Visual Art Final Exam 1
True or False. A naive artist is someone who has never been formally trained in the techniques of art.
True
True or False. A work of art can be judged from very different points of view.
True
True or False. Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate employs reflected light to capture the viewer's attention
True
When two-dimensional images are made to look three-dimensional it is called
abstraction surrealism illusion* stylization
The word "pastel" is usually associated with ________ tones.
dark and smoky pale* brilliant jewel-like primary color
When a single scene in a film continues for several minutes with no break it is called
deep focus shot extended take* illusion montage
Atmospheric perspective is a way to
depict clouds in different ways paint natural forces focus the light in a room on a painting show deep space by making distant things hazy*
Graphic designers are people who
design two-dimensional images for commercial convey information to public use words and imagery together all of the above*
For his huge murals of Mexican political history, Diego Rivera __________.
designed the entire scene did mural during the summer worked in short burst's of activity sketched directly onto the wall with red chalk*
The implied triangle is a common formula for unifying compositional lines because it is
equilateral shape made by Christ on cross highly stable shape* easy for artists to draw
Dorothea Lange's photograph Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, is an example of _____________ photography.
essential cropped perspective documentary*
Frank demonstrates how Chuck Close creates monumental photorealistic human heads with flawless gradations in value by using
finely sharpened graphite penciles acrylic paint applied with airbrush* oil paint tempera, to get matte finish
In a film, the splicing together of a variety of shots at the editing stage is called a
flashback zoetrope avant-garde montage*
The typeface serif ____.
gives elegant, calligraphic flourishes leads our eye through a word originally based on Roman alphabet all of the above*
When the figure and ground are about equal in area an artist can create a _____, in which either color can be interpreted as lying on top of the other.
grounding digures figure-ground dispersal figure-ground reversal* figures on grounds
Richard Diebenkorn's Ocean Park paintings are examples of
natural-looking landscapes non-objective paintings* a Rococo painting style dramatic use of light and shadow
Ludwig Hohlwein's poster is an example of
propaganda* portraiture spiritual purpose individualism
There are no absolute guidelines for judging __________ in art.
quality* meaning value content
Idealization in art is a form of
realism* abstraction hero worship deep thinking
Edward Steichen's photograph Rodin: The Thinker is a good example of the use of
reflections texture bronze casting value and contrast*
The purpose of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's photograph of Jane Morris was to
serve a study of drawing* illustrate posture to anatomy create formal photographic portrait experiment with flash photography
the FIRST purpose of the applied arts is to
serve some useful function* enable the artist to get a job create artworks for museums maintain traditional art forms
For Paul Klee, the act of artistic creation seemed to be a way of approaching
the unseen* fame the perfect lifestyle political awareness
The packaging designed by Mihoko Hachiuma for Soleil foods __________.
was chosen by a public contest uses the woodcut technique for printing labels gives an elegant handmade look* all of the above
In the 1920s __________ formed the "straight photography" movement
Elizabeth Sunday Alfred Stieglitz Edward Weston* Olivia Parker
True or False. In 1976, Peter Good designed the "I Love New York" slogan of a red heart between black, block letters that was designed to promote tourism to the city.
False
True or False. The Futurists were most interested in capturing a single moment in time in a static image
False
True or False. The camera can capture only as much as the human eye can perceive.
False
True or False. Collage was introduced as an art form in the early twentieth century
True
True or False. Colors that are described as warm have the optical effect of receding in space
True
True or False. Digital imaging can build up lushly detailed works; simultaneously, it can delete details so that the focus falls upon a single object.
True
True or False. In Western society, the acceptance of art by women and artists of color has been subject to racial and gender stereotyping.
True
True or False. In the rock garden of Ryoan-ji Temple (fig. 3-42) the relationship of sand to rocks and rock to rock formed out of meditation on the universe, not on adherence to a human system
True
True or False. Rhythm in art can be compared with rhythm in music
True
True or False. The best artist's papers are made with rags.
True
True or False. There are special crayons made of grease for use in lithographic printing.
True
This film uses 4 separate and conflicting points of view to make a statement about truth.
Ttriumph of the Will Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Rashomon* Amelie
For The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones created a special Gothic __________
book cover kind of paper story line typeface*
Pen and ink is essentially a __________ medium.
color tone line shade*
One problem with the daguerreotype is _____.
colors are not true to life lengthy time needed for exposures* images are neither precise nor accurate does not work in sunlight
The filmmaker Satyajit Ray is well known for _____.
disaster films that tell story of India animated films documentaries films that capture lives of ordinary people*
From the time of the Renaissance, some artists used a camera obscura, which was a _____.
hidden camera mechanical drawing device device for keeping unwanted light dark room/box that used light to show images*
The photographs of Ansel Adams have played a major role in
landscape paintings locating parcels of land for commercial land conservation efforts* pictorialist photograpjy
Typical of __________ is the medium's liquid transparent airiness as seen in Joseph Mallord William Turner's.
oil tempera watercolor* encaustic
Mosaic is (are) __________ whose subtle effects can be viewed in The Battle of Issus.
