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Fine Arts 101- Test 1
Fine Art 101
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Art History
Undergraduate 2
02/04/2009

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[image]
Definition
  • Venus of Willendorf 
  • A general image of a pregnant female thought to be a fertility image.
  • 30,0000 BC
  • Venus= Greek Goddess of Love

 

Term
[image]
Definition
  • Cave Painting/ Hall of the Bulls 
  • Lascaux France- remote area of the cave- natural pigments, no overall composition (probably has magical function, not for aesthetics)
  • Naturalistic= a convicning likeness (use contours of cave, bumps indents).
  • 13,000 B.C.
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[image]
Definition
  • Simon Rodea------ Watts Towers 
  • California selft taught artist created Towers for personal fulfillment
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[image]
Definition
  • Banksy----- Street Rat 
  • English artist- uses stencils & paint
  • Locations= street, museum, zoo, political
  • Uses rats because they are unwelcome
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[image]
Definition
  • The Names Proejct Aids Memorial Quilt 
  • Craft Medium- delivers a message in an easthetic way
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[image]
Definition
  • Betye Saar-------- Liberation of Aunt Jemima
  • About sterotyping of Afro-American women
  • Bring about more realistic image of Af. American women by showing two extremes
  • Assemblage- 3D composition made of various materials such as found objects, paper, wood, metal cloth, glass, etc
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Dredd Scott------What is the proper Way to Display the American Flag  
  • Legder for ppl to write in
  • Protest, veterans wanted it removed
  • Was crime to put American Flag on ground, reversed
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Robert Mapplethorpe------ Self- Portrait
  • Known for his photographs of flowers and the male nude.
  • He emphasizes elegance of of composition and drmatic contrasts between light and dark
  • X- Portfolio depicts images of sadomasochism and hommoetocism
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Richard Serra------ Tilted Arc
  • Large Steel Structures which divide space
  • Downtown Manhatten demanded it be removed from plaza.
  • Insensitivity to social environment
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Definition
Term
Art Understanding
Definition
1. Peronsal background
2. Iconography
3. Artist Intent
Term
Iconography
Definition
The story & symbolism attached to the image
Term
Medium
Definition
art material/ media= plural of medium
Term
medium
Definition
art material/ media= plural of medium
Term
three dimensional art
Definition
has weidth, height, and depth
Term
warm colors
Definition
red, orange, yellow
come forward, bring emotion
Term
cool colors
Definition
blue and green
receed, calming
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primary color
Definition
red, yellow, and blue
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secondary color
Definition
mix two primary colors
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analogous color
Definition
adjacent on the color wheel/ harmonious
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complimentary color
Definition
opposite on the color wheel/ jarring and intense
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saturated color
Definition
full intensity
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value
Definition
relative lightness and darkness
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arbitrary color
Definition
from the artist's imagination
Term
gestureal line
Definition
loose, free
Term
contour line
Definition
outline
Term
organic shape
Definition
irregular and curvy
Term
implied texture
Definition
illusion of texture
Term
impasto
Definition
thick paint creates actual texture
Term
atmospheric perspective
Definition
distant objects appear hazy and blue
Term
linear perspective
Definition
line depicts depth
Term
stable calm composition
Definition
horizontal and vertical ines dominate
Term
unstable action composition
Definition
diagonal lines dominate
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scale
Definition
size relative to the norm
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proportion
Definition
size relationships between parts of a unit
Term
Chris Jordan
Definition
-Artist/Environmentalist
-Used digital arts (aid of computer technology)
-Hopes we recognize the individual and ourselves in his images
Term
Gary Larson
Definition
-WSU Alumnus
-Cartoonist
-Single Panel Cartoon with captions to clarify the action
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Edward Weston-------- Pepper 
  • 1930 Extreme colse-ups of familiar objects
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Dorthea Lange------ Migrant Mother
  • Documentary photographer
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Ansel Adams- Moon and Half Dome
  • Yosemite, realistic and precise
  • Very detailed planning for photos
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Lucas Samaras----- Phantasmata
  • Experiment, heated and altered
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Diane Arbus---- The King and Queen of Senior Citizens
  • Snapshots, unexpected and truthful
  • 1970
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Cindy Sherman---- stereotypes of women
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Sandy Skogland------ Radioactive Cats
  • Designs then photographs lifesized environments
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Aniie Leibovitz----- John Lennon & Yoko Ono
  • Icons of popular culture
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Annie Leibovitz-------- Christo
  • Exagerates distinctive characteristics of public image icons
Term
[image]
Definition
  • James Audobon-------- Scientific Illustrations
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Norman Rockwell------ magazine illustrations
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Cellini------- Saltcellar
  • metal (gold)
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Gary Larson
  • The Far Side
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Maria Martinez------ Black on black Pottery
  • Native American
  • Ceramics/ Clay
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Dale Chihuly------ The Sun
  • Glass blowing
  • Communicats his glass design ideas through his fingerpaintings
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Hindu/ India
  • 3 lines and eye of knowledge
  • religious membership (follower of Shiva)
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Native American/ Mandan
  • Warrior body paint/ Tribal identification/ imparts power/ intimidates enemies
Term
[image]
Definition
  • AFrican Maisai
  • warrior body paint and long twisted strands of hair
Term
[image]
Definition
  • African/ Initiation
  • White paint/ limbo and spiritual state/ awaiting rebirth into adulthood
Term
[image]
Definition
  • New Zealand/ Maori
  • Spiral face tattoos= individual ID and presige
Term
[image]
Definition
  • African Scarification
  • done in incriments at important stages of life/ shows group membership/ beauty
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Papua, new Guinea
  • dancer performs various cerimonial functions/ individual creativity
Term
[image]
Definition
  • South American, peru
  • for religious cerimony/ patterns like tribal artifacts
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Africa/ Stick Fighters
  • Cerimony to diffuse anger/ for group ID and enemy intimidation
Term
[image]
Definition
  • Da Vinci-------- Last Supper
  • Focal Point
  • Christ made focal point by: most intense warm color, position( middle), architectural framing, others pointing
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