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Art Appreciation unit III
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Art/Design
Undergraduate 2
04/03/2012

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Term
Calligraphic lines suggest ____
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movement
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this gestural sketch by picasso was done for his most famous work, __
Definition
guernica
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why did degas use a grid over his drawing of a dancer?
Definition
to make it easier to copy accurately
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Da vinci used his drawings to explore his ideas in _____
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art, math, science, and engineering
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How many scultures of da vinci's are in the modern museum of art
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none
Term
writing paper for ancient mediterraneans
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papyrus
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thin material used for writing in medieval times
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parchment
Term
coloring material
Definition
pigment
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allows pigment to be shaped, liquified, and stick
Definition
binder
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what is the most common of all drawing media
Definition
pencil
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What are the outlines of the prince among thieves with flowers
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little heads with afros
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what is used to create the lines in metalpoint
Definition
thin wire made of soft metal set in a holder
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preliminary coating of paint
Definition
ground/primer
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black carbon solid or charred wood used for drawing
Definition
charcoal
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the main difference in the color consistency of different types of crayons and pastels is due to use the use of different ___________
Definition
binder
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what media is used in three mile island?
Definition
charcoal
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what technique does seurat simulate in cafe-concert?
Definition
pointilism
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what is the binder used in pastels
Definition
nongreasy binder in water
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in pen and ink, what conveys the ink to the drawing surface.
Definition
the gum arabic binder in the ink
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who drew up cottage among trees and what medium did he use?
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rembrandt- pen and brown ink
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ink duluted with water and applied to brush
Definition
wash
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what was the repidograph used for in julie mehretu's Untitled?
Definition
architecture, a blueprint of the city
Term
what media did matisse use in dahlias, pomegranates, and palm?
Definition
brush and ink
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paul noble did Nobspital from an aerial ______________ perspective
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"bird's-eye"
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what is an installation?
Definition
large almost sculpture art pieces that often fill the space of a room
Term
the concept is the most important aspect of the work
Definition
conceptual art
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what media does gary simmons explore in his large scale wall drawings?
Definition
chalk on blackboard
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liquid that holds particles of pigment together
Definition
medium/vehicle
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surface on which an artist works
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support
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what two techniques are still used today
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fresco and....
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what does a painter typically do after building a canvas before painting?
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apply primer
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contains liquid. buon fresco
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aqueous
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is dry. fresco secco
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nonaqueous
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paints with pigment of wax and resin
Definition
encaustic
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in true fresco, pigment is mixed with water and applied to __________
Definition
wet lime plaster
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what acts as the binder in true fresco?
Definition
the drying lime plaster
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full-size drawing of entire project
Definition
cartoon
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what era were frescos found and popular in?
Definition
renaissance
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two artists that pope julius commissions
Definition
michaelangelo and raphael
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aqueous medium with oil/fat that maintains color for centuries
Definition
tempera
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what technique did diego rivera use in his work mixtec culture?
Definition
fresco
Term
mixture of white pigment and glue
Definition
gesso
Term
who his credited with the invention of oils as a painting media?
Definition
Jan van eyck
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in oil painting what acts as a binder?
Definition
glue
Term
dabs of color used purely and not blended or mixed
Definition
broken color
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harlem renaissance artist
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jacob lawrence
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thin veisl of translucent color applied over a layer of opaque paint
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glaze
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opaque colors on a white ground
Definition
alla prima
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texture for paints that is very thick
Definition
impasto
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