art 2 exam terms Flashcards
Kouros
free-standing Ancient Greek sculptures that depict idealized nude male youths
Archaic Smile
showed a state of ideal health and wellbeing
Black Figure pottery (process)
figural and ornamental motifs were applied with a slip that turned black during firing, while the background was left the color of the clay
Lost Wax Casting (process)
Process for bronze statues
- Make clay core with pins
- Mold wax figure around core
- Cover figure in clay
- Wax melts when clay work is fired
Contrapposto
Each half of body is posed differently, still responding to each other anatomically
Apotropaic
Motifs on temples, meant to ward off evil thoughts/people who want to do harm
Pediment
Face of temple within cornice (triangular part on temple)
Optical Refinements
skewed architecture to correct for optical illusions that the human eye creates
Wet Drapery
cloth that appears to cling to the body in animated folds while it reveals the contours of the form beneath
Roman City Planning
Cities divided into different districts (entertainment, religion, housing, governmental)
Grid layout (different from organic growth, romans preplanned cities in anticipation of growth)
Religious freedom (allowed religious plurality, had to practice roman religion)
Better infrastructure (roads better for roman soldiers/commerce/easier to move military)&(better quality of life through sewage, fresh drinking water)
Trompe l’oeil
To trick the eye, artwork meant to make u believe its not an actual artwork but rather the object (novelty)
Mosaic
pattern or image made of pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, covered surfaces
Fresco
Applying plaster to a wall, while it is wet you paint onto it, chemical reaction causes paint to bond with plaster
Long lasting and more durable
Engaged columns
one that is built into a wall and protrudes only partially from it (decorative)
Damnatio memoriae
government condemned the memory of a person who was seen as a tyrant, traitor, or other sort of enemy to the state
