art test 2
Which early film influenced the hallucinatory content of late twentieth-century music videos?
Un Chien Andalou (The Andalusian Dog)
What makes virtual reality an immersive form of the movie-going experience?
Viewers don headsets and seem to move in the action around them.
In Méta-Harmonie II, how does Jean Tinguely create an interactive experience of motion and sound?
Viewers press a foot pedal to turn rotors that hit different instruments.
(fer) studio's The Green Building is an example of __________.
a cantilevered residence
Which of the following could multiple copies be reproduced most easily?
a cast object
What industry did Diego Rivera represent in the fresco Detroit Industry?
automobile industry
The shapes of Divided Vases: Cubist are intended to suggest
bamboo.
In James Welling's 9812, the layered source photos are saturated in red, green, and blue to represent the __________.
basic colors digital photography
What is a typical feature of graphic novels?
book-length story lines
Which type of drawing is popular for tackling social, cultural, and political issues?
comics
Stencils create and reproduce images quickly and efficiently, which makes them an ideal medium for __________.
communicating political messages
The images and words in graphic design are often __________.
complementary
Traditional tempera painting was most successfully executed if the artist had
complete preliminary drawings.
Which technique uses parallel curved lines to suggest spatial volume?
contour hatching
Chaz Maviyane-Davies' Seeking Asylum is a Human Right demonstrates how posters __________.
convey urgent social issues
Janicza Bravo emphasized the controversy surrounding police-involved shootings by __________.
creating a virtual reality movie
What distinguishes Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's Vectorial Elevation from Vera Molnar's Parcours?
Lozano-Hemmer required viewer interaction in the creative process.
A high f-stop achieves a __________.
large and focused field
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's Aristide Bruant is a poster produced using __________.
lithography
In which of the following media does the artist draw an image with a greasy crayon on a flat stone slab or metal plate?
lithography
Which printmaking technique uses a planographic printing method?
lithography
Which of the following is a characteristic of early cinema?
live music
Artists distinguish between the individual prints in an edition by __________.
numbering
What printmaking process is most common in books such as your textbook?
offset lithography
One element common to glass and ceramic is that they both can be
painte
What type of line forms the imaginary landscape in Martín Ramírez's Untitled?
parallel curving lines and dash marks
Based on your textbook's discussion, which medium maintains its original color intensity after it is applied to the drawing?
pastel chalks
In today's society, Western artists generally create __________.
projective drawings
At various stages in the printmaking process, artists check on the developing image by making __________.
proofs
Tom Wudl's Rembrandt's Indulgence was Van Gogh's Dilemma uses trompe l'oeil and impasto to demonstrate the __________.
properties of oil paint
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec became famous for lithographs that
publicized Parisian entertainers.
Stan Brakhage's Dog Star Man exemplifies experimental film because it features __________.
radical film editing
In Five Cents a Spot, Jacob Riis used photography to __________.
raise public awareness of squalid living and working conditions
What was Eadweard Muybridge's main contribution to early cinema?
rapid projection of still photographs
Gilbert Hernandez's Fear of Comics demonstrates how comics can
reduce complex narratives to a few powerful images.
Architect Jeanne Gang constructs irregular, curving balconies on the exterior of the Aqua Tower to __________.
reduce the use of structural materials on the upper floors
The process of aligning the impressions of blocks or plates on the same sheet of paper is known as __________.
registration
Which of the following is a feature of comic books?
sequential stories
Which of the following refers to angled, short lines with pointed ends that terminate the main strokes?
serifs
What is another term for screenprinting?
serigraphy
In filmmaking, each unbroken sequence of recorded action, with the camera still rolling, is called a __________.
shot
Which of the following regulates the brightness of a photograph?
shutter speed
Which printing process facilitates the mass-production of editions without the loss of quality?
silkscreen
A work created and intended for a certain place is known as __________.
site-specific
Richard Serra's Tilted Arc represents __________.
site-specific art
What distinguishes drypoint from other methods of engraving?
slightly blurred lines from the burr
In Oil Jar with Man Holding a Lyre, the ceramist created large areas of black on the vessel and delineated the features of the male figure by using __________.
slip
The website for the movie The Sonic Sea creates a peaceful effect by using __________.
slow-moving graphics
The Y. S. Sun Green Building Research Center generates energy with __________.
small wind turbines
State of Play's INKS requires which device?
smartphone
What is the best description of what a designer does?
solves problems for a client
In Pan's Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro produces vivid and realistic monsters by using which technology?
special effects
What was one of George Lucas's major achievements?
special effects that merge animation with computer technology
Michelle Kaufmann's mkSolaire Home is energy efficient because it uses __________.
specific window placements to maximize cross-ventilation
Although the BMW e Scooter has an electric motor, the design of the structural elements suggests __________.
speed
In Citron Basket Set with Ebony Lip Wraps, Dale Chihuly reinterpreted the shapes of Native American baskets by __________.
spinning and slumping molten glass
What is a quick method for reproducing lettering or repeated designs on a flat surface?
stencils
Stoneware is the preferred medium of today's ceramists and potters because of its __________.
strength and workability
What innovation did Venetian painters introduce for large oil paintings?
stretched canvas on wood frames
The decorative quality of the Crystal Palace is attributed to its __________.
structural form
The term used to discuss how a building stands up is __________.
structure
Which of the following facilitated the development of Kyle Cooper's motion graphics skills?
studying with designer Paul Rand
Which of the following is a characteristic of pastels?
subtly blended colors
What is the term for the physical material that provides a base for and sustains a painting?
support
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre's Le Boulevard du Temple exemplifies which characteristic of early photography?
the long exposure time
Compare these prints by Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt. What distinguishes Rembrandt's print as an etching?
the looser line quality
It is important for artists creating murals in true fresco to know how long the plaster will remain wet because
the paint mixes with a chemical in the plaster and becomes part of the wall when the plaster dries.
What is a title sequence?
the roll of credits at the beginning of a movie
What has led many contemporary intaglio artists to employ electroetching?
the toxicity of acids
What distinguishes digital artwork such as Lynn Hershman Leeson's DiNA from traditional film and video?
their interaction with the viewer
What distinguishes logos, such as this example, from other types of graphic design?
their simple design
What technique of oil painting does Tom Wudl highlight in the silver pitcher in Rembrandt's Indulgence Was Van Gogh's Dilemma?
trompe l'oeil
In traditional oil painting, what is the vehicle?
turpentine
A complete set of letterforms is known as a font, or a __________.
typeface
What is the oldest known kind of paint?
watercolor
Binh Danh's El Capitan, Yosemite... is an example of a __________.
daguerreotype
Nick Cave creates mixed media sculptures that __________.
defy categorization
What does the f-stop determine?
depth of field
What was a popular topic for nineteenth-century prints in Edo?
famous theatre actors
After 1934, violating the Motion Picture Production Code would __________.
hinder a film's distribution
Which of the following is a relatively new area of design?
interactive design
QR codes are sometimes used in
interactive design.
