Exam 1 

style: a collection of physical or visual qualities or a process

example of process: making by hand which can be linked to mortality and style

Joseph Aronson thinks of style as location, geography, historical periods then linking to people

Joseph Aronson organized the book of furniture and decoration

styles can be named after places and people

Charles Hayword emphasizes people, material in style

iconography is the writing of images

Gitto observed the world around him through depth, light, shadows

Gitto used gestures and naturalism

Claude Lorran: the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba

the embarkation of the Queen of Sheba uses perspective (atmospheric + Linear)

naturalism vs realism

John Sylvester portrait of Te Pehi Kupe is naturlistic

Te Peho Kupe self-portrait- realistic

Erich Fischi’s bad boy 1981 realistic

art is the human effort of a skill

the paleolithic era is the introduction of art

the bull wall painting is from the caves at Altamira Spain

conventions are the usual way things are done

there are 5 conventions

1.)conceptual view: animals(profile view), 2.) Humans, 3.) simplification/abstraction, patterning, 4.)hierarchy of scale, 5.)horizontal bands, registers

the caves of Lascaux show a twisted perspective

the conceptual view is not about being naturalistic but realistic

ochre was a naturally occurring mineral used in cave paintings along with charcoal

cave painters used scafulting, lamps, animal fat, brushes from twigs, and animal fiber

bird bones were used to blow ochre and charcoal

the wall panting at Chavlet cave are much older than those at Lascaux

a replica was created of Chauvet after it faced irreversible damage

Feline headed human is a composite creature made of mammoth

Venus of Willendorf (nude Female figure) thought to increase fertility

Venus of Willendorf is made of limestone

twisted perspective shows the profile but things like horns have twisted the show both

subtractive technique is about taking away from the material

additive technique adds material

Bison relief sculpture uses the additive technique, in profile view

neolithic era is the introduction of composite view and post and lintel architecture

Jericho provides evidence of the first development of permanent settlements and thus of the first steps toward civilization

the use of mud bricks is introduced in jericho as a primary building material

Catal Huyuk was built on a platea and made of mud brick

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