Art exam 1
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
Artist Chuck Close uses a pattern of organic concentric rings set into a diamond shape to create his large paintings. These patterns are an example of __________.
A MOTIF
A pattern with regular intervals creates ________ rhythm.
A REPETATIVE
FORMAL ANALYSIS
A detailed study and description of how an artist uses the various art elements and principles in a particular artwork.
What type of balance best describes the composition of VAN GOGH's Starry Night?
ASYMMETRICAL
When objects are far away they lack contrast, detail, and sharpness of focus because of the interference of air. Artist take advantage of this when they use the process called:
ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE
CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
An exploration of an artworks meaning based on the time and culture that the artwork was produced in or represents. This may include religious, historical, or biographical analysis.
PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
An interpretation of an artwork through consideration of the artist's state of mind.
REPRESENTATIONAL
Art that depicts figures and objects so that we recognize what is represented
NON-OBJECTIVE
Art that does not depict a recognizable subject
When an artist wants to highlight the entire surface of his or her work, without regard for any particular area, this is called ________.
BROAD EMPHESIS
An artist can use color to indicate depth. When a color is very pure and intense then it seems to be ____
CLOSER
Disparate visual elements can be linked together with a common idea. This is ____ unity.
CONCEPTUAL
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
Formal analysis can be done on paintings, but not on sculptures.
FALSE
It is not possible to analyze the meaning of an abstract artwork.
FALSE
The principle of rhythm does not apply to photography.
FALSE
This is the specific part in an area of emphasis to which the viewer's eye is drawn.
FOCAL POINT
A two dimensional object is called a shape, and a three-dimensional object is known as a ____
FORM
When an artist uses scale to indicate the relative importance of elements in a composition, he or she is employing this kind of scale.
HIERARCHIAL SCALE
What type of sculpture is represented in the image? marble all 3D with a bunch of ppl
HIGH RELIEF
Artist GIACOMO BALLA use repeated marks to portray the movement of a dog running on a leash in his painting, Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash. This is an example of ____
IMPLIED MOTION
While three dimensional works of art have actual texture a two dimensional image has ____
IMPLIED TEXTURE
in this example of one point perspective what is the vanishing point? last supper
Jesus (the center figure)
Dutch artist "THEO" JANSEN creates large scale sculptures that he calls "Strandbeets"that appear to walk due to wind powered mechanisms. This is an example of ____
KINETIC SCULPTURE
The presence of ____ suggests that an object has weight and gravity, while the absence of it suggest lightness and or airiness
MASS
The recurrence of a single element in a work of art is called ________.
PATTERN
This type of art can only exist in one place and time in history.
PERFORMANCE ART
The size relationships between parts of an object, or its ________, affects how a viewer will interpret it.
PROPORTIONS
The traditional "artist's" primary colors are ____
RED, YELLOW, AND BLUE
A three dimensional surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is known as a ____
RELIEF
A color that is lighter than its basic hue is known as a tint. A color that is darker than its basic hue called a ____
SHADE
In art, ____ is a basic, two-dimensional element that can be used to define space
SHAPE
What kind of motion that is created by showing a series of static images in quick succession is called ____
STROBOSCOPIC MOTION
What type of balance best describes the composition of this PINK FLOYD album cover?
SYMMETRICAL
Contour line defines the outer edge or profile of an object
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
Line is the most fundamental element in art
TRUE
What perspective system is used in this photograph? two streets w buildings
TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE
STYLISTIC ANALYSIS
The ability to identify an artist or group of artists due to the use of the formal elements, principles of design, and the level of abstraction or representation used.
CONTEXT
The circumstances surrounding the creation of a work of art
ABSTRACTION
The degree to which an image is altered from an easily recognizable subject
ICONOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
The identification of images in an artwork as signs and symbols that represent a specific meaning.
CONTENT
The meaning, message, or feeling expressed in a work of art
COMPOSITION
The overall design or organization of a work of art
SUBJECT MATTER
The person, object, or space depicted in a work of art
When all of the elements in a work of art appear in harmony or part of a cohesive whole, this is known as ____
UNITY
The lightness or darkness of a surface is the element of art called ____
VALUE
This is a kind of visual diversity that can bring many difference ideas, media, or elements together in one composition.
VARIETY
The American artist MARK TANSEY used ____ color palette when he painted his homage to Cubism titled Picasso and Braque. blue painting
a MONOCHROMATIC
An empty space defined by it's surround is known as ____ shape
a NEGATIVE
A shape on a flat picture surface that is defined by surrounding empty space is known as ____ shape
a POSITIVE
A line that gives viewers the impression that they are seeing a line where there is not a continuous mark is ____
an IMPLIED LINE
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, all of the all of the other answers. ALL THE OTHER ANSWERS
Complementary colors
red - GREEN blue - ORANGE violet - YELLOW yellow-green - RED-VIOLET blue-green - RED-ORANGE
Which of the following can be considered part of visual culture?
roadside billboards, television commercials, comic books, oil paintings, all of the other answers ALL IF THE OTHER ANSWERS
Red, orange, and yellow are all examples of ____. Select all that apply.
• WARM/HOT COLORS •ANALOGOUS COLORS
