Art Final

Early manuscripts such as the Lindisfarne Gospels are said to be _________ because they are elaborately illustrand and decorated.

illuminated

Thick paint applied to a canvas creates actual texture known as

impasto

Mimis can be found in

in Australian rock art represent

Where did Western artists first have ready access to pape?

in Italy in the early Renaissance

The sublime is said to

in Romanticism, feelings of awe mixed with terror

Whitfield Lovell's Whispers from the Walls is an example of

installation art.

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

intermediate colors

hat is the main advantage of linocut over woodcut printmaking?

it is easier to cut into linoleum than wood

What advantage did paper have over parchment?

it was cheaper

Alexander Calder's "mobiles," like Untitled, move when air currents move through them, making them

kinetic

In Chapter 3, Sayre discusses two ways of valuing art. What are they?

monetary and intrinsic

A picture drawn in perspective that employs a single point of vision is called

monocular vision.

Because Bernini's David tells a story-that of David slaying Goliath-it is said to have a __________ sequence.

narrative

Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper is based on what specific type of perspective?

one point linear perspectives

The range of colors that an artist has preferred to use in a work is referred to as the

palette

A chalk medium with colored pigment and a nongreasy binder is

pastel

Guillermo Gómez-Peña's The Temple of Confessions can be defined as what kind of art?

performance and installation

What factor contributed to the misunderstanding of African masks in the West?

performance art in which people wear mask for ritual & cultural purpose, which includes sculptures, costumes, music, & movement (dance). Inviting spirits into the community to bring harvest in fertility of land & people, also permitting rites of passage.

According to Sayre what are the three steps in the process of "seeing"?

reception, extraction, inference

What key issue underlies the work of Guillermo Gomez-Pena?

relations between the United States and Mexico

Repetition often implies monotony, yet it also creates a sense of

rhythm.

Which of the following is an example of relief printmaking?

rubber stamp

The surface quality of a work is known as

satin finish polish texture* relief

The dimensions of an object, in relation to some constant, such as the human figure, are known as its

scale

In House, how does Jaune Quick-to-See Smith evoke the simplicity of traditional Native American lifestyles that have disappeared?

simple black outlines and ironic messages

How is the politically motivated art of Guillermo Gomez-Pena and Krysztof Wodiczko similar?

socio-cultural issues

Mimesis is:

something specific, mimetic art in prehistoric is unusual

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

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

What specific component of the National Endowment for the Arts made works of art available to the general public?

the Arts in Public Places program

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

the increased usage and manipulation of cyberspace and virtual realities

What is it that motivates most collectors to buy contemporary art?

the pleasure of owning art and the prestige it confers upon them

Maya Ying Lin's Memorial in Washington, D.C.

was controversial at first because of its non-traditional style.

The artist's relation to the public often depends upon how it views

what the artist is trying to say

Iconoclasm is the practice of:

which is the practice of destroying religious images.

One of the complex aspects of wood carving that a sculptor must pay attention to is

wood grain

Line can be used to delineate edges of form in space, imply movement, and

create value by hatching and cross-hatching

The Anasazi cliffside caves at Mesa Verde show the roofs of what elements which are the underground spaces for ceremonial life?

Kivas

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

decorative pattern

Mary Cassatt has manipulated light and color in In the Loge to emphasize the

division between male and female spaces.

How is naturalism in art distinct from realism?

A brand of representation in which the artist retains apparently realistic elements but presents the visual world from a distinctively personal or subjective point of view.

How is Maya Ying Lin's Vietnam Memorial similar to works by Edouard Manet and Marcel Duchamp?

All were initially misunderstood by the public.

When and where was linear perspective first codified (studied, organized, and written down)?

during the Renaissance in Italy

What is a term that describes an artist's attempt to draw our eyes to one area of a composition?

emphasis

If an artist pushes the point of a burin across a metal plate, forcing the metal up in slivers in front of the burin, the process is called

engraving

A widely shared Oceanic belief is _______, the spiritual power that may reside in person, places or things

Mana

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?

ethnocentric

Because of its appliction to crafts, folk art, and women's work, ___________ is associated with the beautifying of utilliarian objects

femmage

Chris Ofili's The Holy Virgin Mary displays two aspects of the artist's life—his African heritage and what else?

his Catholic upbringing

Serigraphs use ________ as a matrix.

