Art Exam 1

The Triumphal Entry page from the Shahnamah manuscript, a sacred text, exemplifies the preference of word over image in Chinese art. Japanese art. Korean art. Islamic art.

Islamic art.

What is the subject matter of Isidro Escamilla's Virgin of Guadalupe? It depicts the Virgin Mary after the crucifixion of Jesus. It depicts the Virgin Mary in Nazareth. It depicts the Virgin Mary after the ascension of Jesus. It depicts the Virgin Mary at Tepayac.

It depicts the Virgin Mary at Tepayac.

Some works of art are created precisely to give us the illusion or sensation of movement. This style of art is called Dada. Op Art. animal style. decorative art.

Op Art.

One of the chief tools employed by artists of the Renaissance to show the effects of light is chiaroscuro. perspective. key. perceptual key.

chiaroscuro.

Which of the following is not an aspect of texture? tactility surface quality content impasto

content

How can we describe Sol LeWitt's use of line in Wall Drawing No. 681 C? indiscriminate controlled naturalistic all of the above

controlled

On the color wheel, blues and greens are usually thought of as opposite each other. complementary colors. intermediate colors. cool colors.

cool colors

With atmospheric perspective, objects further from the viewer appear warmer and more detailed cooler and less distinct warmer and less distinct cooler and more detailed

cooler and less distinct

Line can be used to delineate edges of form in space, imply movement, and create value by hatching and cross-hatching be expressive of emotion or an idea create color fields give weight to a drawing

create value by hatching and cross-hatching

Michelangelo's Head of a Satyr shows the use of linear perspective. cross-hatching. axonometric projection. achromatism.

cross-hatching.

The systematic and repetitive use of the same motif or design creates a pattern on the pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels, illustrates that pattern is an especially important decorative tool. religious tool. media tool. storytelling tool.

decorative tool.

Paul Cézanne's Madame Cézanne in a Red Armchair illustrates that the artist was more interested in: Design Subject Matter Color Composition

design

Jane Hammond's Fallen is made of many pieces, sewn together as a whole. What is it made of? fallen autumn leaves cut-out paintings of leaves digitally scanned and printed images of a leaf fabric made to look like leaves

digitally scanned and printed images of a leaf

Mary Cassatt has manipulated light and color in In the Loge to emphasize the division between male and female spaces. passive role of a female spectator. prison-like opera box. significance of opera in the late 19th century.

division between male and female spaces.

When and where was linear perspective first codified (studied, organized, and written down)? in the late 18th century United States in the 12th century on the Iberian peninsula during the Renaissance in Italy during the classical period in Greece

during the Renaissance in Italy

What kind of reading does Kenneth Clark illustrate in his assessment that an ancient Greek statue represents a "higher state of civilization" than a West African mask? aesthetic ethnocentric Afrocentric American

ethnocentric

The Starry Night, by Vincent van Gogh, indicates the power of the artist's expressive line. analytical line. classical line. contour line.

expressive line.

The imagery in Faith Ringgold's God Bless America was inspired by the: parade in New York City on Allies Day, May 1917. McCarthy era in the 1950s. Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. Desert Storm conflict.

Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.

In the 1660s, who discovered that color is a direct function of light by passing sunlight through a prism and observing the bands of spectrum of colors? Rembrandt van Rijn Isaac Newton Gianlorenzo Bernini Jacob van Ruisdael

Isaac Newton

The author describes Chuck Close's painting Stanley as "layered" pointillism. "lusterless" and "murky." "polychromism as its best." All of the above.

"layered" pointillism.

Lorna Simpson's series, The Park, includes both images and printed words. The text contributes to the prints in a way that makes the viewer more active in the work. What does the viewer become? An artist The subject of the work The form of the work A voyeur

A voyeur

What might have affected Pablo Picasso's severe style of representation seen in The Women of Avignon? African masks he saw at a Paris museum Native American sites he visited his collection of Asian ceramics the imagery on Korean tapestries

African masks he saw at a Paris museum

Where did Picasso draw inspiration for the faces of the female figures on the right side of the composition of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon? Classical Greek sculpture African ritual masks Renaissance painting careful observation of live models

African ritual masks

Which is the most obvious difference between Bernini and Michelangelo's David? Michelangelo's is a much better piece of art. Bernini's David is caught in the midst of action. They are carved from different materials. Michelangelo's has much more action.

