ARH Exam 1

________ texture is related to the artwork's materials.

Actual

Technically, ________ is any drawing material in stick form.

Crayon

Dry mediums include (select all that apply)

Crayon Pastel Charcoal

Public art is never ephemeral.

False

Without color there is no light.

False

The _________ objects are from us the ___________ they appear.

Farther; smaller

Futurist artwork often featured of exaggerated depictions of

Movement

Which technique is a way to suggest time and motion?

Multiple perspectives

Animation is __________

The illusion of movement by manipulating and duplicating drawings.

Texture is often used in concert with ________ .

Pattern

Drawbacks to daguerreotypes include (select all that apply):

The recorded image was delicate Long exposure time Copies could not be made

Resolution refers to

The sharpness of the photographic image.

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

Which of the following types of printmaking uses acid to create a groove in a metal plate?

WRONG ANSWER: Mezzotint WRONG ANSWER: Engraving

_______ texture is experienced through the sense of touch.

WRONG ANSWER: Visual

Colors that are across from one another on the color wheel are

Complementary

How is content different than form?

Content is the meaning expressed by the artwork.

Which of the following lines defines a boundary?

Contour; outline

Color is a ___________.

Visual Element

Line and shape are examples of

Visual Elements

The technique for illustrating depth that relies on brightness gradient, color saturation, and the interplay of cool and warm colors is ______________.

Atmospheric perspective

Which of the following are techniques or devices used to create the illusion of space? Select all that apply.

Atmospheric perspective Overlapping Relative size Vertical positioning

Characteristics of oil painting include (select all that apply):

Brush or palette knife application Slow drying time Thin or thick application possibilities

Modern __________ have become vehicles for social commentary and political activism.

Cartoons

Pick two drawing mediums that produce very similar effects on paper.

Chalk; Pastel

Which artist uses herself as the subject, adopting various wardrobes and makeup changes to channel her character?

Cindy Sherman

Autochromes produced the first

Color photographs

Which of the following is not a principle of design? Select all that apply.

Color; Depth

The purpose of graphic design is to:

Communicate information to an audience.

The symbolism of color is __________ specific.

Culture

Which form of intaglio printing is characterized by velvety lines?

Drypoint

______________ was one of the earliest examples of the photograph as an artwork.

Edward Steichen's The Flatiron Building

Contrast can be manipulated to create

Emphasis

Which medium must be kept a consistent temperature to use and can be challenging to manipulate?

Encaustic

All abstract works of art are nonobjective

False

Drawing can only use dry media such as pencils and crayons.

False

Drawing is rarely the finished object. It is usually a preliminary exercise.

False

Every artwork features all the principles of design.

False

Directional lines are used to

Focus on a specific area of a composition

_______ is the arrangement or organization of all its visual components and elements.

Form

A thin, transparent layer of oil with a tint of color is called _________.

Glaze

Gouache gets its ___________ and matte finish from __________.

WRONG ANSWER: Brilliant color; plaster

The following techniques using line can create gradations of value:

Hatching Stippling Crosshatching

Printmaking is an important artistic medium because (select all that apply):

It allows people to study great works from a distance They are more affordable and thus more accessible

_______ refers to portrayal without idealization and without distortion.

Realism

Mixing colored ______ is additive color; mixing _________ is subtractive color.

Light; Pigments

The principal visual element in Sam Gilliam's Swing 64 is

Line

Pen and ink drawings are essentially ___________ .

Linear

Which technique to imply space may use orthogonal lines and a vanishing point?

Linear perspective

Which process uses a stone slab for a matrix?

Lithography

_______ is color as it would be perceived in direct sunlight.

Local

Which is a category of shape?

Rectilinear

The quality of a line is related to its ________ and its ___________ .

Measure (thick or thin, etc) Characteristics (smooth, jagged, broken, etc)

Early photography relied on

Metal Plates

A predecessor to graphite, __________ was used widely before the 1500s.

Metalpoint

Which of the following terms are intaglio techniques? Select all that apply.

Mezzotint Engraving Drypoint Aquatint Etching

_____________ is generally a contemporary method of painting.

Mixed media

Which can create the illusion of 3D form through use of light and shadow?

Modeling

Which printmaking process overlaps with painting and drawing and yields just one unique work?

Monotype

Acrylic paint and oil paint can each be applied thinly or thickly, though acrylic cannot duplicate oil's

Nuance of color

___________ is frequently used in compositions in which depth is usually limited and to emphasize relationships among objects.

Overlapping

Coarsely textured ___________ can greatly impact the character and clearness of image.

Paper

What kind of photography became popular in the 1850s?

Photographic portrait studios

The ____________ shape of an artistic composition is considered the figure.

Positives

Which form of line suggests a conceptual connection between characters in an artwork?

Psychological

An example of representational art from the chapter is

Raphael, Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione

Which is an example of chiaroscuro?

Raphael, Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione

___________ is the size of the work or a form compared to a human being, while ____________ is size relationship of one thing to another.

Scale; proportion

Which printmaking process can produce photography-based images?

Serigraphy

Which of the following are the main processes of printmaking? Select all that apply.

Serigraphy Lithography Intaglio Relief

_______ can be formed when _______ is used to demarcate and contain an area of a composition.

Shape; Line

What is the difference between subject and content?

Subject can be described; content can refer to intangible aspects such as symbolism or emotional elements

The goal of visual texture is to simulate the look and feel of actual _________ and textures.

Surfaces

_______ is a key component of a work's ________.

Symbolism; content

________ refers to methods or ways a medium is handled, while _______ refers to a "signature look" or distinctive mode of expression.

Techniques; style

Traditional forms of this medium used egg yolks as the vehicle:

Tempera

An image with exaggerated shadows and sharply lit objects or figures would be an example of

Tenebrism

Bordering each other on the color wheel, analogous colors seem to harmonize.

True

Manipulating textures can produce an empathetic response in the spectator.

True

One of the best ways to observe and articulate stylistic differences is to compare groups of works with common genres or themes.

True

The boundaries between painting and drawing are sometimes blurred.

True

The daguerreotype process could only produce a single photographic image; there was no negative.

True

The perception of the value of a color depends on what surrounds it.

True

The term "mediums" refers the materials that artists use. The term "techniques" refers to the methods that artists use — to the specific ways in which mediums are handled, controlled, and applied.

True

Video means the sound and images are digitized.

True

The grid is a _________ device.

Unifying

Which describes the relative lightness or darkness of an image?

Value

__________ refers to the degree of lightness or darkness.

Value

Key properties of color include (select all that apply):

Value Intensity Hue

Match the vocabulary word to the definition.

Vehicle B. Binding agent to adhere paint to surface Pigment D. Gives the paint its color Medium C. Liquid material used to dilute paint for easier handling Gesso A. A mixture of chalk and glue to provide a smooth surface

Texture comes from the Latin word for

Weaving

Which of the following relief techniques is characterized by fine lines and can give the illusion of tonal gradations?

Wood engraving

Match the term to the definition. Form Shape

a. A three-dimensional shape, such as cube or cone b. A two-dimensional form with identifiable boundaries

Artists originally used the camera obscura to

aid in drawing to depict depth or perspective.

Which of the following are visual elements?

color, texture, space

Which of the following are principles of design? Select all that apply.

scale emphasis unity

Which of the following was developed as a commercial medium?

serigraphy

What distinguishes the technique of watercolor from that of oil painting?

water is the vehicle