Art Appreciation Final
An example of a liquid medium in drawing is
Ink
Which of the following concepts conceives of a space and everything in it as a work of art
Installation art
________ is a pattern or patterns formed by intricately interwoven ribbons or bands
Interlace
The Lumière brothers
Invented the first workable motion-picture projector.
Andy Warhol's film Empire
Is a film about watching time pass
Forging
Is when metal is shaped by hammer blows
The ancient Olmecs of Mesoamerica prized ________ for its translucence, which they associated with rainwater
Jade
In his work, Six Colorful Inside Jobs, the painter _________ explores the role of work in art and how work itself may constitute art
John Baldassari
In his work, Six Colorful Inside Jobs, the painter _________ explores the role of work in art and how work itself may constitute art
John Baldessari
The use of atmospheric perspective is a prominent aspect of which work
Lake George by John Frederick Kensett
Giorgione's painting The Tempest paved the way for future
Landscape paintings
A designer's blueprint for books and magazines and other works in print is called
Layout
No society that we know of has lived without some form of art. The impulse to make and respond to art appears to be as deeply ingrained as the ability to
Learn language
Which of the following is NOT one of the techniques of intaglio printing
Linocut
The printing technique invented by a German playwright in search of an inexpensive means of publishing his plays is
Lithography.
Cassidy Curtis's Graffiti Archaeology is organized by ________ to effectively display its subject
Location and time
A ________ is often the first and key element in creating a complete corporate identity
Logo
The sculptor of the panel The Story of Jacob and Esau, and Donatello's teacher, is
Lorenzo Ghiberti
The ________ process dates back to the 3rd millennium B.C.E.
Lost-wax
Painting is the primary medium used by all of the following artists EXCEPT
Louise Bourgeois
One of the most celebrated 19th-century artists, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, created posters for the famous dance hall called
The Moulin Rouge
A work of art that uses a tragic Roman tale to arouse feelings of patriotism, self-sacrifice, and civic virtues in its viewers is
The Oath of the Horatti
Although Vincent van Gogh suffered emotionally throughout his life, he was able to give his emotions tangible form in works such as
The Starry Night
The most famous of Maya Lin's works is
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
What separates the art object from the craft object
There is no definite line.
What purpose is served by the carved figures that adorn the entryways at Chartres Cathedral
They serve as reminders that one is entering a sacred space.
Although bronze was the favored material for freestanding sculpture in Greece, most bronze statues have not survived because
They were melted down to make weapons and other objects.
Which is NOT a task for artists, according to the text
To help see the world as we want to
Which is NOT a task for artists, according to the text
To help us see the world in the same way that we see it
What is the key difference between the process of lost-wax casting as practiced in ancient times and that same process today
Today, multiples can be created from the process
The pyramids at Giza in Egypt were built as
Tombs
The cross-shaped floor plan of a church is formed by the combined shapes of the nave and the
Transept
Watercolor's primary characteristic is its
Transparency.
________ organization, as seen in Masaccio's Trinity with the Virgin, St. John the Evangelist, and Donors, was a popular device among Renaissance artists of Italy
Triangular
Pablo Picasso's Girl Before a Mirror explores the traditional theme of
Vanitas
In Neo-Platonic thought, the Biblical character of Eve was identified with
Venus
The major axis of a central-plan church, such as the church of San Vitale in Ravenna, is
Vertical
The most famous of Maya Lin's works is
Vietnam veterans memorial
Which artists intentionally used their work to shape the public's view of prominent figures
Vigee-Lebrun and David
The Dada movement was formed as a reaction to
WWI
During the 18th century, beauty and art were discussed together because both
Were felt to provide pleasure
Leonardo da Vinci was a skilled
all of the above; engineer, inventor, painter, and architect
Theo van Gogh was Vincent van Gogh's
all of the following: art dealer, Brother, financial supporter, and emotional supporter.
If Fauvism's mission was to liberate color from its descriptive role, Cubism's initial aim was
all of these
Which of the following is an American artist
all of these
According to the author, the impulse to create art comes from basic human interests in
all of these. (exploring aesthetic possibilities, creating order and structure, constructing images and forms that carry meaning)
Dada collage artist Hannah Höch used "found" photographs to express
all of these: artistic composition; the overwhelming experience of the mechanized city; and disgust with a civilization that allowed the slaughter of World War I.
