Art FTCE (Chapter 4: Art History and Culture) Questions and Answers 2024/2025

Art FTCE (Chapter 4: Art History and Culture) Questions and Answers 2024/2025 Sfumato - CORRECT ANSWER-a glazing technique that revolutionized the blending of tone and color by allowing tones and colors to shade gradually into one another, producing softened outlines or hazy forms. Themes - CORRECT ANSWER-Universal ideas explored and represented through art. Example: Identity Kara Walker - CORRECT ANSWER-artist who works in cut paper silhouettes exploration of brutalities of the past; slavery/African Americans Fine Art - CORRECT ANSWER-art that aesthetically pleasing but not functional. Ex: drawing, sculpting, painting, etc. Applied Art - CORRECT ANSWER-art make to be functional as well as visually pleasing. Ex: fashion design, architecture, interior design, jewelry, etc. Expressing emotion and ideas - CORRECT ANSWER-Can be expressed through imagery, subject matter, or color. Frida Kahlo - CORRECT ANSWER-Mexican painter known for her self-portraits and expressing her physical and emotional pain and frustration. Political Art - CORRECT ANSWER-Artworks with political figures and/or subjects that are used to express support or criticism. Guernica, Picasso - CORRECT ANSWER-1937 anti-war painting shows the devastation and horrors of the Spanish Civil War. Romare Bearden - CORRECT ANSWER-African American artist, used collages to show marginalized black neighborhoods and communities. Social Art - CORRECT ANSWER-The attempt to address or recognize a particular social issue using art and creativity African Art - CORRECT ANSWER-Typically sub-saharan- varies greatly by region. Characteristics: stylized realism, emphasis on sculpture, geometric forms Mediums: painting, sculpture, pottery, masks, textiles, body decoration, jewelry, rock art, wood. Preferred: Sculpture, masks, human forms Styles: stylized realism, abstract, Subjects: geometric forms, human figures Uses: aesthetic, political, ideological, religious rituals (sacrificial offerings, display on altar, contact ancestors) Asian Art - CORRECT ANSWER-Architectures, arts and crafts from China, Japan, Korea, SE Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Follows eastern aesthetics. No hierarchy of arts v. crafts instead valuing the skill of the craftsmen. Characteristics: focus on moral character, nature, and symbolism Mediums: porcelain, textiles, calligraphy, silk paintings, woodblock prints, ink on paper, mandalas Styles: uses flat plane Subjects: landscapes and spiritual ideas Mandala - CORRECT ANSWER-A religious symbol associat