art appreciation exam 1

Chris Olfili's Holy Virgin Mary and Michelangelo's Last Judgment both resist interpretation according to formal theories. are both universally regarded as masterpieces. were both subject to censorship. are similarly unable to be interpreted using contextual theories.

were both subject to censorship.

In buon fresco the pigments combined with water are applied to canvas. wet plaster. wood. paper.

wet plaster.

A mixed-media artwork is made with different materials. by a team of several artists. using more than one style. by assimilating diverse influences.

with different materials.

Which material is said to possess a vitality or living spirit? clay silver glass Wood

wood

Which artist is considered a leader in the revival of fresco painting in the 1920s and 1930s? Tom Wudl Diego Rivera Joan Mitchell Anne Truitt

Diego Rivera

Jazz provided a notable influence on the work of Ray Beldner. Romare Bearden. Edward Weston. Alexis Smith.

Romare Bearden

What is also called a substitution process? casting bas-relief modeling Carving

casting

Projective drawing involves working exclusively from photographic imagery. creating something that only exists in the artist's mind. working directly from observation. combining approaches and media.

creating something that only exists in the artist's mind.

According to the authors of the book Innovator's DNA, all of the following are traits that define creativity EXCEPT observing. criticizing. networking. experimenting.

criticizing.

In Preacher, Charles White gives the figure a feeling of mass using the technique of cross-hatching. contour hatching. blending. washing.

cross-hatching.

Which of the following is the result of the process of arranging, selecting, and ordering? unity within variety design emphasis Direction

design

Yong Soon Min's Dwelling is an assemblage that attempts to express the artist's feelings of a divided self. reaction to the Gulf War. sentiment of joy about motherhood longing for the beauty of the natural world

feelings of a divided self.

In Her Secret Is Patience, Janet Echelman used wood and plastic. fiber, steel, and lights. glass and copper. grass, plants, and flowers.

fiber, steel, and lights.

Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis is an example of a cartoon. graphic novel. mural. wash.

graphic novel.

A type of paint utilizing egg yolk as a binder is tempera. watercolor. encaustic. fresco.

tempera.

To be a ceramist one must make pots. work with clay. use a kiln. make porcelain.

work with clay.

The Mesopotamians built their temples such as that of Ur-Nammu on a type of structure called a dolmen. metope. ziggurat. henge.

ziggurat.

A contemporary artist who uses relief techniques in an original way is Ester Hernández. Kim McCarthy. Elizabeth Catlett. Betsabeé Romero.

Betsabeé Romero.

The process of printing came to Europe from Japan. Korea. China. Indonesia.

China.

Which artist creates sophisticated drawings on an iPad? Julie Mehretu Janusz Jaworski David Hockney Ingrid Calame

David Hockney

Asymmetrical balance is a feature of Damien Hirst's Posterity—The Holy Place. Edgar Degas's Jockeys Before the Race. James Hoban's Design for the President's House. John McCracken's Silver.

Edgar Degas's Jockeys Before the Race.

Which artist is known for creating "story quilts"? Miriam Schapiro Faith Ringgold Polly Apfelbaum Lara Baladi

Faith Ringgold

Which artist is known for making a modified Citroen DS car? Benjamin West Beatrice Wood Gabriel Orozco Pierre Patel

Gabriel Orozco

Which artist wanted viewers to see the natural rhythms present in a flower? Georgia O'Keeffe Nancy Graves Constantine Brancusi Jean-Michel Basquiat

Georgia O'Keeffe

Which statement is NOT true of Peter Voulkos? He was a sculptor. He trained as a potter. He worked with fiber. He worked with clay.

He worked with fiber.

For which artwork did the artist photograph the process of creation? Henri Matisse's Large Reclining Nude Donald Judd's Untitled Edgar Degas's Jockeys Before the Race Jacob Lawrence's Going Home

Henri Matisse's Large Reclining Nude

All of the following are true of pastel EXCEPT: It has very little binding material. It has a purity of color. It does not need to dry. It differs greatly from chalk.

It differs greatly from chalk.

Why would Utagawa Hiroshige have needed to be careful in his registration in creating Shono hakuu (Light Rain at Shono)? It was part of a popular series. It is a relief print. It required multiple blocks of color. It represents atmospheric effects.

It required multiple blocks of color.

Mary Cassatt's The Letter most notably demonstrates the influence of German engravings. Dutch etchings. Japanese woodblock prints. French lithographs.

Japanese woodblock prints.

Which work makes use of light as a medium? Jennifer Bartlett's Trio Keith Sonnier's Motordom Keith Haring's Monkey Puzzle Meret Oppenheim's Object (Breakfast in Fur)

Keith Sonnier's Motordom

Figure-ground reversal can best be seen in Shen Zhou's Poet on a Mountaintop. Kiki Smith's Ginzer. Lee Friedlander's Bismarck, North Dakota. M.C. Escher's Sky and Water I.

