As Eadweard Muybridge's experiments with motion showed |
what the human eye cannot see, created illusion of movement |
Georges Méliès's film A Trip to the Moon is known for being: |
part of his magic show, moves time forward using multiple settings, repeated scenes, and cuts |
D. W. Griffith's film Birth of a Nation employed innovative techniques and was used as a propaganda tool by ________. |
the KKK |
One of the first popular films to use color imagery was |
The Wizard of Oz |
How are the locations in The Wizard of Oz distinguished |
Kansas - B&W Land of Oz - Color -ruby slippers -yellow brick road -emerald city |
One of the first popular films to use synchronized sound was |
Stanley Donan & Gene Kelly's Singin' in the Rain |
The director George Lucas created the Star Wars series of movies. Fantastical imagery was created in the studio using |
-computer generated images -detailed models -digitally timed effects -super-realist paintings |
Some common film genres discussed in this chapter are |
-musicals -science fiction -romantic comedies -westerns -horror -documentary -experimental film |
The dark and mysterious scenery of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was inspired by |
German Expressionist forms |
Nam June Paik's ________ combines recognizable and distorted images made using a synthesizer to modulate video signals |
Global Groove |
The Web project called The Road Movie incorporates |
interactive web project (website), GPS, print out and foldable digital origami bus |
Artworks made using alternative media and processes |
-performance: involves human body -conceptual: idea is more important -installation: created by assembling objects in specific location |
An artwork that consists exclusively of drawings, designs, and plans would best be described as |
conceptual |
An artwork that consists of a re-created bedroom with videos projected onto the walls would best be described as |
installation |
Artworks made using alternative media are best accessed by ________ but often exist only in the form of |
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Composer John Cage hoped that his innovative performances would: |
draw peoples attention to life around them |
Vito Acconci is the artist who created |
Following Piece, stalking |
What unconventional material does Bruce Nauman use in The True Artist Helps the World by Revealing Mystic Truths (Window or Wall Sign |
neon |
Yoko Ono often utilizes ________ to complete her artworks, such as Wish Tree. |
poetic instructions |
Mel Chin's Fundred Dollar Bill Project is designed to |
response to hurricane katrina, designed to neutralize hazardous lead that contaminates soil |
In Mining the Museum Fred Wilson reorganized objects from the collection of the Maryland Historical Society, essentially taking on the role of a ________ in addition to that of an artist. |
curator |
The division between art and craft began during this period |
art: painting & sculpting craft: ceramics, weaving, embroidery |
Clay that has a great deal of water mixed into it, making it very thin, is known |
slip |
The process of rolling out clay into long rope-like strands has been used to make fine ceramic objects since prehistoric times. This method is called |
coil method |
The oldest pottery wheels we know of belonged to this ancient culture |
China |
Ceramic artwork from this Chinese era is highly regarded for its multiple glaze |
Porcelain Flask with decoration?in blue underglaze |
This twentieth-century American ceramist created large expressive works using the slab method of clay construction. |
Peter Voulkos |
The process of glassblowing was perfected in this ancient culture |
Romans |
The art of arranging colored glass into mosaic-like window forms is called |
stained glass |
This American artist uses glass to create dramatic and colorful interior installations, such as the one at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas |
Dale Chihuly |
The use of metal was extremely important in this period of human history. |
Bronze Age |
This Italian goldsmith created an elaborate salt cellar for King Francis I of France |
Benvenuto Cellini |
This particular medium uses threads, fabrics, and other textiles |
fiber |
The Dutch artist Tilleke Schwarz uses sewn thread to create her fiber art. This process is called |
embroidery |
The process of using wood to create mosaic images, as used in the design by Francesco di Giorgio Martini to decorate a private studio for the Duke of Urbino around 1480, is called |
intarsia |
<b>T/F</b> The earliest films featured elaborate sets and behind-the-scenes footage. |
false |
<b>T/F</b> If an artist wanted to make an object that was a simple shape and very durable, stoneware would be a good clay to use. |
true |
<b>T/F</b> The significance of the figures on the sumptuous gold Salt Cellar of Francis I has nothing to do with the function of the object. |
false |
<b>T/F</b> Textile art cannot express biographical or historical meaning. |
false |
<b>T/F</b> If an artist wanted to create an artwork sure to last for many thousands of years, wood would be a good material to use |
true |
ESSAY: Think about your favorite film. What genre is it? Do you think it is a typical example of that genre, or does it use new or unexpected approaches |
Sound of music, musical, think it is a typical approach, dancing, singing, narrative |
ESSAY: What kind of "mystic truths" might Bruce Nauman be referring to in The True Artist Helps the World By Revealing Mystic Truths (Window or Wall Sign)? How does his sculpture relate to these ideas? |
might refer to reality. Meant to be funny or serious. Up to interpretation. |
ESSAY: If you were to take a piece of clothing and turn it into an art object for display in a gallery, what item of clothing would you choose and why? Think about how you would display your craft object, and what you might do to enhance it visually or to give it symbolic meaning? |
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ESSAY: At what point can we consider a useful object a work of art? What separates a useful ceramic object, such as a cup or pitcher, from a piece of high art? Can they, even if they are created in some unique and original way, ever be considered a work of art? |
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