Picture Revision Questions

1
Picture Revision Questions
Remember, you will need 2 ticks for each mark.
You can get these by a detailed description of a
feature (1 tick) and a description of the effect
of it (1 tick).
2
Portrait
3
Egon Schiele, Self Portrait, 1912, charcoal and
gouache on paper. Discuss the mood or feeling of
this portrait with reference to line, shape and
colour. (10 marks)
4

• Chuck Close, Lyle 2003, oil on canvas, 2metres
  tall
• Comment on the artists style and use of colour
  and pattern in this portrait. What impression do
  you get of Lyle and why?
• (10 Marks)

5

• Mark Quinn, Self 1998
• (This self portrait was made by freezing 9 pints
  of the Artists own blood taken over a period of
  several months in a cast of his own head. The
  piece is displayed in a frozen cabinet)
• How effective do you think this is a
  self-portrait? Comment on materials, technique
  and form?
• (10 Marks)

6
Still-Life
7
John Bratby, Still Life with Chip Fryer 1954, oil
paint on canvas. In this painting, Bratby has
deliberately depicted ordinary, everyday things.
Describe the effect of his use of tone,
composition and media-handling in this painting.
8
Giorgia OKeeefe, Broken Shell. Oill on
canvas. What is the effect of the artists use of
colour tone and shape in this composition? (10
marks)
9

• Cornelia Parker
• 30 Pieces of Silver
• (In this still-life, Parker has suspended 30
  flattened silver items from nylon thread so that
  they lie a few inches above the floor)
• Discuss the effectiveness of the artists use of
  materials, form and techniques in this
  still-life. What ideas do you think she was
  trying to communicate?
• (10 Marks)

10
Product Design
11

• Stainless steel bookcase by Ron Arad, 1993
• Discuss the effectiveness of this design,
  commenting on aesthetics, use of materials and
  function.
• (10 Marks)

12

• Michael Graves, Salt and Pepper pots, designed
  for Alessi, 1985, plastic and polished steel
• Michael Graves is famous for his simple and
  fun designs. Comment on the form and
  functionality of these items giving your own
  personal opinion on their success as designs. Who
  do you think these products were targeted at and
  why?
• (10 Marks)