What is one practice common to all weaving?
interlacing of fibers
How is the moral content in movies regulated today?
a ratings system established by the Motion Picture Association of America in 1968
The N Building exemplifies interactive design because it integrates into its façade __________.
a QR code
What functioned as the mold for this sculpture by Rachel Whiteread?
a beekeeper's hive
When creating works of marquetry, the artist ensures that the work fits the design by using __________.
a cartoon
A hemispherical vault built atop a circular or polygonal base is called __________.
a dome
Which of the following would require a fixative?
a finished charcoal drawing
In Gibbous Moon Cloud, Susan Derges produces a ghostly nocturnal scene by using __________.
a flashlight
A very thin, transparent film of color applied to a previously painted surface is called __________.
a glaze
Robert Longo's Corporate Wars: Walls of Influence is an example of __________.
a high-relief sculpture
Jesús Rafael Soto's Escritura Hurtado is an example of __________.
a kinetic sculpture
What type of graphic design relies on a single symbol to communicate a message or identity into a symbol?
a logo
Which of the following could create a blurry photograph?
a longer shutter speed
Which of the following would have been used in the creation of Quiver?
a matrix
Traditional intaglio printing always involved
a metal plate.
Louis Sullivan's Wainwright Building is supported by __________.
a steel frame
What is always a characteristic of a mobile sculpture?
a moving suspended part
A collection of photographs on single subject that tell a story or convey a mood is called __________.
a photographic essay
Cold Open's artwork for the show Portlandia is an example of __________.
a poster
Lara Baladi's Sandouk el Dounia (The World in a Box) is a contemporary example of __________.
a tapestry
A curving masonry roof or ceiling based on the form of the arch is called __________.
a vault
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's Port Scene is an example of __________.
a woodcut relief
What visual image links the motion graphics to the story content in Karin Fong's title sequence for Rubicon?
a yellow line
Which of the following is a characteristic of an artist's proof?
an AP mark
A substance that causes pigment particles to adhere to one another and attach to the surface of a painting is known as a __________.
binder
Tempera paint uses egg yolk as a __________.
binder
Which type of film prioritizes international distribution over character development and social commentary?
blockbusters
In Boy Falls from Tree, James Welling plays with the viewer's perception of what is real and what is manipulated by __________.
blowing up the photos to maximum size
Which characteristic of Trevor Paglen's photographs, such as Open Hangar, Cactus Flats, NV..., signifies the citizen's eye straining to learn about secret government sites?
blurry images of buildings
Which of the following drawing techniques distinguishes Degas' Le Petit Déjeuner après le bain (Jeune Femme S'essuyant) from Carriera's earlier Portrait of a Girl with a Bussola?
bold contouring in drawing the figures and objects
Which material usually takes the place of the wax in lost-wax casting?
bronze
What drawing tool can create the greatest variety of line quality?
brush
Medieval masons could replace large parts of load-bearing walls with stained-glass windows by using __________.
buttresses
How did American director W. Griffith use film editing to better express narrative content and increase the viewer's feeling of involvement in a movie?
by assembling several shots taken from different angles
How did Kirchner most probably achieve the strong black and white contrasts in Port Scene?
by cutting and gouging vertically with the wood grain
How do contemporary photographers manipulate digital images?
by using photo-editing programs
How do artists achieve the range of tonal qualities necessary to distinguish various textures, masses, shapes, and objects in engravings?
by varying the density of fine lines
The chemical makeup of glass is similar to what other material?
ceramic glaze
The art of making objects from clays is called __________.
ceramics
What material gives gouache its distinctive opaque appearance?
chalk
Weavers create patterns by
changing the number and placement of interwoven weft threads.
What contemporary drawing material is similar to what was used in prehistoric times?
charcoal
Charles Ray's Father Figure is based on a cast of a
child's toy.
In Iridescence of Life #7, Binh Danh memorializes victims of Cambodian genocide by using __________.
chlorophyll printing
The production of movies as an art or industry is called __________.
cinema
What material is best used for modeling?
clay
From your reading, what is most important for an artist to draw well?
close observation, willingness to learn, and diligent practice
In early photography, Julia Margaret Cameron established the use of __________.
close-ups and carefully controlled lighting
A typical example of low-relief sculpture is a __________.
coin
In painting, pigment most notably provides __________.
color
In Nature morte aux grenades (Still Life with Hand Grenades), Mona Hatoum depicts humanity's tendency for violence by depicting explosive devices as __________.
colorful pieces of solid glass
A sequential artform based on drawing is called a __________.
comic
Windsor McCay's Little Nemo in Slumberland is an example of a __________.
comic
Walter Gropius' Bauhaus Building uses steel columns to support a frame of reinforced-concrete floors and a roof, which enabled the construction of __________.
curtain walls
How does Martin Puryear's work play on sculpture's capacity to be seen from different perspectives?
It suggests more than one possible meaning.
How does treating the drawing surface with a solution of gum arabic and acid make the lithographic process possible?
It surrounds the greasy image with a solution that attracts water but not ink.
What was a chief accomplishment of the title sequence for The Fifth Estate?
It told the history of visual communication in two minutes.
How does glaze differ from slip?
It vitrifies during firing.
What was the primary function of this sketchbook of Guillermo del Toro's?
It was a notebook of his personal memories and thoughts.
What distinguishes Richard Serra's site-specific sculpture Tilted Arc from other types of installation art?
It was designed for one place.
What makes Sony a custom-designed word?
It was invented and is not tied to any nationality.
How did Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre's process differ from that of the early camera obscura?
It was made using a metal plate on which the image was fixe
What distinguishes Kenneth Anger's Scorpio Rising as an underground film?
It was not intended for a popular audience.
How does Martin Puryear's C.F.A.O. take advantage of the distinctive qualities of sculpture?
Its different sides contribute to the work's meaning.
How does Manuel Álvarez Bravo's Two Pairs of Legs demonstrate the artistic qualities of straight photography?
Its formal elements enhance the subject matter.
What distinguishes a blockbuster film?
Its goals are mass appeal and economic success.
Why was the invention of oil painting considered important to painters in the Renaissance?
Its versatility allowed artists to work more slowly and make changes.
Why is jade suitable only for small pieces?
Jade is very hard and brittle.
In The Letter, Mary Cassatt's use of three plates to create the colored areas of the print most notably demonstrates the influence of __________.
Japanese woodblock prints
Which of the following buildings uses undulating balconies to increase socialization among people on different floors?
Jeanne Gang's 40 Tenth Avenue
Which artwork exemplifies how silkscreen printing benefits social movements?
Jesús Barraza's We Are Fighting!
Who captured the first photographic image in 1826?
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
Which of the following buildings used cast iron and glass to create large and flexible interior spaces?
Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace
Which artist is known for five movies known as the CREMASTER Cycle?
Matthew Barney
How did contemporary artists Gilbert and George limit the edition of a print they gave away?
They limited the time for downloading on the Internet.
What role do foundry experts provide?
They make molds and do the casting.
What was William Morris's attitude about everyday functional objects?
They should be beautiful and well-crafted
How did photographers compensate for longer shutter settings if they wanted to avoid blurry pictures with handheld cameras?
They used a camera stan
What is one reason that wood engravings like Boy Returning Joyfully, with Plough and Oxen were used more frequently in book illustrations than woodcuts?
They used harder woo
What is one reason that some ancient artists used encaustic?
They wanted rich, luscious colors.
What was the purpose of Michelangelo's drawings for the Sistine Chapel in the sixteenth century?
They were a study or preparation for a larger, more complex body of work.
What sculptural technique do Silver Coin with Apollo and Army on the March share?
They were both carved in low relief.
Exposing treated silver plates to light and then fixing the images onto the plate with a mineral salt solution creates __________.
daguerreotypes
The photographs of Alfred Stieglitz and Henri Cartier-Bresson __________.
depict poetic scenes of urban life
In Drowning in Advertising, Jonathan Barnbrook critiques the abundance of advertising at the Olympic Games by __________.
depicting a consumer submerged in a soft drink logo
Pablo Picasso's studies for his painting Guernica exemplify how preliminary sketches can help __________.
develop the design for a complex composition
Marquetry works achieve different colors through the use of
different colored wood
Which of the following uses plotters?
digital art
What is one factor that facilitates worldwide uniform distribution of movies today?
digital projection
Lynn Hershman Leeson's DiNA is an example of a __________.
digital simulation
What is the term for an oil painting finished in one sitting?
direct painting
What provided the artistic model for photographic portraits?
established traditions in painting
Which type of process permits the most freely drawn line?
etching
What do these two contemporary photographs have in common?
experimentation with photographic processes
The film noir genre reinforces its dark criminal subject matter by using __________.
expressive lighting
Leonardo da Vinci's Facial Proportions of a Man in Profile and Guillermo del Toro's pages from a sketchbook of Pan's Labyrinth demonstrate that drawing __________.
facilitates the creative process
In the twentieth century, most photographers preferred black-and-white images because color prints __________.
faded over time
William Morris's Windrush would have its greatest application in which craft medium?
fiber
What process is necessary to create a unified progression of a movie?
film editing
What genre depicted the dark side of the American Dream?
film noir
Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye draws on the tradition of
film noir.
Which of the following is a type of relief printing?
linocut
Which printmaking technique would be most effective for making a large edition of inexpensive prints?
lithography
An identifying mark based on letterforms combined with pictorial elements is called a __________.
logo
In weaving, fibers are held in place on a __________.
loom
The Radiator Building in Portland features vertical accents that allude to its use of __________.
lumber
In 1891, the first practical camera to produce movies used __________.
photographic film
Which of the following architectural elements supports an arch?
pier
What is necessary for true fresco?
plaster
In fresco painting, why do artists focus on sections of the composition that can be painted in one day?
plaster dries quickly
The impression on a piece of paper made by the intaglio process is known as a __________.
plate mark
The website for the movie The Sonic Sea demonstrates how interactive design can make information gathering __________.
pleasurable
Imagine that you are a filmmaker making a movie about zombies from outer space. What technique would allow you to present their dramatic voyage to Earth in the shortest amount of time?
montage
Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin demonstrates the compelling narrative that can be achieved through the use of __________.
montage
The process of digitally recording the movements of actors for animation is called __________.
motion capture
What innovative filming technique was used in Prometheus?
motion capture
Shaping many types of media into a cohesive, time-based design is a feature of __________.
motion graphics
Which contemporary design discipline is characterized by the integration of animation, live action, and type?
motion graphics
Karin Fong has been a pioneer in the field of
motion graphics.
Fresco painting was often used for
murals.
Which medieval structural innovation resulted in the wide aisles and high vaulted ceilings of Notre-Dame de Chartres?
pointed arch
What was the first common use for photography?
portraiture
The features and impressions of freestanding sculpture change according to the __________.
position of the viewer
What feature of engraving is exemplified in Albrecht Dürer's The Knight, Death, and the Devil?
precise, smooth curves and parallel lines
A simple small sketch made for larger and more complex work is known as a __________.
preparatory drawing
What is one reason that cave paintings have lasted so long?
natural pigments
Which of the following materials led to modern structural innovations, such as cantilevers and curtain walls?
reinforced concrete
In her flatware set, Margaret De Patta adds stability to the knife by __________.
reinforcing the back with a strip of copper
What feature of the Ardabil Carpet reflects its original function in a prayer chapel?
the decorative imagery
The use of a tool to create a line or mark on a surface is the basic definition of __________.
the drawing process
Great Zimbabwe is a structure that uses __________.
the dry masonry technique
What most caused the decreased use of chemical photographic negatives near the end of the twentieth century?
the emergence of new digital technology
Which factor contributed most to the acceptance of color photography among art photographers?
the exhibition of color photographs at the Museum of Modern Art in 1976
What device in Citizen Kane reinforces the film's political content?
the extreme camera angles
What element of Margaret Bourke-White's Louisville Flood Victims might fit Henri Cartier-Bresson's notion of the decisive moment?
the figures waiting in front of the billboard
What was the Portapak?
the first portable video recording camera
Which effect might be achieved through the use of aquatint?
the gray background behind an engraved figure
What element of Olafur Eliasson's Waterfall did the artist keep secret?
the height of the waterfall
Persistence of vision creates __________.
the illusion of motion
What element of the Colonial Bank logo most links the bank to American traditions?
the image of an eagle
What distinguishes Jeff Wall's Boy Falls from Tree as an example of photography used as an art form?
the large format
Which of the following influenced the development of motion graphics?
title sequences for Hollywood movies
What is the function of the surface of the N Building?
to act as an interactive billboard
Why does Susan Derges place photosensitive paper on the bottom of shallow ponds to create Gibbous Moon Cloud?
to capture the look of the night sky through water
Why did Oskar Fischinger create Circles as an advertisement for a public relations firm?
to circumvent Nazi censorship of abstract art
What is the purpose of a primer?
to create a uniform surface
What is the purpose of virtual reality movies?
to create an immersive experience for the viewer
Why does Keltie Ferris with oil and acrylic paint in some of her works?
to create texture
What was the goal of Michael Bierut's design in the Saks Fifth Avenue logo?
to give a familiar logo a fresh appearance
Why did Donald Meeker redesign the Federal Highway font?
to improve legibility
What is the goal of industrial product design?
to make beautiful, useful, and sustainable commodities
What was one reason Jasper Johns used encaustic in Three Flags?
to point out that flags and paintings are both colored canvases
What was a goal for this poster?
to promote a social ideal
What was a goal of this poster?
to protest the inadequate representation of women
What was one reason that Ansel Adams photographed Yosemite?
to raise environmental awareness
What was the goal of the Motion Picture Production Code?
to regulate the moral content of movies
Which best describes the goal of interactive design?
to visually organize interactive media
This image demonstrates Alfred Stieglitz's mastery of
tonal control.
