Quiz 1, Chapters 1, 2, and 4- Art Appreciation 1301
The use of atmospheric perspective is a prominent aspect of which work:
"The Rocky Mountains", Lander's Peak by Albert Bierstadt
Style
Abstract; Representational; Naturalistic; Historical
Harmonies combine colors adjacent to one another on the color wheel.
Analogous
The vanishing point in Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" is:
At the exact center of the picture, just behind the head of the figure of Jesus, and on the horizon line
Lines are used in art to indicate:
Boundaries between forms; direction and motion; shadows and highlights; and spatial depth on flat surfaces
In painting and drawing, artists often use the technique of _____ to describe the way shadows and light define the shape forms. Perfected by Italian Renaissance painters
Chiaroscuro
Harmonies that involve colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel, such as red and green.
Complementary
What a work of art is about
Content
A(n) ______ records the boundaries of a three-dimensional shape.
Contour line
Representational art with an approach to naturalism covers:
Fabric drapes over bodies; recording effects of light and shadow on form; inner structures of bodies
When discussing the size, shape, material, color and composition of a work of art, we are discussing its:
Form
Context is a factor of ties that bind a work to the:
Life of its creator; tradition it grows from and to which it responds; audience for which it was made; and society in which it was circulated.
Visual element can be described as "the path of a moving point"
Line
Harmonies are composed of variations on the same hue, often with differences of value and intensity
Monochromatic
If a work of at is faithful to our visual experience, its style is:
Naturalistic
Shapes that suggest forms found in nature are called _____ shapes
Organic
The technique of ______ uses dots to suggest value through optical mixing.
Stippling
Refers to characteristics that we recognize as constant, recurring, or coherent
Style
The object or event upon which a work of art is based
Subject matter
The nature of perception suggests that the most important key to looking at art is:
To become aware of the process of looking itself
Harmonies that are composed of any three colors equidistant from each other on the color wheel.
Triadic
A black-and-white photograph of a scene eliminates the hues and intensities the ______ of the colors.
Values
Parallel lines receding into the distance seem to converge, until they meet at a point on the horizon line where they disappear
Vanishing Point
Artists can portray _________ textures that are created to look like something other than a flat painted surface.
Visual
The term style is used to categorize a work of art by its:
Visual characteristics
The field of philosophy called aesthetics asks the question:
What is art?; Can we apply our concept of art to art of the past?; Can we apply our concept of art to are of different cultures?; Is there one correct standard for judging art?
A necessary feature of pattern is:
repetition