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Vocabulary- Visual art and architecture Flashcards

1
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A [unique] aspect of Turner’s paintings is

his innovative use of color.

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Original, different from anything else

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A unique [aspect] of Turner’s paintings is

his innovative use of color.

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Element, feature

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A unique aspect of Turner’s paintings is

his [innovative] use of color.

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New, different, better than before

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Gaudi’s [vision] of architecture utilized
organic shapes to create highly decorative
structures.

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Concept, idea

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Gaudi’s vision of architecture [utilized]
organic shapes to create highly decorative
structures.

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Use

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The development of steel construction had
[considerable] impact on contemporary
architecture

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Great, significant

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The development of steel construction had
considerable [impact] on contemporary
architecture

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Influence, effect

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The development of steel construction had
considerable impact on [contemporary]
architecture

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Present day

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Q

Leonardo da Vinci [illustrated] his
notebooks with drawings and sketches
which provide valuable insights into his
creative processes.

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To add pictures to a book, to give an example

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Leonardo da Vinci illustrated his
notebooks with drawings and sketches
which provide valuable [insights] into his
creative processes.

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A clear understanding

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Leonardo da Vinci illustrated his
notebooks with drawings and sketches
which provide valuable insights into his
[creative] processes.

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Able to make new ideas

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The Impressionist art movement [signaled]
, a shift away from naturalism toward a
more abstract representation of human
experience.

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Indicate

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The Impressionist art movement signaled
, a [shift] away from naturalism toward a
more abstract representation of human
experience.

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Move

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The Impressionist art movement signaled
, a shift away from naturalism toward a
more [abstract] representation of human
experience.

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Not realistic

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The Bauhaus [design] movement
attempted to analyze form in terms of
basic universal principles.

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Outline, plan

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The Bauhaus design movement
attempted to [analyze] form in terms of
basic universal principles.

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Examine, think about something in detail

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The Impressionists [sought] to depict the

subjective experience of light and color.

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attempt, try (in the past)

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The Impressionists sought to [depict] the

subjective experience of light and color.

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Show, describe

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The Impressionists sought to depict the

[subjective] experience of light and color.

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Form an individual’s point of view

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[Images] used in surreal art often attempt

to convey aspects of the unconscious

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Picture

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Images used in surreal art often attempt

to [convey] aspects of the unconscious

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Communicative, express

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22
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On the Road by Jack Kerouac is a
[classic] novel of the 1950s. Atthough it
Is a work of fiction, it is based mainly on
the autobiographical description of a
road trip Kerouac took across the United
States and into Mexico.

A

A book that represents the best of a

particular genre

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On the Road by Jack Kerouac is a
classic [novel] of the 1950s. Atthough it
Is a work of fiction, it is based mainly on
the autobiographical description of a
road trip Kerouac took across the United
States and into Mexico.

A

A book about imaginary people and

events

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On the Road by Jack Kerouac is a
classic novel of the 1950s. Atthough it
Is a work of [fiction], it is based mainly on
the autobiographical description of a
road trip Kerouac took across the United
States and into Mexico.
A

Stories about imaginary events

25
Q 
On the Road by Jack Kerouac is a
classic novel of the 1950s. Atthough it
Is a work of fiction, it is based mainly on
the [autobiographical] description of a
road trip Kerouac took across the United
States and into Mexico.
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Relating to true events in your life

26
Q 
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
is [set] during the Prohibition Era of
the 1920s when sales of alcohol were
prohibited in the United States. The story
is narrated by a minor character, Nick
Carraway, who describes the other people
in the story with contradictory emotions
of admiration, jealousy, and en/.
A

Placed, located

27
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
is set during the Prohibition Era of
the 1920s when sales of alcohol were
prohibited in the United States. The story
is [narrated] by a minor character, Nick
Carraway, who describes the other people
in the story with contradictory emotions
of admiration, jealousy, and en/.
A

Tell a story

28
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
is set during the Prohibition Era of
the 1920s when sales of alcohol were
prohibited in the United States. The story
is narrated by a minor [character], Nick
Carraway, who describes the other people
in the story with contradictory emotions
of admiration, jealousy, and en/.
A

A person in a story

29
Q 
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
is set during the Prohibition Era of
the 1920s when sales of alcohol were
prohibited in the United States. The story
is narrated by a minor character, Nick
Carraway, who describes the other people
in the story with [contradictory] emotions
of admiration, jealousy, and en/.
A

Opposing

30
Q

Ernest Hemingway’s novel For Whom
the Bell Tolls was [inspired] by his
experiences in the Spanish Civil War.

