ART 111 Midterm
The recurrence of a single element in a work of art is called ___________
Pattern
This medium involves the human body and usually includes the artist.
Performance art
A work of art is the product of interrelationships between various art elements and
Principles
The relationship between the sizes of different parts of a work make up its ____________.
Proportions
A three-dimensional surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is known as a
Relief
If we can recognize the objects or people in a work of art, it is
Representational
When you add white pigment to another color pigment you are doing what to the color?
Tinting
The exaggerated use of contrasting light vs dark colors to play up the dramatic qualities of a given scene can be used most effectively for which of the listen purposes?
To create emphasis
In ancient Egypt this part of a human body was usedas a standard of measurements. Six of these equaled a cubit
A Palm
Thomas Struth's photograph Museo del Prado 7 is
A portrait of art appreciation
Which of these elements helps to create space in art?
A. Perspective B. Light C. Color D. All of the above
Shepard Fairey uses which of the following concepts as a strong component of his graphically painted images
Contrasting negative and positive shape
Isometric perspective uses diagonal parallels and has been used in China for over one thousand years.
True
One mode of analysis involves considering political, economical or religious aspects of a work of art
True
An artwork can be described as non-objective if its subject matter is
Unrecognizable
Which color would be considered an analogous color to yellow?
Yellow-orange
Psychological analysis of Nighthawks by the artist Edward Hopper tells us that the painter was
Expressive loneliness
Abstraction refers to the highly rendered forms, sometimes considered to "fool the eye" because they look so much like the "real" world
False
An artwork can have only one focal point
False
Linear perspective is most effectively used for rendering irregular and natural formsrather than man-made forms.
False
Lines that create a sense of movement and direction are called
Implied lines
If the action portrayed in the early film Fred Ott's Sneeze was not a sneeze, but a man simply wiping his nose, this would have an effect on the level of intensity in the movie. The movie would be ____.
Less intense
_____________ volume is a space that is enclosed by materials that are not entirely solid
An open
Iconographic analysis interprets objects and figures in an artwork as
Signs or symbols
The opposite of emphais is
Subordination
Both biographical and historical analysis are important for understand the meaning of Velazquez's Las Meninas
True
In hierarchical scale important figures or holy figures to be drawn, painted or sculpted larger than other figures in the images.
True
The rarity of an artwork, and its value, are often closely related.
True
Titan's portrait of Isabella d'Este does not portray Isabella as she really looked
True
The tools of formal analysis help us to
Understand how an artwork was made
When art artist uses shifts in color, lower contrast and detail based on the effects of light and air in the landscape it is called
Atmospheric Perspective
Creating visual weight and counterweight is part of an artist's use of the element of _____________ in creating a work of art.
Balance
What is the method of value depiction where an artist uses a series of parallel lines?
Cross hatching
Which of the following can create a pattern?
A. The warp and weft of woven cloth B. Fish scales C. Dried, cracked mud D. Stacks of cans
Forms such as pyramids, which tend to be precise and regular, are known as _____________ forms.
Geometric
The German word that refers to something in which the whole seems greater than the sum of its parts is
Gestalt
Even though Jeff Koons did not make the sculpture Rabbit with his own hands, it is considered his work becuase ____________
He designed it
The type of line which is the most calm or placid is which of the following?
Horizontal
This painter creates images of historical Chinese women to explore their "social captivity" and subjugation in oil, employing drips and line to suggest power and control vs. freedom.
Hung Liu