2. Kelley McElyea Grade 6

3. GRADE 6 Creating Works of Visual Art Standard 1: The student will demonstrate competence in the use of ideas, materials, techniques, and processes in the creation of works of visual art. VA6-1.1 Identify the materials, techniques, and processes used in a variety of artworks.

4. Conclusion Impressionism Neo- Impressionism Neo- Impressionism Pointillism Divisionism Quiz Time

5. * During impressionism, artists discovered that they could paint en plein air (meaning in open air, or outside). * No longer in a studio, artists were seeing portraits, landscapes, and still life in a new way. * Impressionism began in the 1860’s, but the first show was not until 1874.

6. * The movement “Impressionism” was not named until Claude Monet’s Impressionism: Sunrise of 1873. * Another impression work by Claude Monet is Water Lilies of 1916. Menu

7. * A movement invented by Georges Seurat to describe his 1886 painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.

8. * Neo-impressionism was a new method for painters drawn to modern urban scenes like landscapes and seashores. Two main techniques: * Pointillism * Divisionism Menu

9. * A neo-impressionist idea in which dots of colors are placed in a pattern to form an image. * An example of this exact technique would be the 1887 Self Portrait by Vincent van Gogh. Menu

10. * Also a technique using dots of color, however in this form the dots are seperated by color and work together optically, or for strong visual impression. * The color wheel by Charles Blanc was influential to the theory.

11. * An example of divisionism is the 1890 Portrait of Felix Feneon by Paul Signic. Menu

12. * During the quiz, you will not be able to return to the main menu. You will be asked a series of questions where the answers are listed in the slides above. * Good Luck!

13. 1) What does “en plein air” mean? Painting left to dry outside Painting left to dry outside In open air In open air

14. Wrong! The correct answer was “in open air.” En plein air was used for the scenes artists painted. Next Question

15. Correct! En plein air was used for the scenes artists painted. Next Question

16. 2) Who painted Impressionism: Sunrise? Claude Monet Claude Monet Edouard Manet Edouard Manet

17. Correct! Monet also painted Water Lilies. Next Question

18. Wrong! Manet was an artist the came before our artist Claude Monet. Monet also painted Water Lilies. Next Question

19. 3) Who created neo-impressionism? Georges Seurat Georges Seurat Georgie Surqut Georgie Surqut

20. Correct! This movement was made for Seurat’s A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Next Question

21. Wrong! Georges Seurat was the artist, the other gentlemen does not exist. The neo- impressionism movement was created for Seurat’s A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Next Question

22. 4) What is Pointillism? Art made by poking holes in the paper, thus making dark holes. Art made by poking holes in the paper, thus making dark holes. Painting created by dots of color. Painting created by dots of color.

23. Wrong! Pointillism is painting with dots of color. Next Question

24. Correct! Next Question

25. 5) Who created the color wheel? Charles Blanc Charles Blanc Georges Seurat Georges Seurat

26. Correct! Final Question

27. Wrong! The color wheel was invented by Charles Blanc. Final Question

28. 6) What was Portrait of Felix Feneon by Paul Signic an example of? Divisionism Pointillism

29. Correct! Conclusion

30. Wrong! Although similar, this painting was created with the divisionism technique. Conclusion

31. * How did you do on our quiz? I hope you are ready for the real one tomorrow! Everything you need to know is in this slideshow! Good luck and study hard! Menu