Art
Which of the following drawings is one of the few records we have of London's dark, murky basements and subways during WWII?
Study for Tube Shelter Perspective
What is this an example of?
Surrealism
Which group most notably experimented quite a bit with collage?
The Cubists
Which artwork depicts heroes in clothing they may have actually worn on that day, instead of the classical garb of Greece or Rome, as was the custom of many painters at the time?
The Death of General Wolfe
Which group took color farther from its traditional role of describing natural appearance to become an element of expression?
The Fauves
_______________ was designed and built as a gift to honor the goddess of wisdom and prudent warfare, and protector of the navy.
The Parthenon
Which artwork is an example of painterly brushwork?
The Villa at the Seaside
Which aspects of Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (Luncheon on the Grass) shocked viewers at the time it was first exhibited?
The juxtaposition of nude and clothed figures.
What was special about highly valued ceramics from Iraq?
The luster glaze technique that had a metallic sheen.
The Terra Cotta Warriors were found in
a tomb.
What is this?
a ziggurat
Viola Frey's Stubborn Woman, Orange Hands must use ____________________ due to its enormous size.
an armature
This artwork is an example of
an asymmetrically and dynamically balanced work.
Elizabeth Catlett's Sharecropper is NOT an example of
an intaglio print.
An __________ refers to the visual expression of an idea or experience, formed with skill, through the use of a ________ .
artwork, medium
Björk's album Biophilia was released
as a series of iPad apps.
In which type of painting are the pigments, combined with water, are applied to wet plaster?
buon fresco
In Oceania, mana refers to spiritual power that may reside in persons, places or things.
mana
The _______ refers to the block of metal, wood, stone or other material that can be used to create a print.
matrix
The Middle Ages are also known as the medieval period.
medieval
In Muslim regions of the Middle East, which craft was practiced with great sophistication?
metal inlay
A mihrab is a niche in the end wall of a mosque that points the way to mecca.
mihrab
With the use of _____________ a great deal seems to happen simultaneously, in a short time.
montage
The concept of the modern poster is
more than a hundred years old.
Which contemporary design discipline is characterized by the integration of animation, live action and type?
motion graphics
Doris Salcedo's Plegaria Muda was intended to
mourn the dead and also express hope in the fertility of the soil.
During the Neolithic period, art went from
naturalistic to abstract.
What is the meaning of the word "mosque"?
"place of prostration"
Which of the following artworks begins as rubbings from textured surfaces?
#334 Drawing (Tracings from the LA River and Arcelor Mittal Steel)
An example of representational art from the chapter is
A Smoke Backstage, by William Michael Harnett
What is this?
A Soundsuit by Nick Cave
Which of the following personifies the force of justice?
A mangaaka power figure
What is this?
A rayograph
Which movement is a culmination of the expressive tendencies in painting from Fauvism and German Expressionism, and the automatic methods of Surrealism?
Abstract Expressionism
For many photographers, what was lacking in color photographs, even after the ability to render them in accurate color became practical?
Abstract power
__________ paint uses a synthetic binder and has a rapid drying time.
Acrylic
What font does our text rely on for its elegance and readability?
Adobe Garamond
Which of these things influenced Pablo Picasso in painting Les Demoiselles d' Avignon?
African masks
Which artist's photographs were almost always "straight," that is, produced with no technical manipulation?
Alfred Stieglitz
Who played a role in introducing new European sculpture and painting to Americans?
Alfred Stieglitz
Which of the following is likely not a reason for censorship?
All of these answers are correct.
Which is an example of a Surrealist film?
An Andalusian Dog
What is this?
An example of fine Persian illustration, depicting an allegory on vanity.
What do Judy Chicago and Nancy Spero have in common?
An interest in feminism.
Which genre is characterized by curving shapes abstracted from nature?
Art Nouveau
Which function of art is the most recent?
Art as self-expression
___________________ refers to making discriminating judgements, both favorable and unfavorable.
Art criticism
Who is known for photographing people and animals in motion?
Eadweard Muybridge
__________ is the most common clay and is often red to brown in color, while ___________ is the rarest and usually white.
Earthenware; porcelain
Which of the following prints was intended as a protest again pesticides?
Ester Hernandez's Sun Mad
Korean potters used slip (liquid clay) to fill in what area of pottery?
Etched surface decoration
_____________ is an important concept for ____________.
Eternal Dreamtime; Native Australians
Why did Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre avoid including people in his photographs?
Exposure times were very long
Critics who favor _________________ theories like this work because it is full of personal meanings.
