Art midterm, art1 combine

Shade

A color that is lighter than its basic hue is known as a tint. A color that is darker than its basic hue is called a ________.

shade

A color that is lighter than its basic hue is known as tint. A color that is darker than its basic hue is called a ____.

The hue is what?

A color's wavelength of light

Temperature

A description of color based on our associations with warmth or coolness. (page 99)

Motif

A design repeated as a unit in a pattern is called a ________.

Plane

A flat surface. (page 95)

Italian Renaissance painter Raphael's The School of Athens depicts ________.

A gathering of great scholars

Fauves

A group of early twentieth-century French artists whose paintings used vivid colors. From the French fauve, wild beast. (page 96)

An edition

A group of prints that are identical and produced in a limited number is called ________.

Vertical lines seem to be most suitable for portraying which of the following subject matter.

A group portrait of the members of a Police Department

Impressionism

A late nineteenth-century painting style conveying the impression of the effects of light. (page 99)

Complementary colors

Colors that are on opposite sides of the color wheel are radically different in wavelength and are called ________.

Analogous

Colors that do not contrast strongly with each other, and which are similar in wavelength, are ________ colors.

Any of the ________ of art can help focus our interest on specific areas of a work of art.

Elements

In two-dimensional art, this is the area in which an artist creates their work.

Format

Geometric

Forms such as pyramids, which tend to be precise and regular, are known as ________ forms.

Joseph Cornell created boxes that contain compositions of ________ objects

Found

The relationships between the sizes of different parts of a work make up its ________.

proportions

When there are at least two points of reference in an artwork, __________ is present.

rhythm

In the painting The Third of May, 1808, this Spanish artist used alternating rhythm to contrast "good" and "bad.

Francisco Goya

In the painting The Third of May, 1808, this Spanish artist used alternating rhythm to contrast "good" and "bad."

Francisco Goya

Painting

In his photograph Two Ways of Life, Oscar Gustav Rejlander employed methods that emulated the process of ________.

Unity

In his work The Flagellation, Piero della Francesca communicates a mood of detachment and contemplation by using this principle of design.

Truthful

In order for photojournalistic news photos to be effective they need to be seen as ________.

Cross-hatching

In order to create value in his drawing Head of a Satyr, Michelangelo used both hatching and ________, a variation where the lines overlap, allowing for the depiction of darker tones.

True

In relief prints the printed areas are from the raised portion of the block.

All of the above

Line can define space by _____________. creating texture indicating the edge of a 2-d shape or 3-d form creating value all of the above

False

Jeff Koons made his sculpture Rabbit himself

Who was the German inventor of the printing press and movable type? a. Johannes Gutenberg b. Albrecht Durer c. Hieronymus Bosch d. Charlemagne e. John Bakersville

Johannes Gutenberg

Girl with a Pearl Earring was painted by this Dutch artist.

Johannes Vermeer

Found

Joseph Cornell created boxes that contain compositions of ________ objects.

Silhouette drawings and projections

Kara Walker's installation Insurrection! (Our Tools were Rudimentary, Yet We Pressed On) combines:

Which of the following statements is untrue?

Katushika Hokusai carved and printed all of his artworks himself

False

Kehinde Wiley created abstract and expressive paintings during the first part of the 1900's

Our word ceramic comes from this Greek word

Keramos

This type of sculpture can move and change its visual form.

Kinetic

Stolen Art loses much of its value because?

Lack of a good title, improper provenance, inability of buyer to resell painting in future

Stolen art loses much of its value because

Lacking good title and proper provenance prevents its resale

A design repeated as a unit in a pattern is called a ________.

Motif

This art movement of the 1960s relies on perceptual anomalies of the human eye to create dynamic effects.

Op art

Geometric

Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye favors a strongly ____________ organization of forms.

false

Leonardo da Vinci was an artist who rigidly stuck to traditional methods and rules of art.

Marc Quinn's Self, a self-portrait made from frozen blood, is created in ________ scale.

Life-Sized

Advertisers often use this color to reach their audience because it is the most visible in the spectrum.

Lime Yellow

The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. is valuable because

Lincoln is a symbol of American values and identity

THe Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. is valuable because...

Lincoln is a symbol of American values and identity.

One definition of this element is "a mark that connects two points."

Line

All of the above

Line can be use for which of the following? create surface quality suggest direction describe boundaries imply movement all of the above

the natural oscillations of the eye

Op art of the 1960s relied on a physiological effect that creates an illusion of motion. This effect is:

We see this type of color when the brain receives so much color information that it is forced to simplify what we perceive.

Optical Color

Forms that tend to be irregular, and similar to naturally occurring objects, are known as ________ forms.

Organic

This type of shape is composed of unpredictable, irregular lines.

Organic

Of his experiences in Workd War I

Otto Dix frequently portrayed war scenes in his art because

A color that is lighter than its basic hue is known as a tint. A color that is darker than its basic hue is called a ________.

Shade

This artist used contrasting positive and negative shapes to create his "Obey" campaign, an expression of guerrilla marketing and street theater.

Shepard Fairey

Contrasting negative and positive shape

Shepard Fairey uses which of the following concepts as a strong component of his graphically painted images. Subversive texture Contour lines Geometric shapes Contrasting negative and positive shape

True

Shining a light through a film negative reverses the tones so that multiple positive prints can be made.

It expresses beliefs in an afterlife

The ancient Egyptian artist who painted The Journey of The Sun God Re on a coffin chose his subject because

Head

The ancient Greek sculptor who created the bronze known as Poseidon (1.7.11a) used this part of the body as a standard unit for proportional measurement in the work. torso hand foot head all of the other answers

Harmonious

The ancient Greeks designed the Parthenon according to the idealized rules of proportion for the human body, creating ________ design. Fibonacci a harmonious a small-scale a disjointed an Egyptian-style

Moveable type

The art of typography came into existence with the introduction of this invention.

He created an artwork based on the destruction of a school during an earthquake in China because of shoddy construction

The artist Ai Weiwei was censored in China because: he offended most of the Chinese people. he helped design the Beijing Olympic Stadium in 2008. he created an artwork based on the destruction of a school during an earthquake in China because of shoddy construction. he created a depiction of his imprisonment called S.A.C.R.E.D. in 2011-2013. his work was seen as "too personal."

Hand craftsmanship

The artists Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris believed that society should reject rampant industrialization and restore ______.

False

The basic, underlying principle of lithography is that oil and water mix well.

Plaster

The binder in the painting technique, fresco is what? water gum arabic resin plaster

beeswax

The binding agent in encaustic painting is ________.

Highlight

The chiaroscuro method uses five defined values: cast shadow, reflected light, core shadow, light, and ________.

Low relief

The coins we use as money usually have a sculptural design in what form?

Pigment

The colored material used in paints. Often made from finely ground minerals. (page 92)

Saturation

The degree of purity of a color. (page 95)

Moulin Rouge

The designer and artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec created poster designs for which Parisian night club? Maxim's Moulin Rouge Les Folies Bergère Traitor Vic's none of these

Crayons

The drawing material that has a fatty or greasy binder is which of the following? pastels charcoals crayons metalpoint

crete

The earliest examples of fresco, found at the Palace of Knossos on the Mediterranean island of ________, date to c. 1600-1500 bce.

China

The earliest existing printed artworks on paper were created in this culture.

The idea behind the artwork

The most important aspect of a piece of conceptual art is ______.

Hue

The term used for referring to the basic colors of the spectrum is ________.

Papyrus

The thin material made up of stalks of plants that are woven together and were historically used for both documents and drawings or pictoral images prior to the invention or availability of paper. slate tablets papyrus parchment

Compositional, conceptual, gestalt

The three kinds of unity are:

compositional, conceptual, gestalt

The three kinds of unity are:

energy

The use of highly saturated color in The Turning Road, L'Estaque by André Derain gives the work a feeling of ________.

Impasto

The use of thick layered paint is called _______.

all of the previous answers

Which of the following statements is true of Michelangelo?

Horizontal lines

Which of the listed concepts seems most suitable for creating a calm, restful or placid quality? subversive texture diagonal lines positive shapes horizontal lines

African masks displayed in museums were originally made

To be worn during spiritual or magic ceremonies

Relief block

To create a color woodblock, such as Hokusai's famous "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa," a printer must produce a new ________ for each separate color.

Chiseling

Which of these is not an additive process of sculpting?

Acrylic

Which paint material is the newest to be developed?

Tempera

Which paint process has egg yolk as a binder? watercolor tempera encaustic oil

Édouard Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (Luncheon on the Grass)

Which painting was included in the first Salon des Refusés (Salon of the Rejected)?

the entire scene

Which part of René Magritte's The Human Condition is painted?

the blue envelope

Which part of William Harnett's The Old Violin is real and not just painted?

Romanesque

Which style of church architecture emulates the architectural style of the ancient Romans and uses rounded vaults and vaulted aisles in its plan?

Zeuxis and Parrhasius

Which two ancient Greek painters were masters of illusion?

Implied / Actual

Which two types of line shape our examination of a work of art by directing the movement of our gaze? line of sight implied regulated actual unfettered zigzag

Corbeled arch

Which type of arch, which is made up of stones that are progressively stepped inwards, was used by the ancient Babylonians and Mycenaeans?

Leon Battista Alberti

Who advised artists in his treatise On Painting that paintings should look like illusionary windows?

Johannes Gutenberg

Who was the German inventor of the printing press and movable type?

Water

Which of the following is not used in encaustic paint? pigment resin water wax

because Renaissance writers admired Greek mythology, philosophy, and art

Why were the Greek god Apollo and the goddess Athena included in The School of Athens?

It lasts for a long time because there is a proper bond of pigment to plaster

Why would buon fresco be preferable to fresco secco? It is easier to fix mistakes. It is quicker for artists to do, so the artists can create more works in a short period of time. It lasts for a long time because there is a proper bond of pigment to the plaster. The colors are more vivid in the buon fresco.

in 1953 Robert rauschenberg created a work by erasing a drawing by the famous abstract impressionist painter

Wilhelm de Kooning

Erasers can be used by artists as drawing tools. In 1953 Robert Rauschenberg created a work by erasing a drawing by this famous Abstract Expressionist painter.

Willem de Kooning

Which English artist and poet suggested that drawing is a fundamental artistic skill?

William Blake

Paul Gauguin's use of the color ________ in his 1889 depiction of a crucified Christ enhances the work's connection with the seasons, and expresses a message of optimism and rebirth.

Yellow

Instructions for viewers to perform or imagine

Yoko Ono often utilizes ________ to complete her artworks, such as Wish Tree.

This spinning toy gives a sense of motion to a viewer when he or she looks through small slits in its cylindrical drum at a strip of changing pictures.

Zoetrope

Radial

________ balance is achieved when all elements in a work of art are equidistant from a central point and repeat in a symmetrical way from side to side and top to bottom.

symmetrical

________ balance is achieved when both sides of a composition look exactly the same

Symmetrical

________ balance is achieved when both sides of a composition look exactly the same.

Asymmetrical

________ balance is achieved when two halves of a composition are not mirror images of each other.

three point

ascending and descending, by m. c. escher, uses _______ perspective

. ________ balance is achieved when two halves of a composition are not mirror images of each other.

asymmetrical

If an artist painted a street scene with one large building on the left-hand side, and two smaller buildings on the right-hand side, this would be an example of ________ balance.

asymmetrical

In his work Six Persimmons, the thirteenth-century Chinese monk Muqi used different visual weights on each side of the composition. This is known as ________ balance.

asymmetrical

________ balance is achieved when two halves of a composition are not mirror images of each other

asymmetrical

________ balance is achieved when two halves of a composition are not mirror images of each other.

asymmetrical

___________ balance is achieved when two halves of a composition are not mirror images of each other

asymmetrical

in his work Six Persimmons, the 13th century Chinese monk Muqi used different visual weights on each side of the composition. This is known as __________ balance

asymmetrical

Kindred Spirits by Asher Brown Durand uses the effects of ________ to give a sense of the vastness of the American landscape.

atmospheric perspective

Paul Cezanne used _________ in his work Mont Sainte-Victoire.

atmospheric perspective

When objects are far away they lack contrast, detail, and sharpness of focus because of the interference of air. Artists take advantage of this when the use the process called a. atmospheric perspective b. isometric perspective c. chiaroscuro d. highlight e. cross-hatching

atmospheric perspective

When objects are far away they lack contrast, detail, and sharpness of focus because of the interference of air. Artists take advantage of this when they use the process called:

atmospheric perspective

The Nazis' Degenerate Art Exhibition contained work that ______.

attracted a large number of visitors

When we touch an object we experience a tactile sensation that artist refer to as __________ texture a) mass b) actual c) subversive d) implied e) organic

b) actual

Rococo architecture, such as Johann Balthasar Neumann's church of Vierzehnheiligen, preffered: a) a striking monochrome scheme b) delicate pastel colors c) to create optical illusions with analogous colors d) to let the color of the raw materials remain e) none of the other answers

b) delicate pastel colors

This is the specific part in an area of emphasis to which the viewer's eye is drawn. a) subordination b) focal point c) middle d) top e) composition

b) focal point

This style of medieval cathedral was based on the architecture of Rome a) gothic b) romanesque c) jacobean d) federalist e) old empire

b) romanesque

The Nazis feared Otto Dix's art because they thought it might_________ a) sell for a high price b) undermine the military will of the German people c) encourage people to vote d) be better than art they liked e) be seen in museums

b) undermine the military will of the German people

Conceptual art emphasizes __________ a) the way the final artwork looks and exists in the world b)the ideas behind the artwork over its realization c) how many theories are artwork can reference d) what is actually there over what we know to be there e) all of the other answers

b)the ideas behind the artwork over its realization

Creating visual weight and counterweight is part of an artist's use of ________ in creating a work of art.

balance

Creating visual weight and counterweight is part of an artist's use of the element of ________ in creating a work of art a. balance b. proportion c. rhythm d. unity e. variety

balance

creating visual weight and counterweight is part of an artists uses of the element of ___________ in creating a work of art

balance

this British Artist practices she art using a process that involves stencil and spray paint

bansky

This type of relief, which takes its name from the French word for low, does not imply great depth.

bas-relief

the sculptural process in which the artist carves only the shallow depth is called

base relief

Colors that are on opposite sides of a color circle are radically different in wavelength and are called ________.

complementary colors

Colors that are on opposite sides of the color wheel are radically different in wavelength and are called ________.

complementary colors

Colors that are on opposite sides of the color wheel are radically different in wavelength and are called ________.

complementary colors

Colors that are on opposite sides of the color wheel are radically different in wavelength are called a. tints b. analogous colors c. neutrals d. hues e. complementary colors

complementary colors

true

composition refers to the aesthetic arrangement of elements within a work of art

In his woodcut "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa," Katsushika Hokusai simplified and ordered the visual elements in the work to create ________.

compositional unity

Katsushika Hokusai, in his woodcut "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa," simplified and ordered the visual elements in the work to create ________.

compositional unity

3 kinds of unity a)compositional, conceptual, gestalt b)asymmetrical, symmetrical, radial c)radial, proportional, volumetric d)compositional, symmetrical, gestalt

compositional, conceptual, gestalt

The three kinds of unity are:

compositional, conceptual, gestalt

the three kinds of unity are

compositional, conceptual, gestalt

The three kinds of unity are:

compositional, conceptual, gestaltc

Disparate visual elements can be linked together with a common idea. This is ________ unity.

conceptual

Disparate visual elements can be linked together with a common idea. This is called ________ unity.

conceptual

disparate visual elements can be linked together with a common idea. This is ______ unity.

conceptual

This is the area that is visible when a viewer is staring at a fixed point in space.

cone of vision

Biographical analysis

considers the artist's personal experiences

biographical analysis

considers the artists personal experience

Contextual analysis

considers the religious, political and social environment in which the art work was made and viewed

contextual analysis

considers the religious, political, and social environment an artwork was made

Feminist analysis

considers the role of women in an artwork

feminist analysis

considers the role of women in an artwork

This type of drawing involves the use of long continuous lines to capture the changing surface and outline of an object.

contour

This type of drawing involves the use of long continuous lines to capture the changing surface and outline of an object. a. contour b. gesture c. life d. genre e. fantasy

contour

In The Blue Room, the artist used three patterns that

contrast

In The Funeral of St. Bonaventure, the artist used the principles of ________ to create emphasis and focal points

contrast

The dark printed words on the page of a book are easily read because they are printed on a light ground. This is an example of the principle of ________.

contrast

the dark printed words on the page of a book are easy to read because they are printed on a light ground. this is an example of the principles of? a)harmony b)variety c)contrast d)proportion

contrast

Pick the three words that would best describe a regular line

controlled geometric cool-headed

Traditionally, artists in China learned their craft by ______.

copying the work of a great master

Line can be use for which of the following?

create surface quality suggest direction describe boundaries imply movement

Line can define space by _____________.

creating texture indicating the edge of a 2-d shape or 3-d form creating value

A good example of variety in a work would be:

different shapes and colors

An artist who is using brush and ink will often control the value of the ink by ________.

diluting with water

by orientating lines so that they attract attention to a specific are of work the artist is using a)chaotic b)directional c)implied d)measured

directional

By orienting lines so that they attract attention to a specific area of a work of art the artist is using ________.

directional line

"The Connectors" Empire State Building painting by James Allen uses

directional lines

Which of the following can be used to create emphasis?

directional, vertical, and placement

Leonardo da Vinci engaged in which activity—banned by the Church—in order to get detailed drawings of the human anatomy?

dissection

Leonardo da Vinci engaged in which illegal activity in order to get detailed drawings of the human anatomy?

dissection

This use of scale can create an abnormal or supernatural effect, and was used by the Surrealists to do just that.

distorted scale

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's portrayal of the woman in Grande Odalisque ________ her body.

distorts

Life drawing is the process of:

drawing from a live model

Artists draw for many reason, including: a) to define their ideas b) to plan for larger projects c) to resolve design issues in preparatory sketches d) to record their visual observations e) all of the above

e) all of the above

Artworks based on what of these religions can be found in India? a) Buddhism b) Hinduism c) Islam d) Buddhism and Hinduism e) all of the above

e) all of the above

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater cultivates an organic relationship between the building and the location by: a) using material chiefly from the surrounding countryside b) coloring the concrete to match the rocks c) mimicking the layers of the rocks in his design d) letting the underlying rock jut into the living space e) all of the above

e) all of the above

If you were to design a party invitation, you might put important information, such as the date, time, and place in ________. a) bold type b) a larger font c) a different color d) a different font e) all of the above

e) all of the above

Les Demoisellses d' Avigonon was revolutionary because: a) it is not a naturalistic re-creation of the way we see the world b) it included simplified forms and bodies as geometric shapes c) the space of the background and foreground meld together d) it shows frontal and profile views at the same time e) all of the above

e) all of the above

Videos designed to be art are often made to be presented ________ a) on television screens b) in art galleries or at art events c) in such a way that they transform a space d) projected on walls e) all of the above

e) all of the above

Which of the following are qualities of most impressionist artists and their paintings? a) they rejected the traditional values of the Academy b) they evoked the sensations of everyday life c) they painted outdoors and captured natural light d) their brushstrokes were visible and paintings appeared unfinished e) all of the above

e) all of the above

Sticks of chalk, pastel, and crayons are all made by combining pigment with __________ a) turpentine b) water c) chalk d) sawdust e) binder

e) binder

The principles of design are a kind of _______ that the artists apply to the element of art. a) technique b) perspective c) sketch d) logo e) grammar

e) grammar

6. When ________ colors are mixed, they make a duller and darker color because more of the visible spectrum is absorbed. (a) optical (b) additive (c) grayscale (d) warm (e) subtractive*

e) subtractive

When were the first successful photographs made?

early 1800s

The Binding agent for tempera paint is

egg

The binding agent for tempera is... a. egg b. milk c. beeswax d. oil e. gum arabic

egg

Any of the ________ of art can help focus our interest on specific areas of a work of art.

elements

painting outdoors

en plein air

Something done on a monumental scale usually indicates:

epic virtues heroism bravery admiration

Something done on a monumental scale usually indicates:

epic virtues heroism bravery admiration (each answer is correct)

Psychological analysis of The Scream by the artist Edvard Munch tells us that the painter was:

expressing anxiety

When Paul Gauguin painted his work The Yellow Christ he chose the color yellow for its __________ qualities. pg 115-116

expressive

An artist would probably use distorted scale if he or she wanted to create a lifelike scene that the viewer could relate to.

false

An artwork can have only one focal point

false

An artwork can have only one focal point.

false

An artwork that uses many hues but only one value is called monochromatic.

false

Because additive color mixtures are made using light, they rely heavily on pigment.

