Foundations of Art and Design

Chapter 4: Value

Value Contrast

In Fig. 4.4 Gurgles, sucks, and echoes, by Roni Horn the words appear to “pop” off the background.

Fig. 4.4 Gurgles, sucks, and echoes, by Roni Horn

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1. High Value Contrast

2. Low Value Contrast

Value Contrast

Fig. 4.4 Gurgles, sucks, and echoes, by Roni Horn

Fig. 4.6 Children of a Lesser God by Hung Liu

The mood suggested by this High key image is:

1. Somber

2. Sad

3. Happy

Fig. 4.6 Children of a Lesser God by Hung Liu

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Fig. 4.7 Street of the Gamblers by Arnold Genthe

The image Street of the Gamblers by Arnold Genthe is an example of:

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2. Low key

Fig. 4.7 Street of the Gamblers by Arnold Genthe

Fig. 4.9 Number 22 by Rothko

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In the image Number 22 by Rothko the main colors are orange and yellow. If converted to gray, what value contrast do you think this painting would exhibit?

1. High Value Contrast

2. Low Value Contrast

Fig. 4.9 Number 22 by Rothko

Fig. 4.10 Black on Gray by Rothko

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In the image Black on Gray Rothko exhibits his depression through the use of black and gray. What shade or type of gray does he use to contribute to the mood of the painting?

Fig. 4.10 Black on Gray by Rothko

1. Achromatic Grays

2. Chromatic Grays

ChiaroscuroWhat is Chiaroscuro

used to create?

Fig. 4.1 No. 2 by Fang Lijun

Chiaroscuro

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33% 33%33%What is Chiaroscuro used to create?1. The illusion of depth

2. The illusion of space

3. The illusion of a 3D object

Fig. 4.1 No. 2 by Fang Lijun

Fig. 4.15 Judith Decapitating Holofernew by Artemesia Gentileschi

The image Fig. 4.15 Judith Decapitating Holofernew by Artemesia Gentileschi is an example of:

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2. Tenebrism

Fig. 4.15 Judith Decapitating Holofernew by Artemesia Gentileschi

Highlights and Cast Shadows

Fig. 4.16 Self-Pieta by Sam Taylor Wood

In Fig. 4.16 Self-Pieta by Sam Taylor Woods, for what reason do you think he exaggerated the highlights and cast shadows?

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Fig. 4.16 Self-Pieta by Sam Taylor Wood

1. To emphasize his muscles

2. To emphasis the similarity between the two figures and other marble pietas

3. To enhance the impression of holiness

4. No reason

Fig. 4.21 Insurrection! (Our Tools Were Rudimentary Yet We Pressed On) by Kara Walker

Fig. 4.21 Insurrection! (Our Tools Were Rudimentary Yet We Pressed On) by Kara Walker is an example of the use of what?

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2. Highlights and Cast Shadows

3. Chiaroscuro

4. Tenebrism

Fig. 4.21 Insurrection! (Our Tools Were Rudimentary Yet We Pressed On) by Kara Walker

Descriptive and Expressive Properties of Value

Fig. 4.22 Arrangement in Grey and Black (Whistler’s Mother) by James Abbbott McNeill

In the Fig. 4.22 Arrangement in Grey and Black (Whistler’s Mother) by James Abbbott McNeill what do you feel the value arrangement was used for?

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Fig. 4.22 Arrangement in Grey and Black (Whistler’s Mother) by James Abbbott McNeill

1. Design purposes

2. To promote a narrative

3. To evoke an emotional response

4. All of these