Art Quiz 2

Which of the following is not a primary source for studying a work of art? an interview with the artist a blog about a painting the artwork itself a letter written by the artist of an artwork the title of the artwork

A Blog about painting

The American quilt artist Deborah Coates used simple motifs to create patterns that implied "freedom," because her work was dedicated to freeing slaves. What was the specific quilt motif that she used? Staghorn Ohio Cross none of the answers Jacob's Ladder Birds in the Air

Birds in the Air

The Great Mosque in this Spanish city displays repetitive rhythms that can be associated with worship activities, such as reciting prayers. Valencia Barcelona Bilbao Madrid Córdoba

Córdoba

An artwork can have only one focal point. True False

False

Formal analysis can be done on paintings, but not on sculptures. True False

False

In traditional African art of the Yoruba tribe, human imagery follows the ideal proportions identified by the ancient Egyptians in palm and hand measurements. True False

False

The principle of rhythm does not apply to photography. True False

False

This is the specific part in an area of emphasis to which the viewer's eye is drawn. top focal point composition middle subordination

Focal Point

The German word that refers to something in which the whole seems greater than the sum of its parts is ________. gegen alter gestalt klein bruder

Gestalt

This proportional system uses a ratio of 1:1.618. Golden Section Standard Cubit Fibonacci Sequence Rule of Thirds Root 5 Rectangle

Golden Section

The Taj Mahal was commissioned by the grieving ________ as a memorial to his third and most beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Shah Jahan Kubla Khan Alexander the Great Gunga Din Gengis Khan

Shah Jahan

This group of artists sometimes used distorted scale to create dreamlike images that subvert our conscious experiences. Orphists Pop artists Futurists Cubists Surrealists

Surrealists

An interior design that uses only straight lines might lack the visual interest of a more varied composition. True False

True

What principle of art did Katsushika Hokusai employ in The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa in order to bring harmony to what could otherwise be a very chaotic scene? unity pattern none of the answers always use the color blue scale

Unity

A pattern with regular intervals creates ________ rhythm. a progressive an alternating an irregular a geometric a repetitive

a repetitive

Which of the following can create a pattern? the warp and weft of woven cloth fish scales dried, cracked mud all of the answers stacks of cans

all of the answers

Which of these terms relates to Hans Holbein the Younger's painting The Ambassadors? all of the answers iconography memento mori memento mori and anamorphosis only anamorphosis

all of the answers

What is the difference between analysis and critique? analysis is hard to understand critique presents negative opinions of an artwork there is no difference between analysis and critique analysis refers to the appearance or meaning of the artwork itself

analysis refers to the appearance or meaning of the artwork itself

In the print from the series The Life of John Brown by Jacob Lawrence, broad emphasis occurs because the twelve figures ________. crowd around the figure on the left stand in height order, tallest to shortest wear completely different clothes in wacky colors have one dominant leader are evenly balanced

are evenly balanced

________ balance is achieved when two halves of a composition are not mirror images of each other. unified radial varied asymmetrical symmetrical

asymmetrical

Artemisia Gentileschi used directional line brilliantly in her painting Judith Decapitating Holofernes to draw our attention to this point a hand Judith's face the maidservant the bed blood spurting from Holofernes's neck

blood spurting from Holofernes's neck

When an artist uses scale to indicate the relative importance of elements in a composition, he or she is employing this kind of scale. proportional scale small scale human scale monumental scale hierarchical scale

hierarchical scale

The atmosphere of Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, created by the lack of people on the street, the absence of street lights, and the somber mood of the customers in the diner, is one of ________. romance loneliness pleasure excitement anger

loneliness

The size relationships between parts of an object, or its ________, affects how a viewer will interpret it. mass scale colors proportions values

proportions

The opposite of emphasis is ________. tone subordination concentration proportion focal point

subordination