false

geometric

forms such as pyramids, which tend to be precise and regular, are known as..............forms

Joseph Cornell created boxes that contain compositions of ________ objects.

found

sculpture that can be viewed from more than 1 side a)free standing b)bas-relief c)high relief d)heroic

freestanding

This painting process relies on freshly applied lime plaster to hold the pigment in place. a. casein b. encaustic c. fresco d. tempera e. oil

fresco

An artist paints a scene with a large mountain, which lacks detail and is out of focus, and a tree, which is sharply defined and bright green. The viewer might assume that the mountain is ________ than the tree.

further away

Forms such as pyramids, which tend to be precise and regular, are known as ________ forms.

geometric

another name for a free-standing sculpture is

in the round

which of the following is a printmaking process

intaglio

iconographical analysis

interprets objects and figures in artwork as symbols

Iconographical analysis

interprets objects and figures in the artwork as symbols

A work that is created in small scale can communicate:

intimacy

An artist might use a small scale for a portrait of a lover because it implies

intimacy

An artist might use a small scale for a portrait of a lover because it implies ________.

intimacy

Variety can ________ a design.

invigorate

The rhythmic movement of the cattle and the plowmen in Plowing In the Nivernais: The Dressing of the Vines suggest struggle and the natural ebb and flow of nature by using _________ rhythm

irregular

implied lines

lines that are suggested but not literally visible are called.........

the architectural term describes a structure created from a pile of material

load-bearing

The atmosphere of Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, created by the lack of people on the street, the absence of street lights, and the somber mood of the customers in the diner, is one of ________.

loneliness

Three words that can describe irregular line are:

loose wild chaotic

the words that can describe irregular lines are (select all that apply) a) loose b)constrained c)wild d)measured e)chaotic

loose, wild, chaotic

A color that is almost gray has _________ saturation. a. high b. low c. medium d. valuable e. monochrome

low

A color that is almost gray has a ________ saturation.

low

figure

masaccio was one of the first artists to use one point perspective. in his large fresco, trinity, the ______ is centrered in the middle of the horizon line, directly ahead of the viewer

Our experience of objects in the natural world often leads us to assume that a large object will be heavy, but in fact this is not necessarily the case. This element of art is called ________.

mass

This element of art is used to describe the solidity of a form, such as that of the colossal Olmec heads.

mass

This term refers to the substance contained in an object, but it does not necessarily imply weight.

mass

The material in which an artist works is called the:

medium

painting that integrates many different media and materials is classified as _____________ painting

mixed media

Painting that integrates many different painting media and materials is classified as _________ painting. a. alternative b. performance c. crazy d. mixed-media e. time-based

mixed-media

Alexander Calder invented the

mobile

Alexander Calder invented the ________, a type of suspended, balanced sculpture that uses air currents to power its movement.

mobile

Alexander Calder invented the _________, a type of suspended, balanced sculpture that uses air currents to power its movement

mobile

flat shape that is defined by surrounding empty space is known as a)implied b)geometric c)postive d)organic

postive

During his lifetime, Vincent van Gogh ______

practiced as an artist for only ten years

Sumerian votive figures were used as:

prayer figures

This object can be used to separate white light into the colors of the spectrum.

prism

The relationships between the sizes of different parts of a work make up its

proportion

This is a way in which artists divide visual space into different kinds of sections to achieve different rhythmic effects.

rhythmic design structure

The first cameras were... a. invisible b. electric c. room-sized d. free e. gas-powered

room-sized

The essence of visual communication design is the use of _________ to communicate information and ideas. a. internet b. prints c. symbols d. words e. pictures

symbols

The designs on the colossal sculpture of the Aztec mother goddess Coatilicue are_________

symmetrical

________ balance is achieved when both sides of a composition look exactly the same.

symmetrical

_________ balance is achieved when all elements in a work of art are equidistant from a central point and repeat in a symmetrical way from side to side and top to bottom a)unified b. symmetrical c. asymmetrical d. radial e. varied

symmetrical

_______________ balance is achieved when two halves of a composition look exactly the same

symmetrical

_______________ is achieved when both sides of a composition look the same.

symmetrical balance

high light

the chiaroscruo method uses five defined values: cast shadow, reflected light, core shadow, light, and

pigment

the color in paint derives from its

The painting Starlight by Agnes Martin uses broad emphasis to draw attention to this part of the work:

the composition as a whole

content

the composition of the elements creates the style, form, and ........... of the work of art

volume

the element of art that defines the amount of space occupied by an object is...............

value

the element of art that describes the darkness or lightness of a hue, compared to another hue, is known as ____.

value

the element of art that describes the relative lightness or darkness of a hue, compared to another hue, is known as........

A work can still display unity, even if none of the visual elements has anything in common, if:

the elements have conceptional unity

vocabulary

the elements of art form the basic .............. of art

When an artist creates a work that deceives our eyes into believing there is motion as time passes, this is called ________.

the illusion of motion

When an artist creates a work that deceives our eyes into believing there is motion as time passes, this is called... a. actual motion b. implied motion c. stroboscopic motion d. the illusion of motion e. performance art

the illusion of motion

monumental

the kind of scale used for objects that appear larger than they are in real life is called.......... scale

value

the lightness and darkness of a surface is the element of art called

What can we NOT conclude from a formal analysis of David Hockney's Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)?

the man in the red jacket is the artist's ex-lover

subordination

the opposite of emphasis is......

true

tone is the relative value of a color in gray scale

By using ________ texture to contradict previous tactile experience, artists can invite viewers to reconsider the world around them.

subversive

Dorothea Tanning's work Eine Kleine Nachtmusik uses deliberately distorted scale to create an abnormal or _______ effect

supernatural

Dorothea Tanning's work Eine Kleine Nachtmusik uses deliberately distorted scale to create an abnormal or ________ effect.

supernatural

This group of artists sometimes used distorted scale to create dreamlike images that subvert our conscious experiences.

surrealist

Because a form exists in "real" space we can experience it not only visually, but also through the sense of ________.

touch

Romare Bearden depicted a hectic street scene in his work The Dove. He created a sense of unity and stability in the busy composition with an implied ________ shape

triangular

Romare Bearden depicted a hectic street scene in his work The Dove. He created a sense of unity and stability in the busy composition with an implied ________ shape.

triangular

the lightness or darkness of a surface is the element of art called

value

false

value is the relative purity, chroma, or saturation of a color

A series of different values that are grouped together is called a ________.

value range

series of different values that are grouped together is called a

value range

As Edsard Muybridges experiments with motion showed the camera can capture

what the eye cannot see

A formal analysis of Las Meninas by Diego de Silva y Velázquez would concentrate on this aspect of the work:

what was in the foreground and background

implied motion

when an artist employs visual clues to suggest movement in a work of art that is static and motionless, this is known as.........

atmospheric perspective

when objects are far away they lack contrast, detail, and sharpness of focus because of the interference of air. artists take advantage of this when they use the process called

foreshortening

when the rules of perspective are applied in order to represent unusual points of view, we call this

edge

when you make or observe an outline, you are describing or suggesting the ................of a form or a shape

radical balance

which kind of balance is achieved when the design elements radiate out from a center point

Which of these is not used to make the bristles for a brush with a bamboo shaft, for example those used by Asian artists?

wolf hair horse hair goat hair ox hair

a relief paint created out of solid wood block is

wood out

Which of the following fibers is not used to make paper?

wools

The artist Jenny Holzer created an illusion of motion using a spiraling electronic message board to create a piece of art made up of:

words

In addition to its fiber content and weight, paper is also classified by its surface texture. What is the type of paper that is created on a screen with a grid-like structure?

wove

which of the following can create a pattern

woven cloth, fish scales, cracked mud, stacked cans

Which of the following can create a pattern?

woven cloth, fish scales, cracked mud,...etc

What does the word photography mean?

writing with light

18. Most commercial color printing is achieved using four separate colors, represented by the matrix ________. (a) RYBG (b) RGB (c) CMYK* (d) OGP (e) YGB

xbgsfh

14. Colors that do not contrast strongly with each other, and which are similar in wavelength, are ________ colors. (a) analogous* (b) complementary (c) neutral (d) primary (e) grayscale

xcb

Paul Gauguin's use of the color ________ in his 1889 depiction of a crucified Christ enhances the work's connection with the seasons, and expresses a message of optimism and rebirth.

yellow

This spinning toy gives a sense of motion to a viewer when he or she looks through small slits in its cylindrical drum at a strip of changing pictures.

zoetrope

Camera Obscura

The ______ was an early form of camera.

graphic art

posters, advertising, signage, social media

Shade

A color darker in value than its purest state. (page 94)

Tint

A color lighter in value than its purest state. (page 92)

Low

A color that is almost gray has a ________ saturation.

Closer

An artist can use color to indicate depth. When a color is very pure and intense then it seems to be ________.

Hypostyle hall

A ______ is an architectural space that is created by using a series of columns, or a colonnade, to support a flat ceiling.

closer

An artist can use color to indicate depth. When a color is very pure and intense then it seems to be ________.

Style

A characteristic way in which an artist or group of artists uses visual language to give a work an identifiable form of visual expression. (page 95)

Ascending and Descending, by M. C. Escher, uses ________ perspective.

3-point

Hatching and cross-hatching use two-dimensional lines to communicate ________ depth.

3D

Pencils have a range of values from very light to very dark. If you wanted a dark value, which of these pencil numbers would be the darkest?

9B

Pencils have a range of values from very light to very dark. If you wanted a dark value, which one of these pencil numbers would be the darkest? a. 9B b. HB c. 9H d. 2B e. 2H

9B

The ancient Greeks designed the Parthenon according to the idealized rules of proportion for the human body creating _____ design. a. An Egyptian-style b. a harmonious c. a time-honored d. a Fibonacci

A Harmonious

orthogonals

A Summer Shower by the British artist Edith Haylarr employes linear perspective to create depth. The painting contains imagery sightlines that converge toward a single vanishing point. These lines are also called ____.

Orthogonals

A Summer Shower by the British artist Edith Hayllar employs linear perspective to create depth. The painting contains imaginary sightlines that converge toward a single vanishing point. These lines are also called ________. highlights orthogonals hatched lines palettes chiaroscuro

Pop Art is a style of art created in the 1960s that depicts commercial and commonplace images.

...

symmetrical

............. balance is achieved when both sides of a composition look exactly the same

non-objective

............artworks has unrecognizable subject matter

asymmetrical

............balance achieved when two halves of a composition are not mirror images of each other

iconography

...........is the study of the themes and symbols in the visual arts-the figures and images that lend works their underlying meanings

Match the alternative medium or process with its definition: a. artworks that track the movements and gestures the artist makes during their production b. artworks that transform the surrounding space in order to become environmental artworks c. an art action or event that incorporates elements of music, dance, poetry, video, and multimedia technology d. a general tendency, as well as an art movement, originating in the 1960s, that emphasizes the ideas behind an artwork over any material production to represent those ideas e. impromptu art actions, initiated and planned by an artist, the outcome of which is not known in advance 1. action painting 2. conceptual art 3. happenings 4. installation 5. performance art

1. action painting (a) 2. conceptual art (d) 3. happenings (e) 4. installation (b) 5. performance art (c)

The orientation of a line can communicate particular feelings. Match the type of line with the feeling it communicates: 1. horizontal line (a) action 2. diagonal line (b) strength 3. vertical line (c) calm

1. c 2.a 3.b

The Golden Rectangle is based on nesting a succession of rectangles based on the _____ of the Golden Section. a. 1:1.618 b. 1.1618 c. Vitruvian Man sketches d. the square, circle, and triangle proportions

1:1.618

There is rhythm in an artwork when it has at least this many points of reference.

2

it's an artist or to create a paint with 3 different colors how many separate relief blocks would they need

3

Hatching and cross-hatching use two-dimensional lines to communicate ________ depth.

3-D

These four visual elements of art—form, volume, mass, and texture—are present in ________ works of art.

3-D

form, volume, mass, and texture, are present in .... works a)2-D b)3-d c)balanced d)large

3-d

Pointillism

A late nineteenth-century painting style using short strokes or points of differing colors that optically combine to form new perceived colors. (page 100)

Calotypes are negatives that can be readily reproduced

A major benefit of the calotype process is that ________. it can photograph in the dark it creates very detailed images calotypes are negatives that can be readily reproduced calotypes can be made very quickly it records color

It creates very detailed images

A major benefit of the daguerreotype process is that ________. it can photograph in the dark it creates very detailed images it records color daguerreotypes can be made very quickly daguerreotypes are negatives that can be readily reproduced

Claude Monet

A painting by which artist provoked the comment by a critic that gave the Impressionists their name?

Woodcut

A relief print created out of a solid wood block is called ________.

Nearly every angle

A sculpture designed in the round can be viewed from ________. one direction nearly every angle the front and back only the interior above only

Kinetic

A sculpture intended by the artist to move is called a ________ sculpture.

Hokusai is said to have used a live chicken's footprints in a painting that communicated...

A sensation to it's audience

value range

A series of different values grouped together is called a _____.

Relief

A three-dimensional surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is known as a ________.

Cubism

A twentieth-century art movement that favored a new perspective emphasizing geometric forms. (page 94)

Form

A two-dimensional object is called a shape, and a three-dimensional object is known as a ________. building relief form cube pyramid

Collage

A work of art assembled by gluing materials, often paper, onto a surface. From the French coller, to glue. (page 94)

Linear perspective is the system for creating an illusion of depth using three basic components: horizon line, vanishing point and convergence lines. A. True B. False

A. True

The lightness or darkness of a surface is the element of art called value. A. True B. False

A. True

Triangular planes make up the surface of a geodesic sphere. Planes that are closer to and facing toward the light source tend to be lighter than planes that are further and face away from it A. True B. False

A. True

What concepts of beauty are conveyed in the sculpture of a head, believed to represent a king of Ife? A. all of the other answers B. graceful and refined facial features C. elegant lines, delicate features, and a composed demeanor D. the community's core values of composure, wisdom, and power E. both internal attributes as well as external appearance

A. all of the other answers

1. This is the most vivid element of art and design. A. color B. value C. shape D. line E. mass

A. color

This intaglio printing process involves carefully and cleanly scoring a metal plate. A. engraving B. mezzotint C. etching D. aquatint E. drypoint

A. engraving

A line that is a continuous mark is ________.

AN Actual Line

A line that gives viewers the impression that they are seeing a line where there is not a continuous mark is ________

AN implied line

Performance art

Abramavic's The Artist is Present would best be described as ________.

3. Physicists have explained that when we see a color, it is the portion of the light spectrum that a surface fails to _____. (a) absorb* (b) reflect (c) subtract (d) neutralize (e) lighten

Absorb

False

An artist cannot turn a trash can into a readymade artwork.

When we touch an object we experience a tactile sensation that artists refer to as ________ texture.

Actual

Which two types of line shape our examination of a work of art by directing the movement of our gaze?

Actual

This kind of motion is occurring when we see movement in real life

Actual Motion

This kind of motion is occurring when we see movement in real life.

Actual Motion

Lime yellow

Advertisers often use this color to reach their audience because it is the most visible in the spectrum.

To be worn during spiritual or magic ceremonies

African masks displayed in museums were originally made ______. to be worn during spiritual or magic ceremonies to be worn during elaborate tea-drinking ceremonies to be exchanged as gifts with people from other communities to be displayed as beautiful, finely crafted museum objects for sale to European travelers

This Swiss artist, who drew the work The City Square, captures the moment by focusing on and quickly recording the scene in front of him/herself.

Alberto Giacometti

This German artist illustrated how a figure can be drawn from an oblique angle for his own text on drawing.

Albrecht Durer

mobile

Alexander Calder invented the ________, a type of suspended, balanced sculpture that uses air currents to power its movement.

They exist in three dimensional space

All sculptures have this characteristic in common: they exist in three-dimensional space they are made of solid materials they are meant to last for many years they are created for beauty all of these answers

False

Alois Senefelder was a German playwright and printmaker usually credited with the invention of etching.

Sometimes artists use this kind of changing pattern to make a work more lively.

Alternating pattern

Changing color and size to create a picture

An advertisement for Tyco products integrated image and text by ______. placing captions under a picture using diagrams to explain the text changing color and size to create a picture incorporating icons that have specific meanings none of these

Intimacy

An artist might use a small scale for a portrait of a lover because it implies ________. heroism intimacy epic virtues importance distance

further away

An artist paints a scene with a large mountain, which lacks detail and is out of focus, and a tree, which is sharply defined and bright green. The viewer might assume that the mountain is ________ than the tree.

Alla prima

An artist that works directly and quickly, usually in one sitting, to create a painting commonly with bold and loose brushstrokes using opaque colors is called what? grisaille buon fresco cartoon alla prima

False

An artist would probably use distorted scale if he or she wanted to create a lifelike scene that the viewer could relate to.

Conceptual art

An artwork that consists exclusively of drawings, designs, and plans would best be described as ________.

An installation

An artwork that consists of a re-created bedroom with videos projected onto the walls would best be described as ________.

Negative

An empty space defined by its surround is known as ________ shape.

all of the other answers

An important feature of late Renaissance artwork, compared to art created during the early and high Renaissance, is ________.

________ volume is a space that is enclosed by materials that are not entirely solid.

An open

harmonious . . . relaxed

Analogous color combinations can be used to create unity and steer viewers toward a particular attitude of emotion. Mary Cassat's The Boating Party uses yellow, green, and blue hues to create a ____ and ____ composition.

Colors that do not contrast strongly with each other, and which are similar in wavelength, are ________ colors

Analogus

Disney's Finding Nemo is an example of a series of computer-generated images played in rapid succession. This medium is called ________.

Animation

In the round

Another name for freestanding sculpture is ________.

False

Aquatint is a major technique for creating crisp distinct lines in intaglio printmaking.

"Form follows function"

Architect Louis Sullivan used this famous phrase to express his design philosophy and it would become the hallmark idea behind modern architecture.

Fresh water

Architects must consider all of the following when designing a building except:

Secondary colors

Colors mixed from two primary colors. (page 92)

All of the above

Art is sometimes censored by the authorities because: it offends people's religious beliefs its sexual content seems pornographic it carries a political message that worries the authorities its moral values seem improper all of the above

Depth

Artists can create a sense of ________ by using light and dark values.

depth

Artists can create a sense of ________ by using light and dark values.

Media

Artists who engage in visual communication design must be well versed in the use of ______ because they must use many avenues to distribute their work.

A direct, personal experience . . . visual documentation or personal accounts

Artworks made using alternative media are best accessed by ________ but often exist only in the form of ________.

The camera can capture what the eye cannot see

As Eadweard Muybridge's experiments with motion showed, ________.

The Renaissance in Italy

As a concept, the division between art and craft began during this period.

In Egyptian art the Pharaoh was almost always depicted in this way.

As the largest of all figures

In ancient Egyptian art, the pharaoh was almost always depicted in this way:

As the largest of all the figures

three-point

Ascending and Descending, by M. C. Escher, uses ________ perspective.

________ balance is achieved when two halves of a composition are not mirror images of each other.

Asymmetrical

When objects are far away they lack contrast, detail, and sharpness of focus because of the interference of air. Artists take advantage of this when they use the process called:

Atmospheric Perspective

The Nazi's Degenerate Art Exhibition contained work that

Attracted a large number of visitors

If an artist wants to create a print with very fine detail and precise, even lines, drypoint would be a good method to use. A. True B. False

B. False

Tintoretto's Last Supper has a very similar symmetrical composition to Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the same subject. A. True B. False

B. False

2. This object can be used to separate white light into the colors of the spectrum. A. Color Wheel B. Prism C. shape D. line E. mass (a) color wheel (b) prism* (c) electromagnet (d) color chart (e) microscope

B. Prism

Erasers are often used by artists as drawing tools. In 1953 Robert Rauschenberg created a work by erasing a drawing by this famous Abstract Expressionist painter. A. Edgar Degas B. Willem de Kooning C. Michelangelo D. Georges Seurat E. Vincent van Gogh

B. Willem de Kooning

In Mantegna's The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, the body of Jesus is portrayed at an extreme angle. This ________ view creates an unusual perspective and grabs the viewer's attention. A. bird's eye B. foreshortened C. far-away D. isometric E. obscured

B. foreshortened

This printmaking process means "stone writing" in Greek. A. etching B. lithography C. linocut D. engraving E. intaglio

B. lithography

Linear perspective is used to ________. A. teach printmakers the steps of their process B. represent the illusion of three-dimensional space in two dimensions C. replicate the appearance of great expenses of space D. make maps more effectively E. all of the other answers

B. represent the illusion of three-dimensional space in two dimensions

What did Janine Antoni of Loving Care do to create the work? A. she took pictures of thousands of nude people B. she dipped her head in a bucket of dye and mopped the floor with her hair C. she impersonated a famous work of art D. she instructed a room full of models to stand still and not speak E. she directed other people to paint with their bodies

B. she dipped her head in a bucket of dye and mopped the floor with her hair

In Ascending and Descending, M. C. Escher uses ________ perspective. A. atmospheric B. three-point C. two-point D. one-point E. isometric

B. three-point

Creating visual weight and counterweight is part of an artist's use of the element of ________ in creating a work of art.

