The Basics/ Prehistoric Art Review
Unit Concepts (write them out verbatim or in your own words):
1.
2.
5 Ways We Look at Art: (See Power Point on website)
1. Sensory:
2. Formal
3. Technical:
4. Expressive:
5. Reflection of Society:
Elements of Art:
Principles of Art:
Line:
Balance:
Shape:
Movement:
Color:
Harmony and Unity:
Texture:
Rhythm:
Space:
Value:
What is a medium?
What is execution in art?
Line:
HorizontalVerticalCurvyZigzag-
Space (Positive and Negative):
Texture:
What is real texture?
What is implied Texture?
Color:
Draw a color wheel
PrimarySecondaryTertiaryNeutralComplementary-
Warm Colors are Advancing: _______________________________________
Cool Colors are Retreating:
________________________________________
What are some psychological connotations for the following colors:
White-
Yellow-
Black-
Green-
Red-
Brown-
BlueValue: What is value (as in one of the elements of art)?
Balance:
SymmetricAsymmetricRadial
Perspective:
Linear
Aerial:
Prehistoric Art
Unit Concepts:
1.
2.
3.
Definitions:
PaleolithicMesolithicNeolithic-
How were the caves in Altamira, Spain discovered?
How were the caves in Lascaux, France discovered?
Vocabulary:
1. Neanderthal Man-
10. Dolmen
2. Cro-Magnon Man-
11. Trilithon
3. Tectiform-
12. Shamanism-
4. Positive/Negative Imprints-
13. Naturalism-
5. Incising-
14. Conceptualism-
6. Abstracting-
15. Medium-
7. Twisted Perspective-
16. Post and Lintel-
8. Megaliths9. Cromlech
Paleolithic-
How would you describe the culture and society during this time period?
What were the media for cave art?
How were the cave paintings naturalistic?
What are some theories about why the cave art was created?
Works to Know:
Hall of Bulls
Well Scene
Chinese Horse
Sorcerer/Shaman
Bison with Turned Head (sculpture)
Venus of Willendorf
What are some changes from Paleolithic to Mesolithic?
Marching Warriors
Changes from Mesolithic to Neolithic society?
What does the architecture of Neolithic time period tell us about the people that lived then?
Stonehenge