AMERICAN LANGUAGE HUB_Level2_Student'sBook_Answerkey.pdf
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Visual literacy
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4. Pointillism â Pointillismâ is a school of painting that uses small points or dots to create a picture. Georges Seurat- An Afternoon at La Grande Jatte
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11. Questions To Ask: 1. How has the artist used the various qualities of line? 2. What kinds of lines do you see? 3. Are there implied lines through outlines or edges of color? 4. Are any figures outlined? 5. What is your overall impression? Artist: Piet Mondrian Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue 1921.
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15. What shapes do you recognize? What shapes does he use to represent the facial features? How does the artistâs use of shape contribute to what the painting means? Artist: Paul Klee â Head of a Manâ
24. Texture Albrecht Durer âYoung Hareâ What is the texture of the animalâs fur? How has the artist created this sense of texture?
25. David Hockney âLithograph of Poolâ What surfaces do you see? How has the artist used line and shape to create texture?
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28. Rembrandt van Rijn âThe Man with the Golden Helmetâ Questions To Ask How has the artist used space to define the the man in the portrait? What is in the âpositiveâ space? What is the main thing you see?
29. Questions To Ask How has the artist used space to define the the man in the portrait? What is in the âpositiveâ space? What is the main thing you see? What time of year does it suggest? Koryusai âAutumnâ
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31. Andrew Wyeth âChristinaâs Worldâ Questions To Ask In what ways has the artist created a sense of depth in this painting? How does he show perspective?
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33. James Whistler âPortrait of the Artistâs Motherâ How has the artist used contrast in value in this famous painting? What do you think his mother was like?
34. Questions To Ask Where do you think the light source is coming from? Is it natural light or from a man-made source? What time of day is it? Honore Daumier âPrint Collectorâ