Balance

Employs her background as a graphic designer in its use of text and image

Barbara Kruger's Untitled (Your Gaze Hits the Side of My Face):

Artemisia Gentileschi worked during this stylistic and historical period.

Baroque

The _________ was a german school of art and design that operated in the early twentieth century. The students at the school were immersed in the idea that "form follows function." a. Bauhaus b. Royal Academy c. Kunstakademie Dusseldorf d. Hudson River School e. Academy of Fine Arts, Munich

Bauhaus

Touch

Because a form exists in "real" space we can experience it not only visually, but also through the sense of ________. mood touch balance humor hearing

Why do we presume that the head of a woman from Benin (0.18 ) was made for someone wealthy?

Because it was made from rare ivory.

An absolutely accurate

Because the camera appears to capture an image of an event exactly as it occurred, viewers often believe that the resulting photograph is ______ record of events.

Movement

Bernini's sculpture of Apollo and Daphne is based on a mythological story in which a god pursues a nymph. The artist used diagonal lines and flowing drapery to convey the ________ of the chase

Robert Lostutter creates his work with a particular scale in mind. That scale relates to these animals:

Birds

Historical occurrences and contemporary viewpoints

Both Fred Wilson's Mining the Museum and Kara Walker's Insurrection! (Our Tools were Rudimentary, Yet we Pressed On) combine ______.

The line that defines the edge of a shape is called the ________.

Boundary

The lines that create the image of the Nazca Spider "drawing" define the ________ of a ________.

Boundary and Shape

This Italian artist was the first to define a formal system of linear perspective.

Brunelleschi

building such an enormous dome was a technological challenge

Brunelleschi's design for the dome of Florence Cathedral was a triumph over adversity because ________.

a complementary

By using ________ color scheme in his painting Twilight in the Wilderness, Frederick Edwin Church intensified the drama of the vast natural landscape.

Subversive

By using ________ texture to contradict previous tactile experience, artists can invite viewers to reconsider the world around them. rough subversive expected smooth familiar

complemetary

By using a ____ color scheme in his painting Twilight in the Wilderness, Frederic Edwin Church intensified the drama of the vast natural landscape.

Who is Phocion in Nicolas Poussin's painting of The Funeral of Phocion? A. one of the men carrying the body B. an artist who was executed for painting a scene against his ruler C. an Athenian general wrongly accused of treason D. an especially ruthless tax collector E. the owner of the house in the background

C. an Athenian general wrongly accused of treason

When objects are far away they lack contrast, detail, and sharpness of focus because of the interference of air. Artists take advantage of this when they use the process called A. none of the other answers B. isometric perspective C. atmospheric perspective D. linear perspective

C. atmospheric perspective

Complementary colors

Colors opposite one another on the color wheel. (page 96)

The Nazi Degenerate Art exhibition contained work that ________

Did not conform to Nazi party goals

The medieval Arabic scholar Alhazen used a camera obscura, a device which later helped artists to understand the basic tenets of linear perspective. Camera obscura is a Latin phrase. What is the closest English translation? A. celestial cylinder B. blank canvas C. dark room D. none of the other answers

C. dark room

The medium of the artwork which decorates the Sistine Chapel ceiling is ________. A. tempera on panel B. marble C. fresco D. stone relief E. oil on canvas

C. fresco

This term for plate printmaking means "cut into" in Italian. A. intermezzo B. sgraffito C. intaglio D. graffiti E. impasto

C. intaglio

When and where was the artist of Olympia working? A. twenty-first-century America B. twentieth-century Japan C. nineteenth-century France D. sixteenth-century Italy E. prehistoric Europe

C. nineteenth-century France

Dürer's print of The Last Supper reflects the ideas of ________. A. Buddhism B. the Pope C. the Protestant Reformation D. the Counter-Reformation E. his friend Michelangelo

C. the Protestant Reformation

Most commercial color printing is achieved using four separate colors, represented by the matrix ________.

CMYK

Most commercial color printing is achieved using four separate colors, represented by the matrix ________.

CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key/Black)

Colors that are on opposite sides of the color circle are radically different in wavelength and are called ________.

COmplementary COlors

Pick the three words that would best describe a regular line.

COntrolled, Geometric, Cool-headed

impasto

Californian artist Joan Brown used this painting technique, created by applying thick layers of paint to a surface.

Arched span was first used in ancient Babylonians and Mycenea

Carbelted Arch

when Raphael Was preparing to paint his Fresco, the School of Athens , he did a large drawing called _________ to help place the design on the wall

Cartoon

This method of applying value to a two-dimensional artwork in order to create the illusion of three dimensional solid form is called ________.

Chiaroscuro

In which country was paper invented by Cai Lun, who made it out of macerated plant fibers suspended in water?

China

the earliest existing printed artworks on paper were created in this culture

China

Color affects the way we think and react to the world, and can be used for healing purposes. This practice is called ________.

Chromothereapy

This French artist created a sense of depth in the work The Tiber from Monte Mario Looking South using thoughtful brushstrokes and ink wash.

Claude Lorrain

An artist can use color to indicate depth. When a color is very pure and intense then it seems to be ________.

Closer

This is the most vivid element of art and design.

Color

________ in particular is an element of art that can engage the viewer and express a wide range of emotions.

Color

Temperature

Color ________ can be relative to the other colors nearby. For example, violet can be warm if we see it next to a hot color like red, or cool if we see it next to a colder color like blue.

temperature

Color ________ can be relative to the other colors nearby. For example, violet can be warm if we see it next to a hot color like red, or cool if we see it next to a colder color like blue.

blue

Color can be used for healing purposes. The ancient Persian philosopher Avicenna believed that looking at the color ___ had beneficial effects.

wax

Color pencil is much like graphite pencil, but the lead is made from pigment and ________.

Analogous colors

Colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel. (page 96)

Katsushika Hokusai, in his woodcut "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa," simplified and ordered the visual elements in the work to create ________.

Compositional Unity

Variety

Compositional unity strikes an interesting balance between the monotony of too much similarity, and the chaos of too much ________ in a work of art.

What are the 3 kinds of unity?

Compositional, conceptual, and gestalt

The three kinds of unity are:

Compositional, conceptual,gestalt

Disparate visual elements can be linked together with a common idea. This is ______ unity.

Conceptual

This is the area that is visible when a viewer is staring at a fixed point in space.

Cone of vision

Environmental impact

Contemporary photographer Edward Burtynsky intends his Manufacturing series to make viewers think about human actions leading to ________.

this type of drawing involves the use of long continuous lines to capture the changing surface and outline of an object

Contour

The French artist Georges Seurat created a study for his huge painting La Grande Jatte using this waxy medium.

Conté crayon

Traditionally, artists in China learned their craft by

Copying the work of a great master

Traditionally Artists in China learned their craft by ______

Copying their, and others masters works.

Balance

Creating visual weight and counterweight is part of an artist's use of the element of ________ in creating a work of art. variety unity proportion rhythm balance

In order to create value in his drawing Head of a Satyr, Michelangelo used both hatching and ________, a variation where the lines overlap, allowing for the depiction of darker tones.

Cross-hatching

What are the 3 primary colors of commercial color printing?

Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow

The Great Mosque in this Spanish city displays repetitive rhythms that can be associated with worship activities, such as reciting prayers.

Córdoba

When using a series of squares that are exactly the same shape, implied depth can be achieved by ________. A. overlapping B. alternating value C. relative position D. all of the other answers E. relative size

D. all of the other answers

The chiaroscuro method uses five defined values: cast shadow, reflected light, core shadow, light, and ________ A. scale B. palette C. plane D. highlight E. none of the other answers

D. highlight

By orienting lines so that they attract attention to a specific area of a work of art the artist is using ________.

DIrectional Line

This art movement, of which Hans Arp was a member, valued randomness, absurdity, and nonsense over rational or orderly patterns.

Dada

Polished metal plates

Daguerreotypes are made on ________. canvas glass polished metal plates handmade paper celluloid film

Artists can create a sense of ________ by using light and dark values.

Depth

Because it is three-dimensional, a form has these three spatial measurements: height, width, and ________.

Depth

serious

Detective movies of the 1940s were filmed in such dark tones they were referred to as film noir. Filmmakers chose these dark values to enhance the _____ mood of the movies.

serious

Detective movies of the 1940s were filmed in such dark tones they were referred to as film noir. Filmmakers chose these dark values to enhance the ________ mood of the movies.

Serious

Detective movies of the 1940s were filmed in such dark tones they were referred to as film noir. Filmmakers chose these dark values to enhance the ________ mood of the movies. serious playful light-hearted humorous romantic

Artists can use ________ to organize the elements in a work and draw our attention to areas of emphasis and focal points.

Direction, Dramatic COntrasts, Placement, Line

animation

Disney's Finding Nemo is an example of a series of computer-generated images played in rapid succession. This medium is called ________.

Conceptual

Disparate visual elements can be linked together with a common idea. This is ________ unity. symbolic actual conceptual virtual compositional

This use of scale can create an abnormal or supernatural effect, and was used by the Surrealists to do just that.

Distorted scale

a tent

Dorothea Lange took a series of photographs of a family in what kind of living quarters?

A Young Hare

Durer, Northern Renaissance

Practiced as an artist for only ten years

During his lifetime, Vincent van Gogh ______. opened a museum in his native Netherlands sold a single painting for millions of dollars produced more than 10,000 paintings, drawings, and watercolors practiced as an artist for only ten years all of the above

Japan

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries there were many masters of woodblock printing in this country, whose work reflected the lifestyle of an urban cultural class. United States Siam Japan France Austria

The Italian Futurist artist Giacomo Balla implied motion by repetition and inference in his work ________ of a Dog on a Leash.

Dynamism

The Arnolfini Portrait is part of which period in art? A. Italian Baroque B. Northern Baroque C. Italian Renaissance D. Mannerist E. Northern Renaissance

E. Northern Renaissance

The process of using a series of parallel lines set close to one another to differentiate planes of value in a work of art is called ________. A. palette B. perspective C. highlight D. core shadow E. hatching

E. hatching

This red chalk was used by Renaissance artists, including Michelangelo for his Studies for the Libyan Sibyl. A. arriccio B. sgraffito C. intonaco D. cinnabar E. sanguine

E. sanguine

The Scream

Edvard Munch, Expressionism

People

Edward Kienholz's The Beanery includes sculptural replicas of ________.

This photographer revealed a natural example of progressive rhythm in his photograph titled Artichoke Halved.

Edward Weston

This Austrian artist focused on the contoured outline of a mother and child in his/her drawing Mutter und Kind.

Egon Schiele

What is the name for any side of a building that is intended to be looked at?

Facade

An artist would probably use distorted scale if he or she wanted to create a lifelike scene that the viewer could relate to.

False

An artwork can have only one focal point.

False

An artwork can only have one focal point

False

An artwork that uses many hues but only one value is called monochromatic.

False

Hieronymous Bosch worked closely with and was deeply influenced by the Surrealist artists of the twentieth century.

False

If Alexander Calder's Untitled mobile was powered by a small motor, rather than air currents, it would not be an example of actual motion.

False

If you are looking straight ahead, an object that is behind you is in your cone of vision.

False

If you were to choose the color scheme for a health retreat, red would be a good color to pick.

False

In traditional African art of the Yoruba tribe, human imagery follow the ideal proportions identified by the ancient Egyptians in palm and hand measurements. True or False

False

Leonardo da Vinci was an artist who rigidly stuck to traditional methods and rules of art.

False

Louise Nevelson's work White Vertical Water is a realistic depiction of fish in a river.

False

Photographers cannot be responsible for principles of scale or proportion in their photographs.

False

Photographers cannot be responsible for principles of scale or proportion in their photographs. True or False

False

THe elements of time and motion are not spplicable to the art of photography

False

The elements of time and motion are not applicable to the art of photography.

False

The principle of rhythm does not apply to photography.

False

Video: Drawing - Animals are among the most challenging subjects for artists to draw.

False

The scaled-down sculpture of a woman, known as The Venus of Willendorf, is believed to be an ancient _____. a. child's toy b. neck ornament c. baby charm d. fertility symbol

Fertility symbol

The area covered by a pattern is called the ________.

Field

The positive and negative shapes in M. C. Escher's print Sky and Water I balance each other and are an example of ________.

Figure-ground reversal

This is the specific part in an area of emphasis to which the viewer's eye is drawn.

Focal Point

Create the block and cut lines into it

For his print Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Albrecht Dürer hired expert craftsmen to ________. market the prints interpret the Book of Revelation manufacture the ink make the paper for the print create the block and cut the lines into it

African masks displayed in museums were originally made for _____?

For use in ceremony--- often had spiritual or magical significance

If an artist were to draw a figure whose arm was pointing directly toward the viewer, what technique would the artist have to use when drawing the outstretched arm?

Foreshortening

When the rules of perspective are applied in order to represent unusual points of view, we call this ________.

Foreshortening

A two-dimensional object is called a shape, and a three-dimensional object is known as a ________.

Form

Both Frank Gehry and Louise Bourgeois employed form and mass in their pieces, though in different ways. Gehry used more mass in the Guggenheim, which is to be expected because it is such a large structure. Both the artists used organic form in their pieces, though Gehry did have some geometric form as well. Bourgeois utilized a more flowing organic form to create Maman, though the sculpture does have some mass to it. Their styles are very different, yet when compared using these two tools, they are quite similar. Both these artists are very skilled and talented in their creativity and use the principles / elements well.

Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and Louise Bourgeois's sculpture Maman (spider-like form) exemplify many of the ideas of the 3-D chapter. Identify and discuss two elements or principles that seem relevant to either the architect's or sculptor's work depicted in the included image. How have these artistic devices been employed, and what effect do they have on the viewer? Write a 6-10+ sentence essay to discuss these 3-D elements employed by the artists.

All of these

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater cultivates an organic relationship between the building and its location by: using materials from the surrounding land. letting the underlying rock jut into the living space. mimicking the layers of rock in the design. all of these.

All of the above

Frederic Church's painting Niagara is a vehicle for expressing the artist's thoughts about ______. the expansion and development of America the beauty of the American landscape God's support for the country. all of the above none of the above

An artist paints a scene with a large mountain, which lacks detail and is out of focus, and a tree, which is sharply defined and bright green. The viewer might assume that the mountain is ________ than the tree.

Further Away

This group of artist sometimes used distorted scale to create dreamlike images that subvert our conscious experiences

Futurists

False

Garry Winogrand frequently posed his subjects and set up his shots beforehand.

Hue

General classification of a color

A shape made of perfectly straight lines would probably be classified as ________ shape.

Geometric

Forms such as pyramids, which tend to be precise and regular, are known as ________ forms.

Geometric

This kind of shape is mathematically regular and precise.

Geometric

The German word that refers to something in which the whole seems greater than the sum of its parts is _________.

Gestalt

all of the other answers

Giorgio Vasari believed that ________.

Mesopotamia

Glass was probably first used by this ancient culture.

This proportional system uses a ratio of 1:1.618.

Golden Section

True

Gouache is opaque due to the chalk added to the mixture.

THe principles of design are a kind of ________ that artists apply to the elements of art.

Grammar

The principal of design are a kind of ___________ that artist might apply to the elements of art.

Grammer

In the _____ society, the god Poseidon had to have perfect proportions of seven heads high by shoulders that are three heads wide. a. Yoruba b. Egyptian c. Roman d. Greek

Greek

The building that houses the Lincoln Memorial was based on the form of an ancient Greek temple. Why?

Greek architecture symbolizes values important to Americans

Romare Bearden's work the The Dove uses an underlying _______ reflecting the city streets to create a sense of order.

Grid

The design by I. Michael Interior Design creates __________ and interesting composition by using a balance of curved and straight lines

Harmonious

The process of using a series of parallel lines set close to one another to differentiate planes of value in a work of art is called ________.

Hatching

Three dimensional

Hatching and cross-hatching use two-dimensional lines to communicate ________ depth.

three-dimensional

Hatching and cross-hatching use two-dimensional lines to communicate ________ depth.

Monochromatic

Having one or more values of one color. (page 94)

When a Yoruba sculptor created a human form, he or she made this body part disproportionately large:

Head

A flat work of art has two dimensions: ________ and width.

Height

The composition of this photographer's work "Fading Away appears to conform to a proportional ratio called the Golden Section. a. Michelangelo b. Henry Peach Robinson c. Eugene Delecroix d. Leonardo da Vinci

Henry Peach Robinson

In his work Madonna Enthroned, 12280-90, the artist used _____ scale to show the importance of the Virgin over the angels, and the lesser figures of Church elders below. a. porportional b. hierarchial c. religious d. saintly

Hierachial

The Egyptians, as seen on the hypostle hall wall from the 19th Dynasty, often used _____ to tell a story involving people who were of multiple levels of importance in their society. a. hierarchial scale b. stone carving c. abundant detail d. hieroglyphs

Hierarchial scale

When an artist uses scale to indicate the relative importance of elements in a composition, he or she is employing this kind of scale.

Hierarchical Scale

This type of scale is common in the relief sculpture of ancient Egypt, where it was used to indicate social importance.

Hierchical

Egyptian picture symbols are called ________.

Hiergolyps

False

High relief projects out from the background fairly significantly where as facade relief is a kind of relief that only sticks out a tiny little bit.

The story of Vishnu dreaming the universe,as depicted in an Indian relief carving is derived from the _________ religion.

Hindu

The sensations of a fall day by the river

Hokusai is said to have used a live chicken's footprints in a painting that communicated ______.

If vertical lines communicate strength, horizontals calm, and diagonals action, then a vacation resort might want to choose a logo consisting of ________ lines in order to show peaceful repose.

Horizontal

17

How many Olmec colossal heads have been discovered?

To draw images

How was the camera obscura first used?

The term used for referring to the basic colors of the spectrum is ________.

Hue

In which sixteenth-century work does the Dutch artist Pieter Bruegel use rhythm to direct the viewer's attention to different areas of the work?

Hunters in the Snow

False

If Alexander Calder's Untitled mobile was powered by a small motor, rather than air currents, it would not be an example of actual motion.

False

If Alexander Calder's Untitled mobile was powered by a small motor, rather than air currents, it would not be an example of actual motion. You Answered

Running forwards

If a figure in an artwork has drapery billowing out behind it, and appears to have multiple feet in different positions, the viewer might assume that this figure is ________.

False

If an artist does not strike or destroy their printing plates is perfectly fine because this allows later generations to continue to obtain great quality works from this master artist.

A focal point in the artwork

If an artist painted a garden with one red flower in a field of yellow flowers, this would be an example of using color to create contrast. For the viewer, the single red flower would be ________. a focal point in the artwork easily ignored the least important part of the artwork completely unrealistic none of the other answers

hatching

If an artist wanted to create an area of darkness using the medium of silverpoint, they would use the technique of ________.

True

If an artist wanted to create an image of a bright moon in the night sky using mezzotint, he or she should smooth the burrs on the surface of the plate for the area of the moon.

False

If an artist wanted to work on a painting over a number of days, blending and making changes, acrylic paint would be a good medium to use.

False

If an artist wants to create a print with very fine detail and precise, even lines, drypoint would be a good method to use.

Three

If an artist were to create a woodblock print with three different colors, how many separate relief blocks would they need?

Foreshortening

If an artist were to draw a figure whose arm was pointing directly toward the viewer, what technique would the artist have to use when drawing the outstretched arm?

foreshortening

If an artist were to draw a figure with their arm pointing directly toward the viewer, what technique would the artist have to use when drawing the outstretched arm?

Horizontal

If vertical lines communicate strength, horizontals calm, and diagonals action, then a vacation resort might want to choose a logo consisting of ________ lines in order to show peaceful repose. horizontal chaotic vertical diagonal scribbled

Adobe brick

If you are an architect in Taos, New Mexico, you might opt to use this construction material to maintain the aesthetic consistency with local architectural traditions:

False

If you wanted to create a poster that displayed exactly the same information, and could be reproduced in thousands of copies, monoprint would be a good process to use.

True

If you were to carve away the surface of a woodblock, removing the shape of a star, then ink the block and make a print, you would be left with a negative star shape on the paper.