Expressive
A work of art that shows no reference to the natural world would be photomontage.
False
All abstract works of art are nonobjective.
False
Artist Georgia O'Keefe wanted viewers to see the man-made rhythms in architecture.
False
Digital photography is not a real form of artistic photography.
False
Drawing can only use dry media such as pencils and crayons.
False
Expressive theories focus attention on the composition of an artwork and how earlier artworks may have influenced it.
False
Form refers to the symbolic meaning of visual signs and imagery in a work of art.
False
Like medieval Christians, who mostly rejected pre-Christian civilization and scholarship, Muslims disavowed the achievements of their predecessors.
False
Minimalism refers to sculpture made by assembling found or cast-off objects that may or may not contribute their original identities to the total content of the work.
False
Mixed media sculptures rarely use materials with symbolic meaning.
False
One of the oldest surviving examples of sub-Saharan art comes from the Ife culture.
False
Prints such as relief or intaglio prints are not original works of art. They are just copies.
False
Roman letters are sans serif.
False
Romantic artists emphasized reason.
False
The Expressionist group The Bridge relied most heavily on the lessons of Paul Cézanne.
False
The Taj Mahal is both an example of art for commemoration and art for delight.
False
The Tower of Babel mentioned in the Bible was probably not a ziggurat.
False
The appearance of oneness in a work of art is referred to as variety.
False
The fourteenth-century painting Effects of Good Government in the City exemplifies the function of art known as Art for Worship and Ritual.
False
This artwork is a great example of ink washes.
False
This is an example of a nonrepresentational artwork.
False
This is an example of a painterly artwork.
False
_______ artists are part of established traditions of style, theme, and craftsmanship.
Folk
Which of the following artists was not a member of the Surrealists, but used a similar approach to the Surrealists in autobiographical works?
Frida Kahlo
What is Umberto Boccioni attempting to do in the Futurist sculpture Unique Forms of Continuity in Space?
Fuse the sculptural form with space.
Futurism refers to a movement that originated in Italy. It celebrated motion and speed through mechanical and natural means.
Futurism
Which artist was considered a precursor of the Renaissance and a re-inventor of naturalistic painting?
Giotto di Bondone
___________is a form of opaque watercolor paint.
Gouache
Michelangelo's David has a naturalistic pose, set in contrapposto, demonstrating the influence of __________ sculpture.
Greek
The Parthenon was a built by the ______________ while the Pantheon was built by the _____________.
Greeks; Romans
Which design features is a set of light boxes that feature the isolated first letters of American groceries?
Heidi Cody's American Alphabet
Which of the following is an example of organic abstraction?
Henry Moore's Recumbent Figure
What is a primer used for?
It creates a uniform surface on the support.
All of the following are true of pastel EXCEPT:
It differs greatly from chalk.
Why is calligraphy important to Islamic arts?
It is used to enhance the beauty of the word of God.
Why would Utagawa Hiroshige have needed to be careful in his registration in creating Shono hakuu (Light Rain at Shono)?
It required multiple blocks of color.
Why was blue glaze used to decorate Chinese porcelain?
It was the only color that could withstand the high temperatures necessary to fire porcelain correctly.
Which Neoclassical artist let the way to revolutions in both art and politics?
Jacques-Louis David
Which artist was well known for pioneering close-ups in portrait photography?
Julia Margaret Cameron
Which of the following artists explores issues of identity and cultural heritage in artworks that negotiate Egyptian male identities?
Khaled Hafez
Figure-ground reversal can best be seen in
M.C. Escher's 'Sky and Water I'
Hiphopabad, Botoxia, and Trumpistan are all places in an inventive map by
Maira Kalman and Rick Meyerowitz.
________________ has been a preferred material in the West for outdoor sculpture for centuries.
Marble
Who brought an interest in motion to Cubism?
Marcel Duchamp
Which image is an iconic image of the Depression in the United States?
Margaret Bourke-White's Louisville Flood Victims
Which of the following is considered to be the first painting based on the systematic use of linear perspective?
Masaccio's The Holy Trinity
The potter's wheel was invented in ____________ .
Mesopotamia
________ is the editing technique of combining a number of very brief shots, representing distinct but related subject matter, in order to create new relationships, build strong emotion or indicate the passage of time.
Montage
Which of the following was a response to the impersonality of Conceptual Art and Minimalism?
