AAH 1010 Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Paleolithic Era - ANSWERS-Old Stone Age
-Dates: 40,000-9,000 BCE
-peoples were nomadic hunter/gatherers
Mesolithic Era - ANSWERS-Middle Stone Age
-Dates: 10,000-8,000 BCE
Neolithic Era - ANSWERS-New Stone Age
-Dates: c. 8,000-2,300 BCE (...
-Dates: c. 8,000-2,300 BCE (Begins 8,000 BCE in Near East// Begins 4,000 BCE in Europe)
-peoples cultivated crops and domesticated animals
prehistoric - ANSWERSbefore the written record
figurative art - ANSWERSrepresentational art that retains strong references to the real world and
particularly to the human figure
representational art - ANSWERSBlanket term for art that represents some aspect of reality, in a more or
less straightforward way
abstract art - ANSWERScalled "non-representational" or "non-objective."
Abstract art is art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead
uses shapes, colors, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect.
medium - ANSWERSthe material or form used by an artist
,free standing sculpture - ANSWERSsculpture is not attached to architecture or inside a niche; it does not
project in or out from any given surface. You can walk around a free-standing sculpture and look at it
from all angles.
types of freestanding sculptures - ANSWERS-Sculpture in the round: carved on all sides
-Relief sculpture: projects out (or in) from a surface to which it is attached.
-High relief: the image projects out dramatically, casting shadows on its background.
-Low relief: projection is less extreme (e.g. a coin)
proportion - ANSWERSThe mathematical relationship of the parts in any composition to each other and
to the whole. More specifically, [proportion] refers to the mathematical and geometric relationships of
the parts of the human body and the ratio of each part or unit of parts to the whole mass and form.
naturalism - ANSWERSA word used to describe works of art that look realistic, that imitate the natural
world as closely as possible
carvings - ANSWERSinvolves cutting or chipping away a shape from a mass of stone, wood, or other hard
material.
a subtractive process whereby material is systematically eliminated from the outside in.
casting - ANSWERSSculptures that are cast are made from a material that is melted down—usually a
metal—that is then poured into a mold.
an additive process
modeling - ANSWERSModeled sculptures are created when a soft or malleable material (such as clay) is
built up (sometimes over an armature) and shaped to create a form.
an additive process
, assembling - ANSWERSSculptors gather and join different materials to create an assembled sculpture.
an additive process
subtractive vs. additive process - ANSWERSsubtractive: material is removed or carved out
additive: material is added
profile vs composite views - ANSWERSprofile: view from one side
composite: combination of views represented at once, e.g. profile head and frontal horns
line - ANSWERSpath of a point in space; drawn or carved onto a plane (paper, canvas, stone)
can be: thin, thick, uneven, agitated, undulating, etc.
types of lines - ANSWERSground: a painted or carved baseline on which things appear to stand.
contour: an unbroken line is used to define a particular form
shape - ANSWERSa closed line
can be geometric, like squares and circles; or organic, like free-form or natural shapes.
are flat and can express length and width.
composition - ANSWERSarrangement of forms in space
form - ANSWERSthree-dimensional shapes expressing length, width, and depth.
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