Art Apreciation 1003 midterm chpt 1-7

Which of these would be considered non-Western art geographic regions/periods? Select all that apply. -Ancient Chinese art -20th Century French art -Aztec art | late 15th-early 16th century | Mexico -Aboriginal art | 15th century | Australia -20th century Abstract Expressionism | New York, US

-Ancient Chinese art -Aztec art | late 15th-early 16th century | Mexico -Aboriginal art | 15th century | Australia

​Raphael uses a __________________ composition to create balance and stability in his painting, Madonna of the Meadow.

triangular

Stonehenge is a megalithic monument in England

True

The Palette of Narmer is thought to depict the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under King Narmer.

True

The cave paintings at Lascaux date from around 15,000 years ago.

True

The term "non-Western" is problematic. Correct answer: True

True

Numerous carved figurines of females have from the paleolithic period have been found throughout Europe. The most famous figurine has been called the ________ of Willendorf or the Woman of Willendorf.

Venus

In the process of lost wax casting, a(n )_____________ provides the underlying support that allows the artist to model a larger form with clay.

armature

Whistler's Arrangement in Grey and Black, No.1, is a great example of this principle of design.

asymmetrical balance

The concept of the _________________ artist celebrates individuality and originality.

avant-garde

Some of the animal images at the Chauvet cave include deer, owls, oxen, panthers, and ____________.

mammoths

The three steps of direct lost wax casting are : ______________, casting, and chasing.

modeling

In New Kingdom Egypt, Akhenaton briefly changed Egyptian religion from polytheism to _________ in what is known as the _________ period.

monotheism; Armana

In the process of _____________________ pottery, an artist applies a type of liquid glass to the pottery to color their art work.

glazing

Naram-Sin is clearly the most important figure in carvings of the Akkadian ruler because he is visibly much larger than the other figures. This visual technique is called _________________ scale.

hierarchical

The male figure waving red fabric in Gericault's The Raft of Medusa is most likely __________________.

hoping to catch the attention of a passing boat.

In The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci uses _______________ linear perspective to direct the viewer's eyes to the most important figure in the narrative composition.

1-point

Acrylic painting is a new method of painting. It was developed during the ______________ by American artists Leonard Bocour and Sam Golden.

1940s

How many coffins were found inside the stone sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun?

3

Jeff Koons' "Balloon Dog (Yellow)" sculpture is an example of:

3-dimensional art

Using carbon dating of the charcoal on the cave walls at Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc, historians believe the paintings were created over ____________ years ago.

30,000

__________________ is the workshop where sculptors pour molten metal to create bronze sculptures.

A foundry

​_______________ is the artist who created multiple pictures of Campbell's Soup cans.

Andy Warhol

________________ is one of the notable artists from the Venetian School of painting.

Bellini

__________________ lines define the edge of objects, or where differing areas meet.

Contour

Line, Color, Value, Texture, and Shape are all Principles of Design.

False

Non-Western art never changes.

False

One of the most remarkable facts about Stonehenge is that it is the only structure of stones from the Neolithic Period in Britain, Ireland, and France.

False

The Egyptian pyramids have a triangular base with triangular sides.

False

The Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci did not use oil paints.

False

The Venus of Willendorf was a giant statue in the Parthenon in ancient Greece.

False

The tomb of King Tutankhamun is very important to scholars because King Tutankhamun was a ruler that made profound changes to Ancient Egyptian society.

False

The words historians use to describe non-Western cultures, art, and religious objects have no effect on how they will be interpreted by the reader.

False

Unity & Variety, Balance, Emphasis, Rhythm, Scale, and Proportion are all Visual Elements of Art.

False

Victory Stele of Naram Sin and the Code of Hammurabi are both examples of steles from Ancient Egypt.

False

​What term describes the 3-dimensional element of art that has volume (length, width, and height)?

Form

The architect of the Guggenheim Bilbao, ________________, makes quick gestural ink drawings to help him conceptualize what his designs could become.

Frank Gehry

The Ancient Sumerian text, __________________, tells the story of a hero in mourning who sets out to find eternal life in order to escape death.

Gilgamesh

Why did Marcel Duchamp resign from the Society of Independent Artists in 1917?

He resigned in protest because he did not agree with the Society's rejection of the entry "Fountain."

How did Marcel Duchamp sign his sculpture, Fountain?

He signed it "R. Mutt, 1917."

Of the many books of the dead that had been written to be housed in Egyptian tombs, who was the author of the well preserved Book of the Dead that historians have learned so much information from?

Hunefer

__________ is the visual beat or tempo within a work of art.

Rhythm

_____________ are a series of points that are connected by the viewer's eyes. The actual line is not literally present.

Implied lines

Which of the following has not contributed to the negative way in which non-Western art history has played out?

Indigenous cultures who created art

The geographic area of Ancient Mesopotamia covered a large area including modern day Turkey, Syria, and _______________.

Iraq

Like Diego Rivera, the Mexican artist, ________________________, revived interest in fresco painting.

Jose Clemente Orozco

The American sculptor _______________ is well-known for his small intimate boxes or assemblages that are made from found materials such as fishing cork, maps, glasses, balls, and other mundane objects.

Joseph Cornell

Non-Western Art was created based on which of the following? Select all that apply. Need Profitability Choices Resources

Need Choices Resources

Where was the 1917 un-juried exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists held?