Randomness

If you were to create an artwork by throwing open cans of paint over your shoulder onto a canvas behind you, this work would be an example of ________. rationality order social realism precision randomness

red and green

If you were to design an eye-catching poster using only two colors, the combination that would most stand out to passersby would be ________.

Red and green

If you were to design an eye-catching poster using only two colors, the combination that would most stand out to passersby would be ________. green and yellow red and green orange and red yellow and orange blue and green

red

If you were to look at a t-shirt which absorbed the colors violet, blue, green, yellow, and orange, what color would the t-shirt appear to be?

When an artist creates a work that deceives our eyes into believing there is motion as time passes, this is called ________.

Illusion of motion

When an artist employs visual clues to suggest movement in a work of art that is static and motionless, this is known as ________.

Implied Motion

True

Implied lines can be created with dots, dashes or even letters lined up in a row to give the impression of continuous lines.

When an artist employs visual clues to suggest movement in a work of art that is static and motionless, this is known as ________.

Implied motion

Dürer

In 1525, this German master printmaker wrote a manual establishing the first set of rules for the construction of letterforms.

Wrapped himself in felt and lived for five days alone in an art gallery with a coyote

In Joseph Beuys's Coyote, I Like America and America Likes Me, the artist:

all of the previous answers

In the Augustus of Primaporta, the Roman Emperor Augustus is portrayed as ________.

Hyperlink

In web page design, text that will immediately link to another web page is called a ______.

The seventeenth-century huqqa base (1.9.3) was created by an Islamic artist, or artists, in ________.

India

This contemporary version of carbon ink is a favorite of comic book artists.

India ink

It ages very poorly, yellowing and cracking

Indicate which answer is most correct with regard to oil paint. the colors remain vivid and it ages very well for thousands of years the slow drying time is a bad thing for blending colors the quick drying time doesn't allow blending it ages very poorly, yellowing and cracking

All of the other answers

Installations are designed to ______. consider more than an individual work of art transform the traditional space of an exhibition immerse viewers in the artwork design an entire exhibition space as an artwork all of the other answers

Yoko Ono of ten utilizes _______________ for viewers to perform or imagine to complete her artworks, such as "Wishing Tree"

Instructions

A work that is created in small scale can communicate:

Intimacy

An artist might use a small scale for a portrait of a lover because it implies ________.

Intimacy

Variety can ________ a design

Invigorate

gold leaf

Islamic and Renaissance artists often used tempera in conjunction with oil and this material, which adds a rich appearance to the work.

The computer simulation game The Sims uses ________ perspective.

Isometric

Art is sometimes censored by the authorities because

It offends people's religious beliefs It's sexual content seems pornographic It carries a political message that worries the authorities It's moral values seems improper

oil paint

Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi used this medium for her Allegory of Painting, a self-portrait of the artist with a paintbrush in hand.

This is the system for creating an illusion of depth using three basic components: horizon line, vanishing point, and convergence lines.

Linear Perspective

Three words that can describe irregular line are:

Loose, WIld, Chaotic

All of the other answers

Loretta Lux digitally manipulates such elements as ________ to create the effect she wants in her pictures. backgrounds proportion scale color all of the other answers

True

Louise Nevelson's work White Vertical Water is a realistic depiction of fish in a river

false

Louise Nevelson's work White Vertical Water is a realistic depiction of fish in a river.

Painted Wood

Louise Nevelson's work White Vertical Water is made of

A color that is almost gray has a ________ saturation.

Low

all of the other answers

Masaccio used which of the following elements and principles in Tribute Money?

Our experience of objects in the natural world often leads us to assume that a large object will be heavy, but in fact this is not necessarily the case. This element of art is called ________.

Mass

charcoal

Match the artwork with its drawing medium:

pastel

Match the artwork with its drawing medium:

red chalk

Match the artwork with its drawing medium:

reed pen and ink

Match the artwork with its drawing medium:

graphite

Match the artwork with its drawing medium: (Gedo)

Raise awareness about and campaign for the treatment of lead-toxic soil

Mel Chin's Fundred Dollar Bill Project is designed to:

False

Metalpoint involves drawing with precious gold.

the Sistine Chapel ceiling was painted by this artist in sections using the buon Fresco method

Michelangelo

Sculpture

Michelangelo believed ________ to be the finest and most challenging of all the visual arts.

Tomb of Julius II

Michelangelo, Renaissance

An example of the logarithmic, equiangular spiral moving outward at a constantly expanding rate that duplicates the geometric progression of the Golden Mean would be the _____. a. Planet Rotation in the Galexy b. Rotation of the Moon around the Sun c. Milky Way d. Solar Eclipse

Milky Way

Alexander Calder invented the ________, a type of suspended, balanced sculpture that uses air currents to power its movement.

Mobile

Jeff Koons often makes artwork that are larger than they would be in real life, and this is called _____. a. hierarchial b. proportional c. monumental d. artistic

Monumental

The kind of scale used for objects that appear larger than they are in real life is called ________ scale.

Monumental

black

Most commercial color painting is achieved using 3 primary colors and what other color?

CMYK

Most commercial color printing is achieved using four separate colors, represented by the matrix ________.

The sequence of photographs Dorothea Lange took of a migrant family in 1936 shows how photographers move around their subject and anticipate the right time to capture the image they seek. In this way, photography is still deeply concerned with the elements of ________ and time.

Motion

Bioartists

Motion is not the only indicator of the passage of time in art. ________ use the changing properties of organic material to create a sense of time passing in their art

funerary adornments

Naturalistic encaustic portraits of the Roman era, from the Fayum Oasis in Egypt, were created as ________.

A sculpture designed in the round can be viewed from ________.

Nearly every angle

An empty space defined by its surround is known as ________ shape.

Negative

all of the other answers

Neoclassical paintings, such as those by Jacques-Louis David and Angelica Kauffmann, ________.

it represented the ideals to which they aspired

New North American cities in the late eighteenth century chose neoclassicism as their architectural style because:

Which of the following statements is untrue?

None of the answers shown

Western artists since the Renaissance have usually considered ______ to be the highest forms of art.

None of the answers shown*********** painting and ceramics painting and calligraphy sculpture and painting sculpture and furniture

Is longer lasting

One advantage of using a metal plate over a woodblock for printmaking is that it ________. is more pliable is longer lasting creates a more textured surface reacts better to acids is a softer material to cut

relative placement

One method used to establish depth in Beda Stjernshantz's Pastoral (Primavera) involves placing figures higher or lower in the composition. This process for creating depth is called ____.

relative position

One method used to establish depth in Hokusai's "The Great Wave Off Shore at Kanagawa" involves placing shapes higher or lower on the page. This process for creating depth is called ________.

Relative position

One method used to establish depth in Hokusai's The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa (below) involves placing shapes higher or lower on the page. This process for creating depth is called ________. overlapping relative position size comparison isometric perspective linear perspective

Plaster cats, a framed picture, and a wine flask, by a window

One of the earliest surviving photographs is a still life by Daguerre featuring: grapes, sculptures, and a mirror, in a bowl books, flowers, and a water jar, in a library vegetables, musical instruments, and plates, on a shelf words, pictures, and tree bark, on a table plaster casts, a framed picture, and a wine flask, by a window

Vanishing point

One-point perspective does convey depth, but it has limited applications due to its reliance on a single ________.

In the Yorba culture, the _____ is the most powerful and important figure, evidenced by the large head intentionally out of proportion to show its place as the seat of diving power. a. Pharo b. Oni c. lfe d. Goddess

Oni

We perceive scale in relation to _____. a. our own size b. all parts within an object c. the content of the artwork d. the surrounding area in which the artwork is placed

Our own size

We perceive scale in relation to:

Our own size

Keramos

Our word ceramic comes from this Greek word.

In ancient Egypt this part of the human body was used as a standard of measurement. Six of these equaled a cubit

PALM

Pigment

Paint in its most basic form is composed of ________ and a liquid binder.

Western Artists since the Renaissance have usually considered _______ to be the highest forms of art.

Paintings and sculptures

In ancient Egypt, this part of the human body was used as a standard of measurement. Six of these equaled a cubit. a. palm b. foot c. head d. torso

Palm

China, 2nd century b.c.e.

Paper is thought to have been invented by what culture and when? China, 12th century China, 2nd century b.c.e Islamic culture, 700's c.e. Italy, 1500's

True

Parchment is a thin drawing surface made of prepared animal skin.

painting of the artist looking in a mirror

Parmigianino's Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror is a:

True

Pastels, commonly used by Edgar Degas, are considered to be "chalky" drawing material and therefore have non-fat binder

The recurrence of a single element in a work of art is called ________.

Pattern

9B

Pencils have a range of values from very light to very dark. If you wanted a dark value, which of these pencil numbers would be the darkest?

This medium involves the human body and usually includes the artist.

Performance Art

This type of art can only exist in one place and time in history.

Performance Art

The actions take place in an art context

Performance art differs from theater because ______.

False

Photographers cannot be responsible for principles of scale or proportion in their photographs.

True forms of art

Photographs were only recently collected by fine art museums because for a long time they were considered by some not to be ______.

Girl Before a Mirror

Picasso, Cubanianism

This sixteenth-century Flemish artist designed the work Hunters in the Snow using rhythms and subsidiary rhythms that lead the viewer's eye through the work.

Pieter Bruegel

Emphasis

Pointed arches conduct the downward thrust of the weight of the building by redirecting it outward toward the walls, and have a strong upward visual ______.

The French artist Georges Seurat employed a new technique to create a jewel-like diffusion of light and vibration of color in his work The Circus . This type of painting, made up of small dots of color, is known as ________.

Pointillism

This Greek sculptor wrote a treatise on how to create a statue of a human being with perfect proportions.

Polykleitos

an emphasis on emotion and heightened realism

Portrait of the Artist's Sisters Playing Chess displays which of the following characteristics?

Eugene Delacroix's painting The Massacre at Chios was intended to:

Portraythe Turks as fierce murderers

A shape on a flat picture surface that is defined by surrounding empty space is known as ________ shape.

Positive

Examples of graphic art include:

Posters, advertising, signage, social media

During his lifetime, Vincent Van Gogh

Practiced as an artist for only ten years

This object can be used to separate white light into the colors of the spectrum.

Prisim

The relationships between the sizes of different parts of a work make up its _____. a. volume b. scale c. proportions d. mass

Proportions

The relationships between the sizes of different parts of a work make up its ________.

Proportions

The saturation of a color is its

Pureness

The traditional primary colors are ________.

RED YELLOW BLUE

________ balance is achieved when all elements in a work of art are equidistant from a central point and repeat in a symmetrical way from side to side and top to bottom.

Radial

This Italian artist used two-point combined with one-point perspective in his painting The School of Athens.

Raphael

ancient scholars looking like sixteenth-century artists

Raphael's The School of Athens contains:

When Robert Rauschenberg, in his work Monogram, chose to use a variety of non-traditional art materials and techniques of those accepted by the art world, he made a conscious effort to _______ the established art world.

Rebel Against

4. If you were to look at a t-shirt that absorbed the colors violet, blue, green, yellow, and orange, what color would the t-shirt appear to be? (a) orange (b) white (c) red* (d) green (e) blue

Red

If you were to look at a t-shirt that absorbed the colors violet, blue, green, yellow, and orange, what color would the t-shirt appear to be?

Red

If you were to design an eye-catching poster using only two colors, the combination that would most stand out to passersby would be ________.

Red and Green

5. The traditional primary colors are ________. (a) red, yellow, blue*(b) blue, green, yellow (c) green, orange, violet (d) red and blue (e) green and yellow

Red yellow blue

True

Registration is the term used for lining up two or more printing blocks or plates so that their impressions line up correctly on a sheet of paper most commonly to create a multi-color image.

One method used to establish depth in Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa" involves placing shapes higher or lower on the page. This process for creating depth is called ________.

Relative position

A three-dimensional surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is known as a ________.

Relief

The division between art and craft began during the ______________ period

Renaissance

The division between art and craft began during this period. a. Renaissance b. Sung Dynasty c. Baroque d. Rome e. Civil War

Renaissance

The Belgian Surrealist artist ________ created The Treachery of Images, a work that calls our attention to the illusionary characteristics of painting.

Rene Magritte

The Belgian Surrealist artist ________ created The Treachery of Images, a work that calls our attention to the illusionary characteristics of painting.

René Magritte

A pattern with regular intervals creates ________ rhythm.

Repetitive

A work that depicts people or objects in a way that makes them recognizable is called ________.

Representational

This principle of design arises from repetition of a pattern.

Rhythm

What element describes the imposition of order and harmony on a design?

Rhythm

triangular

Romare Bearden depicted a hectic street scene in his work The Dove. He created a sense of unity and stability in the busy composition with an implied ________ shape.

This female artist brilliantly used a rhythmic structure in her painting Plowing in the Nivernais: The Dressing of the Vines, an image of cattle at work in the fields.

Rosa Bonheur

public, painters, and critics

Salons, such as the one depicted in Pietro Martini's 1785 print, were visited by:

We generally associate a color with its purest, most intense state, or its highest level of ________.

Saturation

Kane Kewi's polychrome wood sculpture represents a useful application of scale and proportion of scale and proportion in art. In the cocoa pod coffin, the Cocoa tree is represented as _____, with the coffin pod _____. a. in proportion / scaled up b. scaled down / scaled up c. in proportion / out of proportion d. out of proportion / scaled down

Scaled down / scaled up

Louise Bourgeois' sculpture Maman is a _____ rendition of a spider, _____ correct, with _____ between her spindly legs. a. scaled up / politically / mass and volume b. scaled up / proportionally / open volume c. proportional / figuratively / volume d. scaled up / figuratively / open volume

Scaled up / proportionally / open volume

Western artists since Renaissance have usually considered _____________ to be the highest forms of art.

Sculpture and Paintings

Earthworks

Sculptures created using this method often require the movement of large amounts of soil from one location to another. casting readymades constructing chiseling earthworks

Henry Peach Robinson created his photographic work Fading Away by using a Golden ________ for the format dimensions.

Section

In his figural portraits, Robert Lostutter uses this kind of scale to create an intimate viewing experience. a. hierarchial b. small c. human d. large

Small

False

Sol Lewitt worked tirelessly alone on every piece to create the final drawings himself in each exhibition.

Art is sometimes censored by authorities because _______

Some find it pornographic. It offends religious beliefs. Objections to a political message. Represents values one considers offensive/ improper.

Alternating pattern

Sometimes artists use this kind of changing pattern to make a work more lively. Alternating pattern Focal pattern Interval pattern Repetitive pattern Balanced pattern

During his lifetime Vincent van Gough did what?

Spent 10 years as an artist. Produced 1,000 drawings and 1,250 paintings

This famous object is the largest carving in the world created from a single stone.

Sphinx

Rectangles based on the Golden Section can be nested inside each other to create an elegant ________.

Spiral

Rectangles based on the Golden Selection can be nested inside each other to create an elegant _____. a. larger rectangle b. spiral c. circle d. star pattern

Spiral

Lacking good title and proper provenance prevents its resale

Stolen art loses much of it's value because: art is only valuable if the public can come to see it the thieves are likely to damage the artwork lacking good title and proper provenance prevents its resale reputable auction houses will pay only 10% of the market value the Mafia are not art experts and do not understand its true value

The kind of motion that is created by showing a series of static images in quick succession is called ________.

Stroboscopic Motion

The opposite of emphasis is ________.

Subordination

When ________ colors are mixed, they make a duller and darker color because more of the visible spectrum is absorbed.

Subtractive

By using ________ texture to contradict previous tactile experience, artists can invite viewers to reconsider the world around them.

Subversive

This group of artist sometimes use distorted scale to create dreamlike images that subvert our conscious experiences. a. Pop artists b. Futurists c. Orphists d. Surrealists

Surrealists

This group of artists sometimes used distorted scale to create dreamlike images that subvert our conscious experiences.

Surrealists

The essence of visual communication design is the use of _______________ to communicate information and ideas

Symbols

________ balance is achieved when both sides of a composition look exactly the same.

Symmetrical

When an artist creates a work that deceives our eyes into believing there is motion as time passes, this is called ________.

THe Illusion of motion

Traditional visual arts, such as painting, are inherently static, but artists have always found inventive ways of conveying the elements of ________ and ________.

TIme...Motion

Michelangelo

Taking four years to complete, the Sistine Chapel ceiling was painted by this artist in sections and using the buon fresco method.

In the ink brush painting of bamboo by Wu Zhen, the work is created in a way that expresses the central beliefs of balanced opposites from this religion.

Taosim

When painters in the workshop of the fifteenth-century artist known as the Master of Osservanza illustrated The Meeting of St. Anthony and St. Paul, they solved the problem of how to ________ in a single painting by merging a series of episodes into one picture.

Tell a story

False

Tempera paint dries very slowly so this makes blending colors very easy.

Color ________ can be relative to the other colors nearby. For example, violet can be warm if we see it next to a hot color like red, or cool if we see it next to a colder color like blue.

Temperature

When a color is associated with hot or cold we refer to this as color ________.

Temperature

a monochromatic

The American artist Mark Tansey used ________ color palette when he painted his homage to Cubism titled Picasso and Braque.

Form / texture

The American photographer Edward Weston focused closely on the subject of his Pepper No. 30, making the viewer concentrate on the ________ and ________ of the vegetable. color . . . vibrancy form . . . texture smell . . . taste stalk . . . leaf all of the other answers

Integrating mass production and innovative design

The Bauhaus, an art and design school in Germany, attempted to re-think design based upon which of the following ideas?

Rene Magritte

The Belgian Surrealist artist ________ created The Treachery of Images, a work which calls our attention to the illusionary characteristics of painting.

Rene Magritte

The Belgian Surrealist artist___created The Treachery of Images, a work that calls our attention to the illusionary characteristics of painting.

The use of metal is extremely important in this period of human history

The Bronze Age

A fire burned the original north tower and it was rebuilt in a more modern style.

The Cathedral of Chartres has two different spires because:

They contained holy relics

The Cathedral of Chartres, and many cathedrals like it, were destinations for pilgrims primarily because:

depth

The Chinese fan artist Fan Kuan created ___ in his work Travelers among Mountains and Streams by alternating bands of lighter and darker values.

Black and white

The French artist Pierre-Paul Prud'hon created chiaroscuro by using ________ chalk on paper. black and blue red and green blue and gray black and white blue and silver

Gestalt

The German word that refers to something in which the whole seems greater than the sum of its parts is ________.

Repeating marks

The Italian Futurist artist Giacomo Balla illustrated the rapid movement of a dog running on a leash by painting a series of ________ in order to give the impression that we are seeing motion as it happens. many dogs colorful dots dark shadows geometric shapes repeating marks

Shark

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, by Damien Hirst, is an example of the broad range of materials that can be used in a work of art. It presents a ________ suspended in a tank of formaldehyde.

An aqueduct

The Pont du Gard is a Roman construction used for transporting water, called _____________.

Jan van Eyck

The Renaissance artist and writer Giorgio Vasari credited this Flemish painter with the invention of oil paint.

Passengers on a steam ship

The Steerage by Alfred Stieglitz depicts ________. child laborers a mother and her children World War I new machinery passengers on a steam ship

has an entire law code written on it

The Stela of Hammurabi:

Monumental

The Swedish-born artist Claes Oldenburg uses this kind of scale in his sculptures to express admiration for the little things in everyday life. hierarchical proportional small-scale monumental human

The Turkish soldiers in Delacroix's painting The Massacre at Chios are shown wearing turbans because the artist wanted

The Turks to seem exotic and frightening

China

The Yongzheng Emperor was the ruler of ________.

All of the other answers

The earliest photographs were black and white because ______. color processes were complicated color photography was impossible the chemistry used captured gray tones color was more expensive all of the other answers

Volume

The element of art that defines the amount of space occupied by an object is ________. volume form geometry texture mass

Value

The element of art that describes the relative lightness or darkness of a hue, compared to another hue, is known as ________.

False

The element of art that most effectively describes the solidity of form of the Olmec heads is the concept of volume.

value

The element of art which describes the relative lightness or darkness of a hue, compared to another hue, is known as ________.

False

The elements of time and motion are not applicable to the art of photography.

false

The elements of time and motion are not applicable to the art of photography.

William G. Wall's print Fort Edward is a vehicle for expressing the artist's thoughts about

The expansion and development of America The beauty of american landscape The struggle bewtween native and European Americans

Room-sized

The first cameras were ________.

a stuffed goat

The focal point of Robert Rauschenberg's sculpture Monogram is:

Saturday Evening Post

The illustrator Norman Rockwell introduced Rosie the Riveter on the cover of which weekly magazine during World War II?

stroboscopic motion

The kind of motion that is created by showing a series of static images in quick succession is called ________. Correct!