The following characteristics are all typical of Italian Baroque art EXCEPT
classical simplicity
Although the chemical composition of ________ changes when exposed to extreme heat, ________ doesn't change chemically when its pliability is altered by heat
clay/glass
The Renaissance artists from Venice, such as Giovanni Bellini, Titian, and Giorgione, were especially known for their mastery of
color and light
The development of ________ in the 19th century introduced the widespread use of color in posters
color lithography
A new art form known as "installation"
creates an environment for the viewer to enter and experience
Duccio and Giotto were two artists whose innovations in ________ greatly influenced Renaissance painting styles
creating figures and setting with an increased naturalism
Anselm Kiefer was one of the most prominent Neo-Expressionists. His work
dealt directly with the trauma of germany's past
The subject matter of Edward Hopper's Gas
depict aspects of everyday life.
The 20th-century master of the fresco technique who created the work Mixtec Culture is
diego rivera
In a two-dimensional work with asymmetrical balance, the appearance of balance is achieved by
distributing visual weight accordingly.
Romantic art stresses
drama, unbridled emotions, and complex compositions
In Baroque architecture, wall surfaces often protrude into the viewer's space. In Baroque painting, this same effect is created through the use of
dramatic lighting
Built for the World's Fair in 1889, the ________ was an early experiment in iron construction
eiffel tower
"All art is basically Paleolithic or Neolithic
either the urge to smear soot and grease on cave walls or pile stone on stone" was said by:Anthony caro
Drawing attention to an area by contrasting dark and light is one way of demonstrating
emphasis and subordination.
Two ancient painting media that are still in use today are
encaustic and fresco.
Although we know almost nothing about the culture that created them, the abstract ________ of the Cycladic culture appear extremely sophisticated for five-thousand-year-old works
female nude figures
Fallingwater (the Kaufmann House in Mill Run, Pennsylvania) is a prime example of the "organic" architecture of
frank lloyd wright
In 1878, Eadweard Muybridge photographed a galloping horse and discovered that
galloping horses occasionally have all four hooves off the ground.
The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles are known as the
greek order
The following is true about Rembrandt EXCEPT
he achieved and maintained financial success throughout his life.
In Egyptian art, the convention of representing social importance by size—for example, where the pharaoh is shown much larger than his subjects—is known as
hierarchical scale
The Indian sculpture Durga Fighting the Buffalo Demon is an example of
high-relief sculpture.
When a large hall is built using post-and-lintel construction methods, the resulting "virtual forest of columns" is called a
hypostyle hall.
The Baroque painting Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes depicts a story from
the bible
Pablo Picasso's Guernica was a protest against
the bombing of a civilian population
Pablo Picasso's Guernica was a protest against
the bombing of a civilian population.
A major difference between the work of a "pure" or "straight" photographer, such as Alfred Stieglitz, and the work of a documentary photographer, such as Dorothea Lange, is
the different intentions of each photographer
What destroyed the Roman colonies of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 C.E.
the eruption of a volcano
________ helped shape the Neoclassical style
the excavations of ancient pompeii and herculaneum
Vanitas paintings meditate on
the fleeting nature of earthly life and happiness.
The Tree of Jesse is a work from
the golden age of stained glass.
The Parthenon and the Modulor were both designed according to a ratio known as
the golden section.
A major influence upon European culture of the 19th century, one that gave rise to an expanding middle class, was
the industrial revolution
The Arts and Crafts movement came about as a reaction to
the industrial revolution
The first national art museum opened in 1793. This museum, still in operation today, is
the louvre in paris
We owe our access to Vincent van Gogh's thoughts and feelings about many of his paintings to
the many letters he wrote to friends and relatives.
Theories regarding the purpose of Stonehenge include all listed EXCEPT
the megalith configuration represented an astrological calendar.
In the painting White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang by Wang Jian
the painter's inscription situates him in a centuries-old tradition of painterly
Which 15th-century invention led to the decrease in the practice of illumination by hand
the printing press
Jasper Johns chose familiar images for his subject matter so that he could then concentrate on all of the following EXCEPT
the psychological use of color
The two basic families of structural systems in architecture are
the shell and the skeleton-and-skin
In weaving, the set of fibers that is held taut on a loom or frame is called the
the warp.
