Tips for the Final Exam
The chapters you are responsible for are as follows:
- Ideology I [05_IDEOLOGY12015]
- Ideology II [06_IDEOLOGY2]
- Use I [07_USE1.2015]
- Use II [08_USE2.2015]
- Meaning [09_MEANINGx.ppt12]
When you download the presentations, make sure that you switch the information column on the left from “Slides” to “Outlines” in order to see additional information related to the slides. [Sunumu açtığınızda, soldaki sütündaki menüde yer alan “Anahatlar” sekmesini tıkladığınızda, slaytlarla ilgili ek bilgiler aşağıdaki kutucukta görünür hale gelir.]
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Please study all written definitions in the aforementioned presentations. Here’s a list as they appear in the presentations:
- Ideology
- Classicism
- Neo-Classicism
- Arabesque
- Modernism
- Patron/Client
- Patronage
- Function
- Location
- Meaning
- Attribute
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Some topics are of special importance. Make sure you learn what they are:
- The difference between Classic Art (Greek and Roman, 500 BC to 300 AD), Classicist Art (Renaissance, 15th to 16th centuries), and Neo-Classicist Art (Enlightenment; 18th and 19th centuries).
- The difference between Western, Chinese, and Islamic Art.
- The basic philosophy behind the Arts and Crafts Movement.
- The basic philosophy behind Modernism.
- The difference between “honesty” and “dishonesty” as it relates to discussions in modern art.
- The importance of the client, user, function and location of a piece of art.
- The Three Layers of Meaning according to Erwin Panofsky: Pre-İconographic, İconographic, and İconologic.
Also, make sure you have seen the relevant images, and that you can tell them from others when you are asked to compare them.