VisualArts terms
Naturalistic Art:
A form of representational art that faithfully records light and shadow, color, and space. First communion, Pablo Picasso
When discussing the size, shape, material, color, and composition of a work of art, we are discussing its
Form
Linear Perspective
Forms seem to get smaller as they recede from us. Parallel lines converge on the horizon line where they disappear.
Vanishing Point
In linear perspective, the point on the horizon where parallel lines appear to converge
Chiaroscuro
In painting and drawing, artists often use the the technique of___ to describe the way shadows and light define.
photograph; print
Jeff Wall's A sudden Gust of Wind is a _____that refers to a _________.
The artist and audience
Our modern ideas about art carry with them ideas about
Squared grid
The ancient Egyptians developed a standard set of proportions used to create images of the "correct" or "perfect"
The circle and square
The ancient Roman Architect Vitruvius associated the perfected male form with the perfect
Cool Colors
The colors on the blue-green side.
Warm Colors
The colors on the red-orange side.
Line
Which of the visual elements can best be described as " the path of a moving point"?
A royal altar to the hand
Which word of art uses hierarchical scale?
Installation art:
Work of art meant to be entered, explored, and experienced by the viewer.
Outsider Art:
Work of artwork created by a nonprofessional artist. Ex: Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations
Secondary colors cannot be mixed from primaries.
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The "vanishing point" is the level at which paintings are hung on the wall.
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The term "atmospheric perspective" can best be applied to marble sculptures.
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cartoon
in fresco paintings, a drawing called a _____is transfered to the prepared surface prior to applying the pigment
binder
in oil painting, linseed oil acts as a
white
in the additive process of mixing red light, greenl ight and blue light combine to produce ____light
secondary
mixing two primary colors produces a ____color
to become aware of the process of looking itself
the nature of perception suggest that the most important key to looking at art is
oil paint
which of the followingis a example ofa nonaqueous medium
a royal altar to the hand
which workof art uses hierarchical scale
line
whicho f the visual elements can best be described as "the path of a moving point"
In the additive process of color mixing, red light, green light, and blue light combine to produce ________ light.
white
seemed to calm and relax violent children in studies of color's effects upon the mind and body
"Passive Pink" refers to the color that
They still debate the works iconography
After much study of the Arnolfini Double Portrait, experts agree that
Installation
Ann Hamilton's Mantle is an example of
installation
Ann Hamilton's Mantle is an example of
Conceptual unity
Annette Messager's Mes Voeux and Joseph Cornell's The Hotel Eden both demonstrate the use of:
Wheel of Fortune was created by
Audrey Flack.
The 10th-century copper sculpture illustrated in this chapter is the work of an artist performing the role of "giving tangible form to the unknown." The unknown, in this case, is the physical form of the deity
Shiva.
Actual/Tactile Texture
Textures we experience through the sense of touch.
Color Wheel
The arrangement of colors in a circle.
Which statement is NOT true regarding James Hamilton's Throne of the Third Heaven... body of work?
The artist intended the work to be viewed by everyone as a message of redemption.
Refraction
The bending of a ray of light, for example, when it passes through a prism.
Edward Hopper gas
The here and now.
Tombs
The pyramids of Giza in Egypt where built as
Palette
The range of colors used by an artist, or a surface used for mixing paints.
All of these
Theo Van Gogh was Vincent Van Gogh's
Stippling
Tiny dots (create values)
3D Space
Visual depth.
primer
afterb uilding canvas and before painting it, a painter generally applies a coat of
A rainbow is the result of reflection of light from a still surface.
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During the Renaissance in Western Europe, ________ came to be regarded as the more elevated of the arts:
painting, sculpture, and architecture
Jan van Eyck
the first artist to understand and exploit oil painting was
tombs
the pyramids at Giza in Egypt were built as
encaustic and fresco
2 ancient painting media that are still used today
Implied Light
2D light that doesn't actually exist, it's an illusion.
Shade
A color darker than the hue's normal value.
Informal balance
Another term for asymmetrical balance is
Fisherman's Cottage on the Cliffs at Varengeville was painted by
Claude Monet.
