ART102 Final (vocab)

Seku Amadou

invades Mali, doesn’t like the great mud mosque because too tall, needs to be more humble, creates his own mosque

canon

list of works considered to be permanently established as being of the highest quality; before the past 50 years, only included European art and now trying to include women artists, african art, etc

colonialism

the control, occupation, and exploitation of a group of people or area by a foreign nation or people

mosque

place of worship for Muslims

ivory

hard, white material made from tusk of an elephant/other mammals

Sande society

secret society of women, initiates girls into adulthood, wears masks and white clay for ceremony

Sowo

the spirit that is manifested when dancing, embodies ideal female beauty, marks of scarification on cheeks, raffia covers the face

Oba Esigie

king of Benin ..

hierarchical scale

technique used to convey importance of the subjects in a composition- biggest figure is most important

lost-wax casting

metal is poured in a mold, which is then removed to reveal the metal sculpture

Benin bronzes

group of scuptures that decorated the royal palace of Kingdom of Benin

repatriation

sending artworks back to original homeland

apartheid

system of racial segregation

xoymet

when family decorates room of new bride with photos from other beloved people in the family/community as a way to show support to new bride; also described for any action used to show a part of a thing, but not a whole thing

Sotti

Wolof word for photograph in Senegal, translates to “reproduction” or “translation”

three-quarters view

between frontal and profile side view, like at 45 degrees

impressionism

interested in color theory, landscapes, exterior spaces, en plein air, meant to match the rapid pace of contemporary life, less interested in perspective

color theory

scientific analysis of color involving the color wheel

complementary colors

two colors on opposite sides of the color wheel

en plein air

act of painting outside- paint tubes made this possible

impasto

technique where paint is thickly laid down, you can see the paint coming off the canvas

flaneur

a man who wanders the streets and observes life around him

Japanese woodblock prints

technique where design is carved into wood and then printed on another material ..

Ukiyo-e

“floating world pictures”, floating world is the leisure, idyllic places in cities that don’t last forever

post-impressionism

reaction to impressionism, keeps interest in light and color but brings back concrete subject matters, line, structure, emotion, inspo from other cultures

Jo & Theo van Gogh

Theo- Vincent van Gogh’s brother, they have letter relationship, Jo- Theo’s wife, makes it her mission to honor Theo and Vincent by making Vincent famous

symbolism

closely tied to post-impressionism, no longer depicts real world but a fantasy one, use color and line to depict personal emotions, symbolic representations of real world

fin-de-siecle

the end of the century, sense of ennui/leisure, lots of feelings..