ancient cultures
this culture created masks and basketry, bronze head sculptures
what are African arts?
created in the 1950s, part of commercialism
what is pop art?
China created this type of clay
what is porcelain?
this culture created featherworks
what is Mesoamerica?
this culture was known for hanging scrolls, landscape paintings, and porcelain ceramics
what are Chinese arts?
dark and dramatic artwork that is realistic
what is baroque art?
paintings done on a plaster surface that dries into the wall itself
what is a fresco?
what color was more expensive than gold?
what is the color blue?
what are north American arts?
pastels and new painting styles like pointillism and expressive brushstrokes
what is impressionism?
maya writing system that blends art and language together
what are glyphs?
what type of artwork was a form of communication in Africa?
what is a textile?
this culture created aniconic artworks, used lots of color, and are known for their calligraphy
what are the Middle Eastern arts?
assemblages and ready-mades became popular, political art that was wild and whacky
what is surrealism and dada?
an artwork made from a mass-produced item
what is a ready-made?
earliest images of hunting scenes, animals, and human hands are found here
what is cave art?
this culture had stone carvings, frescoes, and blended writing and art together, and created artwork about gods and history
what are Mesoamerican arts?
mostly religious artwork, flat and not realistic, lots of blues, reds, and golds
what is Medieval art?
art style that developed from the styles of Ancient African masks
what is cubism?
these are the three ancient cultures from East Asia
what is China, Japan, and Korea?