The subject matter of Edward Hopper's Gas
Depict aspects of everyday life
Chiaroscuro
Italian for "light-dark". In 2D, non representational art, the technique of using values to record light and shadow, especially as they provide information about 3D form.
Robert Smithson - spiral jetty
Natural world
Audrey Flack
The Wheel of Fortune was created by
Pablo Picasso's Guernica was a protest against
The bombing of a civilian population
All these answers are correct
What term describes work by nonprofessionals
When discussing the size, shape, material, color, and composition of a work of art, we are discussing its
form
Radiocarbon testing indicates that the earliest images made by humans date back to
the Paleolithic Period.
Pablo Picasso painted Guernica in 1937 for
the Spanish Pavilion of the Paris World's Fair.
metal point
the predecessor of the graphite pencil, especially popular during the renaissance is
Horizon Line
A dividing line that delineates the ground from sky.
Stylized Art:
A form of representational art that conforms to a present style or convection. Ex: Harthor and Sety, Detail of pillar from tomb of Sety
Placement/Position
Arrangement of objects.
Secondary
Mixing two primary colors produces a _____ color.
Jeff Wall's A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai) is a ________ that refers to a ________.
Photograph; print
Pointillism
Points of pure color applied to a support and allowing the viewer's eyes to mix or blend those colors.
The best-known work of the bizarrely inventive Hieronymus Bosch is
The Garden of Earthly Delights
________ is the best-known work of the bizarrely inventive Hieronymus Bosch.
The Garden of Earthly Delights
Iconoclasm
The destroying of religious arts figures. ex: protestants destroying catholic church
Area
The extent of space.
Simultaneous Contrast
The perceptual phenomenon whereby complementary colors appear most brilliant when side by side.
Value
The relative lightness or darkness of a hue, or of a neutral varying from white to black.
all of these: simple, pure, and timeless.
The sculptor Constantin Brancusi spent his life searching for forms that were
Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned and Rathnasambhava, the Transcendent Buddha of the South are similar in all these ways EXCEPT:
They share the same iconography
Triadic Color Harmony
Three colors equally spaced apart on the color wheel.
Content:
What a work of art is about or its subject matter.
a work of art may fall into more thn one theme
according to the author, can a work a art have more thatn one theme
Artists who use tiny dots in varying concentrations to indicate light and shadow are using the __________ drawing technique.
stippling
trompe l'oeil
the term for extreme optical fidelity
proportional
the use of scale to indicate relative importance is known as____scale
transperency
watercolor's primary characteristic is its
What are the tasks of artists?
1. They create places for human experience 2. extraordinary versions of ordinary objects, 3. record and commemorate, 4. give tangible form to the unknown, 5. give tangible form to feelings and ideas 6. refresh our vision to help us see the world in new ways.
Values
A black and white photograph of a scene eliminates the hues and intensifies of the scenes color
Tint
A color lighter that the hue's normal value.
Context:
A work of art is closely associated to the life of its creator; the tradition it grows from and responds to; the audience it was made for; and the society in which it circulated.
The field of philosophy called aesthetics asks the question
All these answers are correct.
Theo van Gogh was Vincent van Gogh's
All these answers are correct.
Van Gogh's paintings are of high value because
All these answers are correct.
What term describes work done by nonprofessionals?
All these answers are correct.
Whereas the Christian image by Cimabue depicts the central figure surrounded by angels, the Buddhist image in this chapter shows the central figure surrounded by enlightened beings known as:
Bodhisattvas
Which of the following was designed as a place of worship or meditation?
Both Sainte-Chapelle and the Great Mosque at Córdoba
Aesthetics:
Branch of philosophy dealing with feelings aroused by the sensory experiences of sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.
What term(s) describe artwork done by nonprofessionals?
Brut (raw art), outsider art, folk art, naive art
hatching
Charles White Untitled illustrates the technique of
Hatching
Charles White's Untitled illustrates the technique of
they share the same iconography
Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned and Rathnasambhava, the Transcendent Buddha of the south are similar in all these except
They share the same iconography
Cimabues Madonna enthroned and Rathnasambhava, the transcendent Buddha of the south are similar in all these
Scale
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen created shock value through use of:
All these answers are correct
Context is a factor that ties that bind a work of art to the
Secondary Colors
Created by combining two primaries. Green, orange, purple.