Gothic cathedrals are known especially for
their stained glass windows
Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned and Rathnasambhava, the Transcendent Buddha of the South are similar in all these ways EXCEPT
they share the same iconography.
The nature of perception suggests that the most important key to looking at art is
to become aware of the process of looking itself.
One of the most effective and easiest ways for a company to change its image is
to redesign its logo
the term action painting refers to the fact that this new type of painting
traced the actions of the painter
Artists like Peter Campus became interested in video because
video signals could be electronically manipulated into interesting images
The term style is used to categorize a work of art by its
visual characteristics
In his painting ________, the artist Duccio pioneered the use of architecture to define space and direct movement
Christ Entering Jerusalem
In sculpture, what is the most popular modeling material
Clay
Sculptors will often create a "sketch" out of ________ to test ideas before proceeding to their medium of choice
Clay
The walled, upward extension of the nave that is pierced with windows is called the
Clerestory
Romans could watch gladiators fight to the death, along with other sporting events, at the
Colosseum
The organization of visual elements in two-dimensional art is called
Composition.
Which graphic design team developed the familiar set of symbols used today to communicate information across language barriers to international travelers
Cook and Shanosky
Paul Cézanne's emphasis on structure in painting was a direct influence in the development of
Cubism
Three major cultures that preceded the Greeks in and around the Aegean Sea were the ________ cultures
Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean
the artistic recycling of existing images is an aspect of
Postmodernism
After building a canvas and before painting it, a painter generally applies a coat of
Primer.
Serigraphy means, literally
"silk writing."
Artist Frida Kahlo is well-known for her
Self-portraits
________ is the best-known work of the bizarrely inventive Hieronymus Bosch
The Garden of Earthly Delights
A prime example of art from the Hellenistic era is
The Laocoön Group.
In printmaking, a plate or block will be canceled so that
no more prints can be made from it.
In 1525, with the advent of moveable type, ________ created a unified alphabet that could be mass-produced
Albrecht Dürer
The style used by Georges Seurat in Café-concert is
Pointilism
The earliest known printed book contains the earliest surviving woodcut image. The book was made in the 9th century C.E. in
China.
The earliest-known woodcut was made in
China.
The ________ are credited with the invention of paper around 105 C.E.
Chinese
What is pigment in paint
A powdered color
By the 1950s, this new synthetic paint would challenge oils as the principal painting medium. What is it
Acyrlic
The Egyptians imagined the ________ as resembling earthly life in every detail
Afterlife
________ was a photographer who became dissatisfied with pictorialism and promoted the idea that photography should be true to its own nature rather than trying to imitate painting
Alfred steiglitz
________ is/are among the materials besides paper that have provided support for drawings
All of These; Papyrus ,Cave Walls ,silk ,Fired clay
The chances that a work of art from ancient times will be found or preserved are greatly increased if
All of the above
Gianlorenzo Bernini was
All of the above; A sculptor, An architect, A dramatist, A composer
Although symbols convey information and embody ideas
All of these
Which of the following was designed as a place of worship or meditation
All of these
What term describes work done by nonprofessionals
All of these answers are correct; Folk art, Naïve art, Intuitive art, Outsider art
Van Gogh's paintings are of high value because
All of these answers are correct; There are a limited number of his paintings, but his work had a major influence on subsequent artists. It has been noted that his paintings allow the viewer to feel a connection with the artist himself.
The field of philosophy called aesthetics asks the question
All of these answers are correct; What is art, Can we apply our concept of art to art of the past, Can we apply our concept of art to art of different cultures, Is there one correct standard for judging art.
Representational art with an approach to naturalism covers
All of these answers are correct; fabric drapes over bodies, recording effects of light and shadow on form, and inner structure of bodies.
Van Gogh's paintings are of high value because
All of these answers are correct; he plays a large role in Western art history. There are a limited number of his paintings, but his work had a major influence on subsequent artists. It has been noted that his paintings allow the viewer to feel a connection with the artist himself.
Context is a factor of ties that bind a work of art to the
All of these answers are correct; life of its creator, tradition it grows from and to which it responds, audience for which it was made, and the society in which it was circulated.
Leonardo da Vinci used drawings to explore ideas in
All of these are correct; Mathematics, Engineering, Art, Science
Wood is not very durable because
All of these are the case; cold and heat distort it, water rots it, and insects can eat it away.
