Art Appreciation Midterm
In art, value refers to the
lightness and darkness of surfaces
A material and its accompanying technique is called
medium
Judging the quality or value of art necessarily involves
subjectivity
What distinguishes Botero's The Horse from Giacometti's Man Pointing?
Botero creates a horse whose bulging form does not interact with the surrounding space.
Who was responsible for the bombing of the Spanish town of Guernica?
Germany
How did Eadweard Muybridge capture the animated motion of The Horse in Motion?
He lined up still cameras that photographed the horse as it ran by.
Why is the figure-ground relationship important to the way that we perceive art?
It allows us to organize and analyze the images that we see.
How did Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre's process differ from that of the early camera obscura?
It was made using a metal plate on which the image was fixed.
In The Letter, Mary Cassatt's use of three plates to create the colored areas of the print most notably demonstrates the influence of
Japanese woodblock prints
Many Viewers had the opportunity to see Guernica because it was
Many Viewers had the opportunity to see Guernica because it was
Where did the potter's wheel first develop?
Mesopotamia and China
In Awakening Slave, how does Michelangelo achieve the smooth quality of human flesh?
Michelangelo carved the sculpture from marble and polished the surface.
What is one reason that Echelman's choice of netting for Her Secret is Patience contributes to the viewer's understanding and enjoyment of the work?
Netting is flexible and responds gracefully to the winds in Phoenix, so the work harmonizes with the city and forces of nature.
What distinguishes proportion from scale?
Proportion is the size relationship of parts to a whole.
How is Rene Magritte's La Trahison des Images an example of representational art
The subject is a pipe
How do specialists decide if art is great?
They look for innovation, contextual meanings, and personal expression.
Between the first state and the final state of the print of the cat shown in the video, there is
a huge transformation
All of the following are features of the film's title sequence except
a rolling list that credits all of the film's actors, technicians, and creative personnel.
The Battleship Potempkin is based upon
actual historical events
Cold Open's artwork for Portlandia demonstrates which function of graphic design?
advertising
The study of how and why artworks are considered beautiful is called
aesthetics
Before the nineteenth century, artists used the camera obscura to
aid in observation and drawing
Fantasia is an example of
an animated movie
In traditional cameras, a chemically treated plate or film is used as
an image sensor
Which of the following is a characteristic of organic shapes?
an irregular outline
What feature of Torii Kiyotada's An Actor of the Ichikawa Clan suggests swift and violent motion?
angular lines
In Jenny Holzer's estimation, typesetting and programming have much in common including the need to be all of the following EXCEPT
applying paint
Which principle of design is achieved by symmetry or asymmetry?
balance
Which concept varies considerably across cultures?
beauty
Encaustic is an ancient painting medium in which the pigments are suspended in
beeswax
Tempera paint uses egg yolk as a
binder
Which type of film prioritizes international distribution over character development and social commentary?
blockbusters
How do artists achieve the range of tonal qualities necessary to distinguish various textures, masses, shapes, and objects in engravings?
by varying the density of fine lines
The ancient Chinese art of beautiful handwriting is called
calligraphy
The traditional Chinese watercolor technique reflects the belief that painting derives from the art of
calligraphy
A full-sized drawing made as a guide for a work in another medium is called a
cartoon
In painting, pigment most notably provides
color
Which technique uses parallel curved lines to suggest spatial volume?
contour hatching
The juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar elements is referred to as
contrast
Experimenting is a characteristic trait of
creativity
In the Amida Buddha, the abstraction in the hands, chest, and face
dates the sculpture to the twelfth century
Diego Rivera illustrated other industries in Detroit, including
defense and medicine
The illusion of a third-dimension on a picture plane is called
depth
Henri Matisse's photographs of the progress for the painting Large Reclining Nude exemplify the
design process
Pablo Picasso's studies for his painting Guernica exemplify how preliminary sketches can help
develop the design for a complex composition
Which principle of design produces paths that guide the viewer's eye through a work of art?
directional forces
A digital photograph challenges the inherent truthfulness of the photographic medium because it can be
easily altered with computer programs
Which of the following is a method used by artists to draw attention to a specific area of a work of art?
emphasis
In art essays, the three types of art criticism are used as a method of
evaluation
Regarding Impressionist painting, the drastic shift from negative contemporary responses to their high value in today's society demonstrates that
evaluations can change over time and across cultures
The gray tones of the painting
evoke a newspaper photograph.
