3.5 - 3.8 Art
3.5 Which of the following are traditional art forms employed by many Pacific Island cultures?
body ornamentation /// Correct label:portable objects /// ceremonial archestructure
3.5 How does the use of organic materials as media affect the study of art and architecture created in Africa and the Pacific Islands?
much of it decays over time
What symbolic meanings do the colors of this textile possess for the culture that made it?
red: strong political & spiritual feelings yellow: holy / precious gold: royalty / wealth/ spiritual purity green: growth & health
3.5 As diverse as they may at first seem, the artworks produced on the expansive continent of Africa and in the remote islands of the Pacific Ocean have some intriguing similarities. Which of these figures was created by an African artist and which was made by a Pacific Island artist?
standing man - african weird man statue with hair - pacific island
3.5 This sculpture's ability to connect with the supernatural spirit world is symbolized by what aspect(s) of it?
symbolized - the bits of shell the white clay details
3.5 This sculpture from Great Zimbabwe is thought to embody what core belief(s) shared by many African cultures?
the symbolic use of emblems of royal authority, reminders of familial relationships, and expectations of spiritual reward in the afterlife.
5.3 Why were sculptures like this one made?
to harness the power of a twin that died in infancy to bring prosperity to a family
3.5 To the nearest 500 years, roughly how long ago do the earliest surviving tattoos date from?
5,500 years ago
3.5 If the Abelam culture of Papua New Guinea regard not only individual ritual objects but entire ceremonial houses as temporary, how are we able to experience spaces like the one illustrated here?
Collectors or museums sometimes buy them and take them away.
3.6 What was innovative about the book The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects written by Giorgio Vasari?
It emphasized the intellectual ability needed to create paintings, sculptures, and architecture. \\ It used the term Renaissance. \\ It was the first art history book.
3.5 How might this object have protected its Hawaiian wearer?
It offered the protection of the gods. It shielded the body in hand-to-hand combat.
3.5 What does the appearance of this artwork tell us about the culture that made it? (head with eyes hollowed out)
It shows a hairstyle or headdress they may have worn. // It shows they had discovered ways of facilitating the firing of clay sculptures.
3.6 In The School of Athens, Raphael created a gathering of great philosophers and scientists from the Classical past. Where can each of the following ancient Greek thinkers be found in the painting?
Left to right, top first, then bottom in this order: Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Apelles Heraclitus, Diogenes, Eudid, Ptolemy
3.6 Where in this altarpiece is St. Anthony—if, indeed, he is represented in it at all?
Man on right with cane
3.6 When Raphael painted The School of Athens, he used people that he knew as models for the ancient figures in order to connect a gathering of the greatest thinkers from Classical antiquity with contemporary sixteenth-century Italy. Where can each of the following contemporaries of Raphael be found in the painting?
Plato: man in red - leonardo da vinci Heraclitus - michaelangelo eulucid - bra... appeles - raphael
3.5 Compare these two artworks by identifying the characteristics and symbolism for each of them.
Standing figure - activated by driving metal into the surface /// Correct label:gains power from the prominent cowrie shell included /// Correct label:ceremonial sculpture Other - activated by the ritual activities that take place there // ceremonial house /// gains power from the numerous cowrie shells included
3.5 Why are certain anatomical features of this figure exaggerated?
The exaggerated anatomical features express the spiritual powers the figure contains. // The exaggerated anatomical features reflect the regional style.
3.5 With which part of the Pacific is each of these artworks associated?
Yellow & red - hawaii moai - easter island grey & black - new zealand cave painting - austrailia other thing - papua new guinea
3.5 Which of the following terms describe some aspect of each of these artworks?
Yellow & red thing - ahu'lua rock painting - mimi person - ta moko rock people - moai
3.5 The hollow, lifesized figures created by the ancient Nok culture of Nigeria were made using what technique(s)?
coiling /// carving
5.3 How was this type of sculpture activated?
driving nails and obj into it
3.5 Hawaiian feather cloaks like this one identified their wearers as high-ranking members of society—but some cloaks were more valuable, and therefore prestigious, than others. Can you arrange the following cloaks in order, from least to most valuable?
entirely of i mainly of i mainly of o entirely of o
3.5 What is the predominant medium that was used to make each of these African artworks?
head w/ holes for eyes - clay standing figure - wood human head sculpture - clay Kanga mask (looks upside down?) - wood bird on stone - stone
3.5 Why were sculptures like this one made? (the standing man one )
heal a person or community; as reminders of. . . ; exact punishment . . .