Tertiary Colors
Creating by combing a primary and adjacent secondary. Ex. blue-green.
Model
Creating the illusion of a 3D object on a 2D surface by using highlights and shadows
Outline
Defines a 2D shape.
Iconoclasm means the ________ of images based on religious beliefs.
Destruction
Implied
Doesn't actually exist.
art collectors
Dorothy and Herbert Vogel are
art collectors.
Dorothy and Herbert Vogel are
Were felt to provide pleasure
During the 18th century, beauty and art were discussed together because both
Motion
During the 20th Century, which of the following became a recognized element of art
Painting, sculpture, and architecture
During the Renaissance in Western Europe, ____ came to be regarded as the more elevated of arts.
make the drawing easier to copy
Edgar Degas drew a grid over his study of a dancer in order to
formalist, Marxist, feminist, psychoanalytic
Edouard MAnet's A bar at the Folies-Bergere invites us to consider points of view in it subject and compostion. Interpertations of this painting include _____approaches
Know the social functions of art (What Do Artists Do?) from Chapter 1 and examples of each.
Example: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial or Stonehenge "Creates a place for some human purpose" Example: Kente Cloth "Crete extraordinary versions of ordinary things" Example: Emperor Jahagir Resiving his Sons Khusrau"Record and commemorate" Example: Shiva as Lord of Dance "Give tangible form to unknown" Example: Starry Night "Give tangible form to feelings and ideas" Example: Torn Poster "Refresh our vision and help us to see the world in new ways
Claude MOnet
Fisherman's Cottage on the Cliffs at Varengeville was painted by
Contour
Gives us 3D shaping of an object.
destruction
Iconoclasm means the ____ of images based on the religious beliefs
Iconography:
Identifying, describing, and interpreting subject. Knowledge of a specific time, belief, or culture can help us understand meanings that might have been missed.
Heironymus Bosch gardens of early delights
Invention/fantasy
Vanitas
Latin word for "vanity" refers to the fleeting. Nature of earthly life and happiness.
Restricted Palette
Limited to a few colors and their mixtures.
Seven Visual Elements
Line Shape and Mass Pattern and Texture Light Color Time and Motion Space
Three Types of Perspective
Linear Atmospheric Isometric
All these answers are correct
Lines are used in art to indicate
Implied Lines
Lines that do not exist, but the viewer perceives.
Atmospheric Perspective
Looking at broad, receding landscapes.
Isometric Perspective
Looking down from above.
Volume
Mass or Quantity.
Four Color Harmonies
Monochromatic Complementary Analogous Triadic
Learn lang.
No society that we know of has lived without some form of art. The impulse and respond of art appears to have the ability to.
Monochromatic Color Harmony
One color plus shades/tints.
All these answers are correct
One common issue facing those who work to conserve work of art is
________ is the name for a standard subject in Christian art, that of Mary, the mother of Jesus, holding her son after he was taken down from the cross.
Pietà
Two Ways to Create Depth without using a Form of Perspective
Placement/Position Overlapping
Paleolithic Period
Radiocarbon testing indicates that the earliest images made by humans date back to
the Paleolithic Period.
Radiocarbon testing indicates that the earliest images made by humans date back to
Triangle
Raphael's The Madonna of the Meadows is composed using the implied shape of a
Conceptual
Rather than depend solely upon visual unity, an artist will sometimes create ____ unity the ideas.
creates large scale drawings with enormous physical presence
Raymond Pettibon
both are norepresentational is style
Rebecca Purdum's chin up and KAndinsky's swinging have what in common
Primary Colors
Red, Yellow, Blue. Cannot be dividing into two or more colors. Base Colors.
Disinterested contemplation:
Refers to looking beyond the actual, partial, and personal in search of beauty and pleasure
During the ________ the term "art" was used roughly in the same sense as "craft."
Renaissance
All these answers are correct
Representational art with an approach to naturalism covers
The range of this artist's work makes him difficult to categorize. In addition to paintings, prints, and combination pieces, he has done extensive set and costume design for Merce Cunningham and others, as well as graphic design for magazines and books.
