ARTH M100 MID-TERM 1 STUDY GUIDE
The 4 components of art - Answer -Function, visual form, content, aesthetics
Categories of Visual Culture - Answer -fine art, popular art/culture + kitsch, craft
Different stylistic categories - Answer -Impressionism, Naturalism, Surrealism
Impressionism - Answer -a style of art where painters try to catch visual impressions
made by color, light, and shadows
Naturalism - Answer -a style and theory of representation based on the accurate
depiction of detail.
Surrealism - Answer -An artistic movement that displayed vivid dream worlds and
fantastic unreal images, taps into self-conscious mind, uses five senses
Components of a culture - Answer -technology, symbols, language, values, norms
Naturalistic - Answer -term refers to observations made of individual's behavior in an
everyday life setting
Idealism - Answer -encourages imagination and attempts to realize a mental
conception of beauty, a standard of perfection, juxtaposed to aesthetic naturalism and
realism.
abstracted - Answer -art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but seeks to
achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures.
representational - Answer -art that depicts figures and objects so that we recognize
what is represented
non-objective art - Answer -art that has no recognizable subject matter
stylized - Answer -art that represents objects in an exaggerated way to emphasize
certain aspects of the object
Expressionistic - Answer -form and color are freely distorted by the artist in order to
achieve a heightened emotional impact
classical - Answer -the art of ancient Greece and Rome, in which harmony, order, and
proportion were emphasized
surreal - Answer -beyond what is real or believable; bizarre
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius. Rome. 1st c.
, - Answer -Function is asserting the ruler
Botticelli. The Birth of Venus. Italy. 13th c.
- Answer -Context is showing Venus more realistic
Quick-To-See Smith. Genesis.
The 4 components of art - Answer -Function, visual form, content, aesthetics
Categories of Visual Culture - Answer -fine art, popular art/culture + kitsch, craft
Different stylistic categories - Answer -Impressionism, Naturalism, Surrealism
Impressionism - Answer -a style of art where painters try to catch visual impressions
made by color, light, and shadows
Naturalism - Answer -a style and theory of representation based on the accurate
depiction of detail.
Surrealism - Answer -An artistic movement that displayed vivid dream worlds and
fantastic unreal images, taps into self-conscious mind, uses five senses
Components of a culture - Answer -technology, symbols, language, values, norms
Naturalistic - Answer -term refers to observations made of individual's behavior in an
everyday life setting
Idealism - Answer -encourages imagination and attempts to realize a mental
conception of beauty, a standard of perfection, juxtaposed to aesthetic naturalism and
realism.
abstracted - Answer -art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but seeks to
achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures.
representational - Answer -art that depicts figures and objects so that we recognize
what is represented
non-objective art - Answer -art that has no recognizable subject matter
stylized - Answer -art that represents objects in an exaggerated way to emphasize
certain aspects of the object
Expressionistic - Answer -form and color are freely distorted by the artist in order to
achieve a heightened emotional impact
classical - Answer -the art of ancient Greece and Rome, in which harmony, order, and
proportion were emphasized
surreal - Answer -beyond what is real or believable; bizarre
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius. Rome. 1st c.
, - Answer -Function is asserting the ruler
Botticelli. The Birth of Venus. Italy. 13th c.
- Answer -Context is showing Venus more realistic
Quick-To-See Smith. Genesis.