What is a common feature in drawings made with graphite pencil, charcoal, or Conté crayon?
tonal gradations of black and white
The rough quality or surface grain of paper that creates a sense of texture in a drawing is called __________.
tooth
Ingrid Calame recreates human pathways by __________.
tracing rubbings of textured floors
What painting technique is shared by Raphael's Assumed Portrait of Francesco Maria della Rovere and Diego Rivera's mural depicting Detroit Industry?
true fresco
Which technique applies pigments, combined with water, to a damp lime-plaster surface?
true fresco
What is the vehicle for traditional oil paint?
turpentine
Heidi Cody's American Alphabet represents graphic design because it features __________.
typography
Which of the following refers to the art of designing letterforms and composing material from letterforms?
typography
Our encounters with graphic design differ from our encounters with artforms in a gallery or a museum, because they are __________.
unintended
In Fallingwater (Edgar Kaufmann Residence), Frank Lloyd Wright integrates the house with the natural elements of the surrounding landscape by __________.
using cantilevers to echo the rock ledges
The Kuleshov effect refers to what film editing technique?
using one film shot to influence the audience about the next
What accounts for the limited color palette that John Sabraw uses?
using recovered sludge from toxic iron oxides
In Place de L'Europe Behind the Gare St. Lazare, Paris, Henri Cartier-Bresson creates a dramatic composition by __________.
using shutter speed to capture a man leaping over a puddle
What is one way that woodcutters practice sustainability today?
using wood that is already down
Margaret De Patta's flatware set was designed for __________.
utility
Artists achieve dark shaded areas in an engraving through
various types of cross-hatching.
Joan Jonas' Volcano Saga is an example of __________.
video art
Which technical innovation in cinema relies on the use of headsets and hand-held devices?
virtual reality
The material of wood evokes a sense of vitality, or a living spirit, because of its __________.
visible grain
Centuries ago, aristocrats used to use tapestries for decoration and
warmth.
In weaving, the length of the final piece is determined by the __________.
warp
What is the vehicle for acrylic paintings, like Yunhee Min's Into the Sun #10?
water
What distinguishes the technique of watercolor from that of oil painting?
water is the vehicle
A translucent quality that is appropriate for depictions of water, light, atmosphere, and weather is one reason that artists use __________.
watercolor
Which of the following is a typical medium for interactive design?
websites
Maternity is an example of construction because Julio González used a __________.
welding torch
What always characterizes an assemblage?
work of only found objects
Dave Chihuly first made glass vessels inspired by
woven baskets.
Where was the oldest piece of weaving found?
Turkey
What makes American Alphabet ironic?
All the letters come from initials of corporate logos.
Which artist's characteristic bright colors and flattened compositions influenced graphic designers?
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
How can viewers interact with Méta-Harmonie II?
Viewers activate a foot pedal to start the rotors.
Using the exterior form of a building to show its interior functions was a novel concept introduced by __________.
Louis Sullivan
What distinguishes Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum Bilbao from other recent innovations in late twentieth century architecture?
-Frank Gehry used computer graphics and modeling applications to create an architectural structure that serves as a functional sculpture. -Gehry's design conceals the steel structure of the rectangular art galleries underneath a dynamic exterior of soaring and flowing limestone and titanium forms.
Discuss how (fer) studio's The Green Building reflects the environmental concerns of today's architects.
-Rather than build a new building, the architects at (fer) studio decided to rehabilitate an old building into a highly energy-efficient structure. -(fer) studio used 100 percent recycled flooring throughout the building. -The architects also insulated the original brick walls with blue jeans and used insulated glass to reduce energy use. -The architects tapped into geothermal wells beneath the building to heat the air and water and placed solar panels on the roof that shelter an event space.
What is one example of a contemporary innovation with printing?
3-D printing
What is the original meaning of a cartoon as used by art professionals?
A cartoon is a full-size preparatory drawing for a large work in another medium, such as a tapestry, a mural, or a mosai
What is a key innovation of Vectorial Elevation?
Viewers directly engage in the creative process.
Jessie Pettway's Bars and String-Piece Columns is significant because it continues the tradition of __________.
African-American quilts
Which of the following artworks used a burin during the printmaking process?
Albrecht Dürer's The Knight, Death, and the Devil
Fantasia is an example of __________.
An animated movie
How far back can scholars trace examples of comics?
Ancient Egypt
Who produced photographs of national parks to benefit environmental conservation efforts?
Ansel Adams
What new drawing innovation does the Google Tilt Brush system offer to artists?
Artists can draw in three dimensions.
How do artists create different gradations of black when they draw with charcoal?
Artists can smudge, blur, and erase.
What was one reason professional photographers disdained color photography for so long?
Color photography was associated with family snapshots.
Which of the following is an example of sustainable design?
BMW's Concept e Scooter
Which of the following is an example of modeling?
Ballplayer with Three-Part Yoke and Bird Headdress
Which contemporary photographer uses a process called chlorophyll printing?
Binh Danh
Why have comics become a more serious artform in recent years?
Comic creators are writing and drawing about unusual or important subjects.
What is one reason that computers have accelerated the breakdown of boundaries between media specializations?
Computers have multipurpose characteristics.
Which film is an example of the film noir genre?
Detour
Which of the following uses digital video in multimedia installations?
Diana Thater
Which artist is considered a leader in the revival of fresco painting in the 1920s and 1930s?
Diego Rivera
What is difference between digital printing and intaglio?
Digital prints are infinitely reproducible.
What did Vincent van Gogh prefer to do in his study of drawing?
Draw from life.
Which of the following statements is true of drawing in both historical and contemporary periods?
Drawing is an immediate way to communicate through imagery.
Who invented the zöopraxiscope, which projected still photographs in rapid succession?
Eadweard Muybridge
Why did Vera Molnar use a research lab in Paris to create Parcours?
Early computers were expensive.
What was one reason that early videos by artists were relatively simple recordings?
Editing was not possible.
Why is William Eggleston's Los Alamos Portfolio a significant contribution to art photography?
Eggleston's images of everyday objects validated the artistic quality of color photography.
What are the earliest surviving encaustic works?
Egyptian memorial portraits
How did Jan van Eyck prepare the painting Madonna and Child with the Chancellor Rolin?
He applied gesso as a primer to a wooden support.
How did Rembrandt lighten previously shaded areas in Eliezer and Rebecca at the Well?
He applied white gouache.
