Different Types of Art

Question 1

Rock Art colours

Answer 1

polychromatic - red, brown, black, white

Question 2

Rock Art subjects

Answer 2

rituals and hunting activities.

Question 3

Rock Art figures

Answer 3

out of proportion. people elongated and animals in proportion or foreshortened. rarely children.

Question 4

Rock Art techniques

Answer 4

pictographs - painting on rocks and pectographs - engraving into rocks.

Question 5

Rock Art paint

Answer 5

made from clay, charcoal, bird droppings mixed with blood and other natural liquids.

Question 6

Western Art

Answer 6

• Made for art purposes.
• One of a kind.
• Naturalistic.
• Static.
• Made to look at.

Question 7

Tribal Art

Answer 7

• Has a function.
• Replaceable.
• Conceptual and out of proportion.
• Given movement in dances and rituals.
• Made to be used and seen by community.

Question 8

Kouros

Answer 8

nude youths

Question 9

Kore

Answer 9

clothed women.

Question 10

Kouros subjects

Answer 10

did not represent anyone specific

Question 11

Kouros of Tenea

Answer 11

marble statue, more naturalistic than the others. has rounded legs, broad shoulders. athletic body.

Question 12

Discobolos

Answer 12

created with same naturalistic components but with poses more free and with movement.

Question 13

Discobolos (more)

Answer 13

asymmetrical, and has a big dramatic effect. like a relief statue with no background.

Question 14

Laocoon

Answer 14

depicted people and a priest and his son’s being killed by a serpent. very strong and muscular and shows a tragedy.

Question 15

Ancient Greek connections

Answer 15

all influenced by Kouros and are naturalistic. more detail and muscle added over time. and more realistic.

Question 16

Augustus of Prima Porta

Answer 16

seen as a figure of authority and has similar style to classical sculptures. impression of simplicity and shows he wanted to bring peace to Roman Empire.

Question 17

Augustus Sculpture

Answer 17

shown with youthful features, although he was 40 when it was made. influence of Greek athletic sculptures are evident in head, face, legs and pose.

Question 18

Augustus Body and Clothing

Answer 18

• seen addressing a group of people.
• Julius caesar type clothing portrays him as a powerful leader.
• heroic characteristics - no shoes, no foot protection needed.

Question 19

David by Michelangelo

Answer 19

made of marble, and is out of proportion (big hands and feet) and was “ideal human form” very naturalistic and disproportionate upper body.

Question 20

Michelangelo

Answer 20

painter and sculptor, main interest was human body and thought of himself as a sculptor.

Question 21

Rubens

Answer 21

well known for portraits and landscapes and history paintings.

Question 22

Rape of Daughters of Leucippus

Answer 22

• lots of movement and colour.
• lots of dark and contrast (baroque)
• dark and twisted.
• exaggerated postures and action filled painting, just like Michelangelo paintings.

Question 23

Rococo

Answer 23

light hearted, not very serious painting style.

Question 24

The Swing by Fragonard

Answer 24

• man pushing woman on swing while other man looks up her skirt.
• pastel pinks and greens used to show how light the painting was. big contrast to serious baroque and renaissance paintings.

Question 25

Early Christian art

Answer 25

depicted resurrection of bodies, mainly people and Christians. depicting Christ or God was disputed for many years before someone did.

Question 26

Islamic Art

Answer 26

featured either geometric patterns or people and animals. as iconography (depicting Allah or worshipping an object as an idol) was prohibited.