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20TH CENTURY AMERICAN ARTIST
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Part 1: the artist’s tools. Vocabulary: An easel A notepad and a brush Oil paint Colour pencils Ink bottle and goose feather A palette knife A palette A canvas A roller
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PART 1: the artist’s t…… Complete:: An ………. A n……….. and a b…….. ………. paint Colour p………….. I……bottle and g…….. F………. A p……….. knife A p………. A c………. A r………
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Verbs : To sketch To paint To draw To observe
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Verbs: COMPLETE: To …………. To ……… To ……….. To ………….
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The techniques: Oil painting Pencil drawing Ink on paper Watercolour
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Analysing a painting (1): Questions to ask: → what does the painting show? →What technique does the artist use? →How does he represent the scene? What colours does he use? What shapes? What angle is used?
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Analysing (2): → the artist’s style : Is it realistic / abstract? modern /classic? Is it naive/ absurd? provocative/ strange? Why is it special? →the atmosphere : Is it pleasant / sad/ surprising/disturbing etc.? Why?
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Analysing (3) : ‘ GAS’, 1940. In the middle On the right A median line At the top On the left At the bottom The lower part The upper part In the foreground In the background
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‘GAS’ (b): Creating a picture: What do you notice about the lines/ shapes he used? What about the colours? Where is the man in the picture? What about the atmosphere? Why did Hopper choose to paint a service station?
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ANALYSING(4): observe:
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THE COLOURS: Cold colours Warm colours
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