What influenced Kyle Cooper's title sequence?
experimental films from the 1970's and 1980's.
Solidifying clay in a kiln is a process known as
firing
Which theories focus attention on the composition of an artwork and how earlier artworks may have influenced it?
formal
A sculpture that is meant to be viewed from all sides is
freestanding
Which design discipline is characterized by the use of words and pictures to improve visual communication?
graphic design
A difference between modern black-and-white chemical photography and early photography is
he use of film rather than a glass plate.
In Saltire Compton, how does Rashaad Newsome combine the iconography of hip-hop culture and heraldry
he uses photographs of jewelry to suggest "bling" and the saltire motif to recall family crests
Chris Jordan's photograph from the series Midway: Message from the Gyre is a commentary on the
human impact on the environment
All of the following features emphasize Louis X's royal patronage of the stained-glass windows except this
in the rose window, Hebrew Kings wear the ermine robes of French Kings
The medium that transforms an entire space into an artwork is called
installation
Raphael's The School of Athens creates the illusion of three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface through the use of
linear perspective
Which of the following is a characteristic of early cinema?
live music
An identifying mark based on letterforms combined with pictorial elements is called a
logo
Processes of automobile manufacture represented in the mural panel include the
manufacture of eight-cylinder engines, including steel production, making molds and blocks, and drilling valve holes.
Which of the following techniques is used to create an additive sculpture?
modeling
Artists distinguish between the individual prints in an edition by
numbering
What type of line forms the imaginary landscape in Martín Ramírez's Untitled?
parallel curving lines and dash marks
An all-over design created by the repetitive ordering of visual elements is known as a
pattern
The camera obscura cannot
permanently fix an image onto a surface
What was the first common use for photography?
portraiture
A simple small sketch made for larger and more complex work is known as a
preparatory drawing
At various stages in the printmaking process, artists check on the developing image by making
proofs
In the ancient world, what was the function of most of the monumental art?
public commemoration
The process of aligning the impressions of blocks or plates on the same sheet of paper is known as
registration
4 types of printmaking
relief, intaglio, screenprinting, and stencil
Initially, photography was not accepted as an artform because it
required a mechanical device
Frida Kahlo's The Broken Column is an example of art used for
self-expression
Architects are most concerned with the qualities of
space
All of the following features of the film were innovations in cinema except
spoken dialog
In representational art, object are called
subjects
Artists use implied lines to
suggest visual connections
The peak of technical development of stained glass occurred during
the Middle Ages
Kiki Smith's "poor man's aquatint technique" enables fine precise detail
the addition of texture
In Her Secret Is Patience, Janet Echelman used a cactus flower formed by netting and colored light to symbolize
the desert city of Phoenix
One of the major themes of the stained-glass windows in the north transept of Chartres Cathedral is
the royal genealogy of Jesus
What aspect of the Charioteer exemplifies idealism?
the youthful perfection and dignity
Shaping clay on a rapidly turning wheel is called
throwing
What is the purpose of a primer?
to create an uniform surface
What is the purpose of the nonrepresentational composition of pure color and form in Wassily Kandinsky's Composition VI?
to express the emotional stirrings of the soul
What is the purpose of an aperture?
to regulate the amount of light that strikes the film
The Taj Mahal was intended to function as a
tomb
The rough quality or surface grain of paper that creates a sense of texture in a drawing is called
tooth
The programing for Jenny Holzer's works include all of the following EXCEPT
typesetting
Which of the following refers to the art of designing letterforms and composing material from letterforms?
typography
In Going Home, Jacob Lawrence uses abstract figures and objects and color themes to
unify the composition
The appearance of similarity in a work of art is called
unity
Whether or not a work of art appeals to personal artistic taste depends on
value-based assumptions
Which technical innovation in cinema relies on the use of headsets and hand-held devices?
virtual reality
A translucent quality that is appropriate for depictions of water, light, atmosphere, and weather is one reason that artists use
watercolor