Art and Architecture Flashcards PDF

Art and Architecture Flashcards Stacking and Piling - Construction technique using layers of material to create a structure. Flying Buttress - A support system used in Gothic architecture, extending from a wall to a pier. Pont du Gard - A Roman aqueduct bridge located in southern France, known for...

Art and Architecture Flashcards Stacking and Piling - Construction technique using layers of material to create a structure. Flying Buttress - A support system used in Gothic architecture, extending from a wall to a pier. Pont du Gard - A Roman aqueduct bridge located in southern France, known for its three tiers of arches. World's Fair 1889 - Held in Paris, known for the unveiling of the Eiffel Tower. Frank Lloyd Wright - An influential American architect, known for designing Fallingwater. Lithography - A printing process using a stone or metal plate with a completely smooth surface. Monotypes - A form of printmaking that produces a unique, one-off image. High-relief - A type of sculpture where the figures are carved deeply to stand out from the background. Carving (sculpture) - A subtractive process where material is removed to create a form. Installation - A three-dimensional artwork designed to transform a space. Additive process (sculpture) - A process where material is added to create form. Lost wax casting - A method of metal casting in which a wax mold is melted away to leave a hollow form. Kodak camera - The first mass-market camera introduced by George Eastman in 1888. Fountain (Marcel Duchamp) - A readymade sculpture by Duchamp, featuring a porcelain urinal. Spiritual theme (examples) - Art that explores religious or spiritual ideas, like Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel. Byodo-in Temple - A famous Buddhist temple in Japan, known for its Phoenix Hall. Greek orders - Classical architecture styles: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Wainwright Building - One of the first skyscrapers, designed by Louis Sullivan. Crystal Palace - A cast-iron and glass building erected for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. Guggenheim Museum - An iconic modern art museum in New York, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Dome - A rounded vault forming the roof of a building, common in religious architecture. Logos - Symbolic representations used by companies and organizations. The Monuments Men - A group tasked with recovering art looted by Nazis during WWII. Petroglyph - Rock carvings created by prehistoric peoples. Form - The visible shape or configuration of something in art. Art Cinema - A type of film that is more artistic and experimental than mainstream cinema. Video - A medium for recording, reproducing, and displaying moving visual images. Eadweard Muybridge - A photographer known for his work in motion studies and early cinematography. Photojournalist Andy Warhol - Pop artist known for his works exploring consumerism and celebrity. Graphic design (two major developments create graphic design) - The invention of the printing press and digital design. Logotype - A graphic symbol that represents a company or brand. Themes in art - Various overarching themes like religion, nature, politics, and identity. Iconoclasm - The destruction of religious or political images as a form of protest. Foreshortening - A technique used in art to create the illusion of an object receding into the distance. Pointillism - A painting technique where small dots of color are applied to create an image. Color schemes - Various ways of using colors in art, like monochromatic, complementary, and analogous. Asymmetrical balance - Balance achieved in art without symmetry. Symmetrical balance - Balance achieved when elements are mirrored on either side of a central axis. Rhythm - The repetition of visual elements in a work of art to create movement. Composition - The arrangement of elements within a work of art. Conte Crayon - A drawing medium composed of compressed powdered graphite or charcoal mixed with wax or clay. Pigment - The material that gives paint its color. Acrylic - A fast-drying synthetic paint used by artists. Post-internet art - Art that reflects the impact of the internet on society and culture. The School of Athens - A famous fresco by Raphael, depicting classical philosophers in an idealized space.