Art App Test 3

If you were to build a cathedral with a huge stained-glass window covering nearly an entire wall, you would use these architectural features to ensure the building’s structural stability.

flying buttresses

The Dome of the Rock is located in ________.

jerusaleum

The structure of Romanesque churches recalls architectural elements from ________.

ancient rome

The frontispiece of the Liber Scivias (3.42) shows Hildegard of Bingen ________.

recieving vision from heaven

The earliest examples of Christian art have been discovered in ________.

catacombs

The scribe responsible for making the Lindisfarne Gospels was ________.

bishop named eadfrith

Which of these statements about the mihrab from the Madrasa Imami in Isfahan, Iran, is true?

all

The Dura Europos synagogue contains ________.

shrine for torah

Cimabue’s student was ________.

giotto

Which term refers to part of a church doorway?

all

Tempera lends itself to high ________ because it is usually applied with a brush in short, thin strokes.

detail

ISlamic and Renaissance artists often used tempera in conjunction with oil and this material, which adds a rich appearance to the work.

gold leaf

This contemporary painting medium uses a polymer resin as a binder.

acrylic

Californian artist Joan Brown used this painting technique, created by applying thick layers of paint to a surface

impasto

Sonia Delaunay used this medium for her lively illustrations accompanying Blaise Cendrars’s poetry in their "simultaneous" artist’s book.

watercolor

This painting medium is transparent, applied to a paper surface, and has a gum arabic binder (the French version uses honey.)

watercolor

The earliest examples of fresco, found at the Palace of Knossos on the Mediterranean island of ________, date to c. 1600-1500 bce.

crete

We have discovered paintings at Lascaux in France that have been made by artists dating back ________ years.

18000

This painting technique was used by the prehistoric cave painters of Lascaux, France, and is still used by contemporary graffiti artists.

spray paint

Naturalistic encaustic portraits of the Roman era, from the Fayum Oasis in Egypt, were created as ________.

funeray adornments

The Ajanta caves, filled with paintings and sculptures, are located in ________.

india

Which of these is not shown in Wang Meng’s scroll painting of Ge Zhichuan Moving His Dwelling

gods

Which of the following is not true about the Kandariya Mahadeva:

exterior is very simple with few sculptures

In "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa," the curl of the wave intertwines with the sky to create an abstract ________.

yin and yang

The Great Stupa ________.

holds remains of buddha

What is not true about the Great Stupa?

buddhas portrait appears in artworks throughout

Zhang Zeduan’s scroll painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival is made to be viewed ________.

right to left

Japanese tearooms are designed ________.

for contemplation

What is not true about Wang Meng’s scroll painting of Ge Zhichuan Moving His Dwelling?

Ge Zhichuan travels from the top to the bottom of the scene

Textile artist Sonoko Sasaki values ________ in her work.

a sense of the seasons

This style of printmaking means "pictures of the floating world" and was practiced by the Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro.

ukiyo-e

Who was the German inventor of the printing press and movable type?

Johannes Gutenberg

If an artist wanted to create a print that visually resembled brush-and-ink painting, ________ would be a good method to use.

aqauitent

The first people (c. 3400 BCE) to employ picture symbols in a consistent language system were the ________.

mesapotamians

The essence of visual communication design is the use of ________ to communicate information and ideas.

symbols

This twentieth-century German artist used the natural grain and splintering of the woodblock to make his work Prophet more expressive.

emil nolde

The art of typography came into existence with the introduction of this invention.

movable type

This Spanish artist created artworks in both print and paint that depict horrific events that happened during the French occupation of Spain between 1808 and 1814.