Matrix is.. the working surface Serigraphy is also known as "silkscreen painting". Serigraphy is the only method that uses paint and ink. Stencils are used to create the designer image. Silk, nylon, or a fine mesh is stretched on a frame. The stencil is applied to the screen using a squeegee

Which of these previous architectural styles does Emilio Ambasz's ACROS building most resemble?

Mesopotamian ziggurats

Greek figurative sculpture was greatly influenced by Egyptian sculpture. What did the Greeks add?

Naturalism

How is Marjane Satrapi's drawing style especially appropriate for her graphic novel Persepolis?

from the present-day capital of Iran

Jasper Johns chose to paint his image of the American flag to express:

his proclivity for things seen but not examined

What is the chief advantage of oilstick over pastels?

Oil sticks allow the artist more gestural freedom and a sense of direct engagement

Icongraphy refers to

Refers to both the content, or subject, of an art work and to the study of content in art. It also includes the study of the symbolic, often religious, meaning of object, persons, or event depicted in works of art.

The terms naturalistic or realistic art are sometimes used to describe

Representational Art

Where was Constructivism developed?

Russia

What was made famous by the ancient Greeks as a model of architectural proportion?

golden section or a. canon (Mixed answers from teacher).

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 patriotic and racist.

Louis Sullivan utilized which type of construction in the late 19th century in Chicago to build increasingly tall buildings?

Steel and reinforced concrete

How does subject matter differ from content?

Subject matter is what is literally represented, while content is what an artwork means or expresses.

Wood and stone carvings are examples of

Subtractive sculpture

The organization of visual elements in an artwork is called

a composition

What is involved in frottage?

a composition made by rubbing a crayon or a pencil over paper placed over a surface with a raised design

When each side of a composition is exactly the same, it shows

absolute symmetry.

When a sculpture is created by building up the form with a material such as clay, the process is called

additive

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

aesthetic

Nonobjective art:

an art movement where the artworks were based on unidentifiable things; there are no identifiable objects.

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

Which institutions function largely to bring art collectors and artists together?

art galleries

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?

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

The background mountains in DaVinci's Madonna of the Rocks provide a perfect example of

atmospheric and perspective

Why is lost-wax casting such a popular method for creating metal sculpture?

Also known as "cire-perdue", a method for casting metal sculptures and other objects. Positive and negative molds are built around a layer of wax that exactly duplicates the shape and size of the desired sculpture. When this arrangement is heated, the wax melts out and then molten metal is poured into the mold to replace it. Today, multiples can be created from the process

A sculptural space that you can actually enter is referred to as

An environment or installation

he Pont du Gard, in Nîmes, France, is an excellent example of which element of architecture?

Arch

Abstract art:

Art form that represents ideas using geometric and other designs instead of natural forms seeking to break away from traditional representation of physical objects. Pioneered by Kandinsky and others in the early 20th century.

What is the content of a work of nonobjective art?

Art that departs significantly from the actual appearance of things.

Which process is an additive method of making sculpture?

carving assembling

The International Style is a type of architecture marked by

Austere geometric simplicity

Johnson and Burgee's University of Houston, College of Architecture is said to be a postmodern building because it:

Borrows from many different styles and time periods

The material most often associated with the process of casting is

Bronze

Which of these is not a basic principle of "green architecture"?

Buildings that make maximum use of energy supplies like coal and nuclear power

In Käthe Kollwitz's Self-Portrait, Drawing, the artist has revealed the expressive capabilities of what medium?

charcoal

One of the chief tools employed by artists of the Renaissance to show the effects of light is

chiaroscuro.

What was early paper in the West made of?

cloth rags

Visual literacy enables the viewer to:

communicate the effects of a work of art.