One of the advantages of oil painting is that it dries very slowly. This allows for
All of these; a subtle blending of colors, the painting to be reworked indefinitely, the application of layers of paint on top of one another, and an almost infinite range of consistencies
Theo van Gogh was Vincent van Gogh's
All of these; art dealer, brother, financial supporter, emotional supporter
Unlike Baroque art from Catholic countries, Dutch Baroque art focused upon
All of these; community, business life, family
The carving method
All of these; more aggressive than modeling, more direct than casting, and is a subtractive process.
Relief sculpture is
All of these; not meant to be viewed in the round, not finished on all sides, and is often used to decorate architecture.
The oldest drawings and paintings found in the Chavet cave
All of these; not meant to embellish their habits, establish connection with beasts, use natural pigments and charcoal, created a connection with beasts depicted
Industrial art as discussed by Gustav Stickley in The Craftsman
All of these; preceded the field of design, set about to design objects that could be machine produced, and encouraged cooperation between artists and manufacturers.
The sculptor Constantin Brancusi spent his life searching for forms that were
All of these; simple, pure, and timeless
One common issue facing those who work to conserve works of art is
All of these; the effect of light, the work of earlier restorers, changing levels of heat and humidity, pollution.
Architects of Romanesque churches began installing ________ around the apse, which allowed the overflow of pilgrims to circulate freely around the interior of the church
Ambulatories
Under the reign of ________, a new, more naturalistic style of Egyptian art developed
Amenhotep IV
A dome is generated by rotating ________ 360 degrees about a vertical central axis
An arch
The term postmodern was first used in reference to a certain style in
Architecture
Who were the Limbourgs
Artist brothers
________ is a sculptural process of bringing together individual pieces, segments, or objects to form a sculpture
Assemblage
Wheel of Fortune was created by
Audrey Flack
The most common way to shape a hollow glass vessel is by
Blowing
Whereas the Christian image by Cimabue depicts the central figure surrounded by angels, the Buddhist image in this chapter shows the central figure surrounded by
Bodhisattvas
Whereas the Christian image by Cimabue depicts the central figure surrounded by angels, the Buddhist image in this chapter shows the central figure surrounded by
Bodhisattvas.
Artists working in the Early Renaissance period included
Botticelli, Donatello, and Ghiberti.
A ________ is a horizontal form supported at only one end
Cantilever
In fresco painting, a drawing called a ________ is transferred to the prepared surface prior to applying the pigment
Cartoon
The subtractive process involves
Carving.
The supervision by one individual or group over the artistic expression of another individual or group is known as
Censorship
The Palace Chapel at Aachen was built for ________ as his personal place of worship
Charlemagne
In painting and drawing, artists often use the technique of ________ to describe the way shadows and light define the shape of forms.
Chiaroscuro
Iconoclasm means the ________ of images based on religious beliefs
Destruction
Which of the following was court painter to King Philip IV
Diego Velazquez
The list of traits that creative people seem to possess, given in this chapter, includes all of the following EXCEPT
Efficiency
The mummy of Artemidoros, from Fayum, shows the influence of the ________ culture(s)
Egyptian, Greek, and Roman
One of Queen Marie-Antoinette's favorite portrait painters was
Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun
The technique in which colored yarns are sewn to an existing woven background is called
Embroidery
The painting technique used in the first century in Egypt, Greece, and Rome that involves the use of wax is
Encaustic.
To compensate for the natural visual distortion in which tall columns appear to bend inward, the Greeks gave them a slight bulge, which is known as
Entasis
What nationality was Peter Paul Rubens
Flemish
Paintings depicting scenes of everyday life are known as ________ paintings
Genre
Pointillism is a technique developed by
Georges Seurat
In oil painting, thin veils of translucent color applied over a layer of opaque paint are known as
Glazes
Soaring open spaces, pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses, and stained glass windows are characteristic of
Gothic cathedrals.
Which is NOT one of the four basic printmaking processes
Gouache
________ is watercolor that has been made opaque by adding inert white pigment to it
Gouache
Which of the following media is the most common of all drawing media
Graphite pencil
The mosaic Christ as the Sun exemplifies early Christian artists' appropriation of ________ iconography
Greek and Roman
Which of the following artists was a Realist
Gustave Courbet
One of the most delightfully eccentric figures in the history of art is the Japanese painter and woodcut designer known as
Hokusai.