Neo-Expressionism
Which era was known for its decorative and sensual qualities which were particularly suited to the extravagant and often frivolous life of the French court and aristocracy?
the Rococo period
Which group was particularly interested in the importance of the unconscious mind, of dreams, fantasies and hallucinations?
the Surrealists
Which of these is from the Neolithic period?
the earthenware beaker from Susa
Which of the following is frequently depicted in Aztec sculpture?
the feathered serpent
A major development of the Renaissance in Northern Europe was
the new oil paint medium, which made brilliance and transparency of color possible.
Motion graphics began with
titles sequences for Hollywood movies.
Scholars have long believed the purpose of naturalistic Paleolithic art was
to bring the spirits of animals into rituals that related to the hunt.
Chris Olfili's Holy Virgin Mary
was subject to censorship.
Which material is said to possess a vitality, or living spirit?
wood
Ukiyo-e is a form of
woodcut printing.
Kente cloths, feature long narrow strips of cloth that are
woven and sewn together.
_______ refers to the message or meaning of the work of art.
Content
Critics who focus on the environmental influences on a work of art, such as the economic system, cultural values, and politics, use which theories?
Contextual theories.
Which of the following is not a function of art outlined by our textbook?
Create extraordinary versions of ordinary objects.
All of the following artists epitomize the High Renaissance EXCEPT
Donatello
A very thin, transparent application of color to a painting refers to
a glaze.
Which of the following is not a visual element?
aesthetics
Which of the following is used to describe an elevated awareness of beauty in the viewer?
aesthetics
Much of early Christian art was created for private homes and underground burial chambers called _____________.
catacombs.
Which of the following media used today is most similar to drawing media used by prehistoric people?
charcoal
Rosa Bonheur used __________ in several places in her painting Harvest Season to suggest their roundness and bulk.
chiaroscuro
____________ is a technique used in 2D works to create the illusion of volume by shading from light to dark.
chiaroscuro
To be a ceramist, one must work with _____ .
clay
What did Robert Rauschenberg call his artworks that put everyday objects together with collage and painting?
combine-paintings.
What is the primary goal of Craig Wall's You Blow Me Away?
creative expression
The white fish at the very bottom of this image is a:
figure or positive shape.
Which of the following is not a technique to imply depth on a 2D picture plane?
figure-ground reversal
Positive shapes are referred to as
figures.
Which type of filmmaking originated in Hollywood and is typified by a dark and brooding style, and murder-mystery content?
film noir
In an artwork, the total effect of the combined visual qualities is known as the ______________.
form
The 1973 court case Miller v. California established artists'___________ to create what they want.
freedom
This image is an example of which type of painting?
fresco
When it come to imagery, traditional Muslims
frown upon the representation of human figures in art that will be used in a religious context.
Which material is liquid when you work with it and solid when its finished?
glass
A _____________ is liquid paint formulated for ___________.
glaze; clay
Which Japanese style means 'flung ink'?
haboku
Robert Longo's Corporate Wars: Wall of Influence is an example of a _____ -relief sculpture.
high
Leading __________________ were interested in the secular dimensions of life, pursued intellectual and scientific inquiry and rediscovered the classical Greek and Roman culture.
humanists
Iconoclast means
image-breaker.
Which of the following works displays a subtle feminist content?
in boat with child (pic)
Amalia Pica's Eavesdropping is an example of
installation sculpture.
When the two sides of a composition do not correspond to one another in size, shape, and placement of form, the work
is asymmetrically balanced.
Part of the significance of Donatello's sculpture David is that
it was the first freestanding nude statue since ancient Roman times.
Much of the power of film comes from
its ability to reconstruct time.
How does this image reflect the subversive nature of punk subculture?
its combination of text and image
A distinct and main advantage of oil paint is
its slow drying time, which allows for blending and making changes in the process.
In Muslim architecture, an iwan is a high vaulted porch to mark an important building or entrance.
iwan
The Native American Hopis and Zunis identify invisible life force spirits as kachinas .
kachinas
Alexander Calder is well known for his ______________ sculpture.
kinetic
Mobiles are a form of _____________ sculpture.
kinetic
Both Edward Hopper and the Impressionists were interested in ____________ but for different reasons.
light
Which of the following relief techniques starts with a rubbery, synthetic surface?
linoleum cut
In which of the following media does the artist draw an image with a greasy crayon directly on a flat stone slab?
lithography
An identifying mark or trademark is referred to as a _______ .
logo
In weaving, a __________ holds fibers in place.
loom
A coin is a typical example of a _____ -relief sculpture.
low
A building that combines a school, prayer hall and lodging for students is a ________________.
madrasa
The salon was an official art exhibition in France, juried by members of the official French Academy.
salon
Tilted Arc is one of the best known examples of __________________ sculpture in the United States.
site-specific
By introducing calligraphy brush techniques for expressive purposes, traditional Chinese painters
sought to elevate painting to the levels that calligraphy and poetry had already attained.
