art Flashcards

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what is art history

A

the way art is interpreted throughout history

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2
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type of art they focused before

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fine art

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3
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can art change over time?

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yes, often through different lenses

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4
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formal analysis

A

visual qualities

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5
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contextual analysis

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culture, social, religious, and economics taking into account

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6
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comparative study

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comparing different art pieces

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7
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what is art history right now?

A

rewritting biased views on artwork

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8
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what type of art material perservered?

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non-perishable materials

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9
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what is non-perishible materials?

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stone, metal, and fired clay

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10
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why was art big in western cultures?

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non-perishable materials were hard to find in non-western cultures

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11
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art in the great stone age

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stone hedge and stone arrangements

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12
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art in egypt

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architecture to show its ruler

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13
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roman art?

A

a lot of architecture

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14
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greek art?

A

carving and sculptures,

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15
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etruscan art?

A

mix between greek and roman art, wood and brick were main materials

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16
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roman art

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modern concrete and idealistic version of us

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17
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medieval art

A

book work that survived, abstract covers

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18
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byzantine art?

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architecture in churches with new gothic styles

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19
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renaissance art in europe

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mix of goth and renaissance, patroned many times, now highest payed

20
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new innovations in perspective?

A

linear single vanishing point

21
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what was the controversy about cleaning paintings?

A

the removal of paint and destroying of undertones

22
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mannerism?

A

distortion of some elements and acidic colors

23
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chiaroscuro?

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dramatic contrast of light and dark

24
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baroque art?

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great movement with energy

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diego velaquez?
created figures of color instead of drawing, influenced the later impressionism movement
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rococo style?
great movement but on romance and frivolity
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neoclassism?
revival of greek and roman art
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romanticism?
a lot of emotion but detached subject
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ex. of romanticism
normal man but with the highlight of romance
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impressionism?
style grew because of the disobaying of rules
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impressionism encouraged?
going out into the sun and working outside
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what did paul cezanne do?
redefined art with overlapping planes
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post-impressionist?
impressionist but with more colors
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van gohn used colors in what way?
used them to imitate emotions instead of the human world
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what effect did the camera had?
questioned existence of realism art
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what were people against the industrial revolution called?
Pre-Raphaelites
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art nouveau?
focused on nature and sweeping motions
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cubism?
broke single point perspective
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surrealist?
objects were the art
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color field painting ?
broad color and geometric areas
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minimalism?
art of the least
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post-modernism?
old elements of art with new techniques
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chinese art?
elaborate tombs, ceramic sculptures
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indian art?
influenced by buddhism and greek culture
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japanese art
consistent and tradition, isometric poisitions and flat colors
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african art?
a lot was destroyed