Robert Rauschenberg
an earthwork
Robert Smithson's THe Spiral Jetty is an example of
The ________ often created equestrian statues of their emperors and one of the finest examples features a bearded Marcus Aurelius:
Romans
The ________ often created equestrian statues of their emperors.
Romans
Geometric
Shapes and masses that approximate the regular, names shapes and volumes of geometry.
Organic
Shapes and masses that evoke the living forms of nature.
Cross Hatching
Single and Across lines (create values)
Hatching
Single lines (create values)
Sassetta St. Francis giving mantle to poor
Stories/histories
Order and authority
Symmetrical balance, as used by Georgia O'Keeffe, expresses:
Visual Texture
Textures that are created to look lie something other than a flat painted surface.
Hue
The "family name" of a color, independent of its particular value or saturation.
Shiva
The 10th century copper sculpture illustrated in this chapter is the work on an artist performing the role of "giving tar unknown". The unknown in this case physical form of the deity
Shiva.
The 10th-century copper sculpture illustrated in this chapter is the work of an artist performing the role of "giving tangible form to the unknown." The unknown, in this case, is the physical form of the deity
Position and over lap
The 18th century Indian painting of Maharana Amar Singh and others watching musicians and acrobats utilizes the cues for implying depth on a flat surface. They are
Which of the following is an example of a theme in art?
The Natural World
Nineteenth-century American painters employed the American landscape as a subject. One such artist was Thomas Cole who focused on an area of the Connecticut River to create
The Oxbow.
Eugene Delacroix' painting, Liberty Leading the People, was created in support of:
The Revolution of 1830
Implied Space
The illusion of depth on a 2D surface.
Ground
The information that is perceived as secondary in a 2D image.
a. sensitivity. c. playfulness. d. analytical skill. e. organizational skill.
The list of traits that creative people seem to possess, given in this chapter, include all of the following
Picture Plane
The literal surface of a painting imagined as a window.
Vietman Veterans Memorial
The most famous of Maya Lin's works is
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
The most famous of Maya Lin's works is
to become aware of the process of looking itself.
The nature of perception suggests that the most important key to looking at art is
In the painting White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang by Wang Jian,
The painter's inscription situates him in a centuries-old tradition of painterly and poetic meditations
Movement
The suggestion of motion in a work of art.
Visual characteristic
The term style is used to categorize a work of art is
Symmetry
The thirteen- diety Jnanadakini Mandala uses ____ to suggest that there is a hidden order to the universe.
The Rocky Mountains, Landers Peak by Albert Bierstadt
The use of atmospheric perspective is a prominent aspect of which work?
Hierarchical
The use of scale to indicate relative importance is known as ____ scale.
According to the author, one way to begin looking at art is to consider broad areas of meaning reflected in the art of many cultures throughout history. These areas of meaning are known as:
Themes
all of the following: a. art dealer. b. brother. c. financial supporter. d. emotional supporter.
Theo van Gogh was Vincent van Gogh's
Analogous Color Harmony
Three colors adjacent to one another.
all of the following: a. movement. b. expressiveness. c. technology. d. humor.
Tim Hawkinson's work of art, pictured in this chapter, incorporates
Overlapping
To cover and extend beyond.
Iconography
To discover why the sculpture of the Amida Nyorai depicted the subject with elongated, specific hand gestures head requires the use of
Complementary Color Harmony
Two colors directly across from each other on the color wheel. (simultaneous contrast)
Abstract Art:
Uses the appearances of the world only as starting point. Certain points are selected, then exaggerated. Seated Woman Holding a Fan, Pablo Picasso
All these answers are correct
Van Gogh's paintings are high of value because
his work had a major infulence on the subsequent artist there are a limited numberl of his paintings he plays a roll in western art history his paintings allow the viewer to feel a connection with teh artist himself
Van Gogh's paintings are of high value because
Audrey Flack
Wheel of Fortune was created by
Form
When discussing size, shape, material, color, and composition of a work of art, we are discussing its
animal fats and pigments mixed together, the use of reed brushes, and the pwder pigment blown through hollow reeds
Which are methods used by prehistoric painters
silk, papyrus, fired clay, cave walls
_______is among the materials besides paper that have provided support for drawings
Coosje van Bruggen
_____collaborated with Cleas Oldenburg to create the sculpture Plantoir
Gouache
_____is watercolor that has been made opaque by adding inert white pigment to it
values
a blacka-nd -white photograph of a scene eleiminates the hues and intensities oft he scenes colors but captures the____of the colors
Megaliths:
a large stone that forms a prehistoric monument (e.g., a menhir) or part of one (e.g., a stone circle or chamber tomb) "Stonehenge"
repetition
a necessary feature in pattern
dissolves in something other than water
a nonaqueous paint is one that
Pieta:
a picture or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Jesus Christ on her lap or in her arms.