The sculptural material most commonly associated with "modeling" or additive processes is

Clay

Cassandre's Dubonnet advertisement is a good example of

Constructivist design

Charles and Ray Eames' Side chair, model DCM demonstrates which feature of design in the 1940s and 1950s?

Curvilinear Design

Which of the following is not an aspect of texture?

content

On the color wheel, blues and greens are usually thought of as

cool colors

Gerrit Rietveld's famous Red and Blue Chair is a summation of which principle of design?

De Stijl

Which of these best describes Frank Gehry's design process?

It is fluid and experimental

Why is the stereoscope such an effective means of describing "real" space?

It mimics binocular visions

Which artist's works prompted Allan Kaprow to "invent" what he called Happenings?

Jackson Pollock

In the history of art, the association of good with light and evil with dark was first fully-developed by

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

According to the text, lithography was almost dead as an art medium in the 1960s until which person almost single-handedly saved it?

June Wayne

Naturalism is a brand of representation in which the artist

A brand of representation in which the artist retains apparently realistic elements

How is naturalism in art distinct from realism?

Descriptive of an approach to portraying the visible world that emphasizes the objective observation and accurate imitation of appearances. Naturalistic art closely resembles the forms it portrays. Naturalism and realism are often used interchangeably, and both words have complicated histories. In this text, naturalism is construed as a broader approach, permitting a degree of idealization and embracing a stylistic range across cultures. Realism suggests a more focused, almost clinical attention to detail that refuses to prettify harsh or unflattering matters.

The difference between liquid and dry media is in the

Dry media: generally applied directly in stick form - As the stick is dragged over suitably abrasive surface, it leaves particles of itself behind. Liquid Media: Generally applied with a tool such as a pen or a brush.

According to Sayre, our notion of space has changed abruptly and even become "fluid" since the beginning of the twentieth century due to:

Einsteins Theories

For which type of drawing would metalpoint likely be best suited as a medium?

Either a precise drawing of an object or paper cutout

The Starry Night, by Vincent van Gogh, indicates the power of the artist's

Expressive line

Allan Kaprow created "assemblages of events performed or perceived in more than one time and place." He called these

Happenings

Lines that create a sense of movement and direction are called

Implied lines.

In a work of art, "content" refers to

In a work of art, content is conveyed primarily in three ways: through its symbolic references; through written materials and cultural context; and through the subject matter

When and where was printmaking first developed?

In the 9th century in China

What is the subject matter of Shirin Neshat's Rebellious Silence?

Iran woman with writing on her face, gun held up in front of the middle of her face

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?

Isaac Newton

Ideologies are:

Systems of abstract thought that constitute one's deeds, expectations, and goals. A set of ideas proposed by the dominant class of society making this concept central to politics Note-->to the individual, ideology frames their perspective of the world. Within a larger society, ideologies define what is and is not acceptable within a culture, and are constantly in flux. An example of flux is the debate on legal use of marijuana in the US.

Frank Lloyd Wright designed several houses that were based on the "vastness of the western landscape" and were "of the land, not just on the land." What did he call this style of house?

The Prairie House

The Romans perfected which architectural innovation by the end of the first century bce?

The dome

The Seagram Building, designed by Philip Johnson and Mies van der Rohe, is a perfect example of

The international style

Le Corbusier was an architect and designer who prioritized

The manufactured and modular

It is thought that the sloping sides of the pyramids in Egypt were intended to mimic

The rays of the sun

In what way can a large-scale work be considered a "temporal" art form?

The spectator moves through time and space to view it.

Frederick Olmsted conceived of what common architectural concept?

The suburb

What do Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty and the Great Serpent Mound have in common?

They are both earthworks

The Romans created larger interior spaces in architecture than the Greeks because

They combined the use of the arch with the use of concrete

Historically, why do many people receive new and innovative work with reservation?

They have little context in which to view the work.

Why did Guillermo Gomez-Pena and Roberto Sifuentes pose on crosses in their work Curc-fiction Project?

To protest California's immigration policies

The Bauhaus

Was an influential design school in Germany

An artwork's literal subject matter is its -

What is literally shown; The literal, visible image in a work of art, as distinguished from it's content