POST: Praxis II ART 133 and 132

The essays for the 132 ART: CONTENT, TRADITIONS, CRITICISM,
AESTHETICS I had were as follows: #1 Painting by Caravaggio
with Virgin, child and 2 people in prayer Painting by
Artmesia Gentilleschi of Judith with her made servant (and
head of Holfornes I think).

They asked you to state how you could see the influence of
Caravaggio on Gentilleschi's work in 3 areas, figures,
light and composition. Then they asked you to state why the
pieces were different.

#2 They showed a quilt by Faith Ringgold. They asked about
the composition and subject, as well as to discuss the
history/reasons behind the piece

#3 They shared a quote about art criticism-that art can be
viewed incorrectly if only held up against european art
standards of what constitutes art and stated that many
think art should be reviewed only by the time and place and
culture where it was created. Then, you had to agree with
the statement or refute it. Give one example of western
eauropean art that supported your argument and 1 example of
non-western European art that supported your argument.

Questions/Topics I can remember for the 133 ART: CONTENT
KNOWLEDGE were as follows: � There were very few questions
on easier, well-known subjects like Impressionism, most
required a little more knowledge � Less architecture and
photography than I thought there would be � Several
questions on the Harlem renaissance-jacob lawrence � Porch
of the Maidens (I did not know this, but it was the
caryatids) � Perspective (2 questions on this-who invented
linear and what is single point) � Joseph Audobon-bird
drawings � Crystal Palace and Eiffel Tower � Some questions
on Neoclassicism/romanticism � Art Making- photography-a
few, pottery a few more, safety like solvents and acid
baths, i.e. what is dangerous to add to an acid bath (H2O,
wood, paper?) � Color on a computer-Cmyk and a resolution
question-think it was a DPI questions but can�t remember �
How do you clean/thin oil paint (maybe it asked fat vs.
lean) � What is rabbit glue used for � What is used in clay
that can harm skin-turpentine, iron? � Plastelline �
Frottage � Print making such as etching-wax ground � Tromp
l�oielle � Question about the change in value in a line
drawing indicates what (recessed shape, light, shape that
comes out?) � Gesture drawing � Which pencil was the not an
option for hard/soft (H, HB, B and S) � Showed a Brancusi
scultpture-asked what form (I think it was monolith) �
Chiarroscuro � Contraposto � What is the true color of an
object called (something like this but can�t remember the
term) � Eastern art-like pagoda � What was the Taj Mahal
originally used for � Chagall/Chirico � Rosa Bonheur-horse
paintings � Who was a baroque classicist � Anselm Keiffer �
Kinetic art-calder � Vermeer � Rembrandt � Several
questions on gothic cathedrals-one was on Chartres. Other
was which was the 1st, and listed 4 cathedrals in France I
believe. � Counter reformation � Battle of Hastings
-tapestry � Clement Greenberg-art critic�for who?

I studied and made cards almost exclusively from the Praxis
book (which is terrible, but good for art terms to cover)
and from the Annotated Mona Lisa. I used this book cover to
cover. ArtLex was great-concise and great for vocabart
terms and safety� as well as Artchive for more in depth on
each artist. I just took a 19th c art class so that helped
there, but other than that I got my BFA over 10 years ago
and could barely remember anything. I am not sure I passed
but hopeful! Definitely bullet your essays, or you WILL run
out of time.

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