According to the author,
a work of art may fall into more than one theme.
the portrait was almost miraculously lifelike
according to the author, Leonardo da Vinci MOna Lisa dazzled his contemporarient because
experts still debatet he work's iconograpy
after much study of the Arnolfini Double Portrait, experts agree that
Which of the following was designed as a place of worship or meditation?
all of these: Sainte-Chapelle, the Great Mosque at Córdoba, and the Buddhas in Bamiyan, Afghanistan
The sculptor Constantin Brancusi spent his life searching for forms that were
all of these: simple, pure, and timeless.
self-potrait
artist Frida Kahlo is well known for her
picasso
because this 20th century artist dated most of his drawings over the course of hisl ife, we have nearly a complete visual record of his mind at work
Whereas the Christian image by Cimabue depicts the central figure surrounded by angels, the Buddhist image in this chapter shows the central figure surrounded by
bodhisattvas
acrylic
by the 1950's , this new paint would challenge oils as the principal painting medium
the effects of light, the work of earlier restorers, changing levels of heat and humidity, pollution
common issues facing those who work to conserve works of art
Colors which appear oppisite each other on the color wheel are known as ___________.
complementary
jacob lawrence
considered oneof the leading figures in teh 20th century american art. the painter____studied as the harlem Art Workshop and wason e of many prominant artist to work for the WPA during the Great depression
science, engineering, art, math
de VINci used drawings to explore in
The subject matter of Edward Hopper's Gas
depict aspects of everyday life.
Philosophers determined that the pleasure of art was an intellectual pleasure and was perceived through:
disinterested contemplation
motion
during the 20th century, which of the following became a recognized element of art
middle ages
during the _______________the term "art" ws used roughly in the same sense as "craft"
Atmospheric perspective is never used in Chinese paintings and drawings.
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Geometric shapes and masses look more natural than man made.
f
Isometric perceptive is only used by architects.
f
Mixing 2 primary colors produces a triad color.
f
Monochromatic harmonies are composed of any three colors equidistant from each other on the color wheel.
f
Raphael's the Madonna of the Meadows is composed using the implied shape of a circle.
f
________________ relates to the visual information surrounding a shape that we detach and focus on.
ground
Parallel lines receding into the distance, in linear perspective, seem to converge at a vanishing point which is located on the ___________.
horizon line
Frida Kahlo self portrait with monkeys
human experience. - Mexican with two pet monkeys and 2 wild ones. she painted only her own reality
Johannes Vermeer: woman holding a balance
human experience. meaning: shining pearls = temptation. mirror = self knowledge. pregnancy = renewal of life.
To discover why the sculptor of the Amida Nyorai depicted the subject with elongated earlobes, specific hand gestures, and a bun atop his head requires the use of
iconography.
naturalistic
if a work of art is faithful to our visual experience. its style is
distributing visual weight accordingly
in a two-deminional work witha summetrical balance, the appearance is achieved by
foreshortening
in albercht durer's woodcut The Draftsman Drawing a Reclining Nudethe, draftsmani s using a devicet o help him achieve the effects of
encourage ou active participation in a work help communicate a works mood lead our eyes around a work help communicate a works menaing
in art, the design principle of balance functions to
wet plaster
in buon fresco, or true fresco pigment ism ixed with water and applied to
Ann Hamilton's Mantle is an example of
installation
Iconography
involves identifying, describing, and interpreting subjsect matter in art
Theme
is a broad idea or a message conveyed by a work, such as a performance, a painting, a motion picture, or a video game. This message is usually about life, society or human nature.