only seen in secular works from antiquity today done by single master who works alone ancient technique of embedding small tiles* both A and B
In early tempera paintings that used gold leaf, the gold was applied
over a surface of red gilder's clay, then burnished* directly to sticky surface of animal glue top of gold paint only on frame, never on painting
Although graphic design is for commercial purposes, some designs, like Toulouse-Lautrec's poster, have been treated like __________.
packing material fine art* wallpaper drawing paper
The Young Woman with a Gold Pectoral is an example of the early method of painting known as __________ in which pigment is suspended in hot wax.
photorealism encaustic* spectrum of color airbrushing
At the end of the nineteenth century the ____________ movement sought to make photographs look like paintings.
pictorialist* photogenic reverie posterity
Pen and ink drawings like Picasso's "Three Female Nudes Dancing" are difficult to execute because
point of pen may catch in paper and splatter ink* it's difficult to control the pen width of lines the pen produces are unpredictable there is no variation to pen points
Leonardo da Vinci's "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and John the Baptist" is a full-sized chalk drawing done as a model for a painting. This work is, thus, called a
presentation drawing sketch cartoon* illustration
Conte crayon is
produced in range of pastel colors versatile and used for softness or sharp lines* difficult to sharpen greasy and gives shine to work
The computer-generated images used in realistic movies to show things like alien invasions, explosions, or tornadoes are called
special effects* imitations of life rashomon effects cinematography
Linear perspective is a mathematical system used to show
the ratio of horizontal and vertical lines recession in space* ideal length of picture plan distance to stand away from painting
A mark or area that is significantly longer than it is wide may be perceived as
three-dimensional linear perspective a picture plan a line*
Real-world objects taken from trash heaps and used in art are called
treasures life's waste found objects* land art
When a visual effect is so realistic it fools our perception it is called
trompe l'oeil* stylization non-objective vantage point
The advertisement for the Chicago Spire shown in Wallpaper Magazine relies on __________
typeface of logo sparse illustration* specific words used to describe clothing celebrity shows in ad
The art of designing letter forms is called
typewriting lettering typography* posting
Ideals of beauty are
universal culturally influenced* only found in Classical Greek art impossible to paint
An artist who uses abstraction as an approach is
using mathematical formulas to figure out composition. extracting the essence of the real object.* faithfully representing the physical appearance of an object. painting on a very small scale.
Michael Heizer's City Complex I, which has an enduring, monumental effect, is an example of a __________ sculpture.
void dynamic two-dimensional static*
The sculptor Henry Moore was interested in the interplay between
wood and marble animals and landscapes positive form and negative space* viewers and critics
The work, Ancestors of the Passage: A Healing Journey through the Middle Passage by __________ treats the subject of slavery and its effects on women.
Chris Ofili Susumu Kinoshita Diego Rivera Imna Arroyo*
The word photography is Greek for _____.
"light in a box" "writing with light"* "pictures without words" "images on paper"
Vermeer's painting Girl with a Pearl Earring is a good example of the use of
Encaustic oil* watercolor tempera
True or False. All works of art have a focal point
False
True or False. Charcoal can only be used in quick, sketchy manner
False
True or False. Drawing and painting are two separate things, with no similarities between them.
False
True or False. Encaustic must always be kept cool while it is being applied.
False
True or False. Georgia O'Keeffe wanted to paint an exact representation of what she saw in nature.
False
True or False. Toulouse-Lautrec used color lithography for his poster in order to create a one-of-a-kind portrait of his client.
False
True or False. Variety is expressed through transitions which are defined as rapid changes from one state to another.
False
Maya Ying Lin said she wanted her Vietnam Veterans' Memorial to be
a dark world, like the war itself a reminder to visitors of the government's role honest about the reality of war* none of the above
Vera Mukhina's Machine Tractor Driver and Collective Farm Girl is an example of
a genre scene sociopolitical content* abstraction capitalism
Alexander Calder's Cow uses _________ lines to create a sense of three-dimensionality and to emphasize the overall form of the image.
angled variegated contour* static
If an artist is drawing the human figure in proportion
arms and legs must be visible drawing must be of real person head is most important part each body part should be relative size*
The use of silverpoint for drawing diminished because
artists began using graphite pencils* silver holder hurt the hands of artist silver turned dark when exposed to air it couldn't be used to show shadows/textures
In the formalist approach the chief emphasis to judging quality in art is on
attending high-quality art auctions. following the rules set forth by the Academy being a recognized art critic. how the artist manipulates elements of design*
Artist's often use graphite pencils for drawing
b/c they have lead in them b/c they can get different effects due to many grades of hardness* when they run out of pen and ink if they ware working outdoors
Jose Orozco used repetition in his painting "Zapatistas" to give the sense of
beats in single movement unified whole mass of figures, moving forward all of the above*
Kathe Kollwitz's "Self-Portrait with a Pencil" shows that charcoal is often used because
can be used for fie, delicate lines smudges easily allows artist's to exploit effects in toning image* artist's like broad range of colors it comes in it never comes off the paper
In Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper, Christ is the most important figure, and his place in the composition is as the
center of gravity horizon line focal point* keystone
A way of using the principle of variety so that two dissimilar things are compared is commonly called
coherence contrast* disorientation chiaroscuro
Instead of using mathematical devices to unify the image in The Boating Party, Pierre-Auguste Renoir employed
color and the objects in the scene to link groups of people* linear perspective to organize the space vertical and horizontal lines to form a grid high realism to clarify the forms
Wanting to stop art from being shown because of moral beliefs is called
commissioning authorship funding censorship*
The use of multiple similar torsos by Magdalena Abakanowicz in her piece Backs is an example of the organizing principle of
conceptual art anonymity repetition* political content
The use of multiple triangles by Lucy Pettway in her artwork Birds in the Air exemplifies the organizing principle of
conceptual art anonymity repetition* political content
A good graphic design will _______.
