Colors, Shapes, and Lines
Elements & Principles
Neolithic Art
Asia
Ancient Egypt
200
Teal, magenta, chartreuse, and scarlet are all examples of this kind of color.
What is tertiary?
200
These principles of art refer to the comparison of size in a piece.
What are scale and proportion?
200
In pieces like Venus of Willendorf, what do we see artists doing with human proportions?
What is exaggerating?
200
This Assyrian diety was known as the Protector.
Who is Lamassu?
200
This ancient symbol for life featured a knotted cross, with a loop on the top of the shape.
What is the ankh?
400
These types of shapes are created when lines come close together or intersect, and accidentally create them.
What are implied shapes?
400
As we learned in our first week together, these 3 elements are the most basic of a piece of artwork.
What are Colors, Shapes, and Lines?
400
In this image from the Caves of Lascaux, cavepeople depicting this activity, which was a common day-to-day activity.
What is bull-hunting?
400
This medium was used by illustrators and printmakers alike for it's solid black color.
What is Sumi-e Ink?
400
Ancient Egyptian pharaohs relied on this illustrated scroll to seek safe passage into the Underworld.
What is the Book of the Dead?
600
Artists use this "color" to create a tint.
What is white?
600
As shown in the photograph, this principle of art involves taking pieces and assembling them one in front of the other.
What is Layering?
600
A form of early sculpture, these rock formations were created around the world, most notably in prehistoric Canada by Inuit and First Nation peoples.
What are cairns?
600
This green mineral is used in much sculptural work throughout all of Asia for its color and strength.
What is Jade?
600
These architectural components were often stylized to look like massive papyrus plants rising from the ground.
What are columns?
800
This is known as the combination of the brightest highlights and the darkest shadows in a piece of art.
What is high contrast?
800
In her writing on the Postmodern Principles, Olivia Gude describes this as the principle in which scholars see themselves in artwork.
What is Representin'?
800
This 1570's watercolor done by Lucas de Heere depicts this, one of the most famous known pieces of Neolithic architecture to date.
What is Stonehenge?
800
The Japanese nure-onna, depicted here, is a monster from history, that is most like this "modern-day" nocturnal movie monster.
What is the vampire?
800
This functional piece of artwork depicts an Egyptian pharaoh, and two entwined serpentine lions. It was once used, among other things, for makeup.
What is the Narmer palette?
1000
In the creation of tertiary colors, primary colors are mixed with these to make the final pigment.
What are secondary colors?
1000
Paints, pencils, clay, and more are all large components of art materials, also known as these.
What are mediums?
1000
The first art of humanity is thought to be over 50,000 years old, originating possibly during this era, and NOT the Neolithic Era
What is the Paleolithic Era?
1000
The Reclining Buddha, shown here, is a must see is this small South Asian country.
What is Laos?
1000
Djed pillars, depictions of gods and monsters, and the Isis knot are all forms of this.
What is religious iconography?
(Pagan Iconography also acceptable)