Christian Boltanski draws upon the _______ to create his work _______
Holocaust; Altar to the Chases High School
King Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in 1922 by
Howard Carter
An image created to accompany words is called
Illustration
The manufacture of oil paint in tubes made it possible for 19th-century European artists to make painting a portable activity. The spontaneity and directness of painting outdoors is evident in works by ________ artists
Impressionist
One of the names most closely associated with Performance art is ___________, who is known for the multimedia work Stories from the Nerve Bible
Marina Abramovic
The predecessor of the graphite pencil, especially popular during the Renaissance, is
Metalpoint
Which of the following printing techniques is especially capable of producing subtle shades of gray
Mezzotint
Pope Julius II employed which two Italian Renaissance artists to paint frescoes for him
Michelangelo and Raphael
Except in the case of ________, identical multiple impressions are printed to create editions in printmaking
Monotypes
During the 20th century, which of the following became a recognized element of art
Motion
The ________ is the walkway directly in front of a church that serves as the entry porch
Narthex
The bronze head of an Akkadian ruler is a rare example of ________ in ancient art
Naturalism
A true arch was developed by ________ architects long before the Romans came up with the idea
Neo-Babylonian
Which of the following is an example of a nonaqueous medium
Oil paint
In art, shapes that suggest forms found in nature are called ________ shapes
Organic
In drawing, the outer boundaries of two-dimensional forms are defined by ________, while the outer boundaries perceived among three-dimensional forms are defined by ________
Outlines, contour lines
Radiocarbon testing indicates that the earliest images made by humans date back to
Paleolithic era
Chris Ofili created Prince among Thieves with Flowers using ________ as his medium
Pencil
The creation of a photographic body of work around an event, place, or culture is known as
Photojournalism
The painting The Harvesters, which formed part of a cycle depicting the months of the year, was painted by __________, a 16th-century Netherland painter
Pieter Brugel the Elder
The coloring material in virtually all drawing media is known as
Pigment
What are the two main differences between prints and most other forms of art
Prints are made using an indirect process and this process results in multiples of the same image.
________ is most famous for his design of the geodesic dome
R. Buckminster Fuller
Marcel Duchamp created a new art form in which the artist makes nothing, but merely labels an object as art. He called this art form
Ready-mades
The first art movement to be born in the 19th century was ___________, which arose as a reaction against Neoclassicism and Romanticism
Realism
The word renaissance means
Rebirth
Printing impressions on top of one another from separate blocks in order to achieve full-color woodcut prints requires careful alignment of the paper, known as
Registration
A rubber stamp creates what type of print
Relief
Among the following artists, whose innovation was it to create group portraits in the setting of an activity, rather than posing the subjects formally
Rembrandt
Pen and ink was the favorite sketching medium of ________, one of the greatest draftsmen of the 17th century
Rembrandt
If a work of art is faithful to our visual experience, its style is
Representational
A Neo-Dada artist who made art from "found" materials and images and named his new art form "combine paintings" is
Robert Rauschenberg
The range of ________'s work makes him difficult to categorize. In addition to paintings, prints, and combination pieces, he has done extensive set and costume design for Merce Cunningham and others, as well as graphic design for magazines and books
Robert Rauschenberg
The Abbey Church of Saint-Foy is one of the earliest ________ churches ever built
Romanesque
The art and architecture of the high Middle Ages is generally divided into two periods, the ________ and the ________
Romanesque and Gothic
The ________ often created equestrian statues of their emperors
Romans
The principal ingredient of glass is
Sand.
