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Art 100 Final
Ray Esparsen
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
12/17/2012

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Curator
Definition
keeper of a cultural heritage institution
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Façade
Definition
one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front
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Patina
Definition
a tarnish that forms on the surface
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Mimesis
Definition
an idea that governed the creation of works of art, in particular, with correspondence to the physical world understood as a model for beauty, truth, and the good
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Zeitgeist
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is the intellectual fashion or dominant school of thought which typifies and influences the culture of a period. Ie modernism
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Classic
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to a high regard for classical antiquity, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seek to emulate.
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Bauhaus
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School of art, great art can change the world
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Basillica
Definition
a large roofed hall
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Buttress
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an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall
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Chiaroscuro
Definition
Strong contrast between dark and light
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Cuneiform
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is one of the earliest known forms of written expression
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Golden Section
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two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger quantity is equal to the ratio of the larger quantity to the smaller one.
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Maquette
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is a small scale model or rough draft of an unfinished sculpture
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Mosque
Definition
A place of worship for followers of islam
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Outsider Art
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to describe art created outside the boundaries of official culture
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Versimilitude
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is the likeness or semblance of a narrative to reality, or to the truth.
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Body Art
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is art made on, with, or consisting of, the human body.
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Process Art
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the end product of art and craft, the objet d’art, is not the principal focus. The 'process' in process art refers to the process of the formation of art: the gathering, sorting, collating, associating, patterning, and moreover the initiation of actions and proceedings.
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Geodesic Domes
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is a spherical or partial-spherical shell structure or lattice shell based on a network of great circles (geodesics) on the surface of a sphere.
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Ionic
Definition
Slightly ornate. forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian.
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Doric
Definition
Least ornate of three types.
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Corinthian
Definition
Most ornate of three types
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Ferroconcrete
Definition
a composite material in which concrete's relatively low tensile strength and ductility are counteracted by the inclusion of reinforcement having higher tensile strength and/or ductility
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Groin Vault
Definition
Archways where two right angles meet two barrel vaults
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Keystone
Definition
is the wedge-shaped stone piece at the apex of a masonry vault or arch, which is the final piece placed during construction and locks all the stones into position, allowing the arch to bear weight.
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pediment
Definition
a classical architectural element consisting of the triangular section found above the horizontal structure (entablature), typically supported by columns.
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romanesue
Definition
a very vigorous style in both sculpture and painting
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oculus
Definition
circular window, or "rain-hole" (Latin: compluvium) is a feature of Classical architecture since the 16th century
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rotunda
Definition
is any building with a circular ground plan, sometimes covered by a dome
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tensile strength
Definition
is the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before necking, which is when the specimen'scross-section starts to significantly stretch
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Assembling
Definition
it consists of making three-dimensional or two-dimensional artistic compositions by putting together found objects
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