Art Appreciation Module 1 Exam Review
What easy to understand device do artists often use in commentary?
Subject matter
In representational art, objects are called
Subjects
Artists use implied lines to
Suggest visual connection
Which of the following is an example of how public commemoration aids memory and conveys the significance and value of life?
Taj Mahal
What media has largely replaced paintings for storytelling for today's mass audiences?
Television and film
In art, the tactile qualities of surfaces and the visual representation of those qualities are known as
Texture
In Her Secret is Patience, Janet Echelman used a cactus flower formed by netting and colored light to symbolize
The desert city of Phoenix
A material and its accompanying technique is called a
medium
When a work of art shows no reference to the natural world of images, it is
nonrepresentational
What detail of The Virgin of Carmel Saving Souls in Purgatory exemplifies Christian iconography?
The subjects, including God, Mary, and the Angels
Which of the following is an example of a figurative work of art?
Alana's Grandma
What is a characteristic of an organic shape?
An irregular outline
Asymmetrical balance is a feature of
Edgar Degas' Jockeys Before the Race
In two-dimensional art, the area where the viewer's eye, ground plane, and horizon line converge is known as the
Eye level
Which type of art focuses on human subjects?
Figurative
Which of the following activities would best be described as "seeing"?
Finding recognizable images in the clouds
In Edward Weston's "Pepper #30," the texture, light, and shape of the pepper represents its
Form
Comparing works with same subject is one way to better understand the relationship of
Form and content
Which artist emphasized the natural rhythms present in flowers?
Georgia O'keefe
What is one way Paul Cezanne implies depth in Still Life with Apples?
He uses vertical placement to make the lemon appear closer than the apples to the viewer
In artwork, beauty found in something close to perfection defines
Idealism
One characteristic of ancient Greek art is
Idealism
The Abstraction of a Cow series represents Theo van Doesburg's
Interest in simplification
What is one advantage of a well-designed object?
It can enrich our daily lives
Why did Frank Lloyd Wright use the hollyhock flower to embellish Alice Barnsdall's house?
It was the owner's favorite flower
In art, value refers to the
Light and darkness of surfaces
What are two modes of visual awareness?
Looking and Seeing
What is one reason that Echelman's choice of netting for "Her Secret is Patience" contributes to the viewer's understanding and enjoyment of the work?
Netting is flexible and responds gracefully to the winds in Phoenix so the work harmonizes with the city and force of nature
The Philadelphia Wireman's Untitled (Watch Face) is classified as outsider art because it is created
without awareness of conventional styles
How is content different than form?
Content is meaning expressed by work
Which of the following is a modern example of the human urge to embellish everyday things?
cell-phone cases
The dominant shapes in a picture plane are called
figures
In an artwork, the total effect of the combined visual qualities is known as the
form
Art is a good method of communicating information, ideas, and opinions because it
makes visual statements a wide range people can understand
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's sculptures, such as Shuttlecocks, communicate that the viewer's interpretation of artwork is greatly affected by
scale
Architects are most concerned with the qualities of
space
Which principle of design is achieved by symmetry or asymmetry
Balance
The ancient Chinese Art of beautiful handwriting is called
Calligraphy
Which of the following is an example of nonrepresentational art?
Carmen Herra's "Yellow and Black"
Carrie Mae Weem's "Man Reading Newspaper" from "The Kitchen Table Series" is an example of art for
Communication
The illusion of a third-dimension on a picture plane is called
Depth
Henri Mattisse's photographs of the progress of for the paintings "Large Reclining Nude" exemplify the
Design Process
Why was Maya Lin's Vietnam War Memorial initially controversial?
People felt it was too different from traditional war memorials
Artforms that influence action and opinion are
Persuasive
What distinguishes proportion from scale?
Proportion is the size of parts to a whole
Which of the following types of art depicts recognizable objects from the natural world?
Representational Art
The style of the U.S. Supreme Court building is based on architecture from what period?
Roman Republic
Frida Kahlo's "The Broken Column" is an example of art used for
Self-Expression
What is one way Georgia O'Keefe's paintings of flowers like Jack-in-the-Pulpit No.V altered our perception of Flowers?
She abstracted the form and eliminated details
What is one reason that Frida Kahlo's self portraits are considered so expressive?
She shared the lifelong pain and emotional distress she suffered
Why is Alma Thomas' White Spring Roses Sing an example of abstract art?
Thomas simplifies the forms of roses into geometric shapes
What is the purpose of abstraction in art?
To emphasize or reveal certain qualities of an object
The appearance of similarity in a work of art is called
Unity
The green seat-backs in Jacob Lawrence's "Going Home" demonstrate that repetition can also achieve
Unity
What distinguishes atmospheric perspective from linear perspective?
Variations of light and color achieve spatial depth
What feature in the Saint-Chapelle induces feelings of wonder that facilitate religious experience?
Walls of stained glass that tell Biblical stories
How did an intent way of seeing affect Edward Weston's artwork?
Weston's sensitivity to form influenced how he photographed the pepper
The number 5
What element creates unity in I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold?
Architects and designers visually improve the basic structure of shelters with
embellishment
The subjective nature of seeing means that people will
perceive and interpret art differently
