20th century american artist. part 1: the artist’s tools. vocabulary: an easel a notepad and a...
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EDWARD HOPPER
20TH CENTURY AMERICAN ARTIST
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
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………
Verbs :
To sketch
To paint
To draw
To observe
Verbs:
COMPLETE:
To ………….
To ………
To ………..
To ………….
The techniques:
Oil painting
Pencil drawing
Ink on paper
Watercolour
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?
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?
Analysing (3) : ‘ GAS’ , 1940.
In the middle
On the right
A median lineAt the top
On the left
At the bottom
The lower part
The upper part
In the foreground
In the background
‘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?
ANALYSING(4): observe:
THE COLOURS:
Cold colours
Warm colours