LSE 7B review:Module 1, 1ST PRESENTATION

Question 1

Define “Art Education”

Answer 1

Study of the ELEMENTS and PRINCIPLES of ART or DESIGN and their application to all things Made by man.

Question 2

Define “Art Appreciation”

Answer 2

The ability to INTERPRET or UNDERSTAND man-made arts and enjoy them.

Question 3

Define “Art Education & Appreciation”

Answer 3

It deals with LEARNING or UNDERSTANDING and CREATING arts and ENJOYING them.

Question 4

State the five periods in art history:

Answer 4

.Renaissance
.Ancient art
.Medieval art
.Modern and contemporary art
.Prehistoric art
(Note: The order is not based on it’s origin but ordered from the nemonic “RAMP” to easily process it)

Question 5

What is the earliest known period of art, and exactly how old are the known artworks of this era?

Answer 5

Pre-historic art, Earlier than 40,000 YEARS AGO

Question 6

What,how old, and where were the oldest art objects in the world discovered

Answer 6

Tiny, drilled snail shells, 75,000 years old, discovered in a South African cave.

Question 7

During what era was the sculpture known as “Venus of Willendorf”?

Answer 7

The Paleolithic era.

Question 8

When did Ancient art begin?

Answer 8

It began when ancient civilizations developed a form of “WRITTEN LANGUAGE”. Because of their size and duration of these civilizations, their art works have survived and transmitted to other CULTURES and LATER TIMES.

Question 9

What are the ancient civilizations that INFLUENCED the FOUNDATION OF ART?

Answer 9

.Ancient Egypt
.Ancient Greece
.Ancient Rome
.China
.India
.Mesopotamia now known as IRAQ

(Nemonic:ACIM)

Question 10

TRUE or FALSE
In BYZANTINE and GOTHIC ART of the MIDDLE AGES, the dominance of the church insisted on the expression of biblical truths.

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

What are artworks from the Medieval art era are most dominant?

Answer 11

.Stained glass
.Sculpture
.Illuminated manuscripts
.Metalwork
.Mosaics
(Nemonic=SIM)

Question 12

Which period is characterized by RETURN TO VALUATION OF THE MATERIAL WORLD, and DWELLED LESS ON SPIRITUALITY AND THE AFTERLIFE?

Answer 12

The Renaissance period.

Question 13

TRUE OR FALSE
The Renaissance period is characterized by humanism, realism and searching for human emotion in art.

Answer 13

TRUE

Question 14

Give examples (at least two) of artworks made in the “Renaissance period”. And include the artist who produced it.

Answer 14

“Creation of Adam” by Michaelangelo
“The Lamentation” by Giotto
“Self-portrait” by da Vinci
“Mona Lisa” by da Vinci

Question 15

During what time period is “Modern and Contemporary” art?

Answer 15

19th-20th century

Question 16

What are the art movements that were birthed during the 19th to 20th century?

Answer 16

.Fauvism
.Impressionism
.Cubism
.Expressionism
.Dadaism
.Surrealism
.Modernism
.Postmodernism
(Nemonic=FICEDSMP)

Question 17

Define art:

Answer 17

The CONSCIOUS USE OF SKILL and CREATIVE IMAGINATION especially in the PRODUCTION OF AESTHETIC OBJECTS.

Question 18

TRUE OR FALSE
Art is FORM and CONTENT.

Answer 18

TRUE

Question 19

What are the elements of FORM?

Answer 19

1.The elements of art
2.The principles of design
3.The actual, physical materials

Question 20

What are the elements of CONTENT (idea-based)?

Answer 20

1.What the artist means to portray.
2.What the artist actually did portray.
3.How we react.