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unit 1 (chapter 1-5) Flashcards

1
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What are examples of art that record and commemorate?

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  1. Shibboleth
  2. The Mona Lisa
  3. Robert E. Lee monument, Richmond, VA
  4. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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What are common features to the theme of sacred realm in art?

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  1. Meditation
  2. Angels
  3. Deities
  4. Afterworld
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What are descriptions that apply to understanding art?

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  1. Art embodied meaning
  2. Form is the appearance of an artwork
  3. Subject matter is the object(s) or event(s) the artwork depicts
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What is the meticulous rendering of terrain of the natural world as an artist has observed or a vision of the artist’s imagination?

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Landscape

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Which work of art has a restricted palette?

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Antonio Pérez de Aguilar’s Painter’s cupboard

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What technique uses dots of color to create a specific optical effect?

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Pointilism

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What statement does NOT apply to design principles?

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They can’t be discussed in terms of every work of art

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Why do architects employ rhythm by way of building’s division into discrete visual units?

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So that we can comprehend its logic

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Which artwork is unified conceptually through ideas as opposed to demonstrating visual unity?

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Uprising of the Spirit

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What is context in term of art?

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The personal, cultural, social, and historical setting in which art was created, received, and interpreted

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What is iconography?

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Interpretation of symbols

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What is form?

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The physical appearance of a work

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What is NOT a visual element or principle of design seen in kente cloth?

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Thicker square lines are patterned with hexagons and checkerboards

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How does the photograph “Stairs” by Tina Modotti demonstrates either unity or variety?

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Triangular and rectangular shapes are abundant

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The Mandala of Jnandakini shows what kind of balance?

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Radial

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What is Santiago Calatrava’s sculpture “Wave” is comprised of?

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More than 100 bronze bars positioned side by side

17
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The Codman Silver Dressing Table and Stool from 1899 best represents what theme of art?

A

Reflecting on the self

18
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Many still-life works attempt to capture what art and design element?

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Visual texture

19
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Which visual element can best be described as “the path of a moving point”?

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Line

20
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Which three characteristics are illustrated in the Fur Traders Descending the Missouri?

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  1. Give visual form to the unknown
  2. Record and commemorate
  3. Creates extraordinary versions of ordinary objects
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Maria van Oosterwijck’s “Vanitas” is an example of what role that art plays?

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It gives visual form to feelings and ideas

22
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Copyright refers to the legal right to publish, reproduce, or perform a work of original intellectual…

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Property

23
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What does Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk portray?

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A domestic scene

24
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Which theme is best represented by Frank Henderson’s drawing “Off to War”?

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Stories and histories

25
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What is outline?

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The outer boundaries of two-dimensional forms

26
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What is contour line?

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The outer boundaries perceived among three-dimensional forms

27
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What is chiaroscuro?

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A technique to describe the way shadows and light define the shape or forms

28
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What is kinetic art?

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Art that moves

29
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What is the size relationships between two or more items considered as a unit, or between parts of a whole?

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Proportion

30
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What is not a commonly identified principle of design?

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Shape and mass

31
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What is hierarchal scale?

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The depiction of a more important figure as larger than less significant figure - to indicate relative importance

32
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What is the ability to look at art critically?

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Visual literacy

33
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How does an artist refresh our view of everyday object or event?

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By using it in an unexpected way

34
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What techniques did Maya Lin used to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?

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  1. She tapered a V-shape walkway and granite
  2. The stone is polished to the point of being a mirror
  3. It is set inside a hill like ancient tombs
35
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What is the process of translating numerical information into visual image?

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Data visualization

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