ART 2022-2023 Flashcards
Art history
is an academic discipline dedicated to the
reconstruction of the social, cultural, and economic
contexts in which an artwork was created.
Why would some people view art differently?
Differences such as social status, education, physical
access to a work of art, religious background, race,
and gender have an impact on the construction of the
meaning of a work of art.
The 2 types of analysis:
These two modes of analysis are called
formal analysis and contextual analysis.
What is formal analysis?
Formal
analysis focuses on the visual qualities of the work of
art itself.
What art was found in Lascaus and Altamira?
The art in these caves
takes the form of large colored drawings of animals such
as horses, bears, lions, bison, and mammoths, and the
paintings include several outlines of human hands.
What kinds of paitings were in the Chauvet cave?
Except for a minimal use of yellow, the paintings and
engravings in Chauvet Cave were created using red
ochre and black charcoal and depict animals such as
horses, rhinoceros, lions, buffalos, and mammoths.
Venus (or
Woman) of Willendorf (c. 28,000–25,000 bce),
are small stone female figures that
have exaggerated bellies, breasts, and pubic areas.
What was similar about rock shelter art and cave art?
rock shelter paintings, like the cave paintings
that preceded them, demonstrate the skill of their
creators in the depiction of animal figures.
What was different between rockshelter art and cave art?
depiction of the human figure.
What artwas popular in new stone age?
are rings or rows of rough-
hewn stones located in Western Europe.
What is the stonehedge made of in England?
Stonehenge features concentric rings made
with sarsen (a form of sandstone) stones and smaller
“bluestones”—rocks indigenous to the region.
What did the sumerians make in mesotampanio?
impressive sculptures and buildings.
What did the sumerians build?
built massive temples at the centers of their cities.
What did the Addikas art based off?
monarchy
What is the most known persian art?
the palace at Persepolis,
What was the palace of Perpalois made out of?
of stone, brick, and wood
-showedthat they had influence of egypt
What was egypt art based off?
Egyptian art emphasizes a style called
hierarchical scale,
what is hierarchical scale?
the status of figures
or objects to determine their relative sizes within an
artwork.
the Palette
of King Narmer,
King Narmer
centrally, and he is depicted as being considerably larger
than the other figures.
Figures are presented so that each part of
the body is shown as clearly as possible,
“fractional representation.”
What are some cycladic art?
nude female figures and decorated peices of pottery
What is minoean art?
The art of these island people depicts sea
life and includes statues of a female snake goddess.
What are architecture acheivements of minoean?
They built four major
palaces, all completely unfortified and designed in a
light, flexible, and organic style.
the did myceneans build?
The Mycenaeans built elaborate tombs,
and their burial practices allowed for a large number
of objects to be preserved.
what were mycean mainlymade out of?
gold
relief sculpture.
