. Color and Space
Fig August by Bridget Riley

24. Fig. 5.32 August by Bridget Riley
Color and Space
Fig August by Bridget Riley is a type of modern art in which the artist uses an optical illusion or perception tricks to create movement or depth. This style is referred to as:
Modern Art
Op Art
Impressionism
Pop Art
Fig August by Bridget Riley

25. Color Schemes
Artists use color in any number of ways and for many reasons.
Artists use color either instinctively or intuitively.
Color Schemes Include:
Monochromatic
Triadic
Analogous
Complementary
Split-compliment
Double split-complimentary

26. Monochromatic Color Scheme
Fig From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried by Carrie Mae Weems

27. Double split-complimentary
Fig 5.39 From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried by Carrie Mae Weems uses what type of color scheme?
Monochromatic
Triadic
Analogous
Complementary
Split-compliment
Double split-complimentary
Fig From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried by Carrie Mae Weems

28. Triadic Color Scheme
Fig Scent by Jasper Johns

29. Fig. 5.42 Scent by Jasper Johns utilizes what type of color scheme?
Monochromatic
Triadic
Analogous
Complementary
Split-compliment
Double split-complimentary
Fig Scent by Jasper Johns

30. Analogous Color Scheme
Fig Atrium of Flowers
by Miriam Schapiro

31. Fig 5.43 Atrium of Flowers by Miriam Schapiro exhibits an Analogous color scheme. What is an analogous color scheme?
A Color scheme that contains 1 color and its subsequent tints and shades
A Color scheme that contains 2 or more colors that lie adjacent to one another on a color wheel
A Color scheme that contains 3 or more colors that lie opposite to one another on a color wheel
Fig Atrium of Flowers by Miriam Schapiro

32. Complementary Color Scheme
Fig In the Loge
by Mary Cassatt

33. A Complementary Color Scheme uses complimentary colors or colors that lie directly opposite on the color wheel. What type of effect does this color scheme create?
Calming
Subtle
Dynamic
Peaceful
Fig In the Loge by Mary Cassatt

34. Fig Terrace of the Café at Place du Forum in the Evening by Van Gogh uses what type of color scheme?
Fig. 5.47
Terrace of the Café at Place du Forum in the Evening
by Van Gogh

35. Terrace of the Café at Place du Forum in the Evening
Fig Terrace of the Café at Place du Forum in the Evening by Van Gogh uses what type of color scheme?
Monochromatic
Triadic
Analogous
Complementary
Split-compliment
Double split-complimentary
Fig. 5.47
Terrace of the Café at Place du Forum in the Evening
by Van Gogh

36. Fig. 5.48 Open Window, Collioure by Henri Matisse uses what type of color scheme?

37. Fig. 5.48 Open Window, Collioure
Fig Open Window, Collioure by Henri Matisse uses what type of color scheme?
Monochromatic
Triadic
Analogous
Complementary
Split-compliment
Double split-complimentary
Fig Open Window, Collioure
by Henri Matisse

38. In Fig Violet, Black, Orange, Yellow on White and Red, Mark Rothko uses colors that clash. What term do we use to describe this in art?
Fig Violet, Black, Orange, Yellow on White and Red by Mark Rothko

39. Harmonious Contrasting Complimentary Discordant
In Fig Violet, Black, Orange, Yellow on White and Red, Mark Rothko uses colors that clash. What term do we use to describe this in art?
Harmonious
Contrasting
Complimentary
Discordant
Fig Violet, Black, Orange, Yellow on White and Red by Mark Rothko

40. Fig. 5.52 Marilyn (Vanitas) by Audrey Flack demonstrates the use of what type of color?

41. Local Color Optical Color Arbitrary Color
Fig Marilyn (Vanitas) by Audrey Flack demonstrates the use of what type of color?
Local Color
Optical Color
Arbitrary Color
Fig Marilyn (Vanitas) by Audrey Flack

42. Fig. 5.54 Rouen Cathedral by Monet demonstrates the use of what type of color?

43. Fig. 5.54 Rouen Cathedral by Monet
Fig Rouen Cathedral by Monet demonstrates the use of what type of color?
Local Color
Optical Color
Arbitrary Color
Fig Rouen Cathedral by Monet

44. Fig Do It Yourself (Flowers) by Andy Warhol demonstrates the use of Arbitrary color. Arbitrary color is defined as color not grounded in real life color. What does the use of arbitrary color do?
Fig Do It Yourself (Flowers)
by Andy Warhol

45. Fig. 5.55 Do It Yourself (Flowers)
Fig Do It Yourself (Flowers) by Andy Warhol demonstrates the use of Arbitrary color. Arbitrary color is defined as color not grounded in real life color. What does the use of arbitrary color do?
It challenges us to consider the meaning of color choice.
It conveys emotion.
It challenges us to consider the meaning of color choice, and it conveys emotion.
Nothing, it’s just for fun.
Fig Do It Yourself (Flowers)
by Andy Warhol

46. In Fig Victorian Couple, Yinka Shonibare uses Victorian style clothing in combination with African fabric prints. Why is this juxtaposition such an effective statement about the differences between the two cultures?
Fig Victorian Couple
by Yinka Shonibare

47. Fig. 5.58 Victorian Couple by Yinka Shonibare
In Fig Victorian Couple, Yinka Shonibare uses Victorian style clothing in combination with African fabric prints. Why is this juxtaposition such an effective statement about the differences between the two cultures?
The connection between an artist’s mood or emotion is often reflected in their color choices.
Mood is linked to color.
Color symbolism is culture-specific.
None of these
Fig Victorian Couple by Yinka Shonibare