Art 101-150 Flashcards
name three advancements in technology since the renaissance that have improved painting
paint tubes, color theory, acrylic paint, and the use of synthetic material in paintbrushes.
when did artists begin to use canvas instead of wood panels for painting
artists began switching to canvas during the late renaissance. In fact, titian was one of the first to do this
who was the author of on the law of simultaneous colour contrast and the arrangement of coloured objects, written in 1839
eugene chevreul
what is print making
the process of producing multiple exact copies of an original design
what are the four main types of printmaking processes
relief, intaglio, lithography, and screen painting
4 powerful european rulers in the 17th and 18th centuries
empress maria theresa, peter the great, catherine the great, and louis XIV
jean jacques rousseau
enlightenment philosopher who protested the low standards of living of the peasantry
baroque
rich color and ornamentation in artworks from the baroque period
caravaggio
italian baroque painter renowned for use of chiaroscuro and naturalism
artemisia gentileschi
painter notable for her adaptation of caravaggios techniques
gianlorenzo bernini
17th century baroque sculptor, architect, painter, and draftsman known for the ecstasy of saint teresa
peter paul rubens
early 15th century painter known for his influential energetic and colorful works
francois boucher
18th century french painter influenced by jean antoine watteau depicting elegantly dressed nobles in the countryside
style that violated artistic subject-matter conventions
pop art
pop art icon whose work mocked the art world
Andy Warhol
pop artist who used comic book style illustration
Roy Lichenstein
pop artist who used industrial stencils in his art
Robert Indiana
artistic style that reduced art to bare essentials
Minimalism
acrylic paint and the airbrush
TWO innovations that enabled Minimalist “hard-edge painting”
Minimalist painter known for large, non-objective works
Frank Stella
David Smith and Don Flavin
TWO sculptors who created large abstract minimalist works
artistic style where subjects are depicted in sharp focus
Photorealism
TWO photorealist artists who revived Gustave Courbet’s Realism
Chuck Close and Duanne Hanson
two artists who “packaged” landscapes with fabric and plastic
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Cristo, Jeanne-Claude, Michael Heizer, and Robert Smithson
four artists associated with Earthworks
style combining theatre and art where artists themselves become the work
Performance Art
20th-century artistic style reintroducing traditional elements o exaggerating Modernist ones
Postmodernist
the Great Wall
the most famous work of Ancient Chinese art
Chines emperor whose tomb contains a lifesized clay army
Qin
period of Chinese history often referred to as a “golden age”
Tang dynasty
number of languages and dialects spoken in INdia
over 1600
TWO religions with strong influences on Indian art
Buddhism and Hinduism
religion with strong influence on Japanese art
Buddhism
African nation containing some of the oldest examples of cave painting
Namibia
Civilization that arose in Nigeria around 500 BCE influenced the Yoruba
Nok
Nigerian civilization that produced cast bronze portrait heads and other ceremonial objects
Benin Kingdom
ceremonial African and Oceania art pieces intended for use in performances
masks
islands composing Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia
Oceania
important expression of social structure in Polynesia
tatoos
cultural group in Melanesia who produced carved wooden shields
Asmat
location where Islam emerged
Arabian Peninsula
the holy book of Islam
the Quaran
formal analysis
analysis of the visual qualities of an artwork
What basic assumption informs formal analysis of art?
The artist makes decisions on the visual aspects of artwork that can reveal meaning of the piece.
What two skills are necessary for formal analysis?
observation and description
contextual analysis
looking outside of the artwork itself to determine its meaning
What four historical facts does contextual analysis examine?
cultural, social, religious, and economic context of an artwork
the Second New Deal
New Deal policies enacted in 1935 and later
THREE new deal agencies still in existence today
federal deposit insurance company, securities and exchange commission, and the social security system
political system that many people claimed FDR’s policies would lead to
communism
the Red Scare
fear of communism in the US post- russian revolution
