Quiz 3

An artist would probably use distorted scale if he or she wanted to create a lifelike scene that the viewer could relate to. (T/F)

False

If Alexander Calder's Untitled mobile was powered by a small motor, rather than air currents, it would not be an example of actual motion. (T/F)

False

Photographers cannot be responsible for principles of scale or proportion in their photographs. (T/F)

False

The elements of time and motion are not applicable to the art of photography. (T/F)

False

This Greek sculptor wrote a treatise on how to create a statue of a human being with perfect proportions. -Plato -Aristotle -Phidias -Michelangelo -Polykleitos

Polykleitos

This group of artists sometimes used distorted scale to create dreamlike images that subvert our conscious experiences. -Pop artists -Surrealists -Futurists -Cubists -Orphists

Surrealists

This inventor co-created the film Fred Ott's Sneeze, which was one of the first American movies. -Robert Fulton -William Faulkner -Thomas Edison -Albert Einstein -Alexaner Graham Bell

Thomas Edison

The ancient Greeks designed the Parthenon according to the idealized rules of proportion for the human body, creating ____ design. -an Egyptian-style -a disjointed -a Fibonacci -a small scale -a harmonious

a harmonious

If an artist painted a street scene with one large building on the left-hand side, and two smaller building on the right-hand side, this would be an example of ____ balance. -radial -asymmetrical -unpredictable -all of these answers

asymmetrical

____ balance is achieved when two halves of a composition are not mirror images of each other. -unified -asymmetrical -radial -varied -symmetrical

asymmetrical

Creating visual weight and counterweight is part of an artist's use of the element of ____ in creating a work of art. -balance -rhythm -unity -proportion -variety

balance

The three kinds of unity are: -compositional, symmetrical, gestalt -asymmetrical, symmetrical, radial -radial, conceptual, gestalt -compositional, conceptual, gestalt -radial, proportional, volumetric

compositional, conceptual, gestalt

Disparate visual elements can be linked together with a common idea. This is ________ unity. -symbolic -virtual -conceptual -compositional -actual

conceptual

This use of scale can create an abnormal or supernatural effect, and was used by the Surrealists to do just that. -proportion -distorted scale -monumental scale -small scale -balance

distorted

Joseph Cornell created boxes that contain compositions of ____ objects. -green -dead -square -round -found

found

The German word that refers to something in which the whole seems greater than the sum of its parts is _____ -bruder -gegen -klein -alter -gestalt

gestalt

Romare Bearden's work "The Dove" uses an underlying ___- reflecting the city streets to create a sense of order. -color -texture -dark value -grid -triangle

grid

The ancient Greek sculpture who created the bronze known as "Poseidon" used this part of the body as a standard unit for proportional measurement in the work. -torso -hand -foot -head -all of the other answers

head

When a Yoruba sculptor created a human form, he or she made this body part disproportionately large: -feet -hands -head -torso -none of these body parts

head

This type of scale is common in the relief sculpture of ancient Egypt, where it was used to indicate social importance. -human -monumental -hierarchical -lifesize -miniature

hierarchical

When an artist uses scale to indicate the relative importance of elements in a composition, he or she is employing this kind of scale. -monumental scale -small scale -human scale -proportional scale -hierarchical scale

hierarchical scale

An artist might use a small scale for a portrait of a lover because it implies ____ -epic virtues -distance -importance -heroism -intimacy

intimacy

Variety can ____ a design. -order -fuse -invigorate -connect -regulate

invigorate

Tibetan Buddhist monks create colored sand images with a radial design. This representation of the universe is called a _____. -mandala -rotunda -lotus -prayer wheel -prayer flag

mandala

The Swedish-born artist Claes Oldenburg uses this kind of scale in his sculptures to express admiration for the little things in everyday life. -monumental -proportional -hierarchical -human -small-scale

monumental

The relationship between the sizes of different parts of a work mark up its ____ -proportions -volume -character -scale -mass

proportions

________ balance is achieved when all elements in a work of art are equidistant from a central point and repeat in a symmetrical way from side to side and top to bottom. -radial -asymmetrical -unified -varied -symmetrical

radial

The Italian Futurist artist Giacomo Balla illustrated the rapid movement of a dog running on a leash by painting a series of ____ in order to give the impression that we are seeing motion as it happens. -colorful dots -repeating marks -many dogs -dark shadows -geometric shapes

repeating marks

If a figure in an artwork has drapery billowing out behind it, and appears to have multiple feet in different positions, the viewer might assume that this figure is _____ -running forwards -skipping backwards -standing still -slowly stepping to the side -none of the other answers

running forwards

"The male figure in the artwork is larger than the female figure. The male figure has a large nose compares to the rest of his facial features." The first statement concerns _____, while the second statement concerns _____ -rhythm, pattern -proportion, scale -scale, proportion -emphasis, focal point

scale, proportion

Stop-motion and traditional animation are both variants of _____ motion. -stroboscopic -kinetic -zoetrope -optical -painted

stroboscopic

The kind of motion that is created by showing a series of static images in quick succession is called _____. -actual motion -artificial motion -illusion of motion -implied motion -stroboscopic motion

stroboscopic motion

_____ balance is achieved when both sides of a composition look exactly the same. -asymmetrical -gestalt -symmetrical -unified -varied

symmetrical

When an artist creates a work that deceives our eyes into believing there is motion as time passes, this is called ______. -stroboscopic motion -implied motion -actual motion -performance art -the illusion of motion

the illusion of motion

The organization of spatial area within an artistic composition according to regular units of one or two-thirds is called _____. -hierarchical scale -human proportion -the Golden Section -the Rule of Thirds

the rule of thirds

Traditional visual arts, such as painting, are inherently static, but artists have always found inventive ways of conveying the elements of ____ and ____. -height, width -fast, slow -time, motion -speed, excitement -rhythm, music -red, yellow

time, motion

What element describes the imposition of order and harmony on a design? -proportion -variety -unity -rhythm -balance

unity

Compositional unity stricken an interesting balance between the monotony of too much similarity, and the chaos of too much ____ in a work of art. -emphasis -movement -variety -texture -yellow

variety