ART 111 Midterm Quiz 3 Lesson 4 Ch1.2

The visual impact of the Olmec sculpture of a colossal head is directly related to its mass.

True/False

In her work Object, a fur-lined teacup and saucer, the Swiss artist Méret Oppenheim employed subversive texture to contradict conscious logical experience. She belonged to the ________ art movement, which drew on ideas and images from dreams and the unconscious mind.

a. Expressionist b. Impressionist c. Futurist d. Surrealist e. Cubist

Sculptors Ralph Helmick and Stuart Schechter experimented with open volume when they created this hanging sculpture, installed in the Evanston Public Library in Illinois.

a. Object b. Cloud Gate c. Ghostwriter d. Monument to the Third International e. Cubi XIX

Sculptors Ralph Helmick and Peter Schechter experimented with open volume when they created this hanging sculpture, installed in the Evanston Public Library in Illinois.

a. Object b. Ghostwriter c. Monument to the Third International d. TV Buddha e. Cubi XIX

This type of relief, which takes its name from the French word for low, does not imply great depth.

a. a frieze b. area relief c. a plane d. actual relief e. bas-relief

When we touch an object we experience a tactile sensation that artists refer to as ________ texture.

a. actual b. organic c. implied d. subversive e. mass

Forms such as pyramids, which tend to be precise and regular, are known as ________ forms.

a. actual b. organic c. textured d. implied e. geometric

________ volume is a space that is enclosed by materials that are not entirely solid.

a. an open b. an implied c. an actual d. a subversive e. a closed

A two-dimensional object is called a shape, and a three-dimensional object is known as a ________.

a. cube b. relief c. form d. building e. pyramid

A sculpture that can be viewed from more than one side and that occupies space in the same way as other real-life objects is called a ________ sculpture.

a. heroic b. high relief c. implied d. freestanding e. bas-relief

Forms that tend to be irregular, and similar to naturally occurring objects, are known as ________ forms.

a. massive b. geometric c. volumetric d. organic e. implied

American sculptors Carol Mickett and Robert Stackhouse created the work In the Blue (Crest) to imply the presence of water. The work's many empty spaces, which were created using irregular horizontal members, are an example of ________ volume.

a. open b. restricted c. organic d. actual e. closed

This term refers to the substance contained in an object, but it does not necessarily imply weight.

a. open volume b. mass c. form d. volume e. texture

This term refers to the substance contained in an object, but it does not necessarily imply weight.

a. open volume b. mass c. volume d. form e. texture

A three-dimensional surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is known as a ________.

a. relief b. volume c. texture d. form in the round e. mass

The spiraling open volume of Vladimir Tatlin's Monument to the Third International was intended to give the design a feeling of ________.

a. restriction b. weight c. dynamism d. conservatism e. texture

The artist David Smith created sculptures of geometric forms. In his work Cubi XIX, Smith used the following geometric shapes:

a. rhomboids b. ellipses c. cuboids d. spheres e. pyramids

By using ________ texture to contradict previous tactile experience, artists can invite viewers to reconsider the world around them.

a. smooth b. rough c. familiar d. expected e. subversive

To imply greater depth, the sculptor who created the relief carvings on the outside of the Ara Pacis Augustae carved the figures in the ________ more deeply than those that are in the background, in order to make them stand out more.

a. south b. drapery c. round d. foreground e. fresco

These four visual elements of art—form, volume, mass, and texture—are present in ________ works of art.

a. two-dimensional b. three-dimensional c. large d. balanced e. modern