The use of ______________ sets Gothic architecture apart from Romanesque.
stained glass
A ________ refers to a series of drawings or paintings arranged in sequence to visualize the major shots in a film.
storyboard
Marcel Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 demonstrates the influence of
stroboscopic photography.
In the evolution of Buddhist architecture, early burial mounds led most directly to the Indian ____________.
stupa
Value judgment about art necessarily involves
subjectivity.
Which type of paint is known to change colors quite a bit as it dries, but does not darken with age?
tempera
Impasto refers to a type of ____________ of a painting.
texture
When was the Spanish conquest of the Americas?
the 1520s
Which group made use of the readymade?
the Dadaists
Some believe that the sculpture Woman of Willendorf was associated with
the Great Mother Goddess.
Which people built with huge, carefully cut and fitted stones?
the Inca.
An artwork from Chapter 2 that is NOT monochromatic is
the Occupy LA Mural by unknown
Which of these was at Teotihuacan?
the Pyramid of the Sun
Which two movements come out of New York school painting?
A. Abstract Expressionism B. Color field painting
Which are the three broad stages of Greek civilization?
A. Archaic period D. classical period E. Hellenistic period
Select the principal art criticism theories as outlined by our textbook. (select all that apply)
A. Formal theories C. Expressive theories F. Contextual theories
Select the purposes of drawing (all that apply)
A. as an end in itself, a complete work of art. C. a notation, sketch or record of something seen, remembered or imagined. D. a study or preparation for another more complex work.
What are the main ingredients in paint? Select all that apply.
A. binder C. vehicle D. pigment
Which of the following terms are intaglio techniques? Select all that apply.
A. engraving B. etching E. aquatint F. drypoint
Sculpture that is meant to be seen from all sides is referred to as (select all that apply)
A. freestanding. B. in-the-round.
Which of the following terms refers to the same type of printmaking? Select all that apply
A. silkscreen E. serigraphy F. screenprinting
According to our textbook, the five traits associated with creativity are:
Associating, questioning, observing, networking, and experimenting
_____________ refers to artists who work in an experimental or innovative way, often opposing mainstream standards.
Avant-garde
Which artwork was influenced by Cubism?
B multicolored image
Identify the two groups associated with German Expressionism
B. Blue Rider D. The Bridge
Fiber arts include processes such as (select all that apply)
B. wearable art D. stitching E. papermaking by hand F. surface design G. weaving H. basketmaking
________ refers to the juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar elements.
Balance
Which of the following was depicted in life-size, engaging the viewer's in the action?
Bernini's David
Which artist is known for inventing a way of transferring photographs to leaves?
Binh Danh
Which color is typically thought of a cool color?
Blue
Select all the true statements about this artwork:
C. The same red is a unifying color throughout the artwork. D. There is varied repetition in the green chair seats and window shades. E. There is unity in the colors the artist used and variety in the shapes used.
Jackson Pollock's Autumn Rhythm is an example of: (select all that apply)
C. Abstract Expressionism E. action painting
Which of the following artists are associated with street art? Select all that apply
C. Banksy D. Retna and Risk E. LEE
Who was Artemisia Gentileschi influenced by?
Caravaggio
Which film set new standards for filmmaking because of its aesthetic quality and meaningful social message?
Citizen Kane
___________________ emphasizes rationality, order and restrained emotion.
Classical art
Joseph Kosuth's One and Three Chairs is an example of
Conceptual art.
Michaelangelo used a ______________ process to create Awakening Slave.
D. subtractive and one more ?
_____________ is noted for his intricate and colorful works in glass.
Dale Chihuly
_________ is the result of the process of arranging, selecting, and ordering.
Design
______________________ was instrumental in updating the font of white-on-green Interstate freeway signs.
Donald Meeker
Which of the following is an example of site-specific art?
Olafur Eliasson's The Weather Project
Which of the following is considered to be the first experimental film?
Oskar Fischinger's Circles
Which of the following works is an excerpt or example of a graphic novel?
Persepolis
Some of the world's most amazing carpets came from _______________ during the 16th century.
