Commemoration and Decoration — Cumulative exam Answers

Technique is the way in which an artist creates a work of art, using the media he/she decides to use. The technique and media the artist uses will change the finished results, and the messages and/or feelings it conveys to the viewer.

The two components of weaving are warp and weft. The warp is the lengthwise yarns through which the weft is woven. The weft is the yarn which is drawn under and over parallel warp yarns to form fabric.

Answer will vary but may include the following: The image is an Asian artwork, specifically a Japanese ukiyo-e scene. In the image there are men carrying either some type of cargo in boxes or baskets of food, across a bridge. Most of the men pictured are walking in two rows, in a sort of procession. Houses are visible in the background. Orange, blue, and yellow are the main colors used. There isn't much variation in the width of the lines. The shapes are fairly geometric. The image is framed on either side by what appears to be a gate or fence. This is an example of a woodblock print, also called a woodcut. Its registration points were likely located in the corners of the woodblock.

Picture 1: The artist has used broad, striking strokes to create the hair, ensuring lost of dark values. To create the softness, shading, and flow of the face, the artist has used softer lines and incorporated blending techniques. Picture 2: The artist used light pressure to create subtle forms, while still using a degree of shading and shadowing. This artist however chose to make the values of the entire piece much lighter.

Assemblage is an additive process where artists construct work by putting together objects and attaches them in some way. Assemblage sculpture can include a variety of materials in the same sculpture, where as other types of sculpture may only be made out of one or perhaps two materials. Assemblage allows the artist a great degree of freedom. Assemblage sculpture is most common in modern art.

Answers will vary, but should include at least 2 examples: Theory 1: They moved and stacked the stones using only their strength. Theory 2: They made have rolled the stone on logs to the locations. Theory 3: They may have shoved the stones along slippery, wet sand to the desired locations. Theory 4: They may have built a ramp of sand which stones were stacked along, and then another ramp would be built on top, and the same process repeated.

A: Hokkaido B: Honshu C: Shikoku D: Kyushu

Answers may vary. The way the baby is standing on the mother’s lap is rather ambiguous. The mother’s bent legs are not depicted correctly to support the child either.

Crayon manner: A printmaking technique from the beginning of the 18th Century used for the reproduction of red or brown chalk drawings. Pastel manner: A printmaking technique born from crayon manner that imitates the appearance of chalk lines. Chalk: A soft, calcium based medium made from pulverized minerals and fossilized shells mixed with gum or resin.

The Gandhara school of thoutght combined Hellenistic, Persian, and Native styles. The earliest figures come from the Gandharan region. Gandhara flourished from the first century to the fifth. It was distinctly Greco-Roman in style, with the earliest figures had the head of Apollo with the body dressed in a Roman-style toga.

Picture 1: This drawing is an example of vine charcoal. The medium used to create vine charcoal drawings is made by burning plant material, such as bamboo, into different consistencies. Picture 2: This is a chalk drawing. Chalk is a soft calcium based drawing medium made from ground minerals and fossilized shells that are mixed with a gum or resin.

Close-up: A picture that includes the full face or another feature with much detail. Portraiture: A type of photography that captures the likeness of a person, usually in great detail of the facial expression. Straight photography: A type of photography in which pictures are printed directly from the negatives with no cropping or other manipulation.

The terracotta soldiers are made of terracotta. They carried daggers, swords, spears, and axes. The weapons were constructed out of early bronze. The tomb holds horse drawn chariots, although any wooden parts have disintegrated.

This piece is entitled, Bodhisattva. It was located on the wall of a cave in India. This mural, as was with most murals in ancient India, was painted in mineral pigments on a prepared plaster surface. The piece depicted episodes from the Buddha’s past lives. The subject appeared divine, yet human.