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what is an art process?
the process of making art such as painting, modeling, drawing etc.
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what is art media?
the medium used to make art.
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what is a contour line?
the outline of an object.
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what is relief carving?
- the image to be printed is raised from the background.
- examples include, steles ( an inscribed stone pillar), & the Ishtar Gate, & the west frieze of the Parthenon.
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what are the Greek sculpture periods?
- Archaic: Stiff and unrelaxed, large free standing figures begin to be popular.
- Classical: More idealistic, figures begin to move in space.
- Hellenistic: more realistic and showed true human. Dramatic & often times violet images are also created. emotion and defects.
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what is contrapposto?
a pose in which the weight of the body is balanced on one leg while the other is free & relaxed.
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what is slip?
clay mixed with water. used to attach clay after scoring. also used to decorate.
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what is sgraffito?
carving through one color to reveal another.
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what are some subjects of greek art?
gods & the prefect person towards the end more realistic components.
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what are the two periods of greek pottery?
the geometric period figures made of triangles and lines & realism - red & black.
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what are murals?
art painted directly onto walls.
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what are barrel vaults & groin vaults
barrel vault~built to roof large ares. a series of round arches from front to back that form a tunnel. This made it possible to cover huge rooms & halls w/ half-round stone ceilings. had to have windowless walls.
Groin vault- formed when 2 barrel vaults meet at a right angle, also allowed the placement of windows
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what is a motif?
a repeated idea, pattern, image, or theme
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what is an abtract
simplification or exaggeration of a form.
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what is negative space and what is positive space?
- negative space: Negative space refers tot he shapes around the objects.
- positive space: positive space refers tot he shapes of the actual objects.
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what is an Egungun?
worn by the Yoruba people to honor ancestors during public dances. covered from head to toe.
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what are Molas?
- a textile made by sewing layers of colored cloth together to form patterns.
- made by the Kuna indians
- designs based on natural formations found in coral. Recently, mola designs have expanded to include figurative depictions of animals, fish & vegetation that are native to the San Blas Island
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what was a ziggurat?
a stepped mountain made of brick-covered earth. It satisfied the desire to create a monument that appeared to span the space between earthbound worshipers & their heavenly gods.
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what were pyramids?
- tombs built for the dead.
- mastaba: a low flat tomb. rectangular tombs & sloping sides & contained a chapel & a false burial chamber w/ a real one.
- step pyramid: several mastabas stacked together
- Pyramid: built without steps & a point was added on the top.
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symmetrical vs asymmetrical
- symmetrical: exact images on both sides of a dividing line; balanced & equal weight
- asymmetrical balance: different on the left side of the image as compared to the right side. uneven & unbalanced.
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what are 3 types of architecture influenced by Buddhism
a vharas (monasteries) , the stupa ( burial shrines), & temples.
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what are totem poles
tall posts carved & painted w/ a series of animal symbols associated w/ a particular family or clan.
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olmec art?
gigantic heads carved in volcanic rock
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8 themes of african art?
- 1. Birth
- 2. death
- 3. roles of men
- 4. roles of women
- 5. coming of age
- 6. food & water
- 7. sickness and healing
- 8. ancestors
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the seated gudea
the figure is solid, w/ no openings between the arms & body. overall effect is quiet dignity
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three order of columns
- the doric order: simple heavy column w/out a base topped by a broad, plain capital.
- ionic order: columns had an elaborate base & a capital carved into double scrolls that looked like the horns of a ram.
- corinthian order: the capital is elongated & decorated w/ leaves.
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the rules of Egyptian art
head, arms, legs, & feet were always shown in profile. eyes & shoulder had a frontal view.
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what is a stele?
an inscribed stone pillar placed in public area for all to see.
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the code of hammurabi
one of the first examples of propaganda in art. included a list punishments for crimes.
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greek vs romans
idealistic vs realistic
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inuit imagery
revealed the importance attached to the animals they relied on.
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what is a kente cloth?
a briliantly colored & patterned fabric
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luba people & neckrests
to avoid messing up their hair?
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