Persia
___________________ refers to the phenomenon in which the human brain retains a visual image for a fraction of a second longer than the human eye records.
Persistence of vision
Which artist is known for straight lines, primary colors, and rectangles as universal elements in his/her work?
Piet Mondrian
Realism describes a style of art and literature that depicts ordinary existence without idealism.
Realism
Which of the following are examples of Pop Art? (select all that apply)
Richard Hamilton's Just What is it That Makes Today's Homes so Different, so Appealing? Roy Lichenstein's Drowning Girl
_____ is the size relation of one thing to another while proportion is the size relationship of parts to a whole.
Scale
Which artist addresses the question, do artists from one part of the world need to practice the traditional styles still associated with their origins?
Shahzia Sikander
The indigenous religion of Japan is an ancient form of nature and ancestor worship called Shinto .
Shinto
________________ features a ring of posts and lintels.
Stonehenge
Which discipline of graphic design was not addressed by the textbook?
They were all addressed by the textbook
Which of the following serves as a family crest?
Tlingit totems.
What were the goals of social realism?
To retreat from the radical innovations of modern art and a desire to communicate more readily with the public about social causes.
An artist may use directional forces to influence the way we look at a work of art.
True
Anselm Kiefer's Osiris and Isis exemplifies the Neo-Expressionist style.
True
Gift for Apollo has a sense of harmony despite the random conglomeration of elements and objects used to create it.
True
In The Conversion of Saint Paul, Caravaggio created drama though the high contrast of lights and dark and the use of extreme foreshortening.
True
Marc Andre Robinson's Throne for the Greatest Rapper of All Time is an example of an assemblage.
True
Maya stone temples were originally painted.
True
Printmakers may be fascinated by the process of printmaking, which is an absorbing craft in itself.
True
Some of the finest Neolithic pottery was made in China.
True
Sprinkled powders and beads have been found at the most ancient of gravesites, indicated people of that time practiced ritual burial.
True
The first Christian churches were patterned after basilicas that were used by the Romans as government buildings.
True
The function of hatching in drawing is to creates shadows and the illusion of mass.
True
The interactive relationship with the user is what distinguishes Scott Snibble's Biophilia Apps from print graphic design.
True
There is a horizon line in this artwork.
True
This artwork is a not a good example of crosshatching to show volume.
True
This is a monochromatic monument.
True
Wood engraving is a form of relief printmaking.
True
In art, the term _______ refers to the lightness and darkness of surfaces.
Value
Which early film pioneered many special effects, such as dissolves between scenes and time-lapse photography?
Voyage to the Moon by George Méliès
Which artist most notably hoped that abstract and nonrepresentational art could provide spiritual nourishment for the modern world?
Wassily Kandinsky
A potter is
a ceramicist who specializes in dishes.
Alexander Calder's Untitled is an example of
actual motion
The Chinese regard painting to derive from the art of
calligraphy.
Vincent van Gogh's Carpenter demonstrates
careful observation and attention to detail.
Which of the following is a substitution process?
casting
Which process of sculpture requires a mold?
casting
One of the earliest types of photograph was the
daguerreotype.
The total number of prints made and approved by the artist, usually number consecutively, refers to the _____________ .
edition
Tempera paint uses ____________ as the binder.
egg yolk
What does the topknot on his head symbolize?
enlightenment
Which of the following types of printmaking uses acid to create a groove in a metal plate?
etching
Sabatino "Simon" Rodia, the artist who created Nuestro Pueblo (Our Town; commonly known as the Watts Towers) did not have any professional art training. This type of artist is often recognized as a folk or __________ artist.
outsider
Neo-Expressionists tend to favor
painting.
A __________ refers to an image or symbol carved in shallow relief on a rock surface, usually ancient
petroglyph
Which of the following words literally means "light-writing"?
photography
In painting media, the color comes from the
pigment.
What is this an example of?
pointillism
At various stages in the printmaking process, an artist may check on the progress of their developing image by making
proofs.
Fred Wilson's piece, Mining the Museum, explores ideas about race by:
rearranging a museum collection.
In _____________ printmaking the ink is at the level of the original surface, while in ___________ printmaking the ink is held below the original surface.
relief; intaglio
A trompe l'oeil artwork is going to be a ______________ type of artwork.
representational
Figurative art is a type of __________ art.
representational
________ refers to any kind of movement or structure of dominant and subordinate elements in sequence.
rhythm
The principle of __________________ is exemplified in Ogata Korin's Cranes.
rhythm and repetition