Sculptor Claes Oldenburg tends to challenge viewers' idea of
Scale
The 10th-century bronze sculpture illustrated in this chapter is the work of an artist performing the role of "giving tangible form to the unknown." The unknown, in this case, is the physical form of the deity
Shiva
Ideas quickly jotted down for later development are called
Sketches
The goal of graphic design is to communicate a(n) _________ message to a group of people
Specific
The work Fractal.MGX was created using
Stereolithography
The famous Neolithic structure in England, made of megaliths that once formed several concentric circles, is called
Stonehenge
The most notable example of Neolithic architecture in Europe is
Stonehenge in England
Which art movement was directly influenced by Sigmund Freud's theories of the unconscious
Surrealism
The Thirteen-Diety Jnanadakini Mandala uses ________ to suggest that there is a hidden order to the universe
Symmetry
Because many European monarchs of the 17th and 18th centuries ruled with near-dictatorial power, this period is often referred to as
The Age of Kings
Which work of art tells the story of a man who was murdered in his bath
The death of Marat
According to historians, the Roman era began in 510 B.C.E. with
The founding of the Roman Republic
Which of the following is an example of a theme in art
The natural world
What part of the pen conveys the ink to the drawing surface
The nib
According to the author, graphic design as we know it today has its roots in two developments. They are
The printing press and the industrial revolution
The difference in the color and consistency of different types of crayons and pastels is due to
The use of different binders
In the additive process of color mixing, red light, green light, and blue light combine to produce ________ light
White
In metalpoint, lines are drawn with a silver ________ onto a surface coated with a preliminary coating of paint
Wire
A good example of the use of aquatint in creating areas of unmodulated, translucent color is the print
Woman Bathing by Mary Cassatt.
The ancient symbol from Chinese philosophy that embodies a worldview of mutual interdependence is the ________ symbol
Yin yang
In oil painting, linseed oil acts as
a binder.
A daguerreotype was an early photographic method created using a
a copper plate covered with silver iodine
How did Impressionism get its name
a critic used the term to describe the movement after seeing the painting impression sunrise and it caught on
Unlike their Greek and Roman predecessors, Byzantine artists preferred
a flattened, abstracted style of art
The Isenheim Altarpiece, with its gruesome details of Christ's flesh wounds, originally hung in
a hospital for patients with skin disease.
Photorealism refers to
a movement in painting that explores the way a camera sees
The term Post-Impressionism refers to
a neutral term describing the varied directions of a few artists who both accepted and rejected some of the aims of impressionism
Minimalism, a trend that coexisted with Pop, emphasized a continuation of the exploration of nonrepresentation and the idea that a painting or sculpture is primarily
a physical object
The ancient Egyptians developed a standard set of proportions used to create images of the "correct" or "perfect" human, as have many cultures both ancient and modern. This set of proportions was created using
a squared grid.
According to the author
a work of art may fall into more than one theme.
Northern European Renaissance artists began using the system of linear perspective
about 75 years after it was first developed.
The vanishing point in Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper is
all of these: at the exact center of the picture, just behind the head of the figure of Jesus, and on the horizon line.
Which are methods used by prehistoric painters
all of these; animal fats and pigments mixed together, the use of reed brushes, and powdered pigments blown through hollow reeds
The International style emphasizes
all of these; clean lines, geometric form, and avoidance of superficial decoration
According to the author, the impulse to create art comes from basic human interests in
all of these; constructing images and forms that carry meaning, creating order and structure, and exploring aesthetic possibilities.
The sculptor Constantin Brancusi spent his life searching for forms that were
all of these; simple, pure, and timeless.
In a two-dimensional work of art that is balanced symmetrically, the implied center of gravity is
along the vertical axis down the center of the composition.
In printmaking, where multiple images are made from the same original design, each individual print is called
an impression.
Casting is known as ________ method
an indirect
Because Christianity emphasized congregational worship, a fundamental change in the ________ was needed
architectural design of places of worship
Julie Mehretu's use of the rapidograph and translucent mylar intentionally evokes
architectural drafting
The transition from Romanesque to Gothic style can be seen in the ________ at Chartres Cathedral
architecture and sculpture
Early Conceptualists reacted to the burgeoning art market by
attempting to eliminate the art object
St. Teresa in Ecstasy is an excellent example of
baroque sculpture
Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
began as a graffiti artist
The additive process of sculpture includes
both assembling and modeling.
The Guerrilla Girls use posters and onsite appearances to
bring attention to gender inequalities in the art world
The technology of painting with oils was developed
by northern Europeans.
