| Welcome to the Art of Africa Lesson #1 The following questions can be found at the link listed below: http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/afr-less.htm (will open in new window) |
| Name: ____________________ DATE: ____________________________ 1) Why do we study African Art? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ 2) Why is African Art important to the development of twentieth century art? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 3) Why do the people of Africa make art?_______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 4) Look under the “What is art?” link and describe what criteria is used to judge art of Africa? _____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Explain what the following terms mean in regards to art: 6) Abstraction:________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 7) Exaggeration:________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 8) Distortion:_________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 9) Pattern:___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 10) Geometric shapes:___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 11) Repetition:________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 12) Concentric shapes:___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 13) Natural pigments :___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 14) Incised: __________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ANSWER the following questions on a clean piece of paper in complete sentences and paragraphs. After you have completed the questions attach them to this answer sheet. (Question 15 can be found at the link below) http://www.northernprint.org.uk/pages/about-us/what-is-printmaking.php 15) What is printmaking? Give specific details. (Question 16 can be found at the link below) Return to Electives Home Page: Please contact Mr. Williams at williiamsclass@williamsclass.com |