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What does primary means in art?

it could be referring to primary colors, meaning the three basic colors that cannot be made by combining any other colors. these colors are blue, red, and yellow.


What art movement was Do Ho Suh in for his piece Someone?

No particular movement, per se, but Some/One and much of Do Ho Suh's work is installation art, some of which could also be considered interactive art.


One of the primary consequences of the Council of Trent in art and architecture was what?

After the Council of Trent, nudity was no longer a part of religious artwork; even infants were depicted clothed. Artists no longer mixed Christian and Pagan subjects in the same painting, an altarpieces in churches became less intricate, so their subjects could be seen from a distance.


Why would the artist George Catlin paintings from the 1800s be considered a form of artistic documentation?

The American artist George Catlin became fascinated with Indians in the early 1800s and traveled extensively throughout North America so he could document them on canvas. In his paintings and writings Catlin portrayed Indian life in great detail.


Why was paper money more artistic back then and not now?

The artistic designs used on some currency were considered too easily counterfeited since the counterfeiter could make numerous errors and because of the complex design those errors would be difficult to notice. A simpler design, while easily counterfeited as well, does not conceal the errors as well as the older complex designs.