M.C. Escher's Sky and Water I.

The potter's wheel was invented in Greece. Rome. Mesopotamia. Egypt.

Mesopotamia.

Which work is an example of an assemblage? Martin Puryerar's Hominid Charles Ray's Father Figure Ken Price's Vink Pablo Picasso's Bull's Head

Pablo Picasso's Bull's Head

Which structure features a ring of posts and lintels? the Great Pyramids at Giza the Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut Stonehenge Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu

Stonehenge

Which nineteenth-century artist attempted to bring craft and fine art together by creating a design company? Beatrice Wood William Morris Claude Cahun Henry Gilpin

William Morris

A typical example of a low-relief sculpture is a statue. a mobile. a column. a coin.

a coin.

A very thin transparent film of color painted over an already-painted surface is called a support. an overpainting. a glaze. a wash.

a glaze.

Robert Longo's Corporate Wars: Wall of Influence is an example of a low-relief sculpture. a high-relief sculpture. a mobile. an installation.

a high-relief sculpture.

Romare Bearden's Rocket to the Moon is an example of a photomontage. an outsider artwork. a nonobjective artwork. a retablo.

a photomontage

Which of the following is used to describe an elevated awareness of beauty in the viewer? aesthetics perception medium Idealism

aesthetics

Making discriminating judgments about art is inherent to censorship only contextual theories of art only. formal theories of art only. all art criticism.

all art criticism.

Due to its monumental size, Viola Frey's Stubborn Woman, Orange Hands is supported using wood splints. an armature. metal feet. the gallery wall.

an armature.

Joan Mitchell's Untitled is an example of an acrylic painting. a fresco. an oil painting. a tempera painting.

an oil painting.

A print in which an artist is physically involved with production is known as a proof. a multiple. an original print. a reproduction.

an original print.

The 1973 court case Miller v. California established artists' freedom to create what they the ability of the government to censor as it pleases. local government to be the most relevant jurisdiction for making laws about censorship. the conventions that would later define internet regulations on nudity.

artists' freedom to create what they want

A subcategory of constructed sculpture—seen in the works of Deborah Butterfield—that involves the use of familiar objects in new ways is assemblage. welding. kinetic art. high relief.

assemblage.

Encaustic is an ancient painting medium in which the pigments are suspended in olive oil. beeswax. sand. elephant dung.

beeswax.

The Chinese regard painting to derive from the art of drawing. calligraphy. printmaking. sculpture.

calligraphy.

Vincent van Gogh's Carpenter demonstrates spontaneity in mark making. careful attention to detail. an ability to incorporate multiple drawing media. a preference for using drawing in a projective fashion.

careful attention to detail.

A full-sized drawing made as a guide for a work in another medium is a fresco. cartoon. mosaic. contour.

cartoon.

Which of the following media used today is most similar to drawing media used by prehistoric people? pencil charcoal gouache Ink

charcoal

Two-dimensional artists create the illusion of volume with light by using chiaroscuro. texture. warm hues. mixed media.

chiaroscuro

In painting media the pigment most notably provides form. color. texture. liquidity.

color.

In his image Monkey Puzzle, Keith Haring creates a bold and dynamic effect by using monochromatic colors. analogous colors. tertiary colors. complementary colors.

complementary colors.

Critics who examine the environmental influences on a work of art, such as the economic system, cultural values, and politics, use expressive theories. formal theories. contextual theories. expressive theories and formal theories.

contextual theories.

The juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar elements is referred to as contrast. asymmetry. emphasis. subordination.

contrast

The first-century sculpture Augustus of Prima Porta and the fourteenth-century painting Effects of Good Government in the City both exemplify the function of art for persuasion. as self-expression. for commemoration. for ritual.

for persuasion.

In an artwork, the total effect of the combined visual qualities is known as the content. shape. form. message.

form.

Which theories focus attention on the composition of an artwork and how earlier artworks may have influenced it? formal theories contextual theories political theories expressive theories

formal theories

Sculpture that is meant to be seen from all sides is called in-the-round or relief. additive. freestanding. subtractive.

freestanding.

Dale Chihuly is noted for his intricate and colorful works in clay. Plexiglas. glass. metal.

glass

All of the following are examples of dry media EXCEPT crayon. pencil. gouache. charcoal.

gouache.

Opaque watercolor is also called tempera. encaustic. gouache. acrylic.

gouache.

The symbolic meaning of visual signs and imagery in a work of art is known as content. iconography. form. aesthetics.

iconography

Michelangelo created Study of a Reclining Male Nude primarily from his imagination. in preparation for a larger work. as a demonstration of his rejection of observation-based drawing. as a self-sufficient final work of art.

in preparation for a larger work.