Performance art, conceptual art, installations, and environments

The kinds of artworks made using alternative media are ______.

Value

The lightness or darkness of a plane or area. (page 92)

Value

The lightness or darkness of a surface is the element of art called ________. space value color shape line

An engineer and executive

The logo that identifies the Ford Motor Company was created using Spencerian script by ______ named Harold Wills. a designer an autoworker with art experience a calligrapher a part-time stand-up comic and autoworker an engineer and executive

Kondo

The main building in the Horyu Temple complex is called the __________ .

Serifs

The marks that are added to a letterform that were derived from the chisel marks created for words incised on Roman buildings are called ________.

Medium (plural media)

The material on or from which an artist chooses to make a work of art, for example canvas and oil paint, marble, engraving, video, or architecture. (page 102)

A human eye

The mechanics of the camera are very similar to those of ________.

Dark room

The medieval Arabic scholar Alhazen used a camera obscura, a device that later helped artists to understand the basic tenets of linear perspective. Camera obscura is a Latin phrase. What is the closest English translation? celestial cylinder glass box pastry dish dark room strange camera

Hammering

The metalworking process called repoussé, used to create the death mask from Mycenae, involves which kind of craftsmanship? Casting Riveting Carving Throwing Hammering

Easily reproduced

The most important difference between the photographic process invented by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre and the process devised by William Henry Fox Talbot was that Talbot's images could be ______. colored hand-made direct positives easily reproduced

Domed

The most impressive feature of the Church of Hagia Sophia is its enormous ______ roof.

The aperture

The name of the opening that lets light into any camera is called ________.

Lost-wax casting

The name of this bronze-casting process relies on a modeled original form made from a pliable material. This method is known as ________. lost-wax casting clay bonding gum molding gobbing cotton stretching

is just a painted illusion

The oculus in Andrea Mantegna's Camera degli Sposi in the Ducal Palace in Mantua:

Color

The optical effect caused when reflected white light of the spectrum is divided into a separate wavelength. (page 92)

instability, chaos, and disorder

The overall composition and the facial expressions in Pontormo's Deposition create an atmosphere of ________.

Encaustic

The painting method was once used to paint portraits of deceased individuals which were laid over them when they were buried. encaustic oil gouache acrylic

William G. Walls' print Fort Edward is a vehicle for for expressing the artists thoughts about....

The passing of the Native American way of life. Nation building, also expansion of 10th century America.

Iris patterns from the original photograph

The photographer of Afghan Girl was able to locate the girl many years later using ________ as a means of identification.

False

The principle of rhythm does not apply to photography.

Hatching

The process of using a series of parallel lines set close to one another to differentiate planes of value in a work of art is called ________.

Palette

The range of colors used by an artist. (page 94)

Proportions

The relationships between the sizes of different parts of a work make up its ________. character proportions scale mass volume

Bas-relief

The sculptural process in which the artist carves only in shallow depth is called ________.

Hokusai is said to have used a live chicken's footprints in a painting that communicated

The sensations of a fall day by the river

False

The significance of the figures on the sumptuous gold Salt Cellar of Francis I has nothing to do with the function of the object.

Implied

The sphere that designer Saul Bass created for the AT&T logo is not defined by a continuous boundary. This type of shape, which can be suggested by dots or lines that do not connect, is termed ________ shape.

Hindu

The story of Vishnu dreaming the universe, as depicted in an Indian relief carving (1.6.9), is derived from the ________ religion.

Ground

The surface or background onto which an artist paints or draws. (page 100)

The ownership history of an artwork

The term Formal Analysis can refer to all of the following except: the color and shape in a work of art. patterns in an artwork. the size of a work of art. the arrangement of visual elements. the ownership history of an artwork.

music

The varying color tones in Ancient Sound by Paul Klee were intended to be associated with _____.

tiles

The video game, Transistor, is designed using units that can be redistributed in any configuration using isometric perspective. These units are called ____.

False

The visual effect created by a camera obscura can occur in any room, whether it is light or dark.

Typography

The visual form of printed letters, words, and text is called ________.

The Turkish soldiers in Delacroix's painting The Massacre at Chios are shown wearing turbans because the artist wanted ______

Them to appear more fearsome, and exotic to European viewers.

Three dimensional

These four visual elements of art—form, volume, mass, and texture—are present in ________ works of art. large three-dimensional two-dimensional modern balanced

Illuminated manuscripts

These handwritten illustrated books were created during the Middle Ages.

Monoprint

These prints can be made using any print process, but with the intention of creating a unique image rather than an edition.

What emotional and psychological responses are typical to someone is exposed to red or red light for extended periods?

They become aggressive. They want to eat.

Robert Smithson

This American artist created a large earthwork titled Spiral Jetty in the Great Salt Lake in Utah in 1969-70. Naum Gabo Susan Durant Marcel Duchamp Damien Hirst Robert Smithson

Albrecht Durer

This German artist illustrated how a figure can be drawn from an oblique angle for his own text on drawing.

Polykleitos

This Greek sculptor wrote a treatise on how to create a statue of a human being with perfect proportions. Plato Aristotle Phidias Michelangelo Polykleitos

Francisco Goya

This Spanish artist created artworks in both print and paint that depict horrific events that happened during the French occupation of Spain between 1808 and 1814.

Hung Liu

This artist creates figurative paintings with lots of dripping oil paint based on photographs of people from the country where she was born. Hung Liu Joan Mitchell Yvonne Jacquette Berthe Morisot

Marcel Duchamp

This artist took a urinal, turned it on its side, made some other slight alterations, and presented it as an art object titled Fountain. Pablo Picasso Naum Gabo Damien Hirst Lázló Moholy-Nagy Marcel Duchamp

tempo

This attribute of time is a measurement of the speed at which time elapses.

pigment

This component of paint has traditionally been extracted from minerals, soils, vegetable matter, and animal by-products.

Flying buttresses

This feature of Gothic Architecture allowed the weight of the ceiling to be transferred away from the walls so that larger and taller windows could be built.

Surrealists

This group of artists sometimes used distorted scale to create dreamlike images that subvert our conscious experiences.

Engraving

This intaglio printing process involves carefully and cleanly scoring a metal plate. drypoint aquatint etching engraving mezzotint

Etching

This intaglio process employs acid to mar the surface of a metal plate. linocut etching drypoint engraving mezzotint

Drypoint

This intaglio process is achieved by pulling a burin across the surface of a metal plate, leaving a burr where the ink will collect. aquatint etching mezzotint drypoint engraving

Mezzotint

This intaglio process is achieved by roughening the entire metal plate surface with a rocking tool, then smoothing the areas where the ink is to be wiped away. drypoint engraving mezzotint aquatint etching

Aquatint

This intaglio process makes an image that resembles the effect created by water-based media, and uses melted rosin to create an acid-resistant coating. linocut mezzotint engraving aquatint drypoint

Thomas Edison

This inventor co-created the film Fred Ott's Sneeze, which was one of the first American movies. William Faulkner Albert Einstein Thomas Edison Robert Fulton Alexander Graham Bell

Layout design

This is the art of organizing type, logos, and illustrations in traditional print media

Color

This is the most vivid element of art and design. value mass line color shape

Focal point

This is the specific part in an area of emphasis to which the viewer's eye is drawn.

Linear perspective

This is the system for creating an illusion of depth using three basic components: horizon line, vanishing point, and convergence lines.

actual motion

This kind of motion is occurring when we see movement in real life.

Chiaroscuro

This method of applying value to a two-dimensional artwork in order to create the illusion of three-dimensional solid form is called ________. film noir perspective palette value range chiaroscuro

Prism

This object can be used to separate white light into the colors of the spectrum.

spray paint

This painting technique was used by the prehistoric cave painters of Lascaux, France, and is still used by contemporary graffiti artists.

Rhythm

This principle of design arises from repetition of a pattern.

Burin

This printmaking tool is a sharp instrument used to mark the surface of a plate. register burin levigator screen palette knife

Subtractive

This process, which involves carving away material from a surface where it cannot be reapplied, was used to sculpt the Olmec Colossal Head.

Zoetrope

This spinning toy gives a sense of motion to a viewer when he or she looks through small slits in its cylindrical drum at a strip of changing pictures.

Postmodernism

This style of architecture, which began in the 1980's, combines the hard rectangles of Modernism with the unusual materials and stylistic features of architectural styles from the past.

tao t'ieh

This symmetrical Chinese motif appears in art as a monster that is made from many other designs.

isometric perspective

This system, which derives its name from the Greek meaning "equal measure," uses diagonal parallel lines to communicate depth.

Isometric perspective

This system, which derives its name from the Greek meaning "equal measure," uses diagonal parallel lines to communicate depth. linear perspective multi-point perspective relative position isometric perspective chiaroscuro

Intaglio

This term for plate printmaking means "cut into" in Italian.

Emil Nolde

This twentieth-century German artist used the natural grain and splintering of the woodblock to make his work Prophet more expressive. Kitagawa Utamaro Emil Nolde Albrecht Dürer Katsushika Hokusai Dox Thrash

Post and lintel

This type of architecture is the most basic type and consists of two uprights and a crossbeam.

Performance Art

This type of art involves viewing actual motion and the artist's body in the work.

Vector

This type of image is generated by math-based computer applications often used by designers who create illustrations in digital media.

Relief

This type of printmaking is done by carving away part of a block in order to leave a raised surface that can be inked and printed. relief etching mezzotint silkscreen lithography

Bas-relief

This type of relief, which takes its name from the French word for low, does not imply great depth.

Hierarchal

This type of scale is common in the relief sculpture of ancient Egypt, where it was used to indicate social importance.

Distorted scale

This use of scale can create an abnormal or supernatural effect, and was used by the Surrealists to do just that.

all of the previous answers

Thomas Cole's The Oxbow:

This inventor co-created the film Fred Ott's Sneeze, which was one of the first American movies.

Thomas Edison

These 4 visual elements of art form volume, mass, and texture are present in ____________ works of art

Three Dimensional

Primary colors

Three basic colors from which all others are derived. (page 92)

Traditional visual arts, such as painting, are inherently static, but artists have always found inventive ways of conveying the elements of ________ and ________.

Time and Motion

When colors have white added to them they produce

Tint

Foreground

To imply greater depth, the sculptor who created the relief carvings on the outside of the Ara Pacis Augustae carved the figures in the ________ more deeply than those that are in the background, in order to make them stand out more.

Because a form exists in "real" space we can experience it not only visually, but also through the sense of ________.

Touch

This nineteenth-century French artist is highly regarded for the outstanding layout design of his posters for a Parisian nightclub called the Moulin Rogue. a. Toulouse-Lautree b. Van Gogh c. Degas d. Cezanne e. Matisse

Toulouse-Lautree

Time / motion

Traditional visual arts, such as painting, are inherently static, but artists have always found inventive ways of conveying the elements of ________ and ________.

Copying the work of a great master

Traditionally, artists in China learned their craft by:

Romare Bearden depicted a heptic street scene in his work The Dove. He created a sense of unity and stability in the busy composition with an implied _______ shape.

Triangular

The literal meaning of the French phrase trompe l'oeil

Trick the eye

80 Backs by Magdalena Abakanowicz was deeply influenced by the artist's personal experiences during World War II.

True

A contour line defines the outer edge or profile of an object, and can be used to suggest a volume in space.

True

An interior design that uses only straight lines might lack the visual interest of a more varied composition

True

An interior design that uses only straight lines might lack the visual interest of a more varied composition.

True

Drawing has been often been re to as the art of observation.

True

If an artist wanted to draw a dynamic scene of a storm at night, charcoal would be a good medium to use.

True

If an artist were to depict five people each running toward a different tree, from different starting points, the artist would have to use multi-point perspective.

True

Implied lines can be created with dots, dashes or even letters lined up in a row to give the impression of continuous lines.

True

It does not matter if a sculptor is creating a human statue on a monumental scale, or a figure much smaller than lifesize: if the sculptor applies the ratio of the Golden Section, the sculpture will have naturalistic proportions.

True

Performance artists the Blue Man Group rely on bodily movements to communicate ideas without speech.

True

The painter Thomas Hart Benton varied the intensity of the color green in The Wreck of the Ole '97 to help the viewer feel a safe distance from the train wreck.

True

The painter Thomas Hart Benton varied the intensity of the color green in The Wreck of the Ole '97 to help the viewer feel at a safe distance from the train wreck.

True

The rarity of an artwork, and its value, are often closely related.

True

The visual impact of the Olmec sculpture of a Colossal Head (1.40 ) is directly related to its mass.

True

Triangular planes make up the surface of a geodesic sphere. Planes that are closer to and facing toward the light source tend to be lighter than planes that are further from it and facing away.

True

Winslow Homer's Prisoners from the Front was based on his personal experiences during and after the Civil War.

True

This type of perspective is used when an object is being viewed from an angle rather than from directly in front.

Two-point

Greek

Type is a word meaning "to strike," derived from which language?

What element describes the imposition of order and harmony on a design?

Unity

What principle of art did Katsushika Hokusai employ in the "The Great Wave Off Shore at kanagawa" in order to bring harmony to what could otherwise be a very chaotic scene?

Unity

An artist creates an artwork made up of many different shapes, all in varying shades of blue. This artwork uses the following principles of art:

Unity and Variety

An artwork can be described as non-objective if its subject matter is ________.

Unrecognizable

Randomness

Using automatic reactions to apply art materials in such a way as consciously to deny order can lead to __________ in art.

The elements of art form the basic ________ of art.

VOcabulary

The Blue Room is an artwork featuring multiple patterns by this twentieth-century French painter.

Valadon

The element of art that describes the relative lightness or darkness of a hue, compared to another hue, is known as ________.

Value

The lightness or darkness of a surface is the element of art called ________.

Value

A series of different values that are grouped together is called a ________.

Value Range

One-point perspective does convey depth, but it has limited applications due to its reliance on a single ________.

Vanishing Point

Compositional unity strikes an interesting balance between the monotony of too much similarity, and the chaos of too much ________ in a work of art.

Variety

Compositional unity strikes an interesting balance between the monotony of too much similarity, and the chaos of too much _________ in a work of art

Variety

Invigorate

Variety can ________ a design. regulate fuse connect order invigorate

A group portrait of the members of a police department

Vertical lines seem to be most suitable for portraying which of the following subject matter. A group portrait of the members of a Police Department A calm, peaceful seascape Dancers performing an energetic dance A violent war time explosion

When complementary colors are used next to each other in a composition, they produce a visual anomaly called simultaneous contrast. This visual effect makes the colors appear to ________ along the boundary where the two colors meet.

Vibrate

The elements of art form the basic ____________ of art

Vocabulary

The element of art that defines the amount of space occupied by an object is ________.

Volume

Stone Wedges

Voussiors

saturation

We generally associate a color with its purest, most intense state, or its highest level of _____.

depth

artists can create a sense of ............... by using light and dark values

unification

What are the scenes on the Palette of Narmer about?

all of the previous answers

What aspects of Édouard Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (Luncheon on the Grass) discomforted many viewers when it was first exhibited?

brought his sculpture of a beautiful woman to life

What did Venus do for Pygmalion?

a sense of stillness

What does Birgit Megerle's light touch with the colored pencil communicate to the viewer in her drawing Untitled?

all of these answers

What does the Justinian mosaic in the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna demonstrate?

that the couple are wealthy and faithful

What does the dog in The Arnolfini Portrait symbolize?

Writing with light

What does the word "photograph" mean?

Unity

What element describes the imposition of order and harmony on a design?

Volume

What element of art is most appropriate for describing the empty space within an interior of an architectural form. volume shape contrast positive space

all of the other answers

What elements have an ambiguous reflection in Édouard Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère?

They become aggressive AND they want to eat

What emotional and psychological responses are typical to someone who is exposed to red or red light for extended periods?

a bloodletting ritual

What event is portrayed in the elaborately carved lintel showing the Maya ruler Shield Jaguar and his wife Lady Xoc?

Snapshot aesthetic

What is it called when a photographer chooses to make a photograph look candid and spontaneous?

all of these answers are true

What is not true about Hyacinthe Rigaud's portrait of Louis XIV?

They were created without metal tools

What is one of the main reasons that the creation of the Olmec colossal heads is so impressive? they are lifelike individual portraits they were created without metal tools they can be seen from space they were done by children all of the other answers

sunken-relief carving

What technique was used to create the portrait of King Akhenaten, his wife Nefertiti, and their three daughters?

humility

What theme is not represented in the paintings which decorate the walls of the library of Pope Julius II in the Vatican?

paper cutouts

When Matisse executed the work Icarus he could no longer hold a brush for long periods. Instead he created it using this process ...

a cartoon

When Raphael was preparing to paint his fresco The School of Athens he did a large drawing called ________ to help place the design on the wall.

Subtractive

When ________ colors are mixed, they make a duller and darker color because more of the visible spectrum is absorbed.

subtractive

When ________ colors are mixed, they make a duller and darker color because more of the visible spectrum is absorbed.

Head

When a Yoruba sculptor created a human form, he or she made this body part disproportionately large: feet hands head torso none of these body parts

An impression

When a printmaker rolls ink onto a raised surface and presses a piece of paper onto it, the resulting image on the paper is known as ________. an impression a buzz up an edition a batten an impasto

Sans-serif

When a typeface does not have any extra embellishments on the top and bottom of the letterforms, it is called a ______ font.

Illusion of motion

When an artist creates a work that deceives our eyes into believing there is motion as time passes, this is called ________.

Hierarchal scale

When an artist uses scale to indicate the relative importance of elements in a composition, he or she is employing this kind of scale.

Subordination

When an artist wants to draw attention away from a particular part of the work, he or she uses__________

entasis

When columns are intentionally designed to swell at the midpoint, this is called ________.

Vibrate

When complementary colors are used next to each other in a composition, they produce a visual anomaly called simultaneous contrast. This visual effect makes the colors appear to ________ along the boundary where the two colors meet.

vibrate

When complementary colors are used next to each other in a composition, they produce a visual anomaly called simultaneous contrast. This visual effect makes the colors appear to ________ along the boundary where the two colors meet.

Vibrate

When complimentary colors are used next to each other in a composition, they produce a visual anomaly called simultaneous contrast. This visual effect makes the colors appear to ______ along the boundary where the two colors meet.

1980's

When did it become common for photographs to be collected in major fine arts museums?

Negative

When light-sensitive film is exposed to light, a ______ image is formed.

atmospheric perspective

When objects are far away they lack contrast, detail, and sharpness of focus because of the interference of air. Artists take advantage of this when they use the process called ...

Atmospheric perspective

When objects are far away they lack contrast, detail, and sharpness of focus because of the interference of air. Artists take advantage of this when they use the process called:

Did not know the mother's name

When she made the photograph called Migrant Mother, Dorothea Lange: waited all day for the woman and her family to return to their camp did not know the mother's name refused to let the prints be published used actors in a studio pretending to be migrants none of the other answers

all of these

When using a series of squares that are exactly the same shape, implied depth can be achieved by ________.

All of these answers

When using a series of squares that are exactly the same shape, implied depth can be achieved by ________. alternating value relative size overlapping relative position all of these answers

13th century

When was paper first manufactured in Europe? 100 b.c.e. 6th century 1800's 13th century

Actual

When we touch an object we experience a tactile sensation that artists refer to as ________ texture. organic actual subversive implied mass

Early 1800's

When were the first successful photographs made using a camera?

Calligraphy

Wherever literacy takes hold, ________ usually develops as a form of art that expresses layers of meaning and feelings by means of the shape of the written letterforms.

Constantine

Which emperor created a colossal statue of himself to be placed in a basilica in the center of Rome?

Muslims

Which group of people was instrumental in getting paper from Asia to Europe? Muslims Buddhists Japanese Egyptians

Inert white pigment / gum arabic

Which of the following (may be more than one correct answer) are components in gouache? resin inert white pigment wax gum arabic

Intaglio

Which of the following is a printmaking process? scumbling arriccio glazing intonaco intaglio

An open

________ volume is a space that is enclosed by materials that are not entirely solid. a subversive a closed an open an actual an implied

What is the name for any side of a building that is intended to be looked at?

a facade

what is the name for any side of a building that is intended to be looked at

a facade

What is the name for any side of a building that is intended to be looked at?

a fascade

In a two-dimensional work, when the figure becomes the background and the background becomes the figure, we perceive ________.

a figure-ground reversal

height

a flat work of art has two dimensions ......... and width

If an artist painted a garden with one red flower in a field of yellow flowers, this would be an example of using color to create contrast. For the viewer, the single red flower would be ________.

a focal point in the artwork

If an artist painted a garden with one red flower in a field of yellow flowers, this would be an example of using color to create contrast. For the viewer, the single red flower would be... a. a focal point in the artwork b. easily ignored c. the least important part of the artwork d. completely unrealistic e. none of the answers

a focal point in the artwork

A shape made of perfectly straight lines would probably be classified as ________ shape.

a geometric

The ancient Greeks designed the Parthenon according to the idealized rules of proportion for the human body, creating ________ design.

a harmonious

the ancient Greeks designed the Parthenon according to the idealized rules of proportion for the human body, creating ________ design

a harmonious

The mechanics of the camera are very similar to those of... a. a horse-drawn carriage b. a human eye c. an oil-powered lamp d. a convection oven e. a telephone

a human eye

What is the name of the oven used to fire clay objects so that they become ceramics? a. an oast b. a furnace c. a stove d. a hearth e. a kiln

a kiln

implied line

a line that gives viewers the impression that they are seeing a line where there is not a continuous mark is .......

