Art Chapter 2

When we refer to a work of art's _______, we mean everything from the materials used to make it, to the way its compositional elements are organized.

form

A work of art that makes no reference to the real, or objective, world is said to be ________.

nonrepresentational

the more the representation resembles what the eye sees, the more it is said to be an example of

realism

Works of art that are "representational" do what?

Portray natural objects in recognizable form.

The words in Lorna Simpson's Necklines contribute ________to the work.

a set of verbal associations

The less a work of art resembles real things in the real world, the more it is said to be an example of:

abstraction

In 1971, aboriginal painters in Australia began using ___ ___ for their paintings.

Acrylic paint

Why are images of humans traditionally frowned upon in Islamic art?

Because Muhammed said that to depict a human is to claim that one can make that human image come to life.

Our understanding of many works of art is highly dependent upon the ________________ context of those works of art.

Cultural

We sometimes feel a sense of _______ when viewing a work such as Albert Bierstadt's The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak.

the sublime

Iconography is

the use of symbols or metaphoric images within a work of art.