___________ perceptive is the viewpoint from above and parallel lines do not converge in the distance.
isometric
Andy Warhol's images created from celebrities are portrayed through mass produced:
multiple silkscreen images.
If a work of art is faithful to our visual experience, its style is
naturalistic
learn language
no society that we know for has lived without some form of art. the impulse to make and respoend to art appears to be as deeply ingrained as the abilty to
Neolithic:
of, relating to, or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed
Romans
often created equestrian statues of the emperors
an almost infinite range of consistency a subtle blending of colors the pa\pplication of layers of paint on top of one another the painting to be reworked indefinitely
one of the advantages of oil paintings is that is drives slowly. this allows for
In art, shapes that suggest forms found in nature are called ___________ shapes.
organic
the artist and the audience
our modern ideas about art carry with them ideas about
In drawing, the outer boundaries of 2D forms are defined by________, while the outer boundaries perceived among 3D forms are defined by__________.
outlines, contour lines
The 18th century Indian painting Maharana Amar Singh and others watching musicians and acrobats utilizes the two most basic visual cues for implying depth on a flat surface. They are position and ___________.
overlapping
During the Renaissance in Western Europe, ________ came to be regarded as the more elevated of the arts.
painting, sculpture, and architecture
During the Renaissance these works were separated into a different category from craft and became known as the fine arts.
painting, sculpture, architecture, music and poetry
The term _____________ refers to the board on which artists mix colors or the artist's range of color.
palette
In a 2D art form, the actual flat surface on which the work is executed is called the _________.
picture plane
collages
pisacco and braque, working side-by-side, glued bits of paper and other objects onto canvas to create
The shapes we perceive as figures, we call ____________ shapes.
positive
_____________ describes the process of sunlight being broken up into a spectrum or rainbow band.
refraction
A necessary feature of a pattern is _______.
repetition
No society that we know of has lived without some form of art. The impulse to make and respond to art appears to be as deeply ingrained as the ability to
reproduce
Cimabue madonna enthroned
sacred realms
A hue darker that the hue's normal value is called a ______.
shade
Christian Boltanski - altar to chases high school
stories/histories
A drawing using only lines or dots can indicate shadows.
t
Implied lines guide a viewer's eyes around a work of art.
t
pigment
the coloring material in vertually al drawing media in known as
the use of differnet binders
the difference inthe color and consistency of different types of crayons and pastels is due to
wire
the metalpoint, lines are drawn witha silver____onto a suface coated with preliminary coating of paint
Stonehenge
the most famous Neolithic structure in England, made of megaliths that once formed several concentric circles, is called
pointillism
the style used by Georges Seurat in Cafe'-concert is
at the exact center of the picture, justbe hind the headoft he figure Jesus, andt on the horizon line
the vanishing point in Leonardo da vinci's the Last Supper
Sacred realm, politics and social order, stories and histories, the here and now, the human experience, invention and fantasy, art and nature, art and art
themes of art
Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned and Rathnasambhava, the Transcendent Buddha of the South are similar in all these ways EXCEPT
they share the same iconography.
After much study of the Arnolfini Double Portrait, experts agree that
they still debate the work's iconography.
movement, expressiveness, technology, humor
tim harkinson's work of art, incorperates
The pyramids at Giza in Egypt were built as
tombs
Any three color equally distant from each other on the color wheel form a_______ harmony.
triadic
Raphael's The Madonna of the Meadows is composed using the implied shape of a _____.
triangle
The oldest drawings and paintings found the Chavet cave:
used natural pigments and charcoal.
A black and white photograph of a scene eliminates the hues and intensities of the scene's colors, but captures the ______ of the colors.
value
The ______________ 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.
vanishing point
the nib
what part of the pen convey the ink to the drawing surface
form
when discussing the size, shape, material, color, and compostiion of a work of art we are discussing its
bodhisattvas
whereas the christian image by Cimabue depicits the central figure surraounded by angels,t he buddhist image in this cha[ter shows central figure surrounded by
Anthony Caro
"All art is basically Paleolithic or Neolithic: either the urge to smear soot and grease on cave walls or pile stone on stone" was said by
Seemed to calm and relax violent children in studies of colors effects upon the mind and body
"Passive pink" refers to the color that
8 Themes of Art
1) politics/social order 2)stories/histories 3)human experience 4)invention/fantasy 5)natural world 6)art & art 7)here and now 8)sacred realms
Direction
A line that guides the eyes.
