2.1 and beyond Art
(2.4) Which, if any, of these photographs show examples of ancient or modern earthworks?
Swirl thing - modern earthwork; grass & trees - ancient; spider on sand(?) - ancient; temple-ish place - not an earthwork; bunch of rock things - not an earthwork
(2.5) Which, if any, of the following are characteristic features of North American Stick Style buildings?
balloon framing steep roofs asymmetry
(2.5) Thoughtful architectural design should reflect a building's function and its role within the surrounding community. Which, if any, of these buildings was designed as a gallery or exhibition space?
barrel vaults; semicircular arches; thick, heavy walls ; small, clear windows
In what printmaking process does an artist build up the surface of the printing plate in order to create the elements of the design that will leave an inked impression on the paper?
collagraphic
(2.5) How did Gothic architecture solve the problem of the strong outward pressure created by the weight of vaulted ceilings without the need for massive walls?
flying buttress
(2.5) The International Style of Modernist architecture is characterized by what attribute(s)?
geometric visual organization; rational design; universal aesthetic
(2.3 Relief Printmaking) For contemporary print makers, what advantages (if any) do linoleum matrixes have over woodblocks for relief printing?
Advantage of Linoleum - inexpensive; clean, sharp images; easily worked Not an advantage of Linoleum - durability, right-reading, color printing
(2.3 printmaking) Artists have been attraced to silkscreen printing on account of what particular attribute(s) of the process?
Attraction - versatility; strong colors; right-reading Not attraction - subtle gradations of value, fine lines and details, easily learned
What does this sculpture suggest about the culture that made it? (picture is of two people laying on something)
Cultural insight: Deaths were marked by joyful celebrations. Women were not socially segregated. Not: The afterlife was a place of great torment. They practiced mummification. They lacked metal tools to work stone.
(2.5) This pagoda and temple hall in the grounds of the Buddhist Horyu-ji complex in Japan are two of the oldest wooden buildings in the world. To the nearest 100 years, how old are they?
1,400 years old
(2.3) Who created this artwork, who is depicted in it, and why was silkscreen printing used to make it?
Artist: Andy Warhol Subject: Marilyn Monroe Purpose: to comment on the commodification of celebrity
(2.5) What are some of the qualities of cast-iron architecture that made it popular in the nineteenth century?
Cast-iron quality: cheap and plentiful can be shaped into complex forms Not cast-iron quality: does not corrode stronger than steel use by earlier architects was inspiring
(2.1) Which, if any, of the following techniques are the most common means of creating darker values when drawing?
Darker values: shading, pressing, hatching not: underdrawing, blending, stippling
(2.4) The use of very different methods, materials, and styles—not to mention the manner in which they are reproduced in photographs—often affects how we perceive the massiveness or otherwise of sculptures. Can you place these figures in the correct order by height, from smallest to tallest?
Egyptian woman seated (5' 7"); Weird steel head with block under it (5' 9"); Naked greek man (6' 6"); Seated man (7' 8.5"); Olmec head (8ft); Hawaiian statue (8' 11")
(2.3 printmaking) The lithographic process was devised in 1796 by a printer looking for an easier way to combine text and images on the same page.
False
The only way for an artist to create stencils for silkscreen printing is to draw the design by hand, either onto a template which is then perforated, or directly onto the screen using a kind of thick glue.
False
The primary reasons for an artist choosing a particular printing technique are cost and the availability of equipment and materials.
False
(2.5) What architectural features are displayed in the design of this eighteenth-century building?
Featured: dome; portico; pediment; cornice
Who are the central figures in this famous woodcut by the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer?
Figures depicted - death; war; plague; famine figres not depicted - genghis khan; st. matthew; st. luke; st. john; charlemagne; alexander the great; st. mark; julius caesar
What was the main intaglio printing method used to create each of these artworks?
Giant nude male - aquatint Adam and eve a dragon like figure watches - etching adam and eve distressed, covering genitals - drypoint adam and eve classical nudes - engraving defense worker - mezzotint
(2.5) The Humana Building in Louisville, Kentucky, is a great example of Postmodernism. What influences and references from other architectural styles can be seen in this building by Michael Graves?
Influenced by: Modernism; Classical; Baroque Not: ancient Egyptian; Gothic; Romanesque
(2.1) Although hand-made papers are mostly manufactured from cotton fiber, they are also made from which of the following materials?
Ingredient of paper: hemp; abaca; flax Not: human hair; leather; wool
(2.3) "The Great Wave off Shore at __" is one of __ prints from __ 's series __ Views of ___ to use a new color imported from Europe, known as ___. Because of its range of colors, "The Great Wave" required __ separate woodblocks in order to print it. It is estimated that ___ copies of the print were made before the carving on the original blocks deteriorated.
Kanagawa; 10; Hokusai; 36; Mount Fuji; Prussian Blue; 9; 5,000
(2.1) Which, if any, of the following artworks are life drawings?
Life drawing: Naked woman, mountain rivers & trees, place with lots of arches and people Not: bunch of people and people with bags, wing drawing
(2.4) Which media are well suited to each of these common sculptural processes?