Based on your textbook's discussion, what does Richard Serra mean when he describes drawing "as a place where I can get lost . . ."?
He can experiment and work out his creative ideas.
What can we learn from Pablo Picasso's earliest studies for his painting Guernica?
He did not significantly change his initial concept.
What strategy helped Alfred Stieglitz promote photography as a legitimate art form in the early twentieth century?
He included essays on modern art in Camera Work.
Which of the following artworks illustrates how drawing can be used to record and communicate important events?
Henry Moore's Study for Tube Shelter Perspective: The Liverpool Street Extension
Why does Lynn Hershman Leeson's DiNA sound so smart?
Her responses come from the Internet.
How does Emily Carroll expand upon the graphic novel tradition in her webcomic All Along the Wall?
Instead of turning pages, viewers click and scroll through a digital format.
What is an interactive comic?
Interactive comics are web comics where readers scroll through or click on different frames to decide how the story should unfol
What is one advantage of a well-designed website?
It can make getting information pleasurable.
How is a squeegee used in the silkscreen process?
It pushes the ink through the screen.
While creating Shono Hakuu (Light Rain at Shono), why would Utagawa Hiroshige need to pay careful attention to the registration of the print?
It required multiple blocks of color.
Which invention significantly improved the accuracy of color photography?
Kodachrome film
Which film editing technique transfers a viewer's emotional response from one shot to the next regardless of the content?
Kuleshov effect
Which of the following exemplifies the use of motion graphics?
Kyle Cooper's title sequence for Se7en
Which of the following exemplifies mixed media sculpture?
Lara Schnitger's Grim Boy
What was the social impact of Jacob Riis's book How the Other Half Lives?
Laws were passed to improve conditions for the poor.
What is one factor that distinguishes nineteenth-century lithographic posters from most contemporary posters?
Most nineteenth-century posters were hand drawn.
Which of the following structures uses cross-laminated timber (CLT)?
PATH Architecture's Radiator Building
What distinguishes quilt making from other types of textiles?
Quilters create patterns by sewing together pieces of fabric.
What distinguishes Martín Ramírez's Untitled from Mary Cassatt's In the Omnibus?
Ramírez's fantastical landscape is characteristic of projective drawing.
What is receptive drawing?
Receptive drawing physically captures the appearance of something before us.
Which of the following is an example of a graphic novel?
Richard McGuire's Here
Which of the following uses digital animation?
Ridley Scott's Prometheus
What distinguishes screenprinting from lithography, relief, and intaglio processes?
Screenprinted images are not reverse
Who created the Portapak?
Sony Corporation
What distinguishes untitled:stiltedcrates2015 from Tilted Arc?
Tilted Arc was site-specific
Which of the following filmmakers pioneered the use of the long shot and close-up in cinematography?
W. Griffith
Why can artists achieve both controlled and accidental blending with acrylics?
Water is the vehicle and contributes to translucency.
How does James Welling's 9812 differ from Jeff Wall's Boy Falls from Tree?
Welling layers digital photos to create unrealistic compositions.
Which of the following are new media that contemporary artists use to make works that we still call drawings?
tape and cut paper
What does adjusting the focal length accomplish?
It determines a wide view or a narrow view.
What distinguishes digital photography from traditional photography?
It does not use film.
What was one reason the National Park Service selected the Fleurt chair?
It encouraged a relaxed posture.
How does the use of fresco secco contribute to a mural?
It enhances colors and details.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of marble?
It erodes due to pollution.
What is the purpose of Superflex's Bankrupt Banks series?
It examines how logos communicate information without typography.
Compare and contrast Louis Sullivan's Wainwright Building with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson's Seagram Building.
-Louis Sullivan's Wainwright Building is one of the first skyscrapers and uses an internal steel frame to support the tall height of the structure. -While the building breaks with past architectural traditions and styles, its façade features a heavily ornamented band at the top and includes piers that are reminiscent of Greek columns. -The Seagram Building is also a skyscraper that uses steel-frame construction, but it achieves a greater height and thus accommodates more office spaces and a large, open public area at the base. -Unlike the Wainwright Building, the Seagram Building is austere and decoration-free, but vertical lines on the exterior emphasize the building's height and provides a strong pattern.
Discuss the traditional materials and methods used to construct the Colonnade and Court of Amenhotep III. What are the practical and aesthetic functions of the architectural structure?
-The Colonnade and Court of Amenhotep III used post-and-lintel construction to create a colonnade. -The colonnade provided aisles for procession and connected adjacent pavilions, and its symmetry and massive size evoked authority and power.
Compare and contrast the interiors of Hagia Sophia and Notre-Dame de Chartres.
-The interior of the Hagia Sophia features a hemispherical dome that raises the height of the ceiling and creates a large, open interior space. -Hagia Sophia's open interior space is enhanced by the light from the windows that encircle the base of the dome. -Notre-Dame de Chartres uses pointed arches and pointed vaults to build wider aisles and higher ceilings. -The thin ribs and pillars of the pointed arches and vaults both support and emphasize the vertical thrust of the cathedral interior.
What is one innovation that makes the BMW Concept C Scooter a more sustainable vehicle?
It has an electric motor.
Why is rag paper the best support for a watercolor?
It has superior absorbency and longevity.
What was the significance of Eastman Kodak's 1937 invention of Kodachrome film?
It improved the accuracy of color photography.
Why is photography a significant medium for inspiring social reform?
It informs us and provokes empathy.
What is the purpose of Karin Fong's title sequence for Rubicon?
It introduces viewers to the content of a television program.
How is Janet Hansen's design for Voices in the Night different from Jonathan Barnbrook's Drowning in Advertising?
It is a book cover.
Why is carving the most challenging sculptural method?
It is a one-way process and difficult to correct errors.
How is Leonardo da Vinci's Facial Proportions of a Man in Profile different from Umberto Boccioni's States of Mind: The Farewells?
It is a sketch.
What distinguishes the use of watercolor in Li Shida's Five Deer Hermitage from Winslow Homer's Boys Wading?
Calligraphic brushstrokes in black ink provide detail to painted forms.
Which artist digitally alters photographic portraits using drawing?
Carla Gannis
The process of printmaking came to Europe from __________.
China
What country has a tradition of black ink watercolor?
China
How is Brenna Murphy's Rainbow Array 1 different than traditional prints?
It is not an impression.
What is a distinguishing characteristic of the kinetic sculpture Méta-Harmonie II?
It makes noise.
Why has photography been useful in influencing social change?
It suggests a living witness to social injustice or concerns.
What is a characteristic of high-relief sculpture?
Figures are often substantially undercut.
What was a main reason for the revival of fresco in the twentieth century?
Fresco could be used to decorate public buildings.
What is a disadvantage of using charcoal?
It requires a fixative to seal the drawing.
How are graphic novels different from comics?
Graphic novels include a book-length story line.
How did Eadweard Muybridge capture the animated motion of The Horse in Motion?