Bernini's David is caught in the midst of action.

A friend of Claude Monet described his great paintings of Water Lilies, Morning: Willows in the Musée de l'Orangerie as demonstrating Brownian motion. a dynamic palette. classical beauty. religious symbolism.

Brownian motion.

Why are images of humans traditionally banned in Islamic art? Humans are thought to be a symbol of filth. Human images are not banned in Islamic art. Depicting a human is thought to be competing with the "creator." Calligraphy is more challenging.

Depicting a human is thought to be competing with the "creator."

According to Sayre, our notion of space has changed abruptly and even become "fluid" since the beginning of the twentieth century due to: the exploration of the oceans. the advent of perspective. new discoveries in astronomy. Einstein's theories.

Einstein's theories.

Bierstadt's picturesque view of the Rocky Mountains combines a representation of an American vista with his: European experience. World War I experience. Polynesian heritage. Alaskan expeditions.

European experience.

In Harmony in Red (The Red Room), Henri Matisse deliberately intended to violate the laws of perspective. Why? He did not understand perspective. He preferred flat space and disliked shading. His interests were in things other than pure verisimilitude. He was more comfortable with the two-dimensional plane.

His interests were in things other than pure verisimilitude.

What is the content of Albert Bierstadt's Rocky Mountains? It is a sublime representation of the mountain range that can be seen to encompass the spirit and character of the American West It is an imaginative interpretation of the landscape of the American East It combines a representational depiction of a mountain meadow with a lake, waterfall, and Native American encampment with a barely disguised rendering of the Matterhorn in the distance It is a realistic depiction of the mountain range without embellishment or artistic license.

It is a sublime representation of the mountain range that can be seen to encompass the spirit and character of the American West

There is a contradiction in the appearance of Martin Puryear's Self. What is it? It is much heavier than it looks because of the materials the artist used. The value of the paint is much lighter than it appears in the photograph. It is much lighter than it appears, because it is hollow. It is actually just two-dimensional.

It is much lighter than it appears, because it is hollow.

Why is the stereoscope such an effective means of describing "real" space? It works with a computer. It mimics one-point perspective. It exists in real space. It mimics binocular vision.

It mimics binocular vision.

What is the metaphorical significance of the carved sculpture, Feast Making Spoon, from the Ivory Coast? It represents the battle between good and evil. It represents the power of the imagination to transform an everyday object into a symbolically charged container of social good. It gives a sense of the duality of light and dark, plenty and scarcity. It represents the seasonal harvest of grain.

It represents the power of the imagination to transform an everyday object into a symbolically charged container of social good.

In the history of art, the association of good with light and evil with dark was first fully-developed by Leonardo DaVinci. Michelangelo. Artemesia Gentileschi. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Which of the artists below created a work titled Pietà? Leonardo da Vinci Joan Snyder Michelangelo Manuel Neri

Michelangelo

In The Treason of Images, the artist combines awareness, creativity, and communication by encouraging the viewer to look closely at an object. The artist is: Lorna Simpson. Duane Michaels. René Magritte. John Ahearn.

René Magritte.

Hung Liu studied and taught to paint with a strict classical line that is associated with the style of the expressionists. abstract expressionism. post-impressionism. Russian Social Realism.

Russian Social Realism.

Faith Ringgold's God Bless America features an American flag turned into a prison cell. How is the figure of the woman contradictory? She is both free and imprisoned. She is both nationalistic and patriotic. She is both angry and joyous. She is both patriotic and racist.

She is both patriotic and racist.

In what way can a large-scale work be considered a "temporal" art form? It takes time to make it. The spectator moves through time and space to view it. It endures time. It is not temporal.

The spectator moves through time and space to view it.

