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French group of artists that used bright primary colors - fauves (wild beasts)

1. Marc Chagall was influenced

Aunt Jemima 

1. Illustrates and protests the way Black women are portrayed in the media 

Peter Paul Abductions of the Daughters

1. Shows traditional gender norms (women as unclothed, soft, helpless, pale, men as clothed, tan, determined)

Rococo architecture 

1. Thought to have feminine qualities 

Chinese foot binding 

1. Broke young girls feet to reform them to look delicate 

Guerrilla Girls 

1. Do women have to be naked to get into the MET?

Romans and their ancestry 

1. Took pride in the ancestry, and make wax “death masks” of dead relatives faces

Ukiyo-e prints from Japan 

1. Preferred art for the merchant class, it was inexpensive 

Ritualists beliefs of the South Pacific peoples 

1. Tattoos themselves to strengthen and give power 

Greek and Roman architecture, when we use it today

1. Neoclassical 

Genre painting

1. Paintings of everyday life 

Las Meninas

1. 3 focal points creates a contrast between the ideal, reflected, and the real world 

Watts towers- what kind of art is that 

1.  folk art, outsider art, or naive art.

Style of George Seraut 

1. Pointillism 

Yoruba Tribe- Great beaded crown 

1. contains an image of the founder of the clan and is used in rituals to promote fertility and the well-being of the community

James VanDerZee

1. Studio photographer who positivity portrayed African Americans 

Marc Chagall 

1. Depicts Jewish fleeing feeling Russia  

Some architectural styles are gendered 

1. -are they giving male or female 

Figures from egypt 

1. members of the ruling class were depicted in art in a formal, compact, frontal, idealized way.

Unicorn painting 

1. Unicorn could symbolize Jesus, or true love in the Age of Chivalry 

What animals are used to depict humans

1. bear, for its strength, and a bird, for its ability to fly.

Christ Ofili 

1. Controversial because he used elephant poo

Popularity of landscape painting in china and japan 

1. Made nature more available bc most people lived in super populated urban areas 

Ansel Adams’ relationship to nature 

1.  grand and romantic photographs of remote landscapes, worked very hard exploring, studying, and waiting for just the right moment for his shot.

How is islamic art symbolic 

1. Islamic gardens represent paradise 

Theoretical concept behind earthworks 

1.  Exists primarily in the mind of the viewer

Claude Monet and impressionism

1. Painted exclusively outdoors, brushstrokes more important than imagery, emphasis on observation  

Op-art 

1. Optical illusion art made by unusual visual vibrations with contrasting colors or closely placed lines.

Ai weiwei 

1. Forever Bicycles refers to Chinese culture, and humans being defined by technology 

Aboriginal Australia, what makes it art unique, its characteristics 

1. specific form of cross-hatching associated paintings with individual clans and endowed the painted objects with spiritual force

Dutch flower paintings 

1. Could never exist in real life, cuz different flower species depicted did not bloom at the same time 

Salvador Dali 

1. Surrealism movement, inspired by the writings of Freud 

Olmecs of Central America

1. produced many instances of animal imagery that combine natural and fantastic elements.

The Haywain 

1. Studied meteorology, used stippling, in which small dabs of bright color and white are applied to reproduce shimmering light.

Ottomans Birds of America 

1. Drew birds without a background, with scientific detail and lots of color to be used in educational books 

Style of Sydney Opera House is influenced by what architect

1. Frank Lloyd Wright 

Frank Gerry, what characteristics are present and what does it lack 

1. irregular, colliding, sculptural, and perhaps even disorienting because they are asymmetrical or have no apparent central point, many viewpoints and very disconnected 

Open circle dance 

1. The dancer spins the hoops to create shapes that are symbolically important for the story being told through the dance.

Classical greek theatre- what god does it come from, what does the amphitheater look like

1. Dionysus, theatres were in a circle that had sloping seats and aisles of stairs 

Mayan ritualistic sports 

1. saw the ball game as a metaphor for the epic journey through the Underworld taken by the hero twins, the Sun and the Moon. Losing team or player became a sacrifice

Contempt entertainment

1. claymation, flip books, movies 

Visual culture

1. the tangible, or visible, expressions by a people, a state or a civilization, and collectively describes the characteristics of that body as a whole

Why do we see neoclassical architectures all over with important buildings 

1. it symbolizes principles of democracy and justice, and reflects the ideals of reason, order, and enduring beauty

Colosseum - features 

1. complex design of ramps, arcades, vaults, and passageways, cloth canopy, complex of underground tunnels, and could be filled with water 

Kanaga masked dancers

1. African cultures who would performed danced about how death entered the world with masks to show different animals or symbols, and the costumes, red color, and masks, capture dangerous forces 

How are the dutch middle class portrayed in paintings of the baroque period 

1. well-dressed, engaged in everyday domestic activities, and living in comfortable, well-kept homes, reflecting the values of hard work, family, and moral integrity, often depicted in scenes of daily life like reading, playing music, or tending to household chores, showcasing their prosperity without ostentatious displays of wealth

Whats a happening 

1. events that began with a simple premise but progressed in unexpected ways through spontaneity and improvisation, different from performance art bc of spontaneity and the involvement of the viewer 

Know artists that do temporary artwork 

1. Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

What is not an element of visual literacy ‘

1. Making Art

What does visual literacy mean?

1. Being able to analyze a work using identification, description, interpretation, research, and evaluation

Classical influence British museum 

1. Greco-Roman façade and traditional galleries inside because at the time it was built, the prevailing European attitude was that ancient Greek, Romans, and Renaissance artworks were the supreme human achievements

Tabliban destroyed art during the gulf war 

1. Bamiyan Stone Buddha

Artwork is created to be destroyed through a ritual 

1. Navajo sand paintings. 

Fallen Star

1. About leaving home and cultural displacement,

Yayoi Kusama 

1. Infinity rooms-Viewers stand on a platform in the room as lights are gradually illuminated, reflected hundreds of times, and then fade.

Kahindi Waily 

1. Appropriated famous masterpieces and puts Africans in the work 

How is Andy Goldsworthy’s work preserved

1. Through photograph