He lined up still cameras that photographed the horse as it ran by.
How does James Welling increase viewer knowledge about his works like 9812 when they are exhibited?
He makes booklets available so they can understand the process.
How did Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec create the white areas in Aristide Bruant?
He melted wax on the stone.
In Gesture/Data, how does Ken Okiishi merge digital mass media with traditional painting?
He plays looped video beneath oil paintings.
How does Georges Seurat achieve a sense of mass in L'Écho?
He produces chiaroscuro by using Conté crayon.
Which factor made Henry Moore's drawings of World War II London Tube refugees so compelling?
He suppressed details of personal appearance to create a scene of stoic human endurance.
How did Ansel Adams convey the spiritual harmony of nature?
He used a high f-stop to depict both focused landmarks and an infinite landscape.
Compare Vincent van Gogh's early drawing Carpenter to his slightly later Old Man with His Head in His Hands. What about the later work shows van Gogh's improved technical skills?
He used tone, line, and perspective to give greater volume to the figure.
How does the contemporary photographer Binh Danh memorialize victims of warfare in Southeast Asia?
He uses photographs from the Cambodia Museum of Genocide.
How does color function in William Eggleston's Untitled (Nehi Bottle on Car Hood)?
It adds to the play of formal elements.
Why is screenprinting suited for the production of images with areas of uniform color?
It allows simple registering and printing.
Why is Mary Cassatt's In the Omnibus considered a receptive drawing?
It captures the physical appearance of a family group on a train.
What was one complaint about Richard Serra's Tilted Arc?
It collected graffiti.
What was the drawback to the camera obscura?
It could not preserve or copy an image.
What was controversial about the blaxploitation movement?
It could reinforce African-American stereotypes.
Why is Gordon Parks' Shaft considered part of the blaxploitation movement?
It depicts the urban life of a black private investigator.
Which of the following demonstrates the influence of portrait painting on early photography?
Julia Margaret Cameron's Paul and Virginia
One of the first great portrait photographers was
Julia Margaret Cameron.
Which Renaissance artist described the uses of the camera obscura?
Leonardo da Vinci
What distinguishes Man Ray's Rayograph from Henri Cartier-Bresson's Place de L'Europe Behind the Gare St. Lazare, Paris?
Man Ray captures innovative forms without the use of a camera or lens.
An iconic image that documents the hardships of the Depression in the United States is __________.
Margaret Bourke-White's African American Flood Victims Lined Up
Which of the following artists is a metalsmith?
Margaret De Patta
In Awakening Slave, how does Michelangelo achieve the smooth quality of human flesh?
Michelangelo carved the sculpture from marble and polished the surface.
What distinguishes Christine Hiebert's use of space from more traditional approaches to drawing?
She relies on the three-dimensional space of the gallery.
How is Julie Mehretu's drawing process in Back to Gondwanaland different from that of earlier artists?
She uses cut-out shapes to evoke man-made spaces.
Jeff Wall describes himself as a "near-documentary" photographer because
his realistic images are stage
Which of the following is considered both an assemblage and a mixed media sculpture?
Nick Cave's Sculpture
What was unusual about "rayographs"?
No camera or lens was use
What is one characteristic that Ballplayer with Three-Part Yoke and Bird Headdress and Vink share?
They both have color.
How are Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita and Nam June Paik's Video Flag Z similar?
They both offer critiques of mass medi
Why do graffiti artists favor spray cans and airbrushes?
They can be used to apply paint quickly.
How does cross-hatching differ from contour hatching?
Parallel lines are layered in different directions.
Who brought the marquetry process to the United States in the nineteenth century?
Peter Glass
What was one technical consequence of early nineteenth-century cameras?
Photographers could only record stationary objects.
What is one reason that Picasso signed and dated all 45 of his studies for Guernica?
Picasso intended his drawings to document the evolution of Guernic
What is a drawback to the use of stencils in artworks such as Kim McCarthy's Urban Buddha?
Shading is not possible.
How does Betsabeé Romero's Ciudades que se van (Cities on the Move) use relief techniques in an innovative way?
She carves relief patterns on tires to print designs on long sheets.
How does Lara Schnitger incorporate a feminist message in Grim Boy?
She constructs and garbs a mannequin.
What innovation with oil painting did Elizabeth Murray make?
She painted on irregular shapes and bolted them together.
Which of the following is an example of interactive design?
State of Play's INKS
What art movement influenced the movie Un Chien Andalou (An Andalusian Dog)?
Surrealism
How does tempera painting differ from oil painting?
Tempera is difficult to rework because it dries quickly.
The peak of technical development of stained glass occurred during __________.
The Middle Ages
What is one reason that the CREMASTER Cycle movies blur the line between video art and cinematography?
They are usually projected in art galleries, but part of the series has been released on DV
What is one factor that distinguishes embroidery and quilting from weaving?
They do not involve a loom.
What is one reason that early films were not readily accepted as an artform?
The camera seemed a recording device.
Which of the following is always a feature of projective drawing?
The drawing represents something from the artist's imagination, memory, or vision.
Why can encaustic lend itself to a textured surface?
The drying encaustic retains brushstroke marks.
What ultimately determined the removal of Richard Serra's Tilted Arc?
The government owned the work.
What is one disadvantage of oil painting?
The linseed oil binder darkens with age.
Which technique often leaves fingerprint impressions visible on the surface of a sculpture?
modeling
Why are woodcut editions limited?
The relief edges deteriorate from repeated pressure.
How is Duane Hanson's Man with Camera different from Michelangelo's Awakening Slave?
The sculpture is cast in polyester resin by using silicone molds made from human models.
What is the advantage of a linocut over a woodcut?
The softer matrix allows for more precise detail.
Why can lithography plates be reused?
The surface remains intact.
How does interactive design compare to more traditional design disciplines?
The viewer has greater control over the message.
What aspect of Resurrection Window reflects the artist's feminist position?
The window includes more female than male figures.
What is the effect of the mixture of drawing, painting, and paper shapes in Julie Mehretu's Back to Gondwanaland?
The work seems to exist between the natural and the manufactured.
Why is fresco painting best suited for dry climates?
There is less chance mold growing in the walls.
What change did Donald Meeker and his associates implement to the design of Interstate freeway signs to make them easier to read?
They altered the existing font.
What design innovation does the smartphone have in common with the transistor radio?
They are both handheld devices.
Why are prints often used to influence social causes?
They are easy to distribute.
Why are prints such an accessible art form?
They are inexpensive.
Based on your reading, what is one reason that experts value sketches by leading artists?
They are intrinsically beautiful and reveal the creative process.
Why are coins an example of sculpture?
They are stamped from molds in low relief.
Which of the following works best exemplifies the direct painting method?
Tom Wudl's Rembrandt's Indulgence was Van Gogh's Dilemma
Which contemporary photographer's work comes closest to the function of documentary photography?