Repetition
A necessary feature of pattern is
what is means to the viewer
According to the author the most important meaning of an artwork is
all of these: creating order and structure; exploring aesthetic possibilities; and constructing images and forms that carry meaning.
According to the author, the impulse to create art comes from basic human interests in
what it means to the viewer.
According to the author, the most important meaning of an artwork is
The Egyptians imagined the ________ as resembling earthly life in every detail
Afterlife
Anthony Caro
All art is basically Paleothic or Neolithic: either the urge to smear soot and grease on cave walls or pile stone on.
Open Palette
All colors are permitted to be used.
Representational art with an approach to naturalism covers:
All of these answers are correct.
Context is a factor of ties that bind a work of art to the
All these answers are correct.
The Starry Night
Although Vincent Van Gogh suffered emotionally throughout his life, he was able to give his emotions tangible from.
The Starry Night.
Although Vincent van Gogh suffered emotionally throughout his life, he was able to give his emotions tangible form in works such as
Afterimage
An image that persists after the visual stimulus that first produced it has ceased.
"All art is basically Paleolithic or Neolithic: either the urge to smear soot and grease on cave walls or pile stone on stone" was said by
Anthony Caro.
Pattern
Any decorative, repetitive motif or design.
Jeff Wall a sudden gust of wind
Art & art. - Reflects Hokusai: "edgier in...province" with photographs depicting modern life.
Representational Art:
Art that represents the visible world so that a likeness can be recognized. Ex: First communion, Pablo Picasso
Kinetic Art
Art the incorporates real or apparent movement.
Visual
Artist can portray ____ textures that are created to look like something often than a flat painted surface.
Claude Monet
Fishermans Cottage on the Cliffs at Varengeville was painted by
Trompe l'oeil:
French for "fool the eye" lifelike art. House painter III, Duane Hanson
Although this artist survived a devastating streetcar accident, she suffered crippling pain for the remainder of her life. She often painted self-portraits as though to affirm that she still existed:
Frida Kahlo
Symmetrical balance
Georgia O'Keeffe's painting Deers Skull with Pedermal is a prime example of:
Three Techniques for Creating Values using Linear Mode
Hatching Cross-Hatching Stippling
All of these answers correct
Henry Ossawa Tanner The Banjo Lesson creates emphasis through:
size and placement of the figures directional linesof sightl eading to a focal point cantrasting values of dark skin against a pale background elimination of detail and bright colors in the background
Henry Ossawa Tanner's THe Banjo Lesson creates emphasis through
Robert Rauschenberg - windward
Here & Now - visual impact of life was too great for 1 picture. created collage of conceptually similar images
Van Gogh's paintings are of high value because:
His work had a major influence on subsequent artists There are a limited number of his paintings He plays a large role in Western art history His paintings allow the viewer to feel with the artist himself
Meta Warrick Fuller's poignant sculpture draws upon the_________ to create __________.
History of slavery; Talking Skull
One of the most delightfully eccentric figures in the history of art is the Japanese painter and woodcut designer known as:
Hokusai
Christian Boltanski draws upon the _______ to create his work _______.
Holocaust; Altar to the Chases High School
Three types of Directional Lines and What Movement they Suggest
Horizontal-Passive, No Movement Vertical- Potential For Movement Diagonal- Movement
Naturalistic
If a work of art is faithful to our visual experience, it's style is
Figure
In 2D images, the relationship between a shape we perceive as dominant.
Foreshortening
In Albrecht Durer's woodcut The Draftman Drawing a Reclining Nude, the draftsman is using a device to help him
Along the vertical axis down the center of the composition
In a two dimensional work of art is balanced symmetrically, the implied center of gravity is:
Disturbing visual weight accordingly
In a two dimensional work with asymmetrical balance, the appearance of balance is achieved by
Organic
In art, shapes that suggest forms found in nature are called ___ shapes.
