Art 100: Short Answer Questions Exam #2

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "Art 100: Short Answer Questions Exam #2"

Gerard Fisher
5 years ago
Views:

1 Art 100: Short Answer Questions Exam #2 These terms and questions will appear on the exam as multiple choice/true false questions. They can show up as image questions or general mc/tf questions. CHAPTER 3: TERMS (will appear as true/false or multiple choice questions) For images be able to answer questions in relation to the medium the artist used to create their artwork. Architectural Terms from Chapter 3 as well as later chapters: Ashlar Masonry Assemblage Barrel vault Bauhaus Buttress Cantilever Facade Flying buttress Greek orders (Describe Doric, Ionic, Corinthian) Groin vault International/Modern Style Iwan Architecture Kiva Keystone Metope Minaret Minbar Mihrab Oculus Pediment Post and lintel Postmodern Architecture Polytheism Qibla Wall Triglyph CHAPTER 4: MAKING ART, USING ART, AND PRESERVING ART 1. List 3 roles artists can play in various cultures. 2. Describe the important of tax support art projects. 3. Why are some works of art considered National treasures? 4. How did the role of the museum change over time? 5. Why are museums important today? 6. Describe some of the measures taken to preserve works of art? 7. List a few examples of an Iconoclasm and why these events occurred? CHAPTER 5: FOOD AND SHELTER 8. Define the terms Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic. 9. Discuss are some of the theories as to why Paleolithic artists painted images on the cave walls? 10. Describe materials were used to paint the cave walls and how was it applied. 11. Define the term twisted perspective.

2 12. Describe the content of Tjungurrayi s Wichetty Grub drawing and how was it used? 13. Describe the Ancestor Dreaming. 14. Describe the purpose of the Tyi Wara mask and masquerade. 15. Why was the antelope important to the Bamana people?. 16. Describe the formal elements on a Chinese bronze pot. 17. Why were these Chinese pots used? 18. Define the term Ting/Ding. 19. Describe the materials used to create the Pomo basket. 20. Describe the purpose Pomo baskets serve. 21. What comment is Andy Warhol making about the changes in 20 th century society (when compare to previous time periods)? 22. How occupation did Warhol hold during his early career and how does this connect with his career as a fine artist? 23. Describe how the formal elements and subject matter of Leonardo s Last Supper enhance its message about food? 24. What was Judy Chicago and the Women s Group celebrating with the Dinner Party? 25. Describe the formal elements of the designs in Dinner Party. 26. Describe the symbolism and message in Janine Antoni s Gnaw? 27. Describe the symmetry and asymmetry in Palladio s Villa Rotunda. 28. Describe the Modernist and Organic elements in Wright s Fallingwater. 29. Describe the characteristics of Modern Architecture (note them in Louis Sullivan s Carson building) 30. Describe the characteristics in Postmodern Architecture (note them in I.M. Pei s Bank of China) CHAPTER 6: REPRODUCTION AND SEXUALITY 31. Why were parts of the Venus of Willendorf exaggerated? 32. Describe a Ta Unga and why is he important? 33. Describe the symbolism on God Te Rongo and 3 sons.

3 34. Define the term mana. 35. What is being celebrated in the Initiation Rites of Dionysos? 36. Describe the formal elements of the Initiation Rites of Dionysos. 37. Describe the purpose of the Akua mma dolls and how they were used? 38. Describe the symbols in van Eyck s Wedding Portrait and how the paintings purpose. 39. Describe the stages of an Aztec marriage ceremony. 40. Why are primordial parents important? 41. Define Ukiyo-e? 42. Describe the types of subjects that were popular in the Poem of the Pillow and why? 43. Who is Radha and Krishna? 44. Describe the purpose of Kirshna and Radha s portrait and how do the formal elements enhance its message? 45. Why was Manet s Olympia controversial? 46. Compare Manet s Olympia to Ingres Grande Odalisque (fig. 8-18). 47. Describe the graphic design elements in Kruger s Untiled (Your Body ) print. 48. What message is Kruger sending with the print? 49. Describe the design of Brancusi s Torso of a young man? 50. How does Brancusi s image compare to other images of sexuality? 51. Describe the purpose of a Kidder Figure how is it similar to the Venus of Willendorf? 52. Describe the characteristics of the Flemish style in van der Weyden s Virgin painting and how he idealizes her in the painting. CHAPTER 7: DEITIES AND PLACES OF WORSHIP 53. Define the terms animism and polytheism. 54. Why are deities represented in art? 55. Describe the Greek Classical style seen in the Zeus or Poseidon sculpture.

4 56. What is iconography and why was it important for Greeks to include iconography in their sculptures? 57. Describe the purpose the Goddess Hathor served in ancient Egypt. 58. Why is Hathor placed over the overseer s image? 59. Why did the Greeks portray their Gods in human form? 60. Describe the problems that arise when Gods appear in human form. 61. What did the Hindu God Shiva represent? 62. Describe a mudra. 63. List the Four Noble Truths of the Buddhist religion. 64. Describe the iconography of Buddha seen in the Seated Buddha sculpture from Sarnath. 65. Describe the designs portrayed on the Great Stupa and how is the worshiper supposed to interact with the building? 66. What other name is used for Guanyin? 67. Describe Guanyin s purpose as a Boshisattva? 68. Compare Guanyin s image with Raphael s painting of the Madonna of the Meadow. 69. Describe the symbolism related to the Virgin Mary is portrayed in the Madonna of the Meadow. 70. Define retables. 71. Describe the content of the Retablo of Maria de la Luz and how the composition and formal elements emphasize the message. 72. Describe the design of Shield Jaguar and Lady Xoc as compared to a Christian imagery? 73. Describe the content of the Shield Jaguar and Lady Xoc depict and why was this act important to Mayan culture? 74. Describe the way Michelangelo s Creation of Adam (Sistine Chapel detail) represents cosmic energy. 75. Describe the previous styles seen in the Sistine Chapel Ceiling painting and why did Michelangelo and other High Renaissance artists focus on these styles? 76. Describe the basic design and materials used to construct Stonehenge. 77. Describe the purpose of Stonehenge.

5 78. Why were certain ancient structures designed in a similar fashion (pyramids, temples, etc.) 79. Describe the symbolic design in the Roman Pantheon. 80. Describe the symbolic design elements in Le Corbusier s Notre Dame du Haut. 81. Describe the distinct architectural design elements of the Parthenon and how the design resembles sculpture. 82. Describe the significance of the site where the Dome of the Rock was constructed. 83. Describe the symbolic elements of a Hindu temple. 84. Who is Shiva? 85. Describe the distinct features of a Gothic Cathedral? 86. Describe the distinct features of an Islamic mosque (See Masjid-I-Shah) (inside and outside) 87. Why was the Pyramid of the Sun aligned with the east and west and along the rising of the star cluster Pleiades on the day of the equinox?

Arch construction started in the late Etruscan period, but flourished in ancient Rome. Key words: Voussoirs, keystone and crown Barrel and groin

Arch construction started in the late Etruscan period, but flourished in ancient Rome. Key words: Voussoirs, keystone and crown Barrel and groin vaults, oculus, domes, concrete 1 Roman Portrait Sculpture