art Flashcards
what is art history
the way art is interpreted throughout history
type of art they focused before
fine art
can art change over time?
yes, often through different lenses
formal analysis
visual qualities
contextual analysis
culture, social, religious, and economics taking into account
comparative study
comparing different art pieces
what is art history right now?
rewritting biased views on artwork
what type of art material perservered?
non-perishable materials
what is non-perishible materials?
stone, metal, and fired clay
why was art big in western cultures?
non-perishable materials were hard to find in non-western cultures
art in the great stone age
stone hedge and stone arrangements
art in egypt
architecture to show its ruler
roman art?
a lot of architecture
greek art?
carving and sculptures,
etruscan art?
mix between greek and roman art, wood and brick were main materials
roman art
modern concrete and idealistic version of us
medieval art
book work that survived, abstract covers
byzantine art?
architecture in churches with new gothic styles
renaissance art in europe
mix of goth and renaissance, patroned many times, now highest payed
new innovations in perspective?
linear single vanishing point
what was the controversy about cleaning paintings?
the removal of paint and destroying of undertones
mannerism?
distortion of some elements and acidic colors
chiaroscuro?
dramatic contrast of light and dark
baroque art?
great movement with energy
diego velaquez?
created figures of color instead of drawing, influenced the later impressionism movement
rococo style?
great movement but on romance and frivolity
neoclassism?
revival of greek and roman art
romanticism?
a lot of emotion but detached subject
ex. of romanticism
normal man but with the highlight of romance
impressionism?
style grew because of the disobaying of rules
impressionism encouraged?
going out into the sun and working outside
what did paul cezanne do?
redefined art with overlapping planes
post-impressionist?
impressionist but with more colors
van gohn used colors in what way?
used them to imitate emotions instead of the human world
what effect did the camera had?
questioned existence of realism art
what were people against the industrial revolution called?
Pre-Raphaelites
art nouveau?
focused on nature and sweeping motions
cubism?
broke single point perspective
surrealist?
objects were the art
color field painting ?
broad color and geometric areas
minimalism?
art of the least
post-modernism?
old elements of art with new techniques
chinese art?
elaborate tombs, ceramic sculptures
indian art?
influenced by buddhism and greek culture
japanese art
consistent and tradition, isometric poisitions and flat colors
african art?
a lot was destroyed
