Art Midterm 7th Grade

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Where was Yayoi Kusama born?
Matsumoto, Japan
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When was Yayoi Kusama born?
1929
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What was her family life like?
Traditional; discouraging art
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Who inspired her to move to the US?
Georgia O'Keefe
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Where did she go when she first came to the US?
New York
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Why was it hard for Kusama, being a female artist from Japan?
Many people copied her ideas and became more famous.
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Which artist was he biggest rival?
Andy Warhol
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Name a type of artwork Kusama made
soft sculptures; tentacles, pumpkins, dots, infinity nets, infinity rooms, obliteration rooms
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Infinity Net
A large painting with a seemingly never-ending net pattern
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Infinity Room
A room covered with many mirrors that seems as if it goes on forever
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Obliteration Room
A white room that gets covered in stickers by museum-goers
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What were the proportions of Greek statues?
8 Heads Tall
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Why were these statues so tall?
The Greeks made their statues fit their idealized beauty standards.
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Were Greek statues originally the white color they are today?
No, they were colorful.
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Why is Greek pottery important to us today?
It shows their culture and mythology; It stands the test of time
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Amphora
A pot used by the Ancient Greeks to carry liquids or grains, sometimes used for sacrifices to the dead or as awards.
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Krater
An ancient Greek wide-mouthed bowl for mixing wine and water.
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Cantharos
Ancient Greek drinking cup with a tall body on a short pedastal
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Kylix
An ancient Greek shallow drinking cup with two handles and a long stem.
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Hydria
Ancient Greek water pitcher with one large handle and two small ones for carrying liquids
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Lekythos
A Greek oil vase with one handle and a tall, narrow mouth
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Meander, Greek Key
decorative pattern of Greek pottery, usually geometric
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Volute
A spiral-like handle decoration for greek pottery
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Black-Figure Ware
a style of decorating pottery that featured black figures on a red background
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Red-Figure Ware
A style of decorating pottery that featured red figures on a black background
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Parthenon
A temple dedicated to the goddess Athena
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Acropolis
The hill upon which the Parthenon stands