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ART 110 Final
Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
06/05/2010

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Support
Definition
surface
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Wash
Definition
watered-down paint, or watercolor
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Buon Fresco
Definition
painted on damp, lime plaster.. lasts long
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Fresco Secco
Definition
painted on dry plaster
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Fresco
Definition
painted on plaster, popular in the Renaissance
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Vehicle
Definition
binding agent that holds pigment
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Encaustic
Definition
pigment in a wax vehicle that is heated to a liquid state;durable, vibrant, retains a hard luster
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Tempura
Definition
ground pigments mixed with egg and thinned with water; used in the Middle Ages
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Gesso
Definition
powdered chalk, plaster, and animal glue used as a primer
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Gilding
Definition
application of thinly hammered sheets of metal to a work
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Pigment
Definition
powdered color
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Oil
Definition
turpentine medium/thinner
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Acrylic
Definition
mixture of pigment, plastic, and water
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Hybridity
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mixing of traditions of different cultures to create new blends
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Watercolor
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water as a solvent, white does not exist
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Gouache
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traditional paint; very opaque
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Mixed Media/Collages
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collage started by Picasso
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Spray Paint
Definition
legitimate art form?
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Silverpoint
Definition
ground bone/chalk, gum, water, and pigment; drag a silver-tipped instrument over paper; cross-hatching
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Graphite
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1500s; graphite dust and clay, baked, and encased in wood or paper
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Charcoal
Definition
burnt pieces of wood or bone, hard to soft
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Chalk and Pastel
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ground chalk mixed with powdered pigments and a binder
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Conté crayon
Definition
charcoal, chalk/pastel, and wax; wax makes it less likely to smudge
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Papyrus
Definition
Egyptians used ink on this
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Fluid Media
Definition
Pen and Wash, Brush and Ink, Brush and Wash, and Pen and Ink
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Cartoons
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derived from Italian "cartone" meaning paper
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Relief
Definition
raised areas hold ink, carve away what you don't want to show
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Intaglio
Definition
incised areas hold ink; ink forced into the grooves
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Lithography
Definition
image area holds ink; non-image areas repel ink
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Matrix
Definition
working surface
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Print
Definition
piece of paper or surface that design is transferred to
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Woodcut
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oldest form of printmaking; cut along the grain
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Wood engraving
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big/long grooves
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Laminated
Definition
thin layers of wood glued together to form a solid surface
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Quills
Definition
from birds; originally used with ink
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Engraving
Definition
ancient method; clean lines
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Drypoint
Definition
needle dragged across a surface, leaving a rough edge or metal burr; creates a soft line
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Etching
Definition
minimal pressure used for depth of line; acid eats away at all exposed (no longer covered with resistance) areas
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Mezzotint
Definition
"half-tint"; entire plate hatched, lighter areas pushed back down, brightness of white depends on pressure
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Aquatint
Definition
acid resistant powdered resin creates a tonal effect
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Soft Ground Etching
Definition
ground of softened wax
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Serigraphy
Definition
silkscreen printing
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Camera Obscura
Definition
darkened box with a pin hole; used to trace objects
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Heliography
Definition
Neipce; earliest known permanent photograph; hardened in relation to exposure to light
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Daguerreotype
Definition
thin sheet of silver-plated copper;reverses left to right with long exposures and no multiples
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Bas-relief
Definition
meant to be seen from one direction and relatively flat
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High relief
Definition
form that extends at least halfway from the background
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Subtractive Process
Definition
carving unwanted materials away
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Additive Process
Definition
modeling, casting, and construction
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Carving
Definition
removing unwanted materials away from a hard surface with a sharpened tool
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Modeling
Definition
pliable material, like clay or wax, shaped into things
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Casting
Definition
liquid metal material poured into a mold to create a form
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Lost wax technique
Definition
original made of clay/plaster/wax, make mold of original than fill it with wax
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Patina
Definition
metal paint, may happen naturally with rain depending on surface (metal)
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Assemblage
Definition
constructed sculpture made from existing materials placed together
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Mixed media
Definition
anything brought together
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Kinetic sculpture
Definition
mobiles; work that moves
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Light sculpture
Definition
reflections; neon tubings, etc.
