Intro to Art Flashcards

Aesthetics

Neolithic Era

Selective perception

Most important key to looking at art

Creativity

Six step process to creating art

The Arts and Crafts movement came about as a reaction to...

Fine arts

Crafts

When clay is mixed with water it becomes

To ensure performance of clay

Earliest known Ceramics

Slab construction

Coiling

Fastest method of creating a hollow rounded form:

Porcelain

Glass

When heated the glass becomes...

Most common way to shape a glass vessel: BLOWING

Stained glass

Stained glass is made by

Metal: Casting

Another ancient technique: Forging

Most common woodmaking product is

Animal fibers

Vegetable fibers

Fibers techniques

Art of basketry is highly valued by

Fiber art: Textiles

Weaving

Ivory

Jade

Laquer

Japanese technique for lacquer

Art and Beauty

Disinterested contemplation

Outsider art

Representational art

Non-representational art

Stylization

Style

Form

Content

Iconography

Context

Iconoclasm

Outline

Contours

Diagonal lines