Art & Design I
The practice of creating visual art by looking directly at a real-world subject rather than relying on memory, imagination, or photographs.
What is Observational Art?
A colloquial term for two distinct periods of history.
What is the Stone Age?
Made by chiseling and/or carving with hard rocks into softer rocks.
What is Rock Art?
Believed to be the world's first major settlement, Catalhoyuk was discovered and excavated in this modern-day country?
What is Turkey?
It means Blackness and is indicative of a softer lead.
What is B?
Formal, informal, and radial are three forms of this element.
What is Balance?
Two ancient words that, when combined, literally mean old stone and are used to describe a specific time in history.
What is Paleo & Lithos?
These are three forms of prehistoric art prominent during the Paleolithic Period.
What are Jewelry, Tools, and Representational Art?
Publicly discovered in 1963, this has a complete duplicate right next door.
What is the Lascaux Cave?
Not unlike today, early humans and/or Neanderthals made these with hair and moss.
What are Paintbrushes?
The real or implied volume or mass of an object in three diminesions.
What is Form?
Although this has been used in reference to dinosaurs, it more precisely defines the time between the development of early humans and the emergence of writing systems.
What is Prehistory?
During excavations, these have been found with holes, indicating that they been used for jewelry or decoration.
What are Shells?
Considered to be the Sistine Chapel of Paleolithic Art.
What are the Altamira Caves?
That which is made by infusing functional objects with deliberate symmetry, abstraction, and symbolic engravings is a distinct way of artistically creating these.
What are Tools?
A term used to describe depth in visual art.
What is One Point Perspective?
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization is better known by it's true acronym.
What is UNESCO?
A form of prehistoric representational art that is found outside of caves.
What are Statues and Figurines?
Over 100 of these have prehistoric human and/or animal depictions painted or carved into them.
What are the Bhimbetka Shelters?
A term used to describe depth, width, and height in visual art.
What is Three Point Perspective?
The 7 Elements of Art are the building blocks of an art piece while the Elements of Design are about the relationships between the Art Elements.
What is the Difference Between the Elements of Art & Design?
Meaning Light or Clear, as well as Dark or Obscure, this is the use of of light and dark to create the illusion of a three dimensional volume on a flat surface.
What is Chiaroscuro?
A specific subfield in which scientists research, analyze, and practice how early humans managed to create prehistoric art using methods like spray painting.
What is Experimental Archaeology?
Where, during prehistoric times, children played with bear skulls.
What is the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave?
Throughout history, this soft rock of various colors has been used to create paints/paintings such as those found in caves attributed to early humans and Neanderthals.
What is Ochre?