art 151-200 Flashcards

1
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the Red Scare

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fear of communism in the US post- russian revolution

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2
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russian revolution that began the red scare in the US

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bolshevik’s revolution

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3
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man at the crossroads

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diego rivera mural censored for its depiction of the bolshevik leader vladimir lenin

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4
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the rockefeller center

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location of diego rivera’s man at the crossroads

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5
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jacques louis david

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neoclassical french painter who painted the oath of the horatii and was involved in the french revoluton

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6
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two reasons for government art patronage

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job creation and morale improvement

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7
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palace of versailles

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french palace built under louis XIV exemplifying barquoe design and monarchial power

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8
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the paris salon

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influential annual art exhibition run by the french academy until the 19th century

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9
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diego velazquez

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17th century court painter of king philip IV of spain who influenced the impressionist movement

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10
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jean antoine watteau

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17th century french painter who led the emerging rococo movement and development the fete galante

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11
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realism

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style of painting emphasizing the use of all features of a subject

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12
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gustave courbet

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leader of realist movement who painted the stonebreakers

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13
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neoclassism

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style influenced by enlightenment philosophy and classical works that emerged shortly before the french revolution

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jacques louis david

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neoclassical french painter who painted the oath of the horatii and was involved in the french revoluton

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15
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How large are megaliths?

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up to 17 feet tall and 50 tons in weight

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16
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What megalithic formation is the most well-known

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stonehenge….im so lonely

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17
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where is stonehenge located

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on salisbury plain

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18
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when was stonehenge built?

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between 2000 and 1000 B.C.E.

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19
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Who is Joel?

A

me gusta

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20
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Jerusalem mosque that is one of the oldest examples of Islamic architecture

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Dome of the Rock

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21
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FIVE civilizations that flourished in the pre -colonial Americas

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Olmec, Toltec, Maya, Inca, and Aztec

22
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SIX basic formal qualities of art

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line, shape, form, space, color, and texture

23
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the path of a point moving through space

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line

24
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a series of uninterrupted dots or lines that the eye connects

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implied line

25
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neutrals

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blacks, whites, greys

26
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lines that suggest a peaceful feeling

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horizontal lines

27
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two types of lines that suggest a sense of activity

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curved and jagged lines

28
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the two-dimensional area of an object

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shape

29
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the three-dimensional representation of an object

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form

30
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forms that can be defined mathematically and convey order and stability

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geometric forms

31
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irregular forms that convey movement and rhythm

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organic forms

32
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element of art related to the organization of objects and the areas around them

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space (in art)

33
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space occupied by objects in an artwork

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positive space

34
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space surrounding object in an artwork

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negative space

35
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sculpture that can be viewed at any angle

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freestanding sculptures

36
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sculpture that projects from a surface

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relief sculpture

37
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visible borders of an object

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contours

38
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FOUR techniques used to create a sense of perspective

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shading and highlighting, placement behind or in front of other objects, size, and level of detail

39
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technique taking into account effects of airborne particles on appearance of distant objects

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aerial/atmospheric perspective

40
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technique founded on the visual phenomenon of vanishing points

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linear perspective

41
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name of a color

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hue

42
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three primary colors

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red, blue, yellow

43
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colors made by combining primary colors

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secondary colors

44
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colors made by combining a secondary color with an adjacent primary color

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tertiary colors

45
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visual representation of all hues

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color wheel

46
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the lightness or darkness of a color or a neutral

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value

47
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neutrals

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blacks, whites, greys

48
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what materials are used in stonehenge

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sarsen and “bluestones”

49
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two notable sculptures from the hellenistic period representing ideals of beauty

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the Venus de Milo and the Laocoon Group

50
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stones indigenous to the region around stonehenge

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bluestones