Modeling: wax, terra-cotta, kaolin carving: marble, ebony, ivory
(2.4) The ancient ___ built this structure, known as the ___, in around ___. The entranceway of this construction features an enormous ___, above which is a fine example of a(n) __.
Mycenaeans; Treasury of Atreus; 1250 BCE; lintel; corbeled arch
(2.3 Printmaking) Once an artist has completed a limited edition of prints, why does he or she often destroy the original plates?
Reason for destroying plates - to increase the value of each print; to protect the integrity of the edition Not a reason - b/c they would take up too much space in the studio, and are worthless; to conceal any secret techniques they used to create the prints; as a form of conceputal artwork
Can you place the steps used to create a lithographic print in the correct order, from the beginning to the end of the process?
Picture of apple, picture of apple and pencil, picture of apple and tissue (or apple being erased?), picture of sponge, picture of apple and rolling pin, picture of press machine, picture of apple and paper kind of peeling making copy?
(2.3 Printmaking) Each of the four main printing processes involves a different point of origin from which a printed image is derived. What are their correct names?
Printing process involving the use of a solid stencil to block out non-printing areas, and where the image is created by forcing ink through a porous screen - serigraphy printing process where the inked image is higher than the non-printing areas - relief printing process where the inked image is lower than the surface of the printing plate - intaglio printing process where the image is created on a flat, unmarre surface using oil-based inks that react to water - lithography
The buildings of the ancient Greeks and Romans have been a significant and direct influence on which of these later architectural styles?
Significantly and Directly Influenced: High Renaissance; Neoclassical
The word lithography is derived from ancient Greek. What does the word mean when literally translated to English?
Stone writing
(2.3 relief printmaking) When did each of these significant events in the history of printmaking occur?
The start of printing artworks on paper in asia - 8th Century CE The start of printing texts in Asia - 9th century CE start of printing with inks - 3rd century CE start of widespread woodblock printing in europe - 15th century CE start of widespread papermaking in Europe - 15th century CE
(2.4) What, if anything, is true of all sculptures?
True: They invite us to interact with them. They occupy physical space in our world. Not True: They exist in four dimensions. They are never entirely abstract. They cannot be made out of several separate components. They can only be made from stone, metal, wood, or ceramics.
Where and in what era was silkscreen printing first developed?
Where: China When: c. 960 - 1280 CE
When a relief print is made using a wooden block, what is it called?
Woodcut
(2.5) The Pont du Gard in southern France is an example of what form of ancient Roman structure?
aqueduct
(2.5) Thoughtful architectural design should reflect a building's function and its role within the surrounding community. Which, if any, of these buildings was designed as a gallery or exhibition space?
all pictures are.
Artists' prints are produced in limited numbers of identical copies, which is called -. Each copy of a print from the same production sequence is given a number to identify it, although some are designated with the letters A/P instead, which stand for -.
an edition; artist's proof
Which of the following statements correctly describe these Sumerian figures?
less than lifesize, placed in temples to pray to the gods
In printmaking, the origination point from which a print is derived is known as the ______. The single print taken from one of these using a printing press is referred to as the __ __; whereas all the identical copies created during a single printing form the _____. When printing in color, the process of aligning the different plates so that all the colors print perfectly is called the ____.
matrix; impression; edition; registration
(2.3) The __ century French artist and political cartoonist __ used his skills to draw attention to police brutality in his __ titled __.
nineteenth; Honore Daumier; lithograph; Rue Transnonain
(2.5) Which, if any, of the following are characteristic features of Mughal Indian and Islamic Persian architecture?
pointed domes slender freestanding towers intricate decorative inlays
What is the correct name for each of these versions of intaglio printing?
printmaking process that uses acid-resistant melted rosin or spray paint to create the design on the printing plate - aquatint printmaking process where the artist raises a burr or rough edge to the lines gouged into the surface of the printing plate - drypoint printmaking process where the artist gouges or scratches the image into the surface of the printing plate using a sharp tool that can create very fine lines - engraving printmaking process that involves roughening the entire surface of the printing plate before smoothing the areas of the design that are not to be inked - mezzotint printmaking process that uses acid to bite into the metal of the printing plate in order to mark it with the design - etching
Why did the German artist Max Beckmann use the drypoint intaglio method rather than engraving to create his Adam and Eve in 1917?
reasons for using Dry point - to create less precise lines with more irregularities; to create a more organic, less finished quality not a reason - create darker values more easily; create finer, more precise lines; b/c there was a shortage of acid for marking the printing plates
(2.3 Printmaking) Silkscreen printmaking employs what kind of process to create the design that determines where the ink will be placed on the printed surface?
stencil
(2.5) The engineering and science of architecture strives to understand the forces, or __, pushing or pulling the structure of the building. When these forces pull they create __, which lengthens and stretches the materials of the building. When they push they create __, which can squash and shorten the same materials.
stresses; tension; compression
(2.5) Why was this building in Cincinnati designed to resemble "a three-dimensional 'jigsaw puzzle' of interlocking solids and voids"?
to connect the building to its community; to allow flexibility of usage; to give the building a sculptural quality
