Art and Mysic + Sp Area Part 1

Question 1

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Answer 1

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Question 2

What is butter art?

Answer 2

Three-dimensional sculptures created using butter as the medium.

Question 3

What is the earliest recorded reference to butter art?

Answer 3

1536 (Bartolomeo Scappi, cook of Pope Pius V)

Question 4

Who was a notable American sculptor known for her butter creations, sometimes incorporating ice for preservation?

Answer 4

Caroline Shawk Brooks (1840-?)

Question 5

What is the title of Brooks’ most famous butter sculpture, depicting a blind princess?

Answer 5

“Dreaming Iolanthe” (1873)

Question 6

Where was Brooks’ “Dreaming Iolanthe” exhibited for two weeks in 1874?

Answer 6

Cincinnati, Ohio

Question 7

What material did Brooks transition to for her sculptures after studying art in Europe?

Answer 7

Marble (though she still occasionally used butter)

Question 8

Who was a Norwegian-American sculptor whose butter creations were featured in major expositions?

Answer 8

John Karl Daniels (Louisiana Purchase Exposition - 1904, Minnesota State Fair - 1910)

Question 9

What artist uses unconventional materials like old books, cassette tapes, and magazines in her work?

Answer 9

Erika Iris Simmons

Question 10

What series by Simmons uses magnetic tape from cassette tapes to portray famous celebrities?

Answer 10

“Ghost in the Machine”

Question 11

How does Simmons differentiate actors and songwriters/composers in her “Ghost in the Machine” series?

Answer 11

Film tape for actors, audio tape for musicians

Question 12

What does Erika Iris Simmons’ art encourage viewers to reconsider?

Answer 12

The value and potential of discarded materials

Question 13

What technology was used to analyze the previously unseen rock art in Alabama’s unnamed cave?

Answer 13

Photogrammetry (combining thousands of photos for a 3D view)

Question 14

How old are the human and animal figures depicted in the Alabama cave paintings?

Answer 14

Estimated to be between 133-433 AD

Question 15

What technology is used to reveal obscured paintings beneath calcium deposits and wear?

Answer 15

Infrared frequency light technology

Question 16

Where is Leang Timpuseng Cave, one of the sites with the oldest recorded cave paintings?

Answer 16

Maros Pangkep, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Question 17

Who led the team that discovered the Leang Timpuseng Cave paintings?

Answer 17

Dr. Anthony Dosseto (University of Wollongong, Australia)

Question 18

What dating technique was used to determine the age of the Leang Timpuseng paintings?

Answer 18

Uranium-Thorium technique applied to calcite and mineral deposits

Question 19

Who discovered Leang Timpuseng Cave in 1857?

Answer 19

British naturalist Alfred Wallace

Question 20

When were the first detailed accounts of the Maros Pangkep cave paintings published?

Answer 20

1950 by H.R. van Heereken

Question 21

What is the significance of the Sulawesi cave paintings in terms of human evolution?

Answer 21

They challenge the belief that artistic abilities emerged in Africa after humans left

Question 22

What famous scientist’s journey aboard the HMS Beagle is considered a critical moment in the history of evolution?

Answer 22

Charles Darwin

Question 23

On which continent did Darwin spend most of his time collecting data on the fauna?

Answer 23

South America

Question 24

Where did Darwin conduct research that played a crucial role in developing the theory of evolution?

Answer 24

Galapagos Islands

Question 25

How did the diverse finch species on the Galapagos Islands contribute to Darwin’s theory?

Answer 25

Their unique beak adaptations provided evidence of natural selection

Question 26

Who collaborated with Darwin to identify the collected bird specimens from the Galapagos Islands?

Answer 26

John Gould (ornithologist)

Question 27

Why were the Lascaux Caves sealed off in 1963?

Answer 27

To prevent damage caused by visitors and carbon dioxide/sweat

Question 28

What is the name of the near-perfect replica of the Lascaux Caves?

Answer 28

Lascaux IV

Question 29

How many paintings and engravings are replicated within Lascaux IV?

Answer 29

Over 600 paintings and 1000 engravings (created over 20,000 years ago)

Question 30

What specific conditions contributed to the preservation of the original Lascaux cave art?

Answer 30

A combination of factors: Isolation and stable climate: The caves were sealed off for millennia, maintaining a cool, humid, and dark environment.
Limited human interaction: Early visitors likely left