Although created for different purposes, Barbara Hepworth's Two Figures and the African feast-making spoon share a similar trait. What is it? They are both based on the animal form. They are both positive forms that contain negative space. They are both constructed from clay. They are both functional artworks.

They are both positive forms that contain negative space.

Which of these pieces illustrates the use of "expressive" line? Gaudier-Brzeska's Female Nude Back View Van Gogh's The Starry Night David's Study for the Death of Socrates a & b

Van Gogh's The Starry Night

Where did the court painters for the 16th century Mughal ruler, Akbar, draw inspiration for their illuminated manuscripts? apanese Ukiyo-e prints Greek marble statues African ritual masks Western paintings and prints

Western paintings and prints

The organization of visual elements in an artwork is called an outline. a still life. a retrospective. a composition.

a composition.

By the 19th century, the type of perspective used in paintings such as J.M.W. Turner's Rain, Steam, and Speed—The Great Western Railway had come to dominate the thinking of landscape painters. What type is it? luminous perspective aerial or atmospheric perspective two-point linear perspective axonometric projection

aerial or atmospheric perspective

Objects that are intended to stimulate a sense of beauty in the viewer are thought to be _______ rather than functional. utilitarian aesthetic objective iconographic

aesthetic

What was the inspiration for Grace Ndiritu's Still Life: White Textiles? traditional Yoruban rituals an exhibition of work by Henri Matisse in 2005 in London erotic puppet shows the action paintings of Jackson Pollock

an exhibition of work by Henri Matisse in 2005 in London

How is Sol LeWitt's line best described in his work, Wall Drawing No. 681 C? personal romantic analytic soft contour

analytic

Artists sometimes choose to paint objects using colors that are not "true" to their optical or local colors. This is an example of the expressive use of arbitrary color. artistic color. secondary color. oblique color.

arbitrary color.

Which of these is not a principle of "green architecture"? architects look to continue to use building techniques and materials that have been in use since the Industrial Revolution in the West self-sufficiency of buildings (lack of reliance on nonsustainable energy sources) it seeks to use sustainable building materials and renewable resources it is suitable to the climate and culture in which it is built

architects look to continue to use building techniques and materials that have been in use since the Industrial Revolution in the West

Illuminated manuscripts, such as the Lindisfarne Gospels, are described as such because they reflect the power of the church. exhibit beautiful human figurative drawing skills. are an early example of aerial perspective. are elaborately illustrated and decorated.

are elaborately illustrated and decorated.

Cezanne's The Basket of Apples is full of what appear to be "mistakes" but are actually devices to help the viewer understand the realistic nature of the image. ways to make the composition more simplistic. artistic choices meant to engage the imagination of the viewer. ways to familiarize the viewer with the form.

artistic choices meant to engage the imagination of the viewer.

Sayre states that he believes that all people are creative, but artists possess qualities that most don't. Which of the following best describes these qualities? artists must be willing to "buck the system" artists are critical thinkers, meaning they question assumptions and explore new directions they must "look" like artists, dress in turtle-necks and berets or have lots of tattoos artists are always "outsiders," meaning they stand in opposition to the dominant paradigms of their day

artists are critical thinkers, meaning they question assumptions and explore new directions

Nikolai Buglaj's "Race"ing Sideways is a commentary on the Western convention of associating blackness with negative qualities associating blackness with positive qualities associating whiteness with negative qualities none of the above

associating blackness with negative qualities

Where is the vanishing point in The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci? in the upper-left corner at Jesus' head at the head of the figure just to Jesus' left in the landscape seen through the window on the left

at Jesus' head

Where is the vanishing point in Duccio's Perspective Analysis of Annunciation of the Death of the Virgin, from the Maestá Altarpiece? at the virgin's hands just above and to the left of the virgin's head at several points in the composition at the angels head

at several points in the composition

J.M.W. Turner uses two types of perspective in Rain, Steam, and Speed—The Great Western Railway. What are they? atmospheric and two-point atmospheric and multiple view stacked and two-point atmospheric and one-point

atmospheric and one-point

DaVinci is largely responsible for formulating the rules of the effects of light and air in the landscape, called linear perspective. stacked perspective. hieratic perspective. atmospheric perspective.

atmospheric perspective.