Francisco Goya

the nineteenth-century artists Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris created a handcrafted version of this writer’s works as a rejection of rampant industrialization.

chaucher

This medium has made it possible for designers to make their page design "come alive" by allowing interactivity through hyperlinks.

world wide web

Printing with inks was first used in

china

The production of two or more identical images, signed and numbered by the artist, is called an

edition

three main printing processes:

relief, intaglio, and planography

The earliest existing printed artworks on paper were created in

china

are made by carving away from a block of a suitably workable material, such as wood or linoleum, a certain amount of it, to create a raised image

relief painting

what is relief printmaking made out of?

wood block

what is relief printmaking better than others

cheap, available

print process where inked image is higher than the non printing ares

relief

print process where inked image is lower than surface of printing plate

Intaglio

what intaglio printmaking made out of

metal

relief print process where the image is carved into a block of wood

woodblock

print created from an incised piece of wood

woodcut

print process where inked image area and non inked areas are at the same height

planography

an indivudal print or pull from a printing press

impression

printmaking techique where the artist gouges or scratches the image into the surface of the printing plate

engraving

uses acid to bite the engraved design into the printing surface

etching

is based on the careful scoring of a metal plate so that clean gouges are created in the surface

engraving

can achieve fine detail, making the resulting print more like the artist’s original drawing

engraving

In ___the cutting tool is pulled, leaving a rough edge, or burr

drypoint

result of drypoint

is a less precise line that has more irregularities

is a process in which a metal plate is covered with an acid-resistant coating, into which the artist scratches the design

etching

Requires the use of an acid bath to etch the surface of the plate

aquatint

process that uses melted rosin or spray paint to create an acid resistant ground

aquatint

process based on roughening the entire printing plate to accept ink

mezzotint

what type of printmaking can be resued

lithography

one of the most versatile printing processes, capable of placing a heavy coverage of ink on a wide variety of surfaces

silkscreen

Silkscreen printing was first developed in

china

describe the process of silkscreen

The image area of the screen is open and allows ink to pass through, while the rest of the screen is masked off

prints from a polished plate, perhaps glass or metal

monotype

can be made using any print process

monoprints

are print techniques where the artist means to produce a unique image

monotypes and monoprints

is the use of symbols to communicate information and ideas

visual communication

were the first people to employ picture symbols in a consistent language system

mesopotamians

The ancient Egyptians created their own version of picture symbols, known as

hieroglyphs

expresses layers of meaning and feelings by means of the shape of written letterforms

calligraphy

European artists combined calligraphy and illustration to craft

illuminated manuscripts

art of emotive or carefully descriptive hand lettering or handwriting

calligraphy

a hand lettered text with hand drawn pictures

illuminated manuscript

is the art of improving visual communication design

graphic design

The visual form of printed letters, words, and text is called

typography

who invented printing press and letterforms

Johannes Gutenberg’s

who created a set of rules for the design of?letter shapes (font) and masterer print making

Albert Durer

the art of designing, arranging, and choosing type

typography

are images created to inform as well as to embellish the printed page

illustrations

the voids that lie between text areas and images

white space

what is white space used with

layout design

the empty space around type or other features in a layout

white space

whats web design based on

interactivness

is composed of pigment suspended in a liquid binder that dries after it has?been applied

paint

the color material used in apints

pigment

a substance that makes pigments adhere to a surface

binder

To use ___, an artist must mix pigments with hot wax and then apply the mixture quickly

encaustic

whats the binder of encaustic

wax

whats the beinder of tempera

egg yolk

whats the binder of acryllic

polymar esign

whats the binder of water color

water

what type of paint is used with gold leaf often

tempera

a technique in which the artists paints onto freshly applied plaster

fresco

idea of putting pigment into wet plaster

fresco

what is frescos binder

none

what type of painting is dry and wet ?

fresco

This technique involves pigment mixed with water painted onto a freshly applied lime-plaster surface

fresco

paint applied in thick layer

impasto

The oil most used as a binder was

linseed oil

who first used or mainly used oil?

northern renesaissne

why is oil better than other types of painting?

