CERAMICS 1
CERAMICS 2
GOTHIC ART
ROMANESQUE ART
4 STEPS OF ART CRITICISM
100
  • What are the 4 Methods of Hand Building?

coil, slab, pinch, model

100
  • What is the correct order from fresh clay to dry clay?

greenware, leather, bone dry

100
  • A waterspout also used as scary images of demons and spirits

Gargoyles

100
  • Brightly colored highly decorative manuscripts are called these…

Illuminations

100

This step concerns itself with the elements and principles of art. 

Analysis

200
  • If the piece has trapped air, what can happen?

Explosion 

200
  • This is the oven used to fire the clay.

Kiln

200
  • These are brightly colored glass panels that depict biblical stories

Stained Glass Windows

200

These are large woven wall hangings that keep the moisture out of castles

Tapestries

200
  • The subject matter, or just the facts about the artwork.

Description

300

How do I get a piece to stick on properly?

score it, slip it, score it again

300
  • Explain the 3 Bears Rule

To wet: won't hold shape, to dry, will break, just right, good plasticity

300
  • This is the name of the support structures that hold up the archways on cathedrals

Flying Buttress

300
  • This is the half round panel full of relief sculpture above the doorway to a church

Tympanum

300
  • Your opinion on whether the artist was successful or not.

Judgement

400
  • Clay that has been fired ONE TIME is called this…

Bisque clay

400

The chemical responsible for the glass-like finish.

Silica

400
  • NOT a waterspout, but still takes the form of demons and spirits

Grotesque

400
  • Why was it called the “Romanesque’ time period?

Because the builders took influence from the Roman times. 

400
  • This is the step where you can identify the mood or purpose of the piece.

Interpretation

500
  • The chemical that hardens the glaze onto the side of the pot.

Alumina

500
  • The chemical that helps the glaze flow.

Flux

500
  • How did the sculptures on the outside of gothic churches look?

Elongated and almost detached from the church, like a figure in the round 

500
  • How did the interior of Romanesque churches look?

Dark, like long corridors, small windows, lots of seating

500
  • This is the section of the artwork that lists the name of the artist, the title, medium, and date it was created.

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