Trevor Paglen
Which of the following artists uses digital cameras?
Trevor Paglen
Who led the nineteenth-century resurgence of stained glass?
William Morris
What made the curves in Nest Chair possible?
Wood bends when wet.
Which artwork demonstrates the translucent layering of colors achieved by painting with acrylics?
Yunhee Min's Into the Sun #10
What influenced Margaret De Patta's flatware?
abstract painting
Fast-drying paint that uses synthetic resin combined with water is known as __________.
acrylic
What is one contemporary reference Cai Guo-Qiang makes with Inopportune: Stage One?
action films
What caused rapid developments in the field of motion graphics in the 1990s?
advancements in digital editing
Cold Open's artwork for Portlandia demonstrates which function of graphic design?
advertising
Before the nineteenth century, artists used the camera obscura to __________.
aid in observation and drawing
Which of the following is a new tool for contemporary painting?
airbrushes
In Untitled (Hive) I, Rachel Whiteread gives solid form to empty space by using which technique?
casting
A series of arches supported by columns forms __________.
an arcade
Due to its monumental size, the Statue of Liberty in New York is supported with __________.
an armature
What is used to prevent sagging in plaster works like Naked Balzac?
an armature
A sculpture created from found, discarded, or familiar objects is called __________.
an assemblage
The temple complex of Angkor Wat includes __________.
an extensive program of low-relief carvings
In traditional cameras, a chemically treated plate or film is used as __________.
an image sensor
A template of moving shapes with spaces to insert text and photographs is called __________.
an infopeel
Storyboards are used as part of planning and narrative development for
animations.
What technique does Yunhee Min use with her acrylic paintings to remove any trace of the artist's hand?
applying paint with a squeegee
An etching process that produces areas of value rather than line is called __________.
aquatint
Builders can span larger distances and support a heavier load in a stone structure by using __________.
arches
The stone structure of the Pont du Gard can function as both a bridge and an aqueduct because Roman builders used __________.
arches and arcades to support the weight of the three levels
Betty Woodman's Divided Vases: Cubist and Eucharides Painter's Oil Jar with Man Holding a Lyre are similar because they __________.
are examples of earthenware
Nam June Paik commented on the role of television in American society by __________.
arranging television monitors to resemble the American flag
The substitution process is also called __________.
casting
Which of the following techniques is used to shape molten glass?
casting
Encaustic is an ancient painting medium in which the pigments are suspended in __________.
beeswax
The traditional Chinese watercolor technique reflects the belief that painting derives from the art of __________.
calligraphy
The traditional technique used in Hokusai's Tuning the Samisen suggests a similar expressive style is found in what another Asian art form?
calligraphy
Stained glass windows are produced when color pieces of glass are embedded between strips of lead called __________
cames
A beam or slab projecting a substantial distance beyond its supporting post or wall creates an overhanging portion called a __________.
cantilever
Many European-style typefaces are based on
capital letters carved in stone by ancient Romans.
The first technical innovation of architecture in the twentieth century is __________.
carbon fiber
Atelier Bow-Wow's BMW Guggenheim Lab is conducive to seminars, screenings, and workshops because its __________.
carbon fiber structure is light, easily manipulated, and portable
A full-sized drawing made as a guide for a work in another medium is called a __________.
cartoon
Which of the following techniques is a subtractive process?
carving
White or light areas are created in relief prints by
carving the parts not meant to be inke
What technique connects the work Ciudades que se van (Cities on the Move) with the artist's heritage?
carving traditional Mexican popular culture motifs in full relief on bald tires
The body of the d'Arenberg Basin was __________.
cast in brass
Most monuments in public parks are usually __________.
cast in bronze
What distinguishes Sergei Eisenstein's use of montage from Eadweard Muybridge's earlier work?
distinct but related subject matter
What common practice does the contemporary photographer Chris Steele-Perkins share with Margaret Bourke-White?
documentary photo essays
Lithography is a suitable method for spontaneous and quick compositions because the artist can __________.
draw directly on the surface
In masonry, if the stones are cut or shaped before use, they are __________.
dressed
Which of the following is the most common type of ceramic?
earthenware
A digital photograph challenges the inherent truthfulness of the photographic medium because it can be __________.
easily altered with computer programs
Which term refers to a group of images pulled from the same matrix?
edition
Prints are often called __________.
editioned works
In today's society, posters continue to provide effective and instant communication by using __________.
electronic distribution
Artists stitch decorative colored threads into and over a base of woven fabrics to create __________.
embroidery
The funerary cape from the Paracas culture in Peru is an early and sophisticated example of __________.
embroidery
The Egyptian Portrait of a Boy demonstrates the rich and intense colors achieved by __________.
encaustic
Sans serif fonts appear __________.
modern
Early movies often looked like filmed theater productions because
filmmakers wanted to gain popular acceptance.
Which of the following most contributed to the acceptance of movies as an artform?
films that looked like theatrical performances
Carla Gannis' Selfie Drawing #41, Babel in Wonderland uses drawing combined with other media to __________.
filter identity through historic images
Rosalba Carriera's Portrait of a Girl with a Bussola represents the use of the drawing medium for a __________.
finished artwork
Clay is a flexible medium until it is
fire
Solidifying clay in a kiln is a process known as __________.
firing
What invention made the precise detail possible in Jacob Riis's photographs for How the Other Half Lives?
flash photography
Nina Bruun crafted Nest Chair by __________.
flexing strips of birch wood
Photographers create a wide or narrow view by adjusting the __________.
focal length
Today's smartphone cameras do not automatically set
focal length.
Quotes from the Internet combines text from the web with
folk art imagery.
What is another term for typefaces?
fonts
A sculpture that is meant to be viewed from all sides is __________.
freestanding
What is another term for sculpture-in-the-round?
freestanding
What is the ideal medium for large murals due to the permanence of the color?
fresco
What is the preferred ground for egg tempera paint?
gesso
Which medium requires considerable speed and skill in handling to create?
glass
Which of the following is a medium that can be cut, etched, painted, or slumped?
glass
Which feature of oil paint is demonstrated in Jan van Eyck's Madonna and Child with the Chancellor Rolin?
glazes
Opaque watercolor is also called __________.
gouache
Which of the following is a liquid medium?
gouache
What artform do we encounter most in daily life?
graphic design
Which design discipline is characterized by the use of words and pictures to improve visual communication?
graphic design
Porcelain is made from
ground granite.