The background mountains in DaVinci's Madonna of the Rocks provide a perfect example of linear perspective. stacked perspective. hieratic perspective. atmospheric perspective.

atmospheric perspective.

When a style of line becomes associated as an artist's work, we say it is autographic. calligraphic. static. generic.

autographic

What is the chief form of Islamic art? abstractions of animals figurative representation calligraphy conceptual art

calligraphy

Hung Liu's paintings, such as Three Fujins, rely on contrasts between two very important elements yin and yang. her love of Mao's Cultural Revolution and her need to paint. carefully drawn structural lines and uncontrolled drip lines All of the above.

carefully drawn structural lines and uncontrolled drip lines

What is associated with the beautifying of utilitarian objects due to its application to crafts, folk art, and women's work? femmage frottage decorative pattern temporal art

femmage

In the Rubin vase illustration, the black shape can be seen alternately as a foreground object resembling a vase, or as a background space between two white profiled faces. What is this relationship called? linear perspective atmospheric perspective scientific perspective figure-ground reversal

figure-ground reversal

What is the chosen medium of the sculptor Dan Flavin? oil paint human ashes fluorescent lighting dirt

fluorescent lighting

In The Dead Christ, Andrea Mantegna utilizes what technique in order to adjust the distortion created by the point of view? chiaroscuro isometric projection oblique projection foreshortening

foreshortening

Where does Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama draw inspiration for her work? careful observation of her surroundings art history from very personal visual and existential experiences of her surroundings her desire to express her subconscious

from very personal visual and existential experiences of her surroundings

Which of these statements apply to the remarkable 16th century Mughal ruler, Akbar? he promoted religious tolerance, inviting followers of many different religions to participate in his court he expanded his empire at the turn of the first millennium CE to include all of the Mediterranean and most of modern Europe he helped promote the spread of Buddhism from India, across China, and eventually to Japan he established early trade routes across the Atlantic Ocean to North America

he promoted religious tolerance, inviting followers of many different religions to participate in his court

Jasper Johns chose to paint his image of the American flag to express: his own patriotism during the McCarthy era. his proclivity for things seen but not examined. a universal concept of freedom. the injustices incurred during the Civil Rights movement.

his proclivity for things seen but not examined.

Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Giovanna Cenami depicts many objects that have symbolic meaning. The use or study of these symbols is called: content. iconography. form. aesthetics.

iconography

The stained-glass window from Chartres Cathedral is an excellent example of the use of abstract art. iconography. non-objective art. realism.

iconography.

Thick paint applied to a canvas, like on Robert Ryman's Long, creates actual texture known as glazing impasto pattern frottage

impasto

In Giacometti's Man Pointing, our eye is directed down his right arm and past his pointed finger to some imagined point of interest beyond. This is an example of which formal element? contour line texture implied line perspective

implied line

Lines that create a sense of movement and direction are called continuous line. contour lines. implied lines. construction lines.

implied lines.

Where is the negative space in the Rubin vase? in the white area in the dark area on the edges between the white and dark areas in both, depending on how you look at it

in both, depending on how you look at it

A color's brightness or dullness is called its relative key. tint or shade. intensity or saturation. hue.

intensity or saturation.

On Newton's color wheel, colors that lie directly between a secondary and primary are called intermediate colors. complementary colors. secondary colors. primary colors.

intermediate colors.

