Art 100 exam 1: Art of ritual and Daily Life

Porcelain

A ceramic made from mixing kaolin (fine white clay) with porcelain stone.

Slab Construction

A building technique where clay is rolled out into sheets and left to harden so it can be made into containers that will not distort.

Potter's Wheel

A rotating flat disk mounted on a vertical shaft that helps a ceramist shape vessels.

Felting

A technique where fibers are matted and pressed together.

Textile

An art used to create the clothing we wear daily.

Glaze

Consists of powdered minerals in water. When fired they fuse into a nonporous glasslike coating.

ART, CRAFT, DESIGN

Decorative arts were segregated from the fine arts (painting and sculpture) and for many years were termed as "crafts".

Stained Glass

Made by cutting sheets of colored glass in various colors and fitting them together in a pattern; often the segments are joined by strips of lead

Lacquer

Made from the sap of a tree originally only found in China. It creates a glasslike coating over wood and takes up to 30 coats to create a substantial layer.

Weaving

Placing two sets of parallel fibers at right angles and interlacing them repeatedly.

Coiling

The ceramists rolls out rope like strands, coils them on top of each other, and joins them together.

Ivory

Traditionally came from the tusks of elephants ivory trade is banned in India and restricted in Africa

glass blowing

When an artists dips up a mass of molten glass at the end of a metal tube and blows into it creating an air bubble that can be shaped, thus hollowing the vessel.

Plastic

When clay is mixed with water and becomes moldable. Firing the clay in a kiln between 1,200 and 2,700 degrees changes the chemical composition of the clay so it is no longer "plastic."

fiber

a pliable threadlike strand. Most naturally occurring fibers are either animal or vegetable in origin. basket weaving is a traditional women's art that has been used throughout the centuries.

glass

a very versatile material that consists mainly of silica (sand). When heated, glass becomes molten and easily shaped. The chemical composition never changes

Jade

common name for two materials: nephrite and jadeite. It ranges in color from brown to green, and is primarily found in Asia and Central America.

The Arts and Crafts Movement

flourished during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It heightened the public awareness of handmade objects and traditional skills.

Ceramics

is the art of making objects from clay. Dry clay has a powdery consistency

_____, ____, and _________ are considered rarer more precious materials and are often associated with wealth.

ivory, jade, and lacquer

glass was considered a _________ product in ancient civilizations

luxury

Because wood is organic and vulnerable to heat, cold, water and fire, wooden objects from the past are....

rare to find

Wood

renewable, available, easy-towork-with material. It has been used throughout history for ritual and daily purposes.

stained glass

used in cathedrals. The light passing through was viewed as a spiritually transforming substance.

Metal

used to create art as well as used for functional tools and everyday objects throughout history

Forging

when metal is shaped by hammer blows