The purity or saturation of a color is its hue. value. intensity. form.

intensity.

Alexander Calder was one of the first artists to explore the possibilities of the lost-wax process. freestanding sculpture. kinetic sculpture. assemblage.

kinetic sculpture.

Sabatino "Simon" Rodia could be classified as an outsider artist because of his refusal to work in a representational manner. preference for working on a large scale. use of discarded materials. lack of awareness of art history.

lack of awareness of art history.

In art, the term "value" refers to the lightness and darkness of surfaces. psychological temperature of color. foreground and background. quality of line and shape.

lightness and darkness of surfaces.

Raphael's The School of Athens provides the viewer with the illusion of the three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional surface by the use of impasto. analogous colors. Implied motion. linear perspective.

linear perspective.

Elizabeth Catlett's Sharecropper is an example of a linoleum cut. an engraving. an etching. a silkscreen.

linoleum cut.

In which of the following media does the artist draw an image with a greasy crayon directly on a flat stone slab? lithography serigraphy aquatint Etching

lithography

In weaving fibers are held in place on a weft. tapestry. warp. loom.

loom.

In Muslim regions of the Middle East which craft was practiced with great sophistication? woodblock printing wallpaper soundsuit sewing metal inlay stained glass

metal inlay

Alexander Calder's mobiles are examples of "kinetic art," because they move in space. are made of metal. have only a few colors. lack political content.

move in space.

Background shapes are referred to as negative shapes. positive shapes. biomorphic shapes. organic shapes.

negative shapes.

When a work of art shows no reference to the natural world of images, it is called expressionistic. stylized. representational. nonrepresentational.

nonrepresentational.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's Jane Avril Jardin de Paris is a poster created using offset lithography. stenciling. screenprinting. photogravure.

offset lithography.

At various stages in the printmaking process artists check on the developing image by making sketches. editions. screens. proofs.

proofs.

Size relationships between parts of a whole are known as pattern. scale. proportion. subordination.

proportion.

Figurative art is a type of representational art. abstract art. nonrepresentational art. folk art.

representational art.

Ogata Korin's Cranes exemplifies the principle of symmetry and asymmetry. emphasis and focal point. rhythm and repetition. unity and variety.

rhythm and repetition.

Any kind of movement or structure of dominant and subordinate elements in sequence in a work of art refers to shape. color. rhythm. line.

rhythm.

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's sculptures, such as Shuttlecocks, affect us immediately through their symbolism. scale. iconography. color.

scale.

Petroglyphs are made by scratching an image onto a stone surface. painting on a cave wall. modeling a form from tusk or bone. modeling a form from clay.

scratching an image onto a stone surface.

Olafur Eliasson's The Weather Project is an example of site-specific art. the subtractive process. the lost-wax process. high-relief sculpture.

site-specific art.

Chaz Maviyane-Davies's Global Warning is an example of art as a vehicle for communicating information. personal expression. social causes. delight.

social causes.

Architects are generally most concerned with qualities of time. color. space. texture.

space

Keltie Ferris demonstrates a contemporary approach by finishing her works with spray paint. digital manipulation. impasto. trompe l'oeil effects.

spray paint.

Value judgment about art necessarily involves subjectivity. negative judgments. contextual evaluation. analysis of an artist's biography.

subjectivity.

When the two sides of a composition correspond to one another in size, shape, and placement of form, the work has a focal point. symmetrical balance. asymmetrical balance. directional forces.

symmetrical balance.

Some believe that the sculpture Woman of Willendorf was associated with the Great Mother Goddess. the development of stone tools. hunting rituals. the agricultural revolution.

the Great Mother Goddess.

Nicola López's Blighted expresses the artist's memories of the Vietnam War. the Gulf War. the attacks of September 11 2001. her life as a gang member.

the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Which of these is from the Neolithic period? the Hohle Fels figure the earthenware beaker from Susa the engraved ochre from Blombos Cave the paintings at Chauvet Caeve

the earthenware beaker from Susa

Julio González was the first sculptor to use the chisel. the welding torch. schist. bosses.

the welding torch.

The Taj Mahal was intended to function as a temple. mosque. shrine. tomb.

tomb

The term used to describe the "fool-the-eye" realism of William Harnett's painting A Smoke Backstage is abstract. figurative. nonrepresentational. trompe l'oeil.

trompe l'oeil.

Early stone tools were developed about one hundred thousand years ago. five hundred thousand years ago. one million years ago. two million years ago.

two million years ago.

The appearance of oneness in a work of art is rhythm. emphasis. balance. unity.

unity.

Francisco Goya's print I Saw This was intended as a commentary on war. race. gender. religion.

war