more details

european artistic style characterized by extravagance and emotional intensity

baroque

what do you use to impasto

pallet knife

when put thick clumps paint on painting

impasto

why is acryllica paint better than others to us

more common

what is water color used on

paper

take water color and put white chalk in it

gouashe

They dry quickly and can be cleaned up with relative ease, using water

acryllic

suspend pigment in water with a sticky binder, usually gum arabic

watercolor and gouashe

compare water color vs gouashe

water color is transparent and other isnt

is one of the oldest painting techniques

spray paint

picture from floating world; shows everyday life

ukiyoe

visual communication used with language

symbols

marks on sides of texts

serifs

based on interactiveness

web design

Acceptance of difficulties
Desire to attain Enlightenment

buddhism

Self-discipline
Ancestral worship

confucianism

Based on teachings of Lao Zi
Balance of opposites
Harmony with the universe

daoism

Reincarnation
Karma
Polytheistic

hinduism

Belief in a single God (Allah)
Follow the teachings of the Koran

islam

Belief in Kami (spirits in nature)
Ancestral worship

shinto

Peninsula in southern Asia bordered on north by Himalayas

india

Very detailed and elaborate decoration
Emphasis on human body

india

what religions are associated with india

hinduism, buddism, and islam

what religoins are assosicated with china

buddhism

what religions are assocatied with japan

buddhism, shintoism

burial mound containg buddhas remains

stupa

is the third largest religion in the world, and the majority of its followers are in India

hinduism

Dedicated to Shiva, Hindu god of creation and destruction

Kandariya Mahadeva

where is Kandariya Mahadeva located

hindu india

describe Kandariya Mahadeva

more than 600 sculptures doing sex, dancing, etc

wheres Taj Mahal located

agra india

built as a tomb for his wife, and is buried with her

taj mahal

Reveals respect for heritage and ancestral worship
Encourages an inspired meditative state
Generally uniform, symmetrical, and precise

china

have three perfections
Calligraphy
Painting
Poetry

china

Country made up of many small islands

japan

Reveals great reverence for nature
Often asymmetrical and organic
Contemplative to promote meditation

japan

Japanese woodblock prints

ukioye

why are ukioye good to use

reuse and cheap

Marks the end of the Classical world
Ends at the beginning of the Renaissance

middle ages

End of Roman Empire in the west by 476 CE
The western part of the empire followed the Roman Catholic Church

medival

Roman Empire becomes Byzantine empire in the east
Roman capital becomes Constantinople
The eastern part of the empire followed the Greek Orthodox Church

byzantinum

Begins in the 11th century CE
Period of building large stone churches covered with sculpture

romanesque

1150 to the fifteenth century
Known for grand cathedrals

gothic

Worships Jesus Christ as the son of God
Second Commandment

christianity

Muhammad as main prophet of Allah (God)
Does not show Allah in art, and rarely shows human figures

islam

Descendants of Abraham
Yahweh’s (God’s) face is not shown in art

judiasm

who is associated with byzantine art

justinian

Made from glass tesserae
Often placed in Byzantine churches to reflect ligh

mosaic

Funded Hagia Sophia, Constantinople
Protected icons at monastery of St. Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt

justinian

where is dome of the rock located

jerusalem

Built as a site for pilgrims
Funded by Adb al-Malik
originally built of solid gold
Octagonal walls below

dome of rock

picture or pattern createdby fixing together small pieces of stone glass tile etc

mosaic

small pieces of stone or glass or other materials used to make a mosaic

tesserae

1st christian images

catacombs

Our sense of being connected to others, our awareness of mind and body, and the desire to understand the meaning of life and the world

spirituality

restore a person’s soul

sacred places

what did the western part of the roman empire become

catholic church

what did the roman empire become

byzantine in East

what did the esater part of empire become

orthodox church

relics

imporatnt body parts of objecs

middles ages were known to be the age of

books and building

tesserae

single mosaic tile

key sites of imp religious eents

jerusalem, rome, coast of spain

what was the symbolism in medival churchs to the evangelist

Matthew – AAngel Mark: LLion Luke: OOXen John: EEAGle

circular area you find sculptre during romanesque

tympanum

romanesque had what type of church planes

round arches

gothic had what type of chruch plans

pointed

gothics facored what

higher the better, flying buttresses, stain glass windows, vault