What is the subject matter of Shirin Neshat's Rebellious Silence? the prominent place of women within every aspect of Iranian culture it is difficult to say from a Western perspective, because of lack of understanding of language and culture, but it is probably feminist in nature it reflects the artist's comfort with the roles of women in Iranian society it depicts a Muslim woman in a black chador, a rifle dividing, and Farsi text inscribed over her face

it depicts a Muslim woman in a black chador, a rifle dividing, and Farsi text inscribed over her face

What is the function of the nsiki nkonde figure? it is purely aesthetic it is a fertility idol it pursued wrongdoers at night and punished them when nails were driven into it it was made so that it could be stolen and exhibited in museums in Europe and the United States

it pursued wrongdoers at night and punished them when nails were driven into it

Jacques-Louis David's The Death of Socrates is set up in a system of right angles on a grid structure. How does this affect the content of the piece? it doesn't, it's purely coincidental it refers to the passion of the moment it reiterates the rationality of Socrates' actions it is merely a compositional consideration

it reiterates the rationality of Socrates' actions

What is the most obvious visual element in Matisse's Harmony in Red (The Red Room)? its lack of special depth the deep, atmospheric space the overall cool composition it is highly textured

its lack of special depth

Alexander Calder's "mobiles," like Untitled, move when air currents move through them, making them patterned abstract kinetic optical illusions

kinetic

While in prison, Howling Wolf made many drawings called scraffitti. ledger drawings. office drawings. calculated drawings.

ledger drawings.

As in Suney, Olafur Eliasson is known for mainly using what "materials" in his work? bronze oil paint found objects light

light

What is the primary subject matter of sculptor Dan Flavin? light and color stories from the bible surrealistic landscapes nude figures

light and color

Which of these visual elements is most obvious in Andy Goldsworthy's Hazel Leaves? line shape texture space

line

Titian's Assumption and Consecration of the Virgin demonstrates the power of: stained glass. color. gender associations with line. lines of sight.

lines of sight.

A picture drawn in perspective that employs a single point of vision is called binocular vision. one-point perspective. pyramidal vision. monocular vision.

monocular vision.

The symbolic hand gestures that refer to specific states of mind or events in the life of Buddha are called bismillah. handies. mudra. calliform.

mudra

Because Gianlorenzo Bernini's David tells a story—of David slaying Goliath—it is said to have a _______ sequence. plastic narrative frozen linear

narrative

What is generally the preferred medium of Andy Goldsworthy? oil paint bronze clay natural materials found on-site

natural materials found on-site

When works of art like Kasimir Malevich's Suprematist painting, Black Rectangle, Blue Triangle, show no reference to the concrete world, it is usually called communistic. abstract. non-objective. stylized.

non-objective.

When a work of art such as Kasimir Malevich's Suprematist Painting, Black Rectangle, Blue Triangle (p. 29) shows no reference to the natural world of images, it is usually called: stylized. simplistic. communistic. nonrepresentational.

nonrepresentational.

As is common in Japanese art, the Kumano mandala creates the illusion of space by utilizing: oblique projection. monocular projection. linear perspective. foreshortening.

oblique projection.

Paul Strand's Abstraction, Porch Shadows reflects a 20th century effort to challenge the viewer' perspective with traditional compositions. high contrast images. patterns of light and dark. odd or distorted perspective.

odd or distorted perspective.

Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper is based on what specific type of perspective? isometric perspective trimetric perspective one-point linear perspective two-point linear perspective

one-point linear perspective

In Steve DiBenedetto's Deliverance, the artist uses what to create a sense of space? overlapping images line linear perspective atmospheric perspective

overlapping images

The range of colors that an artist has preferred to use in a work is referred to as the composition. style. palette. spectrum.

palette

Which of these elements does not help to create space in art? perspective light color palette

palette

On axonometric projection, all lines indicating height, width, and depth remain perpendicular. parallel. diagonal. horizontal.

parallel

The Kente cloths of the Asante and Ewe societies of Ghana provide a perfect example of which art element? time and motion visual texture pattern atmospheric perspective

pattern

The artist that painted Le Chahut (The Can-Can) was interested in harmonizing complementary colors. The resulting process came to be known as chromaticism. pointillism. orphism. constructivism.

pointillism

According to Sayre what are the three steps in the process of "seeing"? detection, processing, reference reception, extraction, inference looking, seeing, believing reception, interpreting, understanding

reception, extraction, inference

We can clearly see the artistic impulse to "give form to the immaterial," to represent hidden or universal truths, spiritual forces, and personal feelings in: religious art art based on close observation of one's immediate surroundings contemporary art that deals with "identity politics", like Ana Mendieta's Silueta political art

religious art

The terms naturalistic or realistic art are sometimes used to describe representational art. abstract art. nonrepresentational art. folk art.

representational art.