One of the ideas behind Postmodernism is pluralism, which proposes that art
can take many directions at the same time, all of them equally valid
Islamic cultures have focused a great deal of aesthetic attention on
carpets and rugs
In comparison to Baroque art, the style of Rococo
is more playful and lighthearted
Appropriation contends that the meaning of a work of art
is unstable and communal
Wood is a popular craft material because
it is abundant and relatively easy to work
Which of the following is made from the sap of a tree
lacquer
Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty is an example of
land art
All the following are features of Romanesque architecture EXCEPT
large windows of stained glass
One of the main differences between the intaglio and the relief printing processes is that with intaglio the ink ________ the surface of the printing plate
lies below
Stacking and piling is another term for
load bearing construction
The Palace of Versailles was home to
louis xiv
For some 200 years, many of the works of Judith Leyster were
mistakenly identified as the work of Frans Hals
Vasili Kandinsky became convinced that art should be free of representational subject matter when he
mistook an upside-down painting of his for an unfamiliar work of spectral beauty
Four basic methods for making a sculpture are
modeling, casting, carving, and assembling.
Designing for the Web adds the potential for ________ between a site and its visitor
motion and interactivity
The technique of sfumato involves the use of
multiple layers of glaze
Andy Warhol's images created from celebrities are portrayed through mass-produced
multiple silkscreen images
Andy Goldsworthy uses ________ materials to create sculptures that are ________
natural; ephemeral
The theme of the Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes comes from
none of the above
Symmetrical balance, as used by Georgia O'Keeffe, expresses
order and authority.
The Farm Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
paid photographers to document the great depression
During the Renaissance in Western Europe, ________ came to be regarded as the more elevated of the arts
painting, sculpture, and architecture
Jeff Wall's A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai) is a ________ that refers to a ________
photograph; print
Built almost 2000 years ago, the ________ is an enduring testament to the Roman use of the arch
pont du Gard at Nimes
The 18th-century Indian painting of Maharana Amar Singh and others watching musicians and acrobats utilizes the two most basic visual cues for implying depth on a flat surface. They are
position and overlap.
The Byodo-in Temple in Kyoto, Japan, is an elegant example of
post and lintel architecture
The ________ first made it possible to devise a notice that could be reproduced in large numbers and distributed widely
printing press
Artists primarily used the camera obscura to
produce naturalistic drawings of the world.
One of Michelangelo's major achievements was
redesigning St. Peter's cathedral.
Edouard Manet "borrowed" the composition of his painting Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (Luncheon on the Grass) from
renaissance works of art
Eugène Delacroix was a leading practitioner of the
romantic style
In their paintings, the Impressionists often focused on
scene of leisure involving the middle class
"Baker-Miller" refers to the color that
seemed to calm and relax violent children in studies of colors' effects upon the mind and body.
The Women series of paintings by Willem de Kooning caused a stir in the art world. They were
seen as shocking and brutal
Henri Matisse was told by Gustave Moreau, his teacher at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, "You were born to ________."
simplify painting
One of the effects of the Renaissance was to change the status of artists in Europe from
skilled crafts workers to intellectuals.
Because they lacked stone, the ancient Sumerians built their cities from
sun-dried brick
The sculpture Akhenaten and His Family is an example of the ________ technique
sunken relief
The ability of a material to span horizontal distances with a minimum of support is called
tensile strength
Fired clay is sometimes called
terra cotta
Allan Kaprow took art in a new direction with "happenings." His primary claim was that
that art was most like life itself
The use by artists of the camera obscura (literally dark room) began in
the Italian renaissance
Michelangelo, Raphael, and Botticelli were all commissioned to make art for
the Medici family.
All of the following cultures were Mesopotamian EXCEPT
the Minoan
Radiocarbon testing indicates that the earliest images made by humans date back to
the Paleolithic Period.
The movement that divided all of Europe into Protestant and Catholic camps is called
the Reformation.
Pablo Picasso painted Guernica in 1937 for
the Spanish Pavilion of the Paris World's Fair.
The earliest-known writing system from which a recorded language developed was the invention of
the Sumerians
Early examples of art photography often imitated
the aesthetics of painting
Using a steel framework with masonry sheathing, the ________, designed by Louis Sullivan, is thought by many to be the first genuinely modern building
wainwright building
The term New York School refers to a postwar art movement that
was a convenient way to lump together the abstract expressionists
Two factors that decide the success of any structural system are
weight and tensile strength
In buon fresco, or true fresco, pigment is mixed with water and applied to
wet plaster.
According to the author, the most important meaning of an artwork is
what it means to the viewer
