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Art Midterm 2017
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an example of an art subject matter? | Landscapes, cityscapes, the figure, the portrait, still life |
| What is an art medium/media? | Drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, sculpture, fibers |
| Line | A path traced by a moving point |
| Shape | The general outline of an object, can be 2D or 3D, can be free form or organic |
| Form | The 3D equivalent of shape, can be geometric or organic |
| Texture | The roughness or smoothness of a surface, can be simulated or real |
| Space | Can be flat or show the illusion of depth or persepctive |
| Two types of perspective | Linear and atmospheric (aerial) |
| Color | The effect of the reflection of light on the back of the eye or retina, aka hue |
| Value | The lightness or darkness of pencil tones or colors |
| Balance | The distribution of visual weight in a work of art |
| Unity | Combines the principles of design and the physical aspects of a painting to create a single, harmonious artwork |
| Emphasis | The first thing your eye sees in a work of art, aka the focal point/center of interest |
| Contrast | Differences in a work of art using art elements |
| Pattern | Repetition of art elements |
| Rhythm | Art elements are repeated to create movement in an artwork |
| Movement | Movement directs the viewer's eyes to create the center of interest, shows action in a work of art |
| Characteristics of Hindu art | Many gods are represented in Hindu art, Hinduism has dominated the art of India for over 2500 years |
| Characteristics of Buddhist art | Buddhism emerged in India in the 6th century B. C. and the art was inspired by religion, the influence of Buddhist-inspired art can be found in Japan, Buddha is represented in sculptures in India |
| Characteristics of Islamic art | Human figure is rare in Islamic art and only mini paitings included men and women to illustrate Islamic tales, much of Asia is dominated by Islam and this caused influence in Asian art |
| Taj Mahal | The mausoleum in Agra, India was built for the 3rd wife of Shah Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal, it's an example of Islamic-inspired architecture |
| Trompe I'oeil | A type of painting which is so realistic that the viewer may be convinced that it is the actual subject and not a painting, comes from French "fool the eye" |
| Non-western Art | Art from any culture NOT related to the people of North America and Western Europe |
| Characteristics of Japanese Art | Simplicity of form and design, attentiveness to the beauty of nature, and subtlety |
| Borobudor | An indonesian Buddhist temple with ten levels, aka the "cosmic mountain", one of the seven wonders of the ancient world |
| Australian Aboriginal x-ray art | Depicts the inside and outside of the animal/figure in one image |
| Batik | A coloring or dying process using a wax stencil to protect design areas from coloration by dying of cloth or paper |
| 3 Characteristics of Islamic architecture | Minarets (towers for call to prayer), courtyard, and dome |
| Alhambra | A palace located in Spain |
| Blue Mosque | A working mosque, located in Istanbul, Turkey |
| Hagia Sophia | Originally a church but converted into a mosque, today it's a museum and is being restored, located in Istanbul, Turkey |
| Fresco | A method of painting in which pigments suspended in water are applied to a thin layer of wet plaster so that the plaster absorbs the color and the painting becomes part of the wall |
| Fetish Figure | An object to which magical powers are ascribed, a good luck charm |
| Reliquary Figure | Carved guardians that stand above basket receptacles for ancestral remains |
| Oni of Ife | King of Ife bronze sculpture |
| Machu Picchu | "Lost city of the Incas" in Peru |
| Serpent Mound | Ohio, made by Native Americans, represents a snake holding an oval object in its mouth |
| Cliff Dwellings of Mesa Verde | Built by the Anasazi, located in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, Native American apartment houses |
| Maria Martinez | Native American potter from New Mexico who is known for her black polished pottery |
| Caves at Lascaux | 15,000 B. C., caves in France with paintings of animals, closed to the public in 1963 |
| Venus of Willendorf | 25,000 B. C., female fertility sculpture found in Austria, made of limestone |
| Stonehenge | 2,000 B. C., ritual site in Salisbury Plain, England, constructed to indicate the solstices and equinoxes of the calendar year and times for planting, harvesting and religious ceremonies, constructed of a cromlech and lintels |
| Cromlech | A round grouping of gigantic stones |
| Lintels | Horizontal elements |
| Ziggurat at Ur | Sumerian temple, 2100 - 2000 B. C. in modern day Iraq |
| Great Pyramids | Largest was built for Cheops, stones cut so accurately that it's difficult to find a place where a knife blade can be forced between two surfaces, guarded by the Great Sphinx |
| Imhotep | The first artist in history whose name is known, architect for the Step Pyramid of King Zoser, 2600 B. C. |
| Palace at Knossos | 1600 - 1400 B. C., palace on Crete, aka the Palace of Minos, contained many rooms, running water, sewage system, theater, storerooms, terraces, and elaborately decorated quarters for the rulers |
| Kouros | Unclothed male sculpture in Greek art with an archaic smile |
| Peplos Kore | A clothed female sculpture in Greek art with an archaic smile |
| Nike of Samothrace | Greek sculpture representing "winged victory" |
| Amphora | Greek vase used as a storage jar |
| Parthenon | On the acropolis in Athens, built for Athena |
| Mosaics of San Vitale, in Ravenna, Italy | Tesserae pressed into wet plaster, depicts Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora with attendants, Christianity is appearing in art |
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