ART 170
Cool
color ranging from green to violet on the color wheel
Split Compliment
color scheme using three colors, two of which are on both sides of the colors' compliment on the color wheel
Warm
colors ranging from yellow to red on the color wheel
Complimentary
colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. When mixed together they make grey or brown
Rhythm
complex syncopated visual effect
A subjective level of looking at art involves: - context surrounding the work - emotional reactions - the work's physical characteristics
emotional reactions
shape
flat area created by line, color, or value. Can be positive or negative
Perspective
geometric pictorial construct using a single vanishing point to give the illusion of receding space on a 2-d surface
Implied
line created by the visual connection between two or more areas
Feminist
meaning derived through issues of gender bias - now extended to underrepresented groups
Ideological
meaning derived through relationship between art and structures of power including political and social issues
Formalists
meaning is inherent in materials and processes
Psychoanalytic
meaning rests on personal expression
Deconstructive
more than one meaning attached to a work of art. Used to remove stereotypes to uncover understanding
Kinetic sculpture is different from other forms because they - move by way of ambient airflow or mechanical means - remain static - are always in relief - take up immense spaces
move by way of ambient airflow or mechanical means
Three basic ingredients of paint are: - pigment, binder and solvent - oil, tempera and encaustic - gesso, watercolor and ink
pigment, binder and solvent
Proportion
relative difference in size
Traditional Chinese painting uses: - polymer paints - pastel - charcoal - water - based inks and pigment
water-based inks and pigmnents
Which of the following are characteristics of straight photography? (chose all that apply) - Images are manipulated heavily in the darkroom - Images from the everyday - Little manipulation in the darkroom - Big cameras are used - Black and white photography is primarily used - Small cameras are used - Images are carefully staged
Images from the everyda, Little manipulation in the darkroom, small cameras are used
Modern skyscrapers of glass and steel characterize which architectural style?
International
What is the major contribution to architectural building materials made during the Industrial Revolution? Group of answer choices Glass International Style Plastic Iron and steel framing
Iron and steel framing
"Vanitas" painting is defined by: -Complexity of the subject matter - Self indulgent subject matter - Issues of mortality and impermanence
Issues of mortality and impermanence
How does the aperture in a camera function? -it advances the film roll - it inverts the image - it regulates the amount of light directed onto the film - it trips the shutter
It regulates the amount of light directed onto the film
Form is defined as: - Physical and visible characteristics of a work of art - Cultural ideas surrounding a work of art - meaning derived from a work of art
Physical and visible characteristics of a work of art
Space
The empty or open area between, around, above, below and within objects.
Definitions of art vary between different cultures.
True
Some artists don't actually make their own work. - True - False
True
The objective level focuses on the work's physical characteristics only. -True - False
True
Post and Lintel construction uses: Group of answer choices vertical posts at intervals spanned by horizontal beams columns supporting a dome or arch Brick walls with wood overlay
Vertical posts and intervals spanned by horizontal beams
Asymetric
Visual balance of compositional elements that are offset from each other.
Spectrum
visible bands of the sequence of colors
Radial
visual balance using a circular composition of the mail elements and principles
Equiluminance
visual effect when two colors are next two eachother and share the same intensity
An extension or overhang without exterior bracing is called Group of answer choices a matrix an arch a cantilever a dome
A Cantilever
Subtractive
A color created my mixing paints or inks
Triadic
A color scheme involving three equally spaced colors on the color wheel.
Primary
A color that cannot be created by mixing
Contrast
A large difference between two things; for example light and dark or rough and smooth
Motion
A sense of action or implied movement in static works of art
Installation artworks are defined by: - a single or multiple objects often using various mediums that take up entire spaces - kinetic forms surrounding traditional sculpture - require many people to put them together - a single sculpture installed in a small space
A single or multiple objects often using various mediums that take up entire spaces
Artistic categories include Fine Art, Popular Culture, and _________.
Craft
Support networks for artists include: Group of answer choices -Galleries - Critics - Materials suppliers - Museums
ALL OF THEM!
