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Evaluating
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When we select one thing over another, or appreciate the specialness of something
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Impressionist painters
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Late 19th century. We're ridiculed by most critics, museum curators, and the public. Their style differed too radically from those of their predecessors for easy acceptance in their own time
Today, they have an honored place in museums and are eagerly sought by the public |
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Art criticism
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Refers to making discriminating judgements, both favorable and unfavorable.
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3 theories for art criticism
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1. Formal theories
2. Contextual theories 3. Expressive theories |
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Formal theory
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A method of art criticism that values stylistic innovation over personal expression or cultural communication
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Contextual theories
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A method of art criticism that focuses on the cultural systems behind works of art. These may be economic, racial, political, or social
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Expressive theories
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A method of art criticism that attempts to discern personal elements in works of art as opposed to formal strategies or cultural influences
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The paleolithic period
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Stone age
Early hominids made crude stone cutting tools. Allowed predecessors to extend skills and gain control over surroundings Others made tools by chipping flakes from opposite sides of stones to create sharp cutting edges |
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Paleolithic paintings
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Copious bulges- no humans
Animals portrayed have an expressive naturalism Purpose- bring the spirits of animals into rituals related to the hunt Study has led experts to theorize that some sites were used as sanctuaries |
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Paleolithic people
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Made paintings of hands by blowing earth colors as they placed their hands against the cave wall
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Petroglyphs
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Am image or a symbol carved in shallow relief on a rock surface. Usually ancient
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Neolithic period
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New stone age- arises in Iraq
Transition from nomadic hunters and gatherers to village farmers and herders |
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Neolithic art
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Reflects shift in living patterns
Emphasized abstract designs used to embellish articles |
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Mesopotamia
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What the Greeks named the broad plain between the Tigris and euphrates rivers- part of Iraq.
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Ziggurats
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A rectangular or square stepped pyramid, often with a temple at its top
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The great pyramids
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Gigantic mountain like structures built as burial vaults for pharaohs
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Egypt architects
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Used a post-and-lintel system to create massive temples
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Egyptian sculpture
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Characterized by compact, solidly structured figures that embody qualities of strength and geometric Clarity also found in Egyptian architecture
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