Apart from websites, what is currently the principal vehicle used for the emerging field of interactive design?
handheld tablet devices
Which of the following features modeled forms that significantly project from the surrounding surface?
high-relief sculpture
Michelangelo's Study of a Reclining Male Nude improved the artist's technical skill for depicting _________.
human anatomy
What provided the initial visual material for Sandouk el Dounia (The World in a Box)?
hundreds of personal photographs
The use of thick brushstrokes of paint to create texture is known as __________.
impasto
What feature of Elizabeth Catlett's I Have Special Reservations. . . . represents the characteristics of linocut prints?
imprecise detail and multidirectional strokes
One of the factors in the annual LEED ratings of building design is __________.
indoor energy efficiency
The evolution of handheld music devices, from the transistor radio to the mp3 player, represents the distinctive use of cutting-edge technology in __________.
industrial product design
A type of decoration in which small pieces are fitted into carved recesses is called __________.
inlay
Artists produced intricate designs on the d'Arenberg Basin by using __________.
inlay
Which of the following techniques is used for metalwork?
inlaying
The medium that transforms an entire space into an artwork is called __________.
installation
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's Airborne is an example of __________.
installation art
The printmaking technology that holds ink in areas below the surface of the matrix is called __________.
intaglio
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's Airborne encourages viewers to interact with contemporary events by __________.
integrating viewers' shadows with news stories
Pan's Labyrinth represents an example of
international co-production.
Sculpture is an example of assemblage because
it employs only found objects.
Blue was the predominate color used on porcelain for several hundred years because
it withstood high firing temperatures.
What characteristic of lithography makes it appropriate for images like Honoré Daumier's Rue Transnonain, April 14, 1834?
its quick and efficient reproduction
Which of the following best indicates that Grayson Perry used the throwing technique to create Quotes from the Internet?
its rounded shape
What is one of the advantages of metal?
its strength
Alexander Calder was one of the first artists to explore the possibilities of __________.
kinetic sculpture
What is one advantage of synthetic paints?
larger range of stable colors
How did Winslow Homer create highlights in Boys Wading?
leaving areas blank and using gouache
Because air currents move the suspended components of the sculptures, Alexander Calder's works are often referred to as __________.
mobiles
What did Raphael have to do before painting the fresco Assumed Portrait of Francesco Maria della Rovere, detail from the School of Athens?
make a full-size cartoon for that part of the painting
What preparation is common to medieval artists making stained-glass windows and artists making marquetry?
making a cartoon
What contributes to the subtle luminosity of tempera paintings?
many layers of paint
Which of the following is the best material for carving sculptures with high amounts of detail?
marble
Peter Glass' table demonstrates the technique of __________.
marquetry
Which of the following is a technique in which multiple small pieces of wood in different colors and textures are laid down in a design with no bounding wall between them?
marquetry
A block of metal, wood, or stone used in printmaking is known as a __________.
matrix
In Jasper Johns' Three Flags, the encaustic technique creates __________.
meaningful texture
What inspires the imagery in Nicola López's works such as Blighted?
memories of the attacks of September 11, 2001
What metal making process was used to create De Patta's Flatware Set?
metalsmithing
When were acrylic paints developed?
mid-twentieth century
A work of art made from more than one material is called __________.
mixed media
What term might be used to describe Jesús Rafael Soto's Escritura Hurtad (Hurtado Writing)?
mixed media
Which of the following techniques is used to create an additive sculpture?
modeling
The sparkling jewels and luxurious textiles in Madonna and Child with the Chancellor Rolin demonstrate Jan van Eyck's mastery of which medium?
oil
What nineteenth-century development made it possible for the Impressionists to paint outside?
oil paints in tubes
What is one purpose of the metal inlays in the d'Arenberg Basin?
ornamentation
In ancient Greece, ceramic production was divided between potters and
painters.
In Resurrection Window, Mary Lowndes implied the textures of garments and facial shadings by __________.
painting liberally on the panes
The dome of Hagia Sophia rests on curving triangular sections called __________.
pendentives
Andy Warhol's Gangster Funeral reproduces photographic images by using a __________.
photo screen
Initially, photography was not accepted as an artform because it __________.
required a mechanical device
When a relief matrix makes contact with the paper, the design is __________.
reversed
Hagia Sophia's dome appears to float on a halo of light due to the __________.
row of windows encircling its base
Martin Puryear's C.F.A.O. demonstrates the qualities of __________.
sculpture-in-the-round
To what does the term sizing refer?
sealing a support
Michelle Murillo's Adrift 1979 - Rosalba Llanos de Muñoz uses a photo-transfer process similar to __________.
silkscreening
What element of Nick Cave's Sculpture helps communicate a sense of fantasy?
the ceramic dog
What aspect of Hokusai's Tuning the Samisen is characteristic of the expressive quality of ink drawings?
the controlled and spontaneous brushstrokes
Keltie Ferris demonstrates a contemporary approach to painting by finishing her works with __________.
spray paint
Much of the world's major architecture has been constructed of __________.
stone
Which of the following refers to a series of drawings to visualize the major shots of a movie?
storyboard
Many early video artists used __________.
television production equipment
Which type of paint typically employs egg yolk as a binder?
tempera
What links Ken Okiishi's Gesture/Data with traditional oil painting techniques?
textured surfaces
Which of the following buildings is an example of post-and-lintel construction?
the Colonnade and Court of Amenhotep III
Walter Gropius' Bauhaus Building demonstrates Le Corbusier's concept of __________.
the Domino Construction System
The tempera medium was highly developed in __________.
the Late Middle Ages
Which of the following is a typical example of porcelain?
the Octagonal P'ing Vase
Which of the following features of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson Seagram Building demonstrates the International Style of architecture?
the avoidance of applied decoration
What distinguishes traditional egg tempera from "tempera" poster paints?
the binder
Which aspect of Michelangelo's Study of a Reclining Male Nude demonstrates the purpose of the preliminary drawing for the painting of the figure in the Sistine Chapel?
the careful examination of anatomical detail
What optical effect is essential to the visual experience of motion pictures?
the persistence of vision
What concept did Margaret Bourke-White introduce?
the photo essay
What technical element accounts for the visible details seen throughout Jane and Louise Wilson's photograph?
the photograph's exposure time
One condition for artists using a plotter was
the plotter's motions were not entirely predictable.
What distinguishes Oil Jar with Man Holding a Lyre as terra cotta?
the red unpainted color
What is an advantage of stencils that cause street artists to prefer using them to create their art?
the speed at which images are made
In L'Écho, Georges Seurat recreates the texture of human flesh by using __________.
the tooth of the paper
What approach to contemporary drawing is shared by Christine Hiebert and Ingrid Calame?
the use of line to alter our perception of space
One reason early films like Intolerance were enjoyed throughout the western world was
they were silent films.
What makes Escritura Hurtado (Hurtado Writing) appear to vibrate?
thin metal wires
Bartolomeo Passarotti's Studies of a Left Arm, a Young Woman, etsuggests mass and shadow by using __________.
three types of hatching
Shaping clay on a rapidly turning wheel is called
throwing.
Early filmmakers produced the illusion of very fast motion by using __________.
time-lapse photography
Karin Fong is known for her compelling __________.
title sequences