A

The source of the idea

31
Q

Ernest Hemingway’s novel For Whom
the Bell Tolls was inspired by his
[experiences] in the Spanish Civil War.

A

Past events that have happened to you

32
Q 
John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of
Wrath is a [realistic] description of the
economic depression of the 1930s seen
from the perspective of one family of
migrant workers.
A

An accurate picture of reallity

33
Q 
John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of
Wrath is a realistic description of the
economic depression of the 1930s seen
from the [perspective] of one family of
migrant workers.
A

Point of view

34
Q 
The novel Ulysses by Irish [author] James
Joyce is written in an experimental form
of prose using a technique known as
stream-of-consciousness, which portrays
a continuous flow of thoughts.
A

Write of a book

35
Q 
The novel Ulysses by Irish author James
Joyce is written in an experimental form
of [prose] using a technique known as
stream-of-consciousness, which portrays
a continuous flow of thoughts.
A

Ordinary written language, not poetry

36
Q 
The novel Ulysses by Irish author James
Joyce is written in an experimental form
of prose using a [technique] known as
stream-of-consciousness, which portrays
a continuous flow of thoughts.
A

Method

37
Q 
The novel Ulysses by Irish author James
Joyce is written in an experimental form
of prose using a technique known as
stream-of-consciousness, which [portrays]
a continuous flow of thoughts.
A

Describe

38
Q 
Emily Bronta's novel Wuthering Heights
was at first published under the
[pseudonym] Ellis Bell in order to keep
the author's real name anonymous. The
book was praised for the originality of its
subject matter and narrative style.
A

An invented name that someone uses instead of a real name

39
Q 
Emily Bronta's novel Wuthering Heights
was at first published under the
pseudonym Ellis Bell in order to keep
the author's real name [anonymous]. The
book was praised for the originality of its
subject matter and narrative style.
A

Undentified, unnamed

40
Q 
Emily Bronta's novel Wuthering Heights
was at first published under the
pseudonym Ellis Bell in order to keep
the author's real name anonymous. The
book was praised for the [originality] of its
subject matter and narrative style.
A

Completely new and different

41
Q 
Emily Bronta's novel Wuthering Heights
was at first published under the
pseudonym Ellis Bell in order to keep
the author's real name anonymous. The
book was praised for the originality of its
subject matter and narrative [style].
A

Way of doing something

42
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Modern dance [emerged] as an art form in the early 20th century. It represented a rejection of the conventional principles of classical ballet.

A

become known

43
Q

Modern dance emerged as an art form in the early 20th century. It represented a [rejection] of the conventional principles of classical ballet.

A

Turn againt, refuse to accept

44
Q

Martha Graham developed modern dance techniques that were based on [concepts] of contraction and release

A

idea

45
Q

Martha Graham developed modern dance techniques that were based on concepts of [contraction] and release

A

become smaller or tighter

46
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Martha Graham developed modern dance techniques that were based on concepts of contraction and [release]

A

let go

47
Q

Modem dance [performances] utilize a range of
choreographic techniques to create a unique form
of self-expression

A

show, display, concert

48
Q

Modem dance performances utilize a range of
[choreographic] techniques to create a unique form
of self-expression

A

relating to dance movement

49
Q

Jazz music [combined] elements of African and
European music traditions and transformed popular
music in the 1920s.

A

mix, join toghether

50
Q

Jazz music combined elements of African and
European music traditions and [transformed] popular
music in the 1920s.

A

change completely

51
Q

Blues is a musical [genre] that evolved from the

songs of poor black laborers in the American South.

A

type, category especcially of music or literature

52
Q

Blues is a musical genre that [evolved] from the

songs of poor black laborers in the American South.

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gradually develop over a period of time

53
Q

Tango is a form of music that [incorporates] classical

and jazz music rhythms.

A

include

54
Q

Tango is a form of music that incorporates classical

and jazz music [rhythms].

A

regular pattern (of sounds)

55
Q

Traditional Native American music typically
[consists] of singing accompanied by percussion
instruments, such as drums and rattles.

A

is formed of, comprise

56
Q

Traditional Native American music typically
consists of singing [accompanied] by percussion
instruments, such as drums and rattles.

A

happens at the same time

57
Q

Traditional Native American music typically
consists of singing accompanied by percussion
[instruments], such as drums and rattles.

A

tool

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