Thomas Struth's photograph Museo del Prado 7 is:

a portrait of art appreciation

A shape on a flat picture surface that is defined by surrounding empty space is known as ________ shape.

a positive

A pattern with regular intervals creates ________ rhythm.

a repetitive

A pattern with regular intervals creates _________ rhythm. a. a repetitive b. a progressive c. an alternating d. an irregular e. a geometric

a repetitive

When researching an artwork, you might use primary and secondary sources of information. An example of a secondary source might be:

a scholarly journal article

geometric

a shape made of perfectly straight lines would probably be classified as ....... shape

positive

a shape on a flat picture surface that is defined by surrounding empty space is known as ..... shape

An upright stone that has an incised relief on its surface, such as the Maya sculpture, is known as ________.

a stela

Memento mori refers to:

a symbol of mortality

relief

a three-dimensional surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is known as a..............

form

a two-dimensional object is called a shape, and a three-dimensional object is known as a .........

When drawing on dark-colored paper, the best way to create highlights is by using:

a white drawing medium

Stained glass was integral to the development of this medieval French architectural style. a) Gothic b) Art Nouveau c) Neoclassicsm d) Impressionism e) Dada

a) Gothic

Which of the following terms means "rebirth" and is used to describe an artistic movement characterized by renewed interest in the Classical world of Greece and Rome? a) Renaissance b) Baroque c) Enlightenment d) Mannerism e) none of the above

a) Renaissance

The sophisticated art of expressive handwriting is called ________ a) calligraphy b) layout design c) typography d) logotype e) carriage

a) calligraphy

The line that defines the edge of a shape is called the _______ a) contour b) boundary c) implied d) volume e) scale

a) contour

If you were to build a cathedral with a huge stained-glass window covering nearly an entire wall, you would use these architectural features to ensure the building's structural stability. a) flying buttresses b) naves c) tympanums d) transepts e) labyrinths

a) flying buttresses

Even though Jeff Koons did not make the sculpture Rabbit himself, it is considered his because: a) he designed it b) he chose its color c) he displayed it in his home d) it was modeled on his pet rabbit e) none of the other answers

a) he designed it

Egyptian picture symbols are called _________ a) hieroglyphics b) cuneiform c) script d) calligraphy e) letter forms

a) hieroglyphics

The tall towers surrounding a mosque, from which the faithful are called to prayer, are called _________ a) minarets b) mihrabs c) Kaabas d) Meccas e) tesserae

a) minarets

Unlike freestanding sculpture, this type of sculpture is created to be viewed from one side only. a) relief b) in the round c) dynamic presence d) modeling e) cast

a) relief

A pattern with regular intervals create _________ rhythm. a) repetitive b) progressive c) alternating d) an irregular e) geometric

a) repetitive

Linear perspective is used to _____________ a) represent the illusion of three dimensional space in two dimensions b) replicate the appearance of great expanses of space c) teach print-makers the steps of their process d) make maps more effectively e) all of the above

a) represent the illusion of three dimensional space in two dimensions

Leonardo da Vinci invented a painting that consisted of applying a hazy or misty glaze over the painting. a) sfumato b) chiaroscuro c) fresco d) tenebrism e) modeling

a) sfumato

The lightness or darkness of a surface is the element of art called________ a) value b) space c) line d) shape e) color

a) value

What does the word "photograph" mean? a) writing with light b) signing a picture c) imitating a drawing d) reversing a tone e) seeing through a lens

a) writing with light

Why do we presume that the head of a woman from Benin was made for someone wealthy: a)because it was made from rare ivory b) because it strongly resembles a queen c) because it had a price carved on the back d) because it was made to be shown in a museum e) because it definitely was not made for anyone wealthy

a)because it was made from rare ivory

Physicists have explained that when we see a color, it is the portion of the light spectrum that a surface fails to _____.

absorb

Physicists have explained that when we see a color, it is the portion of the light spectrum that a surface fails to ________.

absorb

Chuck Close's Self Portrait of 1997 is made up of small units that are unrecognizable, or __________, when viewed closely.

abstract

This contemporary painting medium uses a polymer resin as a bider a. acrylic b. oil c. encaustic d. tempera e. ink

acrylic

diagonal line

action

a line that is a continuous mark is a) organic line b)implied line c)actual line d)chaotic line e)irregular

actual

Which two types of line shape our examination of a work of art by directing the movement of our gaze?

actual implied

This kind of motion is occurring when we see movement in real life.

actual motion

Katsushika Hokusai's print "The Great Wave Off Shore at Kanagawa" uses compositional unity in which of these ways?

all answers: the wave crests mimic the snow on Mt. Fuji the shape of Mt. Fuji is repeated throughout the work textures are repeated throughout the work the placement of the boats in between the waves creates a pattern

Art is sometimes censored by the authorities because:

all of the above

Which of the following can be considered part of visual culture? a) roadside billboards b) tv commercials c) comic books d) oil paintings 3) all of the above

all of the above

William G. Wall's print Fort Edward is a vehicle for expressing the artist's thoughts about ______.

all of the above

when conducting formal analysis of a work you would want to consider the artists use of a)color b)texture c)emphasis d)scale e)all of the above

all of the above

Of the twelve figures in Jacob Lawrence's print from his series The Life of John Brown, this figure is emphasized the most:

all of the figures are emphasized in different ways

Artists can use _________ to organize the elements in a work and draw our attention to areas of emphasis and focal points. a. direction b. dramatic contrasts c. placement d. line e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

Artists draw for many reasons, including a. to define their ideas b. to plan for larger projects c. to resolve design issues in preparatory sketches d. to record their visual observations e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

Auteur theory... a. considers films to be art, as they represent a realization of the director's creative vision b. focuses on the director or screenwriter rather than other contributors c. includes study of films by such directors as Alfred Hitchcock, Jane Campion, and Wes Anderson d. highlights characteristic elements of a film or selection of films, including both appearance and content e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

Before the invention of paper, drawings were done on... a. animal hide b. papyrus c. cloth d. wood e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

Duration, tempo, intensity, scope, setting, and chronology are: a. basic attributes of time b. attributes of film c. terms that describe time d. central tenets of time-based art e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

depth

artists can create a sense of ____________ by using light and dark values

Georges Melies's film "A Trip to the Moon" is known for being: a. one of the first films to show a progression of time b. one of the first films to change location in various scenes c. a fictional account of astronomers launching their rocket from a cannon d. a silent film known for trick effects and humor e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

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 e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

_________ films often include innovative technology, unexpected subject matter, and/or manipulated images a. documentary b. experimental c. silent d. historical e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

Which of these is not used to make the bristles for a brush with a bamboo shaft, like those used by Asian artists?

all used: wolf hair horse hair goat hair ox hair

Sometimes artists use this kind of changing pattern to make a work more lively.

alternating pattern

When using a series of squares that are exactly the same shape, implied depth can be achieved by ________.

alternating value relative size overlapping relative position (all of these answers)

When using a series of squares that are exactly the same shape, implied depth can be achieved by ________.

alternating value, relative size, overlapping, relative position

When using a series of squares that are exactly the same shape, implied depth can be achieved by ________.

alternating value, relative size, relative position, overlapping

A line that is a continuous mark is ________.

an actual line

closer

an artist can use color to indicate depth. when a color is very pure and intense then is seems to be

closer

an artist can use color to indicate depth. when a color is very pure and intense then it seems to be..............

false

an artist would use distorted scale if he or she wanted to create a lifelike scene that the viewer could relate to

unrecognizable

an artwork can be described as non-objective if its subject matter is.............

false

an artwork can have only one focal point

negative

an empty space defined by its surroundings is known as ..... shape

A line that gives viewers the impression that they are seeing a line where there is not a continuous mark is ________.

an implied line

When a printmaker rolls ink onto a raised surface and presses a piece of paper onto it, the resulting image on the paper is known as... a. a batten b. an edition c. an impression d. a buzz up e. an impasto

an impression

false

an interior design that uses only straight lines can have the visual interest of a more varied compostition

true

an interior design that uses only straight lines might lack the visual interest of a more varied composition

By using this kind of color combination, artists avoid jarring, contrasting color and mood. pg. 107

analogous

Colors that do not contrast strongly with each other, and which are similar in wavelength, are ________ colors.

analogous

Colors that no not contrast strongly with each other, and which are similar in wavelength are... a. analogous b. complementary c. neutral d. primary e. grayscale

analogous

formal analysis

analyses the use of formal elements in a work

Formal analysis

analyzes the use of formal elements in a work

Before the invention of paper, drawings were done on ________.

animal hide papyrus cloth wood

Disney's Finding Nemo is an example of a series of computer-generated images played in rapid succession. This medium is called ________.

animation

Disney's Finding Nemo is an example of a series of computer-generated images played in rapid succession. This medium is called ________.

animation

Disney's finding Nemo is an ex of a series of computer-generated images in a quick succession is called

animation

Moving images created with a zoetrope were early forms of:

animation

elements

any of the ......... of art can help focus our interest on specific areas of a work of art

Duration, tempo, intensity, scope, setting, and chronology are:

basic attributes of time, attributes of film, terms that describe time, central tenets of time-based art

The symmetrical design of the building that we know as the Taj Mahal carries associations of:

beauty and stability

depth

because it is three-dimensional, a form has these three spatial measurements: height, width, and

The Binding agent for an encaustic paint is what

beeswax

The binding agent in encaustic painting is... a. beeswax b. egg yolk c. milk casein d. linseed oil e. gum arabic

beeswax

Sticks of chalk, pasted, and crayon are all made by combining pigment with... a. turpentine b. water c. chalk d. sawdust e. binder

binder

Sticks of chalk, pastel, and crayon are all made by combining pigment with ________.

binder

Motion is not the only indicator of the passage of time in art. ________ use the changing properties of organic material to create a sense of time passing in their art.

bioartists

Feminist analysis is a subset of ________ analysis.

biographical

Robert Lostutter creates his work with a particular scale in mind. That scale relates to these animals:

birds

In Leonardo da Vinci's design for a flying machine he used a ________ as his inspiration.

birds wing

The French artist Pierre-Paul Prud'hon created chiaroscuro by using ________ chalk on paper.

black and white

These two values are at the extreme ends of a value range.

black and white

Which of the following is not a primary source for studying a work of art?

blog of painting

Which color combination is analogous?

blue, blue-gree and green

Historically, when artists used silverpoint for a drawing they did so on wood that was covered with a thin coating of ________.

bone ash

The line that defines the edge of a shape is called the

boundary

The lines that create the image of the Nazca Spider "drawing" define the ________ of a ________.

boundary . . . shape

realism

broadly speaking, ............. refers to the portrayal of people and things as they are seen by the eye or really thought to be, without idealization and without dissertation

what motif appeared in all the plates of Judy Chicago's the dinner party

butterfly form

directional line

by orienting lines so that they attract attention to a specific area of a work of art

10. We generally associate a color with its purest, most intense state, or its highest level of ______. (a) value (b) tint (c) contrast (d) saturation* (e) grayscale

c

An empty space given shape by its surround is known as_______ a) an implied b) a geometric c) a negative d) an organic e) an actual

c) a negative

Allan Houser's work, Reverie, is ______ a) abstract and non-objective b) abstract and two-dimensional c) abstract and representational d) abstract and not representational e) none of the above

c) abstract and representational

The technique used to make Glass and Bottle of Suze is _________ a) silkscreen b) assemblage c) collage d) photomontage e) readymade

c) collage

This painting process relies on freshly applied lime plaster to hold the pigment in place. a) casein b) encaustic c) fresco d) tempera e) oil

c) fresco

Vincent van Gogh used thick swirls of pain in his work Starry Night, this technique is called ________ a) chiaroscuro b) atmospheric painting c) impasto d) intaglio e) symbolism

c) impasto

The essence of visual communication design is the use of ________ to communicate information and ideas. a) Internet b) prints c) symbols d) words e) pictures

c) symbols

D.W. Griffith's film, Birth of a Nation, employed the innovative techniques and was used as a propaganda tool by _________ a) the Transaltlantic Railroad b) Ellis Island c) the KKK d) the US President e) none of the above

c) the KKK

If an artist were to create a woodblock print with three different colors, how many separate relief clocks would he or she need? a) one b) two c) three d) four e) five

c) three

The element of art that defines the amount of space occupied by an object is __________ a) form b) mass c) volume d) texture e) geometry

c) volume

horizontal line

calm

The pose, facial expression, and landscape background of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa communicate to the viewer a mood of

calm and introspection

texture

can be actual, visual, or a patterned surface quality

When Raphael was preparing to paint his fresco The School of Athens he did a large drawing called ________ to help place the design on the wall.

cartoom

13. If you were to design an eye-catching poster using only two colors, the combination that would most stand out to passersby would be ________. (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) red and green* (e) orange and red

cbnvcn

16. We see this type of color when the brain receives so much color information that it is forced to simplify what we perceive. (a) tint (b) complementary color (c) analogous color (d) neutral color (e) optical color*

ccbnfx

In addition to alternating value, Fan Kuan's Travelers among Mountains and Streams uses this process to give the viewer a sense that some areas are closer than others.

changing visual texture

Samples of this drawing medium have been dated back to 30,000 BCE.

charcoal

samples of this drawing medium have been dated back to 30000 BCE

charcoal

When Raphael transferred his drawing of The School of Athens to the wall for painting, what substance did he force through perforations in the paper?

charcoal dust

Artists sometimes use this method of applying value to give a feeling of three-dimensionality.

chiaroscuro

This method of applying value to a two-dimensional artwork in order to create the illusion of a three-dimensional solid form is called ________.

chiaroscuro

This method of applying value to a two-dimensional artwork in order to create the illusion of three dimensional solid form is called _____.

chiaroscuro

This method of applying value to a two-dimensional artwork in order to create the illusion of three-dimensional solid form is called ________.

chiaroscuro

method of applying value to 2-D artwork in order to create illusion of 3-d art a)film noir b)value range c)chiaroscuro d)perspective

chiaroscuro

This method of applying value to a two-dimensional artwork in order to create the illusion of three-dimensional solid form is called ________.

chiaroscuro (lit. light-dark in Italian)

Color affects the way we think and react to the world, and can be used for healing purposes. This practice is called ________.

chromotherapy

Matchbook

clause oldenburg, Pop Art

Artichoke Halved is a photograph that uses this point of view to capture unique characteristics of a natural object.

close-up

An artist can use color to indicate depth. When a color is very pure and intense then it seems to be ______.

closer

An artist can use color to indicate depth. When a color is very pure and intense then it seems to be ________.

closer

when a color is pure and intense it seems

closer

This is the most vivid element of art and design.

color

This is the most vivid element of art and design. a. color b. value c. shape d. line e. mass

color

________ in particular is an element of art that can engage the viewer and express a wide range of emotions.

color

_________ in particular is an element of art that can engage the viewer and express a wide range of emotions. a. volume b. texture c. shape d. form e. color

color

chromotherapy

color affects the way we think and react to the world, and can be used for healing purposes. this practice is called...........

which of the following conditions did artist chuck close not have to struggle with ? dyslexia, neuromuscular disorder, facial blindness, prosopagnosia, or color blindness

color blindness

This is a kind of color "map" that allows an artist to assess quickly the attributes of colors as they relate to each other. pg 102

color wheel

Neutral

colors (such as blacks, whites, grays, and dull gray-browns) made by mixing complementary hues. (page 94)

analogous

colors that do not contrast strongly with each other, and which are similar in wavelength are..........colors

In order to create value in his drawing Head of a Satyr, Michelangelo used both hatching and ________, a variation where the lines overlap, allowing for the depiction of darker tones.

cross hatching

In order to create value in his drawing Head of a Satyr, Michelangelo used both hatching and ________, a variation where the lines overlap, allowing for the depiction of darker tones.

cross-hatching

The technique in which an artist creates a series of closely arranged parallel lines that is overlapped by another set of parallel strokes to create a sense of value is called:

cross-hatching

The artist David Smith created sculptures of geometric forms. In his work Cubi XIX , Smith used the following geometric shapes:

cuboids

11. A color that is almost gray has a ________ saturation. (a) high (b) low* (c) medium (d) valuable (e) monochrome

cvnbcvn

12. Colors that are on opposite sides of a color circle are radically different in wavelength and are called ________. (a) tints (b) analogous colors (c) neutrals (d) hues (e) complementary colors*

cvncn

15. When a color is associated with hot or cold we refer to this as color ________. (a) personality (b) value (c) tint (d) temperature* (e) harmony

cxbfb

Most commercial color printing is achieved using three primary colors and black. These primaries are ________.

cyan, magenta, and yellow

Most commercial printing is achieved using three primary colors and black. These primaries are... a. red, yellow, and blue b. red green, and blue c. cyan, magenta, and yellow d. orange, green, and purple e. yellow, green, and blue

cyan, magenta, and yellow

When did it become common for photographs to be collected in major fine arts museums? a) 1860s b) 1900 c) 1950s d) 1980s e) none of the above

d) 1980s

Early wall paintings have been found in Catalhoyuk in modern _________ a) Afghanistan b) France c) Denmark d) Turkey e) Greece

d) Turkey

The Egyptian fresco from Nebamun's tomb utilizes: a) composite view b) hierarchical scale c) hieroglyphs d) all of the above

d) all of the above

The Kwakiutl late-nineteenth century Eagle Transformational Mask was opened and closed during performances to _______ a) create a dynamic visual experience b) represent the transformation the wearer was undergoing c) suggest ancestral connections between eagles and humans d) all of the above

d) all of the above

The Pantheon uses which architectural order for its columns? a) Corinthian b) Doric c) Ionic d) all of the above

d) all of the above

Which of these terms applies to Georges Seurat's Sunday on La Grande Jatte? a) pointillism b) optical mixutre c) after image effect d) all of the above

d) all of the above

The structure of Romanesque churches recalls architectural elements from __________ a) ancient Greece b) southeast Asia c) Mesopotamia d) ancient Rome e) Anglo-Saxon England

d) ancient Rome

When were the first successful photographs made using a camera? a) 1300s b) 1500s c) 1600-1750 d) early 1800s e) 1900-50

d) early 1800s

Forms that tend to be irregular and similar to naturally occurring objects are known as ___________ forms. a) geometric b) volumetric c) implied d) organic e) massive

d) organic

An artist creates an artwork made up of many different shapes, all in varying shades of blue. This artwork uses the following principles of art: a) time and motion b) mass and texture c) contrast and focal point d) unity and variety e) scale and pattern

d) unity and variety

Bioartist Suzanne Anker experiments with creating artificial environments (such as the conditions suitable for life in outer space) in which she grows plants. In Astroculture (Shelf Life), 2009, she found that the plants' leaves turned:

dark blue

Renaissance artists used a camera obscura to help them understand the basic tenets of linear perspective. Camera obscura is a Latin phrase. What is the closest English translation?

dark room

The medieval Arabic scholar Alhazen used a camera obscura, a device that later helped artists to understand the basic tenets of linear perspective. Camera obscura is a Latin phrase. What is the closest English translation?

dark room

Subordination

defined as minimizing or toning down other compositional elements in order to bring attention to the focal point.

a representational work of art

depicts objects or people so that we can recognize them

Artists can create a sense of ________ by using light and dark values

depth

Artists can create a sense of ________ by using light and dark values.

depth

Because it is three-dimensional, a form has these three spatial measurements: height, width, and ________.

depth

The Chinese artist Fan Kuan created ________ in his work Travelers among Mountains and Streams by alternating bands of lighter and darker values.

depth

Feminist analysis of Grande Odalisque by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres considers the role of women in nineteenth-century France, but not viewers' perspectives on gender.

false

If Alexander Calder's Untitled mobile was powered by a small motor, rather than air currents, it would not be an example of actual motion.

false

If a drawing was created using pen and ink, an artist usually sprays it with a fixative to preserve it and prevent it from smudging.

