Pottery Basics
How does clay become ceramics? Provide an example of an every day household ceramic.
•Ceramics: refers to pots and other articles made from clay hardened by heat
E.g. flower pot
Which ancient civilizations did ancient art traditions stem from?
Mesopotamian
Egyptian
Greek
What is the definition of prehistoric? Based on this, why do you think prehistoric art was significant?
§isthe first known periodof preliterate human culture,
§work was done with stonetools.
§earliest human development, about 2 million years ago
List 4 of the 8 key pottery tools.
´Sponge
´Needle Tool
´Ribbon Tool
´Loop Tool
´Wire Cutter
´Wooden Rib
´Metal Rib/Scraper
Wood Modeling Tool
True or false.
Mesopotamian art involves statues made from copper, bronze, silver, gold.
False. This refers to ancient Egyptian art.
What are the three periods of prehistoric art?
1. Paleolithic – Old Stone Age
2. Mesolithic – Middle Stone Age
3. Neolithic – New Stone Age
What is coil pottery? How does one go about doing it?
´Make your base & dampen it
´Roll out your coils
´Make different types of coils if you want to
´Place your coils on top of each other to make a wall
´Paint your work!!
What were 2 of the 4 periods of Greek art and choose one to explain what this period consist of?
Geometric: 900 BC – 700 BC
Representations & repetition of shapes
Archaic: 700 BC – 480 BC
Sculptures made of limestone, marble, bronze
Ornate and colourfulpottery: black-figure & red-figure
Architecture: Doric & ionic orders
Classical: 480 BC – 320 BC
More realistic depictions of human & animal form in sculpture
Bronze became the preferred medium
Hellenistic Period: 320 BC – 30 BC
Aesthetic beauty less important – wanted to show emotion on face
Jewelry took on new elaborate forms and incorporated rare and unique stones
1.What materials did prehistoric artists use to create pigments for their colours?
§Clay
§Soft stone
§Fat
§Blood
§Crushed plants and berries
§Ashes
§Charcoal(black)
List 3 tips/tricks for the ideal pottery creation.
´Keep your clay moist
´Wedge out your clay if you want to reuse it so it can be more piliableand doesn't have as much bubbles
´Follow techniques like cutting, scoring, and texturing
´Use textures and different shapes to really bring out your artwork and make it more stable
´Before working with the clay make sure your hands are damp so it's easier to work with and the clay becomes a little wet during the process
´Take your time making your shapes and your whole artwork in general
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What are Greek Pots known for? And why were they so important?
Much of our knowledge of classical Greek art comes from objects made of stone and clay that have survived for thousands of years. However, we can infer that the themes we see in these works–an emphasis on pattern and order, perspective and proportion
Ancient Greek pots were often beautifully decorated with scenes from daily life. Sometimes these scenes reflected what the pot was used for.
True or false.
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, like the Paleolithic Period, consisted of cave paintings, engravings, and small sculptural artifacts
True.
What are the four pottery techniques? Choose one to explain.
´Coiling:using rolled pieces of clay to make pottery
´Slab:a lump of clay that changed into a flat piece through rolling it
´Slip:a watered clay solution that's used to attach clay pieces together
Scoring:using a tool to make scratches on the clay before sticking 2 clay pieces together
What are the 3 styles of architecture?
Doric: a simple, heavy column without a base, topped by a plain capital that has no ornamentation
Ionic: elaborate base & capital in the form of scrolls
Corinthian: elongated and decorated with leaves
In which period was pottery invented?
NEOLITHIC PERIOD
This period was actually a factor of what led to the creation of civilization and eventually cities