Hybrid figure with a human body and feline head--Anthropomorphic-- ca. 40,000-28,000, BCE.
Venus of Willendorf, ca. 28,000-25,000 BCE. Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna.
(Chinese Horse, Lascaux Cave, ca 15,000-13,000 BCE, Dordogne, France)Sunday, August 15, 2010
Prehistoric Art
Hybrid figure with a human body and feline head--Anthropomorphic-- ca. 40,000-28,000, BCE. Venus of Willendorf, ca. 28,000-25,000 BCE. Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. (Chinese Horse, Lascaux Cave, ca 15,000-13,000 BCE, Dordogne, France)
Introductory Vocabulary
Knowing art terms, even if midly, is a good tool to have. Here are some that are basic, but very important to know:
Aesthetics-the theory of the artistic or the beautiful. A compound of the philosophy, sociology, and psychology of art, no longer solely confined to determining what is beautiful in art, but now attempts to discover the origins of sensitibity to art forms, and the relationship of art to other phases of culture.
Achromatic- without color.
Anthropomorphic- Anthropo (human,) Morphic (shape/or form) is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human living/or non living objects--Animals, phenomena, abstract concepts-dating back to Prehistoric time. Egyptian gods such as Anubis were depicted with animal heads and human bodies.
Binders-are liquids to which the dry pigments are added, natural or syntethic. Substances such animal fats, oils, water, egg yolks, plant gums have been used to bind coloring agents.
Biomorphic Shapes-are irregular in form and resemble the freely developed curves found in organic life.
Carve, carvings-in sculpture, when a work is created from a single bock of material (wood, stone) by substracting those areas that not part of the sculpture.
Chromatic- with color.
Composition-the act of organizing all of the elements of a work of art into a unified whole.
Concept-a comprehensive idea or generalization which brings diverse elements into some basic relationship.
Content- the essential meaning, significance or aesthetic value of an art form.
Contour-a line which creates a boundary separating an area of space from its surrounding background.
Curvilinear-stressing the use of curve lines
Design-a frame work or scheme of pictoral construction. Synonymous with the terms form and composition.
Figurines- a small sculptural figure.
Fine Arts- those arts which need possess no practical function (painting, sculpture, architecture, poetry, music, etc.)
Form-the arbitrary organization or inventive arrangement
of all the visual elements (LINE, SHAPE, COLOR, VALUE, TEXTURE.)
Iconography-the language of signs, symbolsm, images and pictures.
Idealization-A form of aesthetic distortion which consists of the representation of things according to a preconception of an ideal form.
Image-the general appearance of a work of art.
Line-the path of a moving point.
Megalith
Naturalism
Neolithic
Pattern
Plain
Paleolithic
Pigment
Post and Lintel
Shape
Stone Age
Symbolism
Technique
(All the terms used in this blog come from either a textbook or handouts given to me by my art professors)
Aesthetics-the theory of the artistic or the beautiful. A compound of the philosophy, sociology, and psychology of art, no longer solely confined to determining what is beautiful in art, but now attempts to discover the origins of sensitibity to art forms, and the relationship of art to other phases of culture.
Achromatic- without color.
Anthropomorphic- Anthropo (human,) Morphic (shape/or form) is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human living/or non living objects--Animals, phenomena, abstract concepts-dating back to Prehistoric time. Egyptian gods such as Anubis were depicted with animal heads and human bodies.Binders-are liquids to which the dry pigments are added, natural or syntethic. Substances such animal fats, oils, water, egg yolks, plant gums have been used to bind coloring agents.
Biomorphic Shapes-are irregular in form and resemble the freely developed curves found in organic life.
Carve, carvings-in sculpture, when a work is created from a single bock of material (wood, stone) by substracting those areas that not part of the sculpture.
Chromatic- with color.
Composition-the act of organizing all of the elements of a work of art into a unified whole.
Concept-a comprehensive idea or generalization which brings diverse elements into some basic relationship.
Content- the essential meaning, significance or aesthetic value of an art form.
Contour-a line which creates a boundary separating an area of space from its surrounding background.
Curvilinear-stressing the use of curve lines
Design-a frame work or scheme of pictoral construction. Synonymous with the terms form and composition.
Figurines- a small sculptural figure.
Fine Arts- those arts which need possess no practical function (painting, sculpture, architecture, poetry, music, etc.)
Form-the arbitrary organization or inventive arrangement
of all the visual elements (LINE, SHAPE, COLOR, VALUE, TEXTURE.)
Iconography-the language of signs, symbolsm, images and pictures.
Idealization-A form of aesthetic distortion which consists of the representation of things according to a preconception of an ideal form.
Image-the general appearance of a work of art.
Line-the path of a moving point.
Megalith
Naturalism
Neolithic
Pattern
Plain
Paleolithic
Pigment
Post and Lintel
Shape
Stone Age
Symbolism
Technique
(All the terms used in this blog come from either a textbook or handouts given to me by my art professors)
Introduction
(Multiple offerings vase, Terracotta Kernos, Early CycladicIII-Middle Cycladic I, 2300-2200 BCE)
Ancient Art tells a story about human kind, it tells us that human beings imagination, creativity, and curiosity has no limits. When I was a child I was blessed with my art loving grandmother to give me a foundation on it, that will later become one of my favorite subjects in college. I would love to share what I have learned with everyone in my own way; no snobbishness and monotony that is usually found in class rooms (Professor Silvia Espinosa, your passion and love for teaching this course will always stay in my mind)
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