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Styles of art
What is realism? |
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-A style of art where subjects look real
-Looks like you are looking at a photograph |
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What is representational? |
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| -made to remind us of the natural world but can use varying degrees of abstration |
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What is symbolism? |
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| -uses symbolic messages to communicate |
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Styles of art
What is abstraction? |
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-simplified to show objective visual realism
-may look "childish" |
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Styles of art
What is non-objective? |
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-has no apparent reference to objective visual realism
-looks like paint splatters
-used mostly to express emotion |
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Elements of art
what is Shape? |
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| -connect to picture of cross with blocks on it to geometric shape |
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Elements of art
What is color? |
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| -12 colors on color wheel |
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Elements of art
What is texture? |
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-made to heighten the sense of touch
-can be actual(sculpture) or implied(painting) |
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| circa or approximate time |
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What three places are cave art most found? |
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What does the woman of willinor symbolize? |
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What are the two processes to make sculpture? |
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-Subtractive (carving away from stone)
-Additive (adding clay over the top of stone) |
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What are the two types of sculpture? |
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-Relief (still connected to original rock / has a flat unfinished side)
-Free standing (carved to look 3D) |
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Where was the "4 horses found?" |
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| In a cave in Chavet,France |
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| type of animal art in which one of the 1 horn is hidden behind the other (used to make the animal look away from the viewer) |
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Where is the "hall of bulls? |
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- Lascaux caves in France
-15,000 BCE (Paleolithic) |
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| What is twisting prospective? |
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| horns are both completely visible (makes the animal face the viewer) |
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What does ceramics found in a tomb imply? |
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| The people of that time had learned to fire clay to make it stronger. (must be held at a certain temperature) |
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What does the picture of Stonehenge prove? |
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| showed that the people understood the solar calendar (holes lined up with certain days) |
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What is a post and lintel? |
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| A type of doorway that is most commonly used today. |
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About what time was the wheel invented? |
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What is a City state? |
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A city that is run like its own country
(Autonomous) |
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What is a Ziggurat and how is it different from the pyramid? |
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Ziggurat was a large mud building that was used by priests to communicate with gods.
Different from pyramid to show a shift from focus on death to religion |
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What is the importance of Sumerian worship statues? |
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| Statues of Sumerian people praying were put outside the ziggurat to protect it. |
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What is Heiracal scale? |
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| used to show who was the king in early art. (king was made much taller and stronger) |
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What is the first age of metal? |
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Where was the Stele of Naram made? |
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What is the importance of the Stele of Hammurabi? |
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| Was inscribed with the code of Hammurabi |
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| A winged bull with a human head that protected the place |
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What is the first form of paper? |
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What is the first paint? |
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What is the purpose of the Sphinx? |
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What is a Narmar pallet used for? |
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| a paint made from plaster |
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What is Ockmemnon best known for? |
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| created a complete style change in egypt |
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Where were the woman "plank" figures found? |
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Where was the "bull leaping fresco" made? |
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