art Flashcards

1
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what is art history

A

the way art is interpreted throughout history

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2
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type of art they focused before

A

fine art

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3
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can art change over time?

A

yes, often through different lenses

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4
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formal analysis

A

visual qualities

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5
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contextual analysis

A

culture, social, religious, and economics taking into account

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6
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comparative study

A

comparing different art pieces

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7
Q

what is art history right now?

A

rewritting biased views on artwork

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8
Q

what type of art material perservered?

A

non-perishable materials

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9
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what is non-perishible materials?

A

stone, metal, and fired clay

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10
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why was art big in western cultures?

A

non-perishable materials were hard to find in non-western cultures

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11
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art in the great stone age

A

stone hedge and stone arrangements

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12
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art in egypt

A

architecture to show its ruler

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13
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roman art?

A

a lot of architecture

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14
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greek art?

A

carving and sculptures,

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15
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etruscan art?

A

mix between greek and roman art, wood and brick were main materials

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16
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roman art

A

modern concrete and idealistic version of us

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17
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medieval art

A

book work that survived, abstract covers

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18
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byzantine art?

A

architecture in churches with new gothic styles

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19
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renaissance art in europe

A

mix of goth and renaissance, patroned many times, now highest payed

20
Q

new innovations in perspective?

A

linear single vanishing point

21
Q

what was the controversy about cleaning paintings?

A

the removal of paint and destroying of undertones

22
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mannerism?

A

distortion of some elements and acidic colors

23
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chiaroscuro?

A

dramatic contrast of light and dark

24
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baroque art?

A

great movement with energy

25
Q

diego velaquez?

A

created figures of color instead of drawing, influenced the later impressionism movement

26
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rococo style?

A

great movement but on romance and frivolity

27
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neoclassism?

A

revival of greek and roman art

28
Q

romanticism?

A

a lot of emotion but detached subject

29
Q

ex. of romanticism

A

normal man but with the highlight of romance

30
Q

impressionism?

A

style grew because of the disobaying of rules

31
Q

impressionism encouraged?

A

going out into the sun and working outside

32
Q

what did paul cezanne do?

A

redefined art with overlapping planes

33
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post-impressionist?

A

impressionist but with more colors

34
Q

van gohn used colors in what way?

A

used them to imitate emotions instead of the human world

35
Q

what effect did the camera had?

A

questioned existence of realism art

36
Q

what were people against the industrial revolution called?

A

Pre-Raphaelites

37
Q

art nouveau?

A

focused on nature and sweeping motions

38
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cubism?

A

broke single point perspective

39
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surrealist?

A

objects were the art

40
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color field painting ?

A

broad color and geometric areas

41
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minimalism?

A

art of the least

42
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post-modernism?

A

old elements of art with new techniques

43
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chinese art?

A

elaborate tombs, ceramic sculptures

44
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indian art?

A

influenced by buddhism and greek culture

45
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japanese art

A

consistent and tradition, isometric poisitions and flat colors

46
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african art?

A

a lot was destroyed