false

Judy Chicago completed the dinner party completely on her own over a period of six years

false

Photographers cannot be responsible for principles of scale or proportion in their photographs.

false

The techniques of hatching and cross-hatching can be used only in dry media.

false

Thomas Struth photographs ________.

famous artworks people looking at art the inside of museums paintings in the Prado museum

17. The French artist Georges Seurat employed a new technique to create a jewel-like diffusion of light and vibration of color in his work The Circus . This type of painting, made up of small dots of color, is known as ________. (a) pointillism* (b) Impressionism (c) Fauvism (d) Luminism (e) Pop art

fbfh

19. Color affects the way we think and react to the world, and can be used for healing purposes. This practice is called ________. (a) spectrotherapy (b) colorography (c) chromotherapy* (d) color surgery (e) chromapathology

fgfg

9. A color that is lighter than its basic hue is known as a tint. A color that is darker than its basic hue is called a ________. (a) tint (b) shade* (c) neutral (d) monochrome (e) shadow

fhg

The area covered by a pattern is called the ________.

field

In two-dimensional work, when the figure becomes the background and the background becomes the figure, we perceive ____________

figure-ground reversal

The positive and negative shapes in M. C. Escher's print Sky and Water I balance each other and are an example of ________.

figure-ground reversal

end of the century

fin de siècle

Paper was invented by Cai Lun in China around the end of the ________century CE. He used macerated vegetable fibers suspended in water.

first

In Artemisia Gentileschi's work Judith Decapitating Holofernes, the viewer is directed to the __________ that is indicated by directional lines.

focal point

This is a specific place of visual emphasis in a work of art.

focal point

This is the specific part in an area of emphasis to which the viewer's eye is drawn.

focal point

In his painting The Flagellation, Italian artist Piero della Francesca created unity by concentrating on groups of figures in two different areas, ________ and ________.

foreground

In his painting the The Flagellation, Italian artist Piero della Francesca created unity by concentrating on groups of figures in two different areas, ________ and ______.

foreground ... background

In the DC Comics image of Superman, the figure is portrayed at an extreme angle. This ________ view creates an unusual perspective and grabs the viewer's attention.

foreshortened

In Mantegna's The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, the body of Jesus is portrayed at an extreme angle. This ________ view creates an unusual perspective and grabs the viewer's attention.

foreshortened (dramatic angle)

If an artist were to draw a figure whose arm was pointing directly toward the viewer, what technique would the artist have to use when drawing the outstretched arm?

foreshortening

If the artist were to draw a figure whose arm was pointing directly toward the viewer, what technique would the artist have to use when drawing the outstretched arm? a. foreshortening b. highlight c. chiaroscuro d. cross-hatching e. surrealism

foreshortening

The method whereby rules of perspective are applied to represent unusual points of view is called:

foreshortening

When the rules of perspective are applied in order to represent unusual points of view, we call this ________.

foreshortening

When the rules of perspective are applied in order to represent unusual points of view, we call this: ________.

foreshortening

an artist were to draw a figure whose arm was pointing directly toward the viewer, what technique would the artist have to use when drawing the outstretched arm?

foreshortening

3-d object is known as a a)form b)relief c)building d)pyramid e)cube

form

A two-dimensional object is called a shape, and a three-dimensional object is known as a ______.

form

In two-dimensional art, this is the area in which an artist creates their work a. square b. cast c. mold d. round e. format

format

In two-dimensional art, this is the area in which an artist creates their work.

format

The German word that refers to something in which the whole seems greater than the sum of its parts (where compositional and conceptual unity work together) is ________.

gestalt

The german wird that refers to something in which the whole seems greater than the sum of its part is

gestalt

german word that refers to something in which the whole seems greater than the sum of its parts a)alter b)klein c)bruder d)gestalt

gestalt

This type of drawing aims to identify and react to the main visual and expressive characteristics of a form.

gesture

This type of drawing aims to identify and react to the main visual and expressive characteristics of a form. a. genre b. contour c. life d. gesture e. fantasy

gesture

The glossy finished surface applied to a ceramic object is called

glaze

This proportional system uses a ratio of 1:1.618.

golden sections

The principles of design are a kind of ________ that artists apply to the elements of art.

grammar

the principles of design are a kind of ..... that artists apply to elements of art a)technique b)perspective c)sketch d)logo e)grammar

grammar

Which material looks and writes like lead, was discovered in the mid-1500s, and became the medium for use in pencils?

graphite

Romare Bearden's work The Dove uses an underlying ________ reflecting the city streets to create a sense of order.

grid

Artists' chalk is powdered calcium carbonate combined with this binder.

gum arabic

Chalk, pastel, and crayon are created using pigment with a binder. Which of the following is a binder?

gum arabic wax oil glue

Chalk, pastel, and crayon are created using pigment with a binder. Which of the following is a binder?

gum arabic wax oil glue

The design by I. Michael Interior Design creates ________ and interesting composition by using a balance of curved and straight lines.

harmonious

If an artist wanted to create an area of darkness using the medium of silverpoint, he or she would use the technique of ________.

hatching

The process of using a series of parallel lines set close to one another to differentiate planes of value in a work of art is called ________.

hatching

if an artist wanted to create an area of Darkness using the medium of Silverpoint they would use the technique of

hatching

process of using series of parallel lines set close to one another to differentiate planes of value is a)perspective b)hatching c)highlight d)core shadow

hatching

three dimensional

hatching and cross hatching use two dimensional lines to communicate _________ depth

Even though Jeff Koons didn't make the sculpture rabbit with his own hands is is considered his work because.... a) he designed it b) he chose its color c) he displayed it in his home d) it was modeled on his pet rabbit e) none

he designed it

The ancient Greek sculptor who created the bronze known as Poseidon (1.136) used this part of the body as a standard unit for proportional measurement in the work.

head

Lines can be used as a tool to:

imply direction, demarcate boundaries, give a sense of surface, indicate movement

The ancient Greek sculptor who created the bronze known as Poseidon used this part of the body as a standard unit for pro-portional measurement in the work.

head

The ancient Greek sculpture who created the bronze known as Poseidon used this part of the body as a standard unit for proportional measurements in the work

head

When a Yoruba sculptor created a human form, he or she made this body part disproportionately large:

head

A flat work of art has two dimensions: ________ and width.

height

a flat work of art has 2 -D: ...... & width a)height b)depth c)size

height

A group of artists might share a style - an identifiable kind of visual expression - because:

hey all used similar techniques they all worked at the same time they all studied in the same place (each answer was correct)

This type of scale is common in the relief sculpture of ancient Egypt, where it was used to indicate social importance.

hierarchical

When an artist uses scale to indicate the relative importance of elements in a composition, he or she is employing this kind of scale

hierarchical scale

When an artist uses scale to indicate the relative importance of elements in a composition, he or she is employing this kind of scale a. human scale b. monumental scale c. small scale d. hierarchical scale e. proportional scale

hierarchical scale

When an artist uses scale to indicate the relative importance of elements in a composition, he or she is employing this kind of scale.

hierarchical scale

The chiaroscuro method uses five defined values: cast shadow, reflected light, core shadow, light, and ________.

highlight

The story of Vishnu dreaming the universe, as depicted in an Indian relief carving, is derived from the ________ religion.

hindu

Op Art

his art movement of the 1960s relies on perceptual anomalies of the human eye to create dynamic effects.

The album of ink brush paintings of bamboo by the Chinese artist Wu Zhen was created as an instructional model to help this person learn the art of brushwork.

his som

If vertical lines communicate strength, horizontals calm, and diagonals action, then a vacation resort might want to choose a logo consisting of ________ lines in order to show peaceful repose.

horizontal

This kind of line tends to be more visually active, so it can draw the viewer's attention.

horizontal

Which of the listed concepts seems most suitable for creating a calm, restful or placid quality?

horizontal lines

7. The term used for referring to the basic colors of the spectrum is ________. (a) complementary (b) secondary (c) hue* (d) optical color (e) analogous

hue

The term used for referring to each of the basic colors of the spectrum is... a. complementary b. secondary c. hue d. optical color e. analogous

hue

The term used for referring to the basic colors of the spectrum is ________.

hue

The term used for referring to the basic colors of the spectrum is ________.

hue

Which of these terms relates to Hans Holbein the Younger's painting The Ambassadors?

iconography memento mori and anamorphosis

These simple, symbolic graphics are often used for products that people of many different cultures use, so that there is no need for language translation: a. icons b. citations c. hieroglyphics d. trademarks e. patents

icons

horizontal

if vertical lines communicate strength, horizontals calm, and diagonals action, then a vacation resort might want to choose a logo consisting of ....... lines in order to show peaceful repose

These handwritten illustrated books created during the middle ages

illuminated manuscripts

application of thick paint

impasto

line that gives viewers impression that they are seeing aline where there is not a continuous mark a)irregular b)chaotic c)implied d)directional

implied

The Devil Made Me Do It painting by Sauerkids uses

implied lines

Visual clues that suggest movement

implied motion

When an artist employs visual clues to suggest movement in a work of art that is static and motionless, this is known as ________.

implied motion

When an artist employs visual clues to suggest movement in a work off art that is static and motionless, this is known as... a. stroboscopic motion b. actual motion c. rapid motion d. implied motion e. slow motion

implied motion

when an artist employs visual clues to suggest movement in a work of art that is static and motionless, this is known as

implied motions

In Francisco Goya's print The Third of May, 1808, the Spanish citizens are arranged in a(n) ________ rhythm, whereas the French soldiers have ________ rhythm.

irregular...regular

An allegory is

is people or events that have a consistent symbolic meaning.

subjective

is the degree to which an artwork is less representational and moves towards non-objective

The computer and console game Transistor uses ________ perspective.

isometric

The computer simulation game, The Sims, uses __________ perspective.

isometric

The video game Transistor uses ________ perspective.

isometric

Kindred Spirits by Asher Brown Durand uses the effects of ________ to give a sense of the vastness of the American landscape.

isometric perspective

This system, which derives its name from the Greek meaning "equal measure," uses diagonal parallel lines to communicate depth.

isometric perspective

This system, which derives its name from the Greek meaning "equal measure", uses diagonal parallel lines to communicate depth a. isometric perspective b. linear perspective c. chiaroscuro d. multi-point perspective e. relative position

isometric perspective

This system, which derives its name from the Greek meaning "equal measure," uses diagonal parallel lines to communicate depth.

isometric perspective

allan houser's work "reverie" is representational because

it includes two shapes that we recognize as faces

Art is sometimes censored by the authorities because:

it offends people's religious beliefs, its sexual content seems pornographic, it carries a political message that worries the authorities, its moral values seem improper

art is sometimes censored by the authorities because

it offends religion, could be pornographic, politically incorrect for authorities, improper moral values

Why might an architect choose a simple, repetitive rhythm for his or her building?

it suggests stability

Girl with a pearl earring was painted by this dutch artist a) rembrant b) vincent van gouh c) jan avn eyck d) johannes vermeer e) albrecht durer

johannes vermeer

This type of sculpture can move and change its visual form.

kinetic

this type of sculpture can move and change its visual form

kinetic

false

kinetic works of art utilize movement to create implied line

Stolen art loses much of its value because ______

lacking good title and proper provenance prevents its resale

Which of these is NOT a geometric form?

leaf

This is the practice of drawing from a live model or other actual objects. a. fantasy drawing b. gesture drawing c. contour drawing d. genre drawing e. life drawing

life drawing

Advertisers often use this color to reach their audience because it is the most visible in the spectrum.

lime yellow

One definition of this element is "a mark that connects two points."

line

one definition of this element is "a mark that connects to points"

line

This is the system for creating an illusion of depth sing three basic components: horizon line, vanishing point, and convergence lines a. linear perspective b. chiaroscuro c. highlight d. palette e. atmospheric perspective

linear perspective

This is the system for creating an illusion of depth using three basic components: horizon line, vanishing point, and convergence lines.

linear perspective

The Swedish-born artist Claes Oldenburg uses this kind of scale in his sculptures to express admiration for the little things in everyday life.

monumental

The Swedish-born artist Claes Oldenburg uses this kind of scale in his sculptures to express admiration for the little things in everyday life. monumental

monumental

The kind of scale used for objects that appear larger than they are in real life is called ___ scale.

monumental

The kind of scale used for objects that appear larger than they are in real life is called ________ scale.

monumental

Claes Odenburg uses this kind of scale for little things in everyday life

monumental scale

A design repeated as a unit in a pattern is called a ________.

motif

a design repeated as a unit in a pattern is called a

motif

true

motif is a design that is repeated as a unit to create a pattern

In Islamic art it is not uncommon to see complex interlaced __________, which are designs repeated as units in a pattern.

motifs

The 17th century pashmina carpet from northern India uses repeated stylized flowers as _________ to create a strong, unified design

motifs

The seventeenth-century pashmina carpet from northern India (1.9.4) uses repeated, stylized flowers as ________ to create a strong, unified design.

motifs

The Sequence of photographs Dorothea Lange took of a migrant family in 1936 shows how photographers move around their subject and anticipate the right time to capture the image they seek. In this way, photography is still deeply concerned with the elements of __________ and time

motion

The sequence of photographs Dorothea Lange took of a migrant family in 1936 shows how photographers move around their subject and anticipate the right time to capture the image they seek. In this way, photography is still deeply concerned with the elements of ________ and time.

motion

The artist can more readily reflect the complexities of the real world by using more than one vanishing point. This is known as ________ perspective.

multi-point

which of the following are acceptable resources for studying art? a) museum website b) essay from someone who looked at the art c) none

museum website

Robert Rauschenberg created a work titled Erased de Kooning Drawing by erasing a work by the Abstract Expressionist artist Willem de Kooning. How long did it take Rauschenberg to erase the whole drawing?

nearly a month

empty space defined by its surrounding is known as a

negative

Some people argued that Robert Mapplethorpe should not have been awarded public funding, because:

of his identity as a gay man and the sexual nature of his photographs

8. The element of art that describes the relative lightness or darkness of a hue, compared to another hue, is known as ______. (a) value* (b) saturation (c) intensity (d) contrast (e) form

ogpj

line

one definition of this element is "a mark that connects two points"

We see this type of color when the brain receives so much color information that it is forced to simplify what we perceive.

optical color

If you were to design an eye-catching poster using only two colors, the combination that would most stand out to passerby would be ________

orange and red

Forms that tend to be irregular, and similar to naturally occurring objects, are known as ________ forms.

organic

This type of shape is composed of unpredictable, irregular lines.

organic

forms that tend to be irregular, and similar to naturally occurring objects

organic

Frank Gehry's design for the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, uses contrasts of:

organic and geometric form

An artist creates compositional unity by:

organizing all of the visual elements of a work

A Summer Shower by the British artist Edith Hayllar employs linear perspective to create depth. The painting contains imaginary sightlines that converge toward a single vanishing point. These lines are also called ________.

orthogonals

consists of two up rights and cross beams

post and linteal

A Summer Shower by the British artist Edith Hayllar employs linear perspective to create depth. The painting contains imaginary sightlines that converge toward a single vanishing point. These lines are also called ________.

orthogonals (converging parallel lines)

We perceive scale in relation to:

our own size

the lines that defines the edge of a shape is called the

outline

The artist Chuck Close used a repeated pattern of organic concentric rings set into a diamond shape to create his large:

paintings

In ancient Egypt this part of the human body was used as a standard of measurement. Six of these equaled a cubit

palm

in ancient Egypt this part of the human body was used as a standard of measurements. Six of these equaled a cubit

palm

Hishikawa Moronobu's seventeenth-century woodblock print depicts the art of ________.

papermaking

Ron Lambert's sculptural work "Sublimate (Cloud Cover)" replicates the natural process of the water cycle to illustrate the _____.

passage of time

The French Impressionist Edgar Degas used this dry drawing medium when he created The Tub in 1886.

pastel

the French Impressionist, Edgar Degas, used this dry drawing medium when he created the tub in 1886

pastel

The recurrence of a single element in a work of art is called ________.

pattern

The recurrence of a single element in a work of art is called... a. style b. focal point c. pattern d. emphasis e. space

pattern

the recurrence of a single element in a work of art is called

pattern

To transfer the design of The School of Athens to the wall, Raphael ________ a large drawing, then used powdered charcoal dust to leave an impression of the original image.

perforated

This medium involves the human body and usually includes the artist

performance art

This medium involves the human body and usually includes the artist.

performance art

This type of art can only exist in one place and time in history a. ceramics b. performance art c. Futurism d. narrative painting e. collage

performance art

This type of art can only exist in one place and time in history.

performance art

false

photographers cannot be responsible for principles of scale or proportion in their photographs

This component of paint has traditionally been extracted from minerals, soils, vegetable matter, and animal-by-products. a. glaze b. solvent c. polymers d. pigment e. impasto

pigment

paint in its most basic form is composed of a liquid binder and what

pigment

The French artist Georges Seurat employed a new technique to create a jewel-like diffusion of light and vibration of color in his work The Circus . This type of painting, made up of small dots of color, is known as ________.

pointillism

The French artist Georges Seurat employed a new technique to create a jewel-like diffusion of light and vibration of color in his work The Circus. This type of painting, made up of small dots of color, is known as ________.

pointillism

Daguerreotype are made on

polished metal plate

figure-ground

positive and negative shapes in a work of art have a .......... relationship

The size relationships between parts of an object, or its _________, affects how a viewer will interpret it a. proportions b. colors c. mass d. values e. facade

proportions

the relationship between the sizes of different parts of a work make up its

proportions

. ________ balance is achieved when all elements in a work of art are equidistant from a central point and repeat in a symmetrical way from side to side and top to bottom.

radial

When Tibetan Buddhist monks create a sand mandala, they are creating a composition that has this kind of balance:

radial

________ balance is achieved when all elements in a work of art are equidistant from a central point and repeat in a symmetrical way from side to side and top to bottom.

radial

The design of the Taj Mahal and gardens uses both ________ and ________ symmetry.

radial and bilateral

__________ balance is achieved when all elements in a work of art are equidistant from a central point and repeat in a symmetrical way from the side to side and top to bottom

radical

If you were to create an artwork by throwing open cans of paint over your shoulder onto a canvas behind you, this work would be an example of ________.

randomness

Using automatic reactions to apply art materials in such a way as consciously to deny order can lead to __________ in art.

randomness

the opposite of pattern is

randomness

When Robert Rauschenberg, in his work Monogram, chose to use a variety of non-traditional art materials and techniques instead of those accepted by the art world, he made a conscious effort to ________ the established art world.

rebel against

Winslow Homer's Prisoners from the Front (1866) was intended to call for ________.

reconcilliation after the Civil War

If you were to look at a t-shirt that absorbed the colors violet, blue, green, yellow, and orange, what color would the t-shirt appear to be?

red

If you were to design an eye-catching poster using only two colors, the combination that would most stand out to passersby would be ________.

red and green

The artist Charles Csuri creates rich artworks, such as Wondrous Spring, using digital media. Illuminated displays can create millions of color possibilities out of these three primary colors:

red, green, blue

The traditional primary colors are... a. red, yellow, blue b. blue, green, yellow c. green, orange, violet d. red and blue e. green and yellow

red, yellow, and blue

The traditional primary colors are ________.

red, yellow, blue

One method used to establish depth in Beda Stjernschantz's Pastoral (Primavera) involves placing figures higher or lower in the composition. This process for creating depth is called ________.

relative position

3-d surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is called a)volume b)form in the round c)relief d)texture

relief

this type of culture is designed to only be viewed from one side

relief

this type of printmaking is done by carving Away part of the Block in order to leave a raised surface that can be Inked and printed

relief

A three-dimensional surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is known as a _______.

relief (raised form on a largely flat background)

dark room

renaissance artists used a camera obscura to help them understand the basic tenets of linear perspective. Camera obscura is a latin phrase. what is the closest english translation?

