Intro To Art – Flashcards
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Why is Bernini's sculpture of the biblical character, David (above), different from other famous sculptures of David?
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c. The sculpture shows David as active and ready for battle.
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Which form of art allows the observer to learn about the artist through his/her work?
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d. Biographical
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The artwork above is by _______(1)________ and is an example of _______(2)________.
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a. (1) Henri Matisse; (2) autobiographical art
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What method of art analysis considers the underlying unconscious meaning of an artwork?
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a. Psychoanalysis
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Why is biography important to art and literature?
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d. It allows the artist's life is told through the work of art.
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When the artist painted this piece, what circumstance was the artist trying to criticize in society?
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c. The mistreatment of women in France.
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What is Deconstruction in art?
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d. A branch of analysis that questions traditional assumptions about what we see, think, or do.
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How is this an autobiographical piece of art?
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c. It shows the pain and suffering experienced by the artist.
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How the art relates to the artist's personal concept of self is referred to as ______________
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d. Non-Structuralism
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What is autobiographical art?
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a. Artwork expressing something about the artist's life.
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Most examples of cave art from the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods have been found in _______________.
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b. France
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Metalworking began _________________
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b. with the introductions of Bronze, an alloy, or mixture of tin and copper, changed the peoples of Europe.
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Which of the following is not true of the figures shown above?
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c. These two figures are the earliest known examples of ceramic art from this time period.
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Which of the following examples is from the Lower Paleolithic period?
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a.
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Which is not true about the Upper Paleolithic period?
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a. People made tools by chipping flint pebbles into blades and scrapers that had sharp edges.
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The Paleolithic period is ____________________
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a. divided into three phases.
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Organized systems of agriculture, the maintenance of herds of domesticated animals, and permanent, year-round settlements marked the_______________.
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d. Neolithic Era
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To create cave art during the Upper Paleolithic period, people mixed yellow and brown from ____________ with iron, to make red tones, and created black coloring from manganese or charcoal.
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b. ochers
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To create the negative hand-print (circled) above the beast, the artist ______________
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d. chewed up charcoal and blew it over his/her hand.
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Which of the following is not true of the above examples of Neolithic ceramics?
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c. These vessels were found in Spain, and are believed to have been created by the Spanish peoples around 3000 BCE
