Terms:

These will be grouped on exam, and you will be asked to choose a certain number from each group. Be able to give a brief, but thorough definition AND be able to explain why the term is important to GD.

Theory/Photography

• Zeitgeist
• daguerreotype
• "Art for Art's Sake"
• photogram
• synchrony,
• diachrony
• calotype
• humanism

Language/Communication Development:

• pictograph
• ideograph
• petroglyph
• cuneiform
• rebus writing
• phonograms
• hieroglyph
• calligraphy
• logograms
• phonetic alphabet

Printmaking:

• broadsheet
• broadside
• exemplar

Media/Techniques:

be able to describe the process (briefly) and indicate a time period and/or artist and/or purpose (i.e. which are better for "personal expression," which for "propaganda" and why)

Relief:

• Woodcut

Intaglio:

• Engraving,
• Etching,
• Aquatint

Planographic:

• Lithograph

Essay Questions: (These will be the actual questions, you will write about 2 of the 5)

1. Discuss the notion of "collaboration" during the Medieval period characterized by Manuscript Illumination. How do characteristics of the societal context support the notion of "collaboration"? How does the style/design relate to the notion of "collaboration"?

2. Discuss the evolution of writing and/or visual communication in two of the following periods/cultures. (Consider style, context & purpose) Prehistory Egypt China Italy (Roman period)

3. Discuss the notion of a dual system of communication as it is connected to societal divisions in both Egypt and Medieval Europe. Who has the responsibility for communication and why? How do the purpose and stylistic characteristics of written/visual communication during these periods support and/or reflect those divisions?

4. Discuss the significance of the support (i.e. papyrus, paper, etc.) and the form (i.e. book, broadside etc.) as it influences the evolution of writing & communication during two of the following periods. How does the cost of the materials create changes during these periods? Egypt China Medieval Period Rome

5. Using two artists of your own choice, discuss the notion of "public" vs. "private" in print and/or photography media. (Use one artist for "public" and one for "private") Make sure to support your ideas through consideration of style and context as it relates to the medium and the purpose.