Name the three common artistic styles - Abstract - Non-objective - Naturalistic - Sculpture - Bas relief
Abstract, Non-objective, Naturalistic
Construction/Assemblance
Additive process using found objects or materials combined to create desired form
Casting
Additive process using liquid material poured into a mold, then solidifies as it cools
Artistic roles include: - Enhancing our surroundings - Narrative - All of the above - spirit, myth, and fantasy - Description
All of the above
How did George Eastman's invention of the hand held camera and its use of roll film advance photography for everyone? - Could take moving pictures - Allowed for easy access at an affordable price - Used only color film
Allowed for easy access at an affordable price
Analagous
Another name for related colors. Found next to one another on the color wheel
The Kheops pyramid from Egypt In terms of community, what kind of art does it represent? - Art as an intellectual activity - Art as a physical activity - Art as a scholarly activity - Art as a social activity
Art as a social Activity
Name two historical learning models used in art education - Art school degree programs - Scholarships - Apprenticeships - Trial and error
Art school degree programs and apprenticeships
The German teaching and learning center for modern industrial and architectural design was called
Bauhaus
Modeling
Both additive and subtractive process where a soft material is successively built up and taken away to create a desired form
What is burning? - Removing areas in a photograph - Burning the edges of a photograph - Creating darker areas in a photograph by allowing more light onto the exposed print
Creating darker areas in a photograph by allowing more light onto the exposed print
Cultural styles often change within short periods of time. - True - False
False
Ideas of 'good' and bad' are not based on cultural information and beliefs
False
The photographic process has no role to play in scientific research True False
False
What ancient cultural development resulted in the first towns and cities to be established?
Farming or Agriculture
What is dodging? - Darkening areas of the image - Lightening areas of the image - Removing areas of the image
Lightning areas To darken areas, is to burn them
One traditional role of drawing is to: Group of answer choices apply the medium make a sketch for a larger composition experiment with techniques give a detailed description
Make sketches for a larger composition
Content is defined as: - meaning derived from a work of art - culture surrounding a work of art - Specific location where work was creating
Meaning derived from a work of art
Three-dimensional works that incorporate the artist themselves (sometimes the artist is the work) are called: - in-the-round sculptures - performance art - installations - ambient works
Performance art
Scale
Relative size of an object or form with another
Two types of loads (gravitational forces) exert themselves on every architectural form. What are they? Group of answer choices Slippage Shear Resistance force Compression
Shear and Compression
Early human structures were made to provide - ornament - religious sanctuary - shelter - community markets
Shelter
Digital cameras and editing software let artists explore fabricated set-ups that bend our sense of what is real. See the image by Sandy Skoglund (Links to an external site.). What is the term used to describe an image like Skoglund's? - cross over imagery - installation realism - staged reality
Staged reality
Which of the following is not an artistic medium? - Style - Sculpture - Photography - Painting
Style
List the four levels of meaning you may find in a work of art. - Structural - Subject - Medium - Formal - Iconography - Context
Subject, Formal, Iconography, Context
Carving
Subtractive process using sharp tools to remove material
Principles
This means by which the elements in a work are arranged
Photojournalism -- translating news stories through photographic images -- is defined by three elements: What are they? - Color - Objectivity - Narrative - Timelessness - Framing - Composition
Timelessness, Objectivity, and Narrative
Which sentence best describes the zone system? - Sets of large cameras that photograph overlapping areas of landscape - A series of geographic zones that hold similar subject matter - Visualization of a photograph before it's taken, and the correct light calibration for the shot that translates the subject into zones of white, grays and black.
Visualization of a photograph before it's taken, and the correct light calibration for the shot that translates the subject into zones of white, grays and black.
Identify three traditional building materials Group of answer choices Green technologies Wood Reinforced concrete Stone Masonry (brick) High strength plastics
Wood, Stone, and Brick
Additive
a color created by mixing light
Secondary
a color created by mixing two primaries
Expressive
a curved line
Line
a mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface
Golden Ratio
a relationship between the natural generation of organic systems and their ultimate form. This relationship is both mathematical and aesthetic
Negative
a shape adjacent to a more significant object or form
Form
a shape or 3-D volume that haves or gives the illusion of having weight, density, or bulk
Positive
a shape that defines an actual object
point
a singularity in a space
plane
a surface area in a space
Weight
a visual effect created by the placement of elements in certain areas in a composition
Painting mediums are extremely versatile because they - all of the above - can be applied to different surfaces - can take a lot of manipulation - offer diverse effects depending on the chosen paint type
all of the above
Symmetrical
balance using mirror image (or near mirror image) arrangements in a composition
Structural
based on language, communication and preconceived ideas
Name four examples of dry pigment drawing materials: -ink - chalk - pencil - charcoal - wax - pastel
chalk, pencil, charcoal, pastel
The two processes involved with three-dimensional works of art are: - subtractive - additive - modeling - in the round
subtractive and additive
Pattern
systematic arrangement of a repeated shape or form
Value
the element of art that describes the darkness or lightness of an object
Color
the element of art that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye
Texture
the element of art that refers to how things feel, or look as if they might feel if touched
Emphasis
the focal point in a composition
Saturation
the purity or intensity of a color
Variety
the use of diverse elements and principles in a composition
Monochrome
the use of variations of a single hue
figure-ground relationship
the visual reaction between a mark and the surface it's created on
Unity
the visual sense that all parts of the composition work together
In painting, a glaze is a - thick buildup of color - thin layer of color - sanded and heated area of color
thin layer of color
Repitition
two or more like elements or forms within a composition