The Italian Futurist artist Giacomo Balla illustrated the rapid movement of a dog running on a leash by painting a series of ________ in order to give the impression that we are seeing motion as it happens.

repeating marks

A pattern with regular intervals creates ________ rhythm.

repetitive

A work that depicts people or objects in a way that makes them recognizable is called___________

representational

the equestrian statue of marcus aurelius is recognizable as a man on a horse. This is called a ...... artwork a) abstract b) 2-D 3) representational d)non objective e) primitive

representational

This principle of design arises from repetition of a pattern.

rhythm

If a figure in an artwork has drapery billowing out behind it, and appears to have multiple feet in different positions, the viewer might assume that this figure is ________.

running forward

If a figure in an artwork has drapery billowing out behind it, and appears to have multiple feet in different positions, the viewer might assume that this figure is ________.

running forwards

This red chalk was used by Renaissance artists, including Michelangelo in his Studies for the Libyan Sibyl.

sanguine

We generally associate a color with its purest, most intense state, or its highest level of ______.

saturation

We generally associate a color with its purest, most intense state, or its highest level of ________.

saturation

We generally associate a color with its purest, most intense state, or its hight level of... a. value b. tint c. contrast d. saturation e. grayscale

saturation

pg. 109-111 A color that is almost gray has a low chroma, or __________.

saturation

Katsushika Hokusai is said to have used a live chicken's footprints in a painting that communicated ________.

sensations of a fall day by the river

The German artist Käthe Kollwitz used charcoal to express ________ in her self-portrait of 1933, even though she rendered her face and hand in a static, realistic way.

sense of energy

Detective movies of the 1940s were filmed in such dark tones they were referred to as film noir. Filmmakers chose these dark values to enhance the ________ mood of the movies

serious

Detective movies of the 1940s were filmed in such dark tones they were referred to as film noir. Filmmakers chose these dark values to enhance the ________ mood of the movies.

serious

A color that is lighter than its basic hue is known as a tint. A color that is darker than its basic hue is called a ________.

shade

A color that is lighter than its basic hue is known as a tint. A color that is darker than its basic hue is called a... a. tint b. shade c. neutral d. monochrome e. shadow

shade

The Taj Mahal was commissioned by the grieving ________ as a memorial to his third and beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.

shah jahan

How did artist D. J. Hall use color pencil to achieve rich color and intense light effects in her work Piece of Cake?

she pressed the pencil aggressively into the paper

Iconographic analysis interprets objects and figures in an artwork as:

signs or symbols

This drawing medium utilizes a piece of silver wire set in a holder.

silverpoint

This drawing medium utilizes a piece of silver wire set in a holder. a. sanguine b. pencil c. bister d. silverpoint e. gum arabic

silverpoint

Rectangles based on the Golden Section can be nested inside each other to create an elegant ________.

spiral

The Flemish artist Jan van Eyck used hierarchical scale to communicate ________ importance in his painting Madonna in a Church.

spiritual

This type of window was used in Gothic cathedrals to enhance the religious experience of the worshipper. a. transom b. casement c. stained-glass d. jalousie e. picture

stained-glass

The Pyramid of the Sun is a ________

stepped pyramid

Using puppets, dolls, or models to create scenes in a movie is called... a. cel animation b. imaginary thinking c. stop-motion animation d. collage e. expressionism

stop-motion animation

vertical line

strength

The kind of motion that is created by showing a series of static images in quick succession is called ________.

stroboscopic motion

Artists face a communication challenge: to find a ________ within the chaos of nature and to select and organize materials into a harmonious composition.

structure

The focal point of Robert Rauschenberg's sculpture Monogram is:

stuffed goat

The opposite of emphasis is ________.

subordination

The opposite of emphasis is.... a. color b. tone c. focal point d. subordination e. proportion

subordination

When an artist wants to draw attention away from a particular part of the work, he or she uses__________

subordination

a fine ex of

subordination

the opposite of emphasis is

subordination

When ________ colors are mixed, they make a duller and darker color because more of the visible spectrum is absorbed.

subtractive

Beda Stjernschantz was a member of the Symbolists, who were interested in the relationship between art and music. This was exemplified in a physiological condition known as ________, in which one of the body's senses translates the experience into another sense.

sythethesia

This symmetrical Chinese motif appears in art as a monster that is made from many other designs.

t'oa t'ieh

When painters in the workshop of the fifteenth-century artist known as the Master of Osservanza illustrated "The Meeting of St. Anthony and St. Paul", they solved the problem of how to _________ in a single painting by merging a series of episodes into one. a. tell a story b. mix colors c. save space d. portray two saints e. create a setting

tell a story

Color ________ can be relative to the other colors nearby. For example, violet can be warm if we see it next to a hot color like red, or cool if we see it next to a colder color like blue.

temperature

When a color is associated with hot or cold we refer to this as color ________.

temperature

Vertical Lines

tend to communicate strength

Dorothea Lange took a series of photographs of a family in what kind of living quarters?

tent

Which of the following are acceptable resources for studying art?

term-68

Barbara Kruger's untitled (Your grace hits the side of my face) employs her background as a graphic designer in its use of _____________

text and image

A slick cold surface of a finely finished metal object, the rough-hewn splintery character of a broken branch, and the pebbly surface of a rocky beach are all examples of this element of art:

texture

What does the cross on Velázquez's tunic in Las Meninas signify?

that he was a member of the Order of Santiago

The Turkish soldiers in Delacroix's painting The Massacre at Chios are shown wearing turbans because the artist wanted ______.

the Turks to seem exotic and frightening

Gun Crime by Noma Bar uses positive and negative shape to communicate:

the act of gun crime and its terrible result

The name of the opening that lets light into any camera is called... a. the aperture b. the iris c. the portal d. the lumen e. the eye

the aperture

multiple point

the artist can more readily reflect that complexities the real world by using more than one vanishing point. this is known as _______ perspective

horizontal line: calm diagonal line: action vertical line: strength

the orientation of a line can communicate particular feelings. match the type of line with it's feeling

grammar

the principles of design are a kind of .............. that artists apply to the elements of art

hatching

the process of using a series of parallel lines set close to one another to differentiate planes of value in a work of art is called

pattern

the recurrence of a single element in a work of art is called............

proportions

the relationship between the sizes of different parts of a work make up its............

Hokusai is said to have used a live chicken's footprints in a painting that communicated ______.

the sensations of a fall day by the river

Katsushika Hokusai is said to have used a live chicken's footprints in a painting that communicated ________.

the sensations of a fall day by the river

abstract

the term..........applies to art that departs significantly from the actual appearance of things

Which of the following can create a pattern?

the warp and weft of woven cloth fish scales dried, cracked mud stacks of cans

what is the difference between film and video

the way it is recorded

form

the.........of a work refers to its totality as a work of art

three-dimensional

these four visual elements of art-form, volume, mass, and texture-are present in........... works of art

focal point

this is the specific part in an area is emphasis to which the viewers eye is drawn

linear perspective

this is the system for creating an illusion of depth using three basic components: horizon line, vanishing point, convergence line

chiaroscuro

this method of applying value to a two dimensional artwork in order to create the illusion of a three dimensional solid form is called

chiarscuro

this method of applying value to a two-dimensional artwork in order to create the illusion of three-dimensional solid form is called...........

performance art

this type of art can only exist in one place and time in history

two point perspective

this type of perspective is used when an object is being viewed from an angle rather than from directly in front

hierarchical

this type of scale is common in the relief sculpture of ancient Egypt, where it was used to indicate social importance

kinetic

this type of sculpture can move and change its visual form

organic

this type of shape is composed of unpredictable, irregular lines

Ascending and Descending, by M. C. Escher, uses ________ perspective.

three

Hatching and cross-hatching use two-dimensional lines to communicate ________ depth.

three-dimensional

These four visual elements of art—form, volume, mass, and texture—are present in ________ works of art.

three-dimensional

Ascending and Descending, by M. C. Escher, uses ________ perspective. a. atmospheric d. three-point

three-point

Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz spent much of her life with her home country under Communist rule by the Soviet Union. The regime emphasized the collective over the individual. This experience is reflected in her artworks in the following way:

through the use of multiple repeated figures

Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz spent much of her life with her home country under Communist rule by the Soviet Union. The regime emphasized the collective over the individual. This experience is reflected in her artworks in the following way:

through the use of multiple, repeated figures

Traditional visual arts, such as painting, are inherently static, but artists have always found inventive ways of conveying the elements of ________ and ________.

time . . . motion

Traditional visual arts, such as painting, are inherently static, but artists have always found inventive ways of conveying the elements of ________ and ________.

time and motion

A color that is lighter than its basic hue is called a: pg 108

tint

African masks displayed in museums were originally made ______.

to be worn during spiritual or magic ceremonies

Ai Wewei was arrested by chinese gov in 2011, 3 years after he had been involved in designinig the stadium for the beijing olympics true v false

true

An interior design that uses only straight lines might lack the visual interest of a more varied composition.

true

An interior design that uses only straight lines might lack the visual interest of a more varied composition. t or f

true

If the clothing of the saint was the only light area in The Funeral of St. Bonaventure, the viewer's eye would not be easily drawn to any other areas of the composition.

true

Performance artists the Blue Man Group rely on bodily movements to communicate ideas without speech

true

Performance artists the Blue Man Group rely on bodily movements to communicate ideas without speech.

true

The Yes Men coined the term "laughtivism" to describe their socially conscious performance art endeavors

true

The best artist's papers—which last for centuries without deteriorating—are often made with 100 percent rag, cotton, or linen fibers.

true

it does not matter if a sculptor is creating a human statue on a monumental scale, or a figure much smaller than lifesize: if the sculptor applies the ratio of the golden section, the sculpture will have naturalistic proportions

true

in order for photojournalistic name to be effective they need to be _____________ as possible

truthful

There is rhythm in an artwork when it has at least this many points of reference.

two

This type of perspective is used when an object is being viewed from an angle rather than from directly in front.

two

there is a rhythm in an artwork when it has at least how many points of reference

two

Secondary colors can be created from a mixture of: pg 103

two primary colors

true

two-dimensional objects are shape and a three-dimensional objects are form

This type of perspective is used when an object is being viewed form an angle rather than from directly in front a. isometric b. one-point c. two-point d. atmospheric e. foreshadowing

two-point

This type of perspective is used when an object is being viewed from an angle rather than from directly in front.

two-point

The visual form of printed letter words and text is called

typography

This visual form of printed letters, words, and text is called... a. media b. calligraphy c. typography d. layout e. hieroglyphics

typography

The tools of formal analysis help us to:

understand how the artist applied the elements and principles to his or her artwork

What element describes the imposition of order and harmony on a design?

unity

What principle of art did Katsushika Hokusai employ in "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa" in order to bring harmony to what could otherwise be a very chaotic scene?

unity

what element describes imposition of order and harmony on a design a)unity b)variety c)balance d)rhythm

unity

what elements describes the imposition of order and harmony on a design

unity

an artist creates an artowrk with many different shapes & varying color. This uses the principles... a)time & motion b)mass & texture c)unity and scale d)scale & pattern

unity & scale

An artist creates an artwork made up of many different shapes, all in varying shades of blue. This artwork uses the following principles of art:

unity and variety

Jose de Rivera's sculpture infinity can be described as non objective because the subject matter is .... a) recognizable b) difficult c) 3-D d) unrecognizable

unrecognizable

an artwork can be described as non-objective if its subject matter is_________

unrecognizable

The element of art that describes the relative lightness or darkness of a hue, compared to another hue, is known as ______.

value

The element of art that describes the relative lightness or darkness of a hue, compared to another hue, is known as ________.

value

The element of art that describes the relative lightness or darkness of a hue, compared to another hue, is known as... a. value b. saturation c. intensity d. contrast e. form

value

The lightness or darkness of a surface is the element of art called

value

The lightness or darkness of a surface is the element of art called ________.

value

lightness or darkness of a surface is .... a)value b)space c)shape d)colore

value

Masaccio was one of the first artists to use one-point perspective. In his large fresco, Trinity, the ________ is centered in the middle of the horizon line, directly ahead of the viewer.

vanishing point

One-point perspective does convey depth, but it has limited applications due to its reliance on a single ________.

vanishing point

This is a kind of visual diversity that can bring many different ideas, media, or elements together in one composition.

variety

When complementary colors are used next to each other in a composition, they produce a visual anomaly called simultaneous contrast. This visual effect makes the colors appear to ________ along the boundary where the two colors meet.

vibrate

When complementary colors are used next to each other in a composition, they produce a visual anomaly called simultaneous contrast. This visual effect makes the colors appear to _________ along the boundary where the two colors meet. a. vibrate b. neutralize c. disappear d. darken e. lighten

vibrate

In The Treachery of Images, Magritte tells us that painting is a:

visual trick

The elements of art form the basic ________ of art.

vocabulary

This element of art is used to describe the usable interior space of an architectural form.

volume

element of art that defines amount of space occupied by an object is a)mass b)volume

volume

false

volume is a space that is enclosed by materials that are not entirely solid

In the Great Mosque (1.9.7) there are red and white stone wedges that make up the series of repeating arches that dominate the interior. What are these stone wedges called?

voussoirs

The presence of Velázquez's self-portrait in Las Meninas indicates that the painter ________.

wanted artists to be of high status

Pablo Picasso studied and copied Las Meninas because:

wanted to develop his own individual style

this painting medium is transparent applied to a paper surface and has a gum arabic binder

watercolor

Artists' crayon is made by mixing pigment with ________.

wax

color pencil is much like graphite but the lettuce made from pigment and ____________

wax

saturation

we generally associate a color with its purest, most intense state, or its highest level of...........

unity

what element describes the imposition of order and harmony on a design

Expressionism focuses on _________

what is felt rather than what is seen

German

Gestalt unity is a term that is derived from which language?

Emphasize her wealth and good taste

In her portrait by Titian, Isabella d'Este wears a turban, embroidered clothes,and a white ermine stole to

When Robert Rauschenberg, in his work Monogram, chose to use a variety of non-traditional art materials and techniques instead of those accepted by the art world, he made a conscious effort to ________ the established art world.

Rebel against

Aesthetics

Study of beauty

Greek architecture symbolizes values important to Americans

The building that houses the Lincoln Memorial was based on the form of an Ancient Greek temple. Why?

The artists own blood

The medium of Marc Quinn's Self is

Nuestro Pueblo

The work now known as the Watts Towers was in fact given a different title by it's creator. That title was

William Faulkner

This American novelist noted that the "aim of every artist is to arrest motion."

a bicycle wheel mounted on a stool

This object by French artist Marcel Duchamp is considered the first work of kinetic sculpture.

kinetic

This type of sculpture can move and change its visual form.

time and motion

Traditional visual arts, such as painting, are inherently static, but artists have always found inventive ways of conveying the elements of ________ and ________.

invigorate

Variety can ________ a design.

radial

When Tibetan Buddhist monks create a sand mandala, they are creating a composition that has this kind of balance:

the elements have conceptual unity

A work can still display unity, even if none of the visual elements has anything in common, if:

organizing all of the visual elements of the work

An artist creates compositional unity by:

structure

Artists face a communication challenge: to find a ________ within the chaos of nature and to select and organize materials into a harmonious composition.

variety

Compositional unity strikes an interesting balance between the monotony of too much similarity, and the chaos of too much ________ in a work of art.

Shepard Fairey uses which of the following concepts as a strong component of his graphically painted images.

Contrasting negative and positive shape

Balance

Creating visual weight and counterweight is part of an artist's use of the element of ________ in creating a work of art.

-basic attributes of time - attributes of film - terms that describe time - central tenets of time-based art (All of the above)

Duration, tempo, intensity, scope, setting, and chronology are:

He designed it

Even though Jeff Koons did not make the sculpture Rabbit with his own hands, is it considered his work because

High relief projects out from the background fairly significantly where as facade relief is a kind of relief that only sticks out a tiny little bit.

False

The element of art that most effectively describes the solidity of form of the Olmec heads is the concept of volume.

False

In his painting The Flagellation, Italian artist Piero della Francesca created unity by concentrating on groups of figures in two different areas, ________ and ________.

Foreground and background

Johannes Vermeer

Girl With a Pearl Earring was painted by this Dutch artist

Austrian businessmen

Gustav Klimt's portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer was typical of his portraits of the wives and sisters of

The story of Vishnu dreaming the universe, as depicted in an Indian relief carving, is derived from the ________ religion.

Hindu

assymetrical

If an artist painted a street scene with one large building on the left-hand side, and two smaller buildings on the right-hand side, this would be an example of ________ balance

Of their shape subtle colors and irregular surface

In Japan ceramic tea bowls were appreciated baca use

Emphasize that the Greeks were helpless

In The Massacre at Chios Delacroix chose to portray the Greeks as partly clothed in order to

Solar Rotary

Nancy Holt created this work, which intertwines the passage of time with the movement of the sun.

repeating marks

The Italian Futurist artist Giacomo Balla illustrated the rapid movement of a dog running on a leash by painting a series of ________ in order to give the impression that we are seeing motion as it happens.

Lincoln is a symbol of American values and identity

The Lincoln memorial in Washington DC is valuable because

Undermine the military will of the German people

The Nazis feared Dixs art because they thought it might

Shah Jahan

The Taj Mahal was commissioned by the grieving ________ as a memorial to his third and beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.

True

The city of Los Angeles disapproved of Simon Rodia's Watts Towers

Sensation

The controversial exhibition of contemporary British art held in Brooklyn Museum in 1999 was called

Calm and introspection

The pose, facial expression, and landscape background of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa communicate to the viewer a mood of

The strength of the institutions of the republic

Thomas Jefferson chose a Roman temple as the model for his design of the Virginia State Capitol because it suggested

False

Titians portrait of Isabella d'Este does not portray Isabella as she really looked

Romare Bearden depicted a hectic street scene in his work The Dove. He created a sense of unity and stability in the busy composition with an implied ________ shape.

Triangular

This is a kind of visual diversity that can bring many different ideas, media, or elements together in one composition.

Variety

implied motion

When an artist employs visual clues to suggest movement in a work of art that is static and motionless, this is known as ________.

Because it was made from rare ivory

Why do we presume that the head of a woman from Benin was made for someone wealthy

False

William G. Walls The Hudson River Portfolio expressed his belief that Native Americans deserved equal rights

Reconciliation after the Civil War

Winslow Homers Prisoners from the Front was intended to call for

radial

________ balance is achieved when all elements in a work of art are equidistant from a central point and repeat in a symmetrical way from side to side and top to bottom.

assymetrical

_________ balance is achieved when two halves of a composition are not mirror images of each other

An empty space defined by its surround is known as ________ shape.

a negative

When we touch an object we experience a tactile sensation that artists refer to as ________ texture.

actual

The sphere that designer Saul Bass created for the AT&T logo is not defined by a continuous boundary. This type of shape, which can be suggested by dots or lines that do not connect, is termed ________ shape.

an implied

________ volume is a space that is enclosed by materials that are not entirely solid.

an open

Creating visual weight and counterweight is part of an artist's use of the element of ________ in creating a work of art.

balance

A representational work of art ________.

depicts objects or people so that we can recognize them

To imply greater depth, the sculptor who created the relief carvings on the outside of the Ara Pacis Augustae carved the figures in the ________ more deeply than those that are in the background, in order to make them stand out more.

foreground

A two-dimensional object is called a shape, and a three-dimensional object is known as a ________.

form

It is still not fully understood how the ancient Egyptians created such huge feats of engineering. The ________ form of the pyramids contrasts with the surrounding organic landscape, and shows the Egyptians' power and control over the natural world around them.

geometric

The German word that refers to something in which the whole seems greater than the sum of its parts is ________.

gestalt

Allan Houser's work Reverie is representational because:

it includes two shapes that we recognize as faces

Over the years, public opinion of the Watts Towers has varied, but people have never thought that:

it is a perfect example of the Neoclassical style

Art is sometimes censored by the authorities because:

it offends people religious beliefs, its sexual conent seems pornographic, it carried a political message that worries the authorities, its moral values seem improper

Stolen art loses much of its value because:

lacking good title and proper provenance prevents its resale

Marc Quinn's Self, a self-portrait made from frozen blood, is created in ________ scale.

life-sized

Tibetan Buddhist monks create colored sand images with a radial design. This representation of the universe is called a ________.

mandala

A sculpture designed in the round can be viewed from ________.

nearly every angle

Examples of graphic art include:

posters advertising signage social media

________ balance is achieved when all elements in a work of art are equidistant from a central point and repeat in a sym-metrical way from side to side and top to bottom.

racial

The design of the Taj Mahal and gardens uses both __________ and ____________symmetry.

radial and bilateral

A three-dimensional surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is known as a ________.

relief

Western artists since the Renaissance have usually considered ______ to be the highest forms of art.

sculpture and painting

Katushika Hokusai is said to have used a live chicken's footprints in a painting the communicated _________.

the senations of a fall day by the river

These four visual elements of art—form, volume, mass, and texture—can be present in ________ works of art.

three-dimensional

An artist creates an artwork made up of many different shapes, all in varying shades of blue. This artwork uses the following principles of art:

time and motion

Compositional unity strikes an interesting balance between the monotony of too much similarity, and the chaos of too much ________ in a work of art.

variety

The element of art that defines the amount of space occupied by an object is ________.

volume

What element of art is most appropriate for describing the empty space within an interior of an architectural form.

volume

Portray the Turks as fierce murderers

Eugene Delacroix's painting The Massacre at Chios was intended to