Art Appreciation ECU introduction quiz
Which of the following statements is untrue?
Katushika Hokusai carved and printed all of his artworks himself
Marc Quinn's Self, a self-portrait made from frozen blood, is created in ________ scale.
Life-sized
Examples of graphic art include:
Posters, advertising, signage, social media
Western artists since the Renaissance have usually considered ______ to be the highest forms of art.
Sculpture and painting
The rarity of an artwork, and its value, are often closely related.
True
The pose, facial expression, and landscape background of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa communicate to the viewer a mood of ________.
calm and introspection
A representational work of art ________.
depicts objects or people so that we can recognize them
Even though Jeff Koons did not make the sculpture Rabbit with his own hands, it is considered his work because ________.
he designed it
Louise Nevelson's work White Vertical Water is made of ________.
painted wood
Niagara Falls was a popular subject for North American artists in the second half of the nineteenth century, because it symbolized:
-America's territorial expansion -the presence of God in nature -grandeur -the beauty and power of nature
When conducting a formal analysis of a work of art you would probably want to consider the artist's use of
-Color -texture -emphasis -scale
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
Which of the following can be considered part of visual culture?
-roadside billboards -television commercials -comic books -oil paintings
The oldest museum in America, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, was founded in:
1805
A graphic designer usually intends to please one individual patron.
False
Leonardo da Vinci was an artist who rigidly stuck to traditional methods and rules of art.
False
Formal analysis can be done on paintings, but not on sculptures.
false
When artists are censored it usually stops them from producing any further work.
false
Stolen art loses much of its value because:
lacking good title and proper provenance prevents its resale
In Japan, ceramic tea bowls were appreciated because ________.
of their shape, subtle colors, and irregular surface