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Land art
Definition
made out of land
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Ephemeral art
Definition
environmentally charged art that doesn't last long; changes quickly
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Public art
Definition
1% of total building put aside for sculpture
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Barrel Vault
Definition
all pressure on downward facing wall
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Post and Lintel
Definition
earliest building technique; ex. Stonehendge
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Post and Beam
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notches hold top beam in place
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Geodesic Dome
Definition
hemispherical forms, forces push outwards; made of small triangular parts
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Groin Vault
Definition
barrel vaults at right angles
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Pendentive
Definition
used to support a huge dome; triangular shaped supports
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Glazing
Definition
finely ground mineral, when applied to clay and heated, creates colors and textures
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What are the three levels of iconography?
Definition
1. Factual recognition 2. Understanding of subj. matter 3. Understanding of deeper meaning
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What are three categories of site-specific installations discussed in class; and what are their characteristics?
Definition
Physical- physical limitations of actual space, Symbolic- symbolic meaning or history of space, Time&Place- moment in time at a specific space
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Gum Arabic
Definition
key ingredient in lithography; used in printing
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Stelae
Definition
stone/ wooden slab usually decorated with inscriptions, carvings, and paintings
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Vault
Definition
an extended arch
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What is conceptual art?
Definition
Idea more important than material concerns
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Why has photography lost its status as unquestionable ‘truth’?
Definition
Because of the possibility of manipulation
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Site-specific
Definition
art produced for one location; content/meaning are linked to the site
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Krzysztof Wodiczko’s work is considered what type of site-specific installation?
Definition
He uses all three; physical, spiritual, and time and place
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Armature
Definition
inner skeleton normally made of metal; gives clay additional strength
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Contact print
Definition
place negative on a second sheet of light-sensitive paper then expose both to light
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Monotype
Definition
draw/paint with oil paint/watercolor on a non-absorbent surface; fine detail added by scratching off paint; paper pressed to surface
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Photo silkscreen
Definition
photographic images on screen covered with a light-sensitive gel
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Planographic printing
Definition
drawing made with crayon on a flat, stone slab; nitric acid, dampened with water, acts as a fixative; stone covered with oily ink using a roller; paper pressed to stone
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Gauffrage
Definition
inkless intaglio
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Lift ground
Definition
illusion of brush/ink drawing by brushing a solution of sugar and water onto a resin-coated plate
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Graver/Burin
Definition
chisels used to engrave
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Sanguine
Definition
an "earthy" red
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Umber
Definition
yellowish/reddish/brown; comes from earth containing oxides or manganese and iron
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Ocher
Definition
dark yellow; comes from iron oxide in some clays
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Binder
Definition
substance that keeps two elements together as a solvent
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Monochromatic
Definition
all the colors of a single hue
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Linear
Definition
made of lines
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Medium
Definition
substance that binds pigment
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Ground
Definition
surface on which you paint, usually a coating
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Aquarelle
Definition
painting in transparent, rather than opaque, watercolors
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Incised
Definition
deeply/sharply cut; engraved
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Nib
Definition
the sharpened point of a quill pen
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Calligraphy
Definition
India/China Ink
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Silkscreen printing
Definition
Serigraphy; stencil-method of print-making
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Photosensitive
Definition
measure of reaction to photons, or light
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Ready-made
Definition
Duchamp's Fountain
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In Giotto’s 14th-century painting Lamentation, joints can clearly be seen that break the blue sky into numerous sections. What caused the breaks?
Definition
Fresco dries quickly and therefore creates visual seams
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The advent of the camera replaced the age-old need of art to imitate nature as closely as possible, and this change, in turn, led to what development in 20th century art?
Definition
Modern art, representational more than realistic
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The word photography is derived from what Greek root?
Definition
Photos, "to write with light"
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Michelangelo’s The Cross-Legged Captive is an example of what method of making sculpture?
Definition
Subtractive
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The Simon Rodia Towers in Watts, coated with glass, tile, shells, and dishes, took 33 years to erect. It an example of what technique of art making?
Definition
Mixed Media
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Walter de Maria’s The Lightning Field is considered a spectacular example of what type of art?
Definition
Land art
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