Art midterm review
Artists draw for many reasons, including: (a) as an end in itself (b) to think (c) to prepare (d)plan other works (e) all of the above
(E) all of the above
As Eadweard Muybridge's experiments with motion showed, ________.
A camera can capture What the human eye cannot see
A shape made of perfectly straight lines would probably be classified as_______shape
A geometric
Which of the following are acceptable resources for studying art?
A museum website
When we touch an object we experience a tactile sensation that artists refer to as______texture
Actual
Architects consider this when designing a building
All of the above
Artists can use _______ to organize the elements in a work and draw our attention to areas of emphasis and focal points
All of the above
Before the invention of paper,drawings were done on_________
All of the above
Geroges Melies film a trip to the moon is known for being
All of the above
Intimacy
An artist might use a small scale for a portrait of a lover
A line that gives viewers the impression that they are seeing a line where there is not a continuous mark is ________
An implied line
What is the difference between analysis and critique?
Analysis refers to the appearance or meaning of the artwork itself
Artworks made using alternative media and processes ________.
Answers A,B, and C are correct
Format
Area in which an artist creates their work
Asymmetrical
Balance is achieved when two halves of a compositition are not mirror images of each other
This type of relief, which takes its name from the French word for low, does not imply great depth
Bas-relief
Which of the following is not a primary source for studying a work of art?
Blog of painting
This pictorial logo, used to identify Chevrolet products, has come to replace words when identifying the company
Bowtie
The principle of rhythm does not apply to photography.
False
Wood is not strong enough to create freestanding sculptures more than about 4ft tall?
False
This craft medium uses threads, fabrics, and other textiles.
Fiber
The area covered by a pattern is called the ________
Field
This is the specific part in an area of emphasis to which the viewer's eye is drawn.
Focal point
A two-dimensional object is called a shape, and a three-dimensional object is known as a
Form
The glassy finished surface applied to a ceramic object is called ________.
Glaze
Stained glass was integral to the development of this medieval French architectural style
Gothic
The principles of design are a kind of ____that artists apply to the elements of art
Grammar
The process of using a series of parallel lines set close to one another to differentiate planes of value in a work of art is called
Hatching
The chiaroscuro method uses five defined values: cast shadow,reflected light,core shadow, light, and ______
Highlight
What genre might a filmmaker be working in if he or she used ominous music, fake blood, and shot many of the scenes at night?
Horror
This type of sculpture can move and change its visual form.
Kinetic
This is the system for creating an illusion of depth using three basic components: horizon line, vanishing point, and convergence lines
Linear perspective
A color that is almost gray has a _____ chroma
Low
The work of _______ was a direct influence the conceptual art movement.
Marcel Duchamp
Glass was probably first used by this ancient culture.
Mesopotamia
Which architect began a movement in architectural sustainability in 2004 with the innovative modular glidehouse?
Michelle Kaufman
A sculpture designed in the round can be viewed from
Nearly every angle
Ron Lambert's sculptural work Sublimate (Cloud Cover) replicates the natural process of the water cycle to illustrate the______
Passage of time
The recurrence of a single element in a work of art is called_____
Pattern
If an architect wanted to build a large square building with a domed roof, he or she would use this structural feature to transfer the load of the roof.
Pendentive
To transfer the design of the school of athens to the wall,raphael_______ a large drawing,then used powdered charcoal dust to leave an impression of the original image
Perforated
Paint in its most basic form is composed of ________and a liquid binder
Pigment
Religion
Plays a massive part in art work throughout time
Films such as Ameile combine realistic and fatastical elements in order to
Point out magical qualities of ordinary life
Sumerian votive figures were used as:
Prayer figures
This object can be used to separate white light into the colors of the spectrum
Prism
A three-dimensional surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is known as a
Relief
Using puppets, dolls or models to to create scenes in a movie is called __________.
Stop motion animation
The kind of motion that is created by showing a series of static images in quick succession is called ________
Stroboscopic motion
The opposite of emphasis is ___
Subordination
The essence of visual communication design is the use of ____ to communicate information and ideas
Symbols
___________ balance is achieved when both sides of composition look exactly the same.
Symmetrical
This is a kind of visual diversity that can bring many different ideas, media, or elements together in one composition
Variety
This type of charcoal is commonly used as drawing material and is easy to erase
Vine
What is the process that a ceramist uses to knead and remove pockets of air from wet clay?
Wedging
Memento mori refers to:
a symbol of morality
A group of prints that are identical and produced in a limited number is called ________.
an edition
This term for plate printmaking means "cut into" in Italian.
intaglio
Which of the following is a a printmaking process?
intaglio
A relief print created out of a sheet of linoleum is called ________.
linocut
The traditional "artist's" primary colors are
red yellow Blue
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
running forward
The mechanics of the camera are very similar to those of _
the human eye
All sculptures have this characteristic in common:
they exist in three-dimensional space
the visual form of printed letters words adn text is called
typography
This type of arch was created by the Romans to open space overhead
vault
The elements of art form the basic of art is
vocabulary
This type of design can incorporate text, image, recorded sound, and moving images
web design
what does the word "photograph" mean
writing with light
When were the first successful photographs made using a camera?
early 1800s
The binding agent for tempera paint is
egg
As an artist, Marina Abramovic is known for her________
extreme preformance pieces
What is the name for any side of a building that is intended to be looked at?
facade
Samples of this drawing medium have been dated back to 30,000 BCE
Charcoal
This method of applying value to a two-dimensional artwork in order to create the illusion of three-dimensional solid form is called
Chiaroscuro
This is the most vivid element of art and design.
Color
Colors that are on opposite sides of the color wheel are radically different in wavelength and are called
Complementary colors
An artwork that consists exclusively of drawings, designs, and plans would best be described as_________
Conceptual art
the primary colors that make up the basis for commercial priting are
Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow
Because it is three-dimensional, a form has these three spatial measurements: height, width, and
Depth
An artist cannot turn a trash can into a readymade artwork.
False
An artwork can have only one focal point.
False
Arists used oil paint on cave walls thousands of years ago
False
Artists started depicting time in art only in the twentieth century, and no other artwork that implied movement was made before 1900.
False
Cast iron was only invented in the 18th century?
False
If a sculptor wanted to create a relief that was visible from more than one angle, bas-relief would be a good method to use.
False
Monumental
The kind of scale used for objects that appear larger than they are in real life
Contour line defines the outer edge or profile of an object, and can be used to suggest a volume in space.
True
Images in a camera obscura can be recorded mechanically or chemically or digitally
True
There is rhythm in an artwork when it has at least this many points of reference.
Two
Hierarchial
Type of scale is common in the relief sculpture of ancient egypt, social importance
What element describes the imposition of order and harmony on a design?
Unity
An artist creates an artwork made up of many different shapes, all in varying shades of blue. This artwork uses the following principles of art
Unity and variety
One-point perspective convey depth, but it has limited applications due to its reliance on a single
Vanishing point
The sculptural process in which the artist carves only in shallow depth is called ________.
bas-relief
The binding agent in encaustic painting is_____
beeswax
There are two types of fresco. Fresco secco, which means "dry fresco," and this kind, which means "good fresco."
buon fresco
Daguerreotypes are made on ________.
polished metal plates