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Mid-Term Review
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
10/16/2008

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Term
Name the Six Basic Functions of an Artist
Definition

1. Create places for Human purpose

2. Create extra-ordinary versions out of ordinary objects

3. Record and Commemorate

4. Give tangible form to the unknown

5. give tangible form to feelings and ideas

6. Help us see our world in a new way

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Four Stages of Art Development
Definition

1. Scribbling Stage

2. Pre-Schematic Stage

3. Schematic

4. Gang or Age of Realism

Term
The Three Types of Art
Definition

Realistic

Abstract

Non-representational

Term
4 steps of the creative process
Definition

1. Preparation

2. Incubation

3. Illumination

4. Verification

Term
Trompe-l'oeil
Definition
To fool the eye
Term
Style
Definition
Characteristic or group of characteristics of an artist
Term
Narrative
Definition
to tell a story
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Circa
Definition
around or about (ex. c.1920)
Term
Iconography
Definition
Story in the art work
Term
Medium or Media
Definition
Material used to create the art work
Term
genre
Definition
everyday life
Term

Impasto

Definition
a thick heavy application of paint
Term
Representational
Definition
Realistic
Term
Abstract
Definition
You know what the subject is, but its been changed
Term
Non-Representational
Definition

no clue for the subject matter

Term
Preparation
Definition
identify the problem
Term
Incubation
Definition
thinking process
Term
illumination
Definition
solution
Term
Verification
Definition
apply solution
Term
Characteristics of a Creative Person
Definition

Sensitivity

Flexibility

Originality

Playfulness

Productivity

Fluency

Analytical Skill

Organizational Skill

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