Naturalism is a brand of representation in which the artist abstracts what he/she is depicting, to varying degrees. retains realistic elements but presents the world from a personal or subjective point of view. paints exactly, faithfully what she sees. works with ideas instead of images, creating purely non-objective artwork.

retains realistic elements but presents the world from a personal or subjective point of view.

Renzo Piano's Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center is an example of "green architecture." Such buildings are praised for their: innovative design. use of high-tech materials. lack of renewable resources. self-sufficiency.

self-sufficiency.

In House, how does Jaune Quick-to-See Smith evoke the simplicity of traditional Native American lifestyles that have disappeared? complex metaphors and dynamic lines simple black outlines and ironic messages kinetic forms and gestural brushstrokes political activism and romantic imagery

simple black outlines and ironic messages

Figure of a Woman by Paul Colin probably derives from his____________. ssociation with Josephine Baker and La Revue Nègre time spent traveling while in the Navy studies at L'Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris travels in the southern United States

ssociation with Josephine Baker and La Revue Nègre

The artist Artemisia Gentileschi heightens the drama of Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes by using a technique that comes from an Italian word meaning "murky." This technique is called hatching. cross-hatching. tenebrism. simultaneous contrast.

tenebrism

Rene Magritte's The Treason of Images asks us to consider__________. that images and words refer to things that we see, but are not the things themselves that there is a direct, one-to-one relationship between objects and the words we use to name them that we are often fooled by what we see, a la "trompe l'loeil" paintings that images and words not only refer to things that we see, but are also the things themselves

that images and words refer to things that we see, but are not the things themselves

The representation of what subject has consistently aroused controversy throughout the history of the Western world? the human figure the Christian god political leaders Roman ideals

the Christian god

Which of these statements best defines visual literacy? the ability to construct an artificial 3-d environment the ability to recognize, understand, and communicate the meaning of visual images the ability to envision a theoretical concept the ability to write about art

the ability to recognize, understand, and communicate the meaning of visual images

In the 15th century in Italy there was a profound redefinition of space with the codification and usage of linear perspective. Some see the same thing happening today with increased urbanization. the increased usage and manipulation of cyberspace and virtual realities. the ubiquity of television. new technology like the printing press.

the increased usage and manipulation of cyberspace and virtual realities.

Hans Namuth's photos teach us that Jackson Pollock longed to be involved in the poetry of Robert Frost. impressionist masterpieces. the process of painting. the mechanized world.

the process of painting.

Beatriz Milhazes' Carambola is based on ___________. the shapes, forms, and bright colors of Brazilian culture the art of the ancient Maya culture the realistic influences of traditional Latin art a calm, peaceful interpretation of color

the shapes, forms, and bright colors of Brazilian culture

What cultural conventions did Robert Mapplethorpe challenge in his photographic portrait of female bodybuilder, Lisa Lyon? the role of religion in art the use of classical models in modern photography the belief that line is the most important element in art the traditional representation of the female nude

the traditional representation of the female nude

Gustave Caillebotte's Place de l'Europe on a Rainy Day is based on what specific type of perspective? isometric perspective trimetric perspective one-point linear perspective two-point linear perspective

two-point linear perspective

Pat Steir's series The Drawing Lesson Part 1, Line # 1 is about various artists' unique expressive lines similar implied lines classical lines lines of sight

unique expressive lines

What is yellow's complementary color? blue red orange violet

violet

Hatching and cross-hatching are ways of turning line into what? color volume actual texture a & b

volume

Is Jane Hammond's Fallen an overall warm or cool "composition"? warm cool both neither

warm

In a work of art, "content" refers to what the work expresses or means. the culture that produced it. its style. the way it looks.

what the work expresses or means.