New York

______________ shapes are irregular, asymmetrical, and often found in nature.

Organic

___________________________ is an example of 4-dimensional art.

Preformance art

Cuneiform the earliest form of writing was created by the Ancient ________________________.

Sumerians

Art can be 2-dimensional, like paintings, drawings, and prints. Photographs are also an example of 2-dimensional art.

T

Metal casting is an ancient process employed by many cultures such as the people of Ancient Egypt as long as 3,000 years ago.

True

One reason artists may choose bronze casting as a technique is the fact that the end result is a long-lasting and durable sculpture.

True

Paleolithic artists included hand prints in their cave paintings.

True

____________ is an outer mold that can withstand high temperatures.

The investment

Who painted The Raft of Medusa?

Théodore Géricault

As a way to include the viewer directly in the creation of Gonzalez-Torres' sculpture, viewers are encouraged to take and to eat a piece of the wrapped candy that makes up the green rectangle.

True

Ethnocentrism is judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture..

True

Having been dated at 43,900, the cave paintings in Sulawesi, Indonesia are more than 13,000 years older than the oldest known cave paintings in Europe.

True

In the 19th century and early 20th century, art historians chose the name Venus, the Roman goddess of beauty, to describe the small female figurines because they believed these stone carvings symbolized beauty and fertility.

True

Because the space at the Mass MoCA was so large, the artist Tim Hawkinson created a small model to help him visualize how his sculpture would appear in a room roughly the size of ______________________.

a football field

In the ___________ process, a sculptor often works with a soft material such as clay or wax.

additive

Drawing is a process that artists use as a tool _________________________. to investigate a subject to explore new ideas to create a study for a larger work all of the above

all of the above

Art helps define our ideals of ________________ within our own time.

beauty

Paleolithic artists used many techniques and materials to create their representations on cave walls. To create the image of a handprint, it is theorized that the paleolithic artists ___________________________.

blew pigment and spit

Stonehenge was constructed using 2 different stones; a locally sourced sandstone and bluestone. Which stone surprised archaeologists because the people who built Stonehenge would have to carry the stones from very far away?

bluestone

One of the oldest methods of painting is

encaustic painting

Many of our ideas about artists come from the 20th century, when artists began working more independently, creating works of art that were personal or ________________ in nature.

expressive

Tim Hawkinson's contemporary sculpture, Uberorgan, creates sound by pushing air through _____________________.

cardboard tubes covered in aluminium foil

​Time is the use of __________ as an element of art, important in performance art, kinetic art, and video art

change

The colors opposite each other on the color wheel are ____________.

complementary

The ______________ pose is a conceptual pose which shows each body part from its most characteristic angle.

composite

_______________________ is technique used to create light and dark areas by crossing and repeating thin lines of ink.

crosshatching

Art expresses the __________________ in which it was produced.

culture

Following the example of other Minimalist artists, Gonzalez-Torres placed his sculpture "Untitled (L.A.)" ______________________ instead of using a pedestal.

directly on the floor

________________________ is fired at a lower temperature. The end product is semi-porous to water.

earthenware

In The Swing, Fragonard ________________ the figure on the swing by placing her near the center and painting her dress in a contrasting color to the background.

emphasizes

The tombs at the burial pits of Ur contained not just the remains of people but also included precious objects such as jewelry, gold, valuable minerals, and ____________.

musical instruments

The term Neolithic means ______________ stone age.

new

The artists at Lascaux used the earth pigment, _____________, which can create a range of yellows, oranges, and reds.

ochre

The term paleolithic means _____________ stone age.

old

The illusion of space can be created in a 2-dimensional work of art using a variety of methods, such as more complex techniques like linear perspective and simple techniques like _____________________.

overlapping

The _______________ plant grows abundantly along the Nile River in Egypt. It became an important element in the development of a paper-like substance that was used to make scrolls in Ancient Egypt.

papyrus

The regular and planned repetition of an element of design is ______________.

pattern

In 2-dimensional works of art, the __________ space is called the figure while the negative space is called the ground.

positive

As a result of their belief in the eternal life of the soul, the ancient Egyptians built _________________________ to protect the remains of the dead.

pyramid tombs

To further refine a form, a sculptor may use a _____________, a tool with a row of little teeth, to carve away the material.

rasp

Cave art from the Paleolithic era provides us with some of our earliest examples of _______________ art.

representational

A __________ is an upright stone slab used as a monument in ancient times.

stele

__________________ is fired at a high temperature. The end product is nonporous to water.

stoneware

In the ___________ process, the artist cuts away at a hard material such as stone or wood with chisels and saws.

subtractive

______________ paints are made by mixing egg yolk, water, and dry pigment.

tempera

In Young Hare, Albrecht Duerer masterfully uses this element of art to describe the animal's fur.

texture

In Broadway Boogie Woogie, Mondrian creates ___________ by using a limited color palette and repeating hard edged shapes.

unity

The Ancient Sumerians built elevated temples or ______________ . They believed these buildings could be bridges between earth and heaven.

ziggurats

___________ both defines form and creates the illusion of light.

​Value

The purity of a color is its ______________, which is often described as a color's brightness.

​saturation

In the two paintings of shipwrecks by Turner and Gericault, the artists use the relationship of the waves to the boat or ________________ in order to carry their message.

​scale and proportion