consider taste and interest of public elicit certain feelings toward a product lure the public into wanting to know more all of the above*
During its history in China, brush and ink painting was
considered spiritually expressive* commercial enterprise, painting on commission hidden from the emperor none of the above
Paul Rand, who designed the IBM logo, believed that corporate logos should _____.
consist of simple, universal, & timeless shapes* include image of company president spell out whole name of company stay fresh by using images that change public
When someone pays an artist to create a work of art it is called
context political patronage* unity
In 1525, Albrecht Durer published an influential book about _____.
designing advertisements using geometry for designing letters correct pens to use for letting spelling
In Essence Mulberry, Helen Frankenthaler's use of gray paint the same color as the ground creates a
disharmony local color transition* incoherence
Typefaces are often chosen according to the _____ messages they convey.
economical economical and psychological psychological* all of the above
The ___________ was (were) critical to Frank Gehry in designing the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum
environmental setting* materials of structure open spaces of city all of the above
Three-dimensional art in the full round is designed to be seen
from one vantage point from all sides* from a distance up close
The image by Alberto Seveso used for the cover of a magazine about computer arts includes elements suggesting the ___________,
gender of computer artist limitations of digital medium unraveled strands of comp circuitry* wasteful use of electricity
Of the tools for drawing that are classified as "dry" the most commonly used is
graphite pencil* pen and ink pastel charcoal
The edition of The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer published by William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones is a good example of __________.
harmony of design* quality of modern machine printing mass-produced book illustration all of the above
The shapes in Matisse's painting The Snail are called hard-edged because
he used a ruler their boundaries are clearly distinguished* they represent brick walls the colors look like steel
The golden rectangle is a way of establishing the
ideal proportion of space* focal point of religious building size of picture frame to painting relative size of building to outside enviornment
Repetition can be used in decorative works to create an all-over
interpretive value spectrum pattern* perspective
The chest from the Haida culture is an example of symmety because
it uses organic forms it has major figure right int he middle it uses a lot of vertical lines the left side and the right side are identical*
Because __________ there is visual tension created in Nancy Graves' work Trace.
it uses too many colors intentionally unbalanced* curved lines and straight lines in same work use of bronze and steel catches light
During the Renaissance, European painters developed the technique of chiaroscuro, which means
light and shade* real and artificial modern and antique black and white
One of the main properties of tempera paint is
looks very glossy b/c of egg yolk base colors can be blended well on surface dries quickly to matte finish* does not require much preparation
_____ is(are) usually necessary for someone to be able to create art from the ideas in his/her imagination.
money and good connections. paint and pencils luck and prayers training and practice*
Piet Mondrian's Composition (B) En Bleu, Jaune, et Blanc (Composition in Blue, Yellow, and White) is an example of
natural-looking landscape nonobjective, or nonrepresentational, painting* a Rococo painting style dramatic use of light and shadow
Marc Chagall's The Crow Who Wanted to be an Eagle uses the __________ medium.
oil buon fresco tempera gouache*
The fresh transparent effect in Winslow Homer's The Gulf Stream is typical of
oil tempera watercolor* encaustic
For his painting "Portrait of a Young Man," Bronzino prepared many drawings, using the __________ method.
professional direct impasto indirect*
In art the term "scale" refers to
relative size* the weight of sculpture texture of surface range of colors used
the surface quality of a work is called
satin finish polish texture* relief
The subtle value gradations Leonardo da Vinci created with chalk in "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and John the Baptist" are called
sfumato* hatching local color chiaroscuro
Rhythm can be achieved by using
shape or form color line all of the above*
The shapes in Helen Frankenthaler's painting Mauve District are called hard-edged because
she used a ruler boundaries are clearly distinguished* represent brick walls colors look like steel
In his drawing "Fish Skeletons" Hyman Bloom reverses the usual technique for pen and ink by
showing only contour lines using alot of hatching to create shading using white ink on dark paper* creating spatial values
Some nonobjective painters of the twentieth century worked on unsized canvas
so they could cut it to whatever size they wanted b/c they wanted to mold into different shapes so paint would be absorbed right into canvas* when they were passed for time and could not size
Balance is a principle of design based on the
visual weight on assigns to parts of work* ratio of height of a picture to width scale of sculpture number of colors used in image