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Cultural Arts
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
07/13/2011

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fresco
Definition
painting on plaster
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aesthetics
Definition
the natrue and judgement of art; the study of beauty
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avant-garde
Definition
the pioneers of innovators in any art
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bas-relief
Definition
shallow sculpture on a background
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abstract
Definition
little or no referenct to objects in nature
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byzantine
Definition
of the Eastern empire (Constantinople) 6th to 8th C AD; early Christianity
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classical
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with restraint, rationality and use of strict forms in art, idealized, as in ancient Greece and Rome
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choreography
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the notation and recording of dance steps
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cloister
Definition
a place of religious seclusion and contemplation
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cubism
Definition
the breaking up and fracturing of images toe be used in a new context
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diptych
Definition
2 paneled altarpiece or secular painting
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expressionism
Definition
art that is impulsive, emotional, distorted and personal
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genre
Definition
a category of art
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glaze
Definition
a thin transparent coating over underpainting
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icon
Definition
an image taht is an object of worship
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idealization
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the representation of things according to a preconceived ideal
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impressionism
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mid 19th cent. realism concerned with the diffusion and effects of light on color
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medium
Definition
the material with which an artist works
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matte
Definition
a dull finish
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mesopotamia
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the ancient Near East, example Sumeria
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metaphor
Definition
a figure of speech to ipart an implied comparison
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middle ages
Definition
medieval or dark ages, the period between ancient and modern times
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minimal
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reductive, austere, impersonal, totally non-objective
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modeling
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the building up of 3 dimensional forms in clay, stone or wood
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monocrome
Definition
painting with one color
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mosaic
Definition
small squares of stone embeded in mortar to creat an image
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motif
Definition
a recurrent theme used in the development of an artistic work
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mural
Definition
a large painting done on a wall
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myth
Definition
any real or fictional story, a recurring theme somtimes common to many cultures, often achieving status of legend and tradition
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naturalism
Definition
close adherence to appearance of the natrual world
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non-objective
Definition
without any hint of recognizable imagery
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non-western
Definition
those culture not associated with European influence and tradition
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palette
Definition
a board on which painters hold and mix their paint
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paleolithic
Definition
old stone age
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perspective
Definition
the technique for representing space and 3 dimensional objects on a 2 dimensioanl surface
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pigment
Definition
the colored substance found in paint
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plastic arts
Definition
painting ans culpture rather than literature and music
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pop art
Definition
celebration of the everyday object
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primary colors
Definition
red, yellow and blue, from which all other hues are made
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primitive
Definition
untutored or not in the Western tradition
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realism
Definition
are that represents natrue without idealizing it
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relief
Definition
the projection of a shape from the background on which it is modeled
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renaissance
Definition
cultural rebirth in Europe
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romanticism
Definition
dramatic, theatrical, emotional
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sculpture in the round
Definition
free standing forms (3 dimensional)
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secular
Definition
concerned with the affairs of this world, not sacred or religious
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subject matter in painting
Definition
portrait, landscape, still life, narrative, non-objective
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style
Definition
a manner or treatment which is representative of a civilizations or individual
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surrealism
Definition
dream imagery (the unreal made to appear real)
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symmetry
Definition
balance of forms around a central axis
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tapestry
Definition
a wall hanging woven and stiched with thread or fiber to create a scene or decoration
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