Helen Frankenthaler manipulated acrylic paint in the ______ method.

Question

a. impasto
b. airbrush
c. soak and stain
d. alla prima
e. drip and flick

Answer 1

c. soak and stain

a. Incorrect. Frankenthaler did not use acrylic in an impasto method.
b. Incorrect. While diluted acrylic can be used with an airbrush, this was not Frankenthaler’s method.
c. Correct. Frankenthaler did use a soak and stain method in paintings such as The Bay.
d. Incorrect. Frankenthaler did not use acrylic paint in the alla prima method.
e. Incorrect. Though Frankenthaler did not use a brush in her technique, it was not drip and flick.