All of these answers correct
In art, the design principle of balance functions to:
Outlines, contour lines
In drawing, the outer boundaries of two dimensional forms are defined by ____
White
In the additive process of color mixing, red light, green light, and blue light, combine to produce ____ light.
Pieta
Is the name for a standard subject in Christan art, that of Mary, the mother of Jesus, holding her son after the cross
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No society that we know of has lived without some form of art. The impulse to make and respond to art appears to be as deeply ingrained as the ability to
The Spanish pavilion Paris world fair
Pablo Picasso painted Guernica in 1937 for
Vanitas
Pablo Picassos Girl before a mirror explores the traditional theme of:
Paleothic Period
Radiocarbon testing indicates that the earliest images made by humans back to the.
Romans
The ____ often created equestrian statues of their emperors
Pablo Picasso painted Guernica in 1937 for:
The Spanish Pavilion of the Paris World's Fair
Although Vincent van Gogh suffered emotionally throughout his life, he was able to give his emotions tangible form in works such as
The Starry Night.
Cirque de Soleil
The famous Neolithic structure in England, made of megaliths that once formed several concentric circles, is called
All these answers are correct
The field of philosophy called aesthetics ask the question
All of these: at the exact center of the picture, just behind the head of the figure of Jesus
The vanishing point in Leonardo de Vinic's The Last Supper
Optical Color Mixture
The viewer's eyes will blend colors placed side by side.
Foreshortening
The visual phenomenon whereby an elongated object projecting toward or away from a viewer appear shorter than its actual length, as though compressed.
the fleeting nature of earthly life and happiness
Vanitas paintings meditate on
the fleeting nature of earthly life and happiness.
Vanitas paintings meditate on
the many letters he wrote to friends and relatives.
We owe our access to Vincent van Gogh's thoughts and feelings about many of his paintings to
Bodhisattvas
Whereas the Christan image by Cimabue depicts the central figure surrounded by angels, the Buddhist image in the central figure surrounded by
diego rivera
Which 20th century atist panted the fresco mixtec culture
all of these: animal fats and pigments mixed together, the use of reed brushes, and powdered pigments blown through hollow reeds
Which are methods used by prehistoric painters?
all of the above: a. to create places for some human purpose b. to create extraordinary versions of ordinary objects? c. to record and commemorate d. to give tangible form to the unknown
Which are tasks for artists, according to the text?
James Turrell
Which artist uses light itself as teh main material and whose work increases our awareness of light as a presence in the world
James Turrell
Which artist uses light itself as the main material and whose work increases our awareness of light as a presence?
to help us see the world in the same way they see it
Which is NOT a task for artist according to the text
In painting and drawing, artists often use the technique of ________ to describe the way shadows and light define the mass of forms.
chiaroscuro
__________ can best be described as the path traced by a moving point.
line
Eugene Delacroix liberty leading the people
politics/social order - glorifies violence in service of democracy
Pablo picasso: guernica
politics/social order - protest against spanish civil war after germany bombed guernica
michelangelo and raphael
pope jullius II employed with 2 itlaiian renaissance artist to paint fresco for him
conceptual
rather that depend solely upon visual unity,artist will sometimes create____ unity by unifying the ideas is a work of art
Analogous color harmonies are those in which the colors are close to ones another on the color wheel.
t
Foreshortening is the term fro the effect produced by applying the logic of linear perspective to every form that recedes into the distance, including people and animals.
t
Lines are sometimes used in art to indicate direction and movement.
t
Many of the sculptures of Calder can be classified as kinetic.
t
On the color wheel, yellow, red and blue are primary colors.
t
Texture can be either implied or actual.
t
The colors in a drawing or painting can be translated into values by black and white photography.
t
The common issue facing those who work to conserve works of art is: the effect of light, the work of earlier restorers, changing levels of heat and humidity, pollution.
t
Textures we experience through the sense of touch are called actual texture or _______ textures.
tactile
position and overlap
the 18th century Indian painting of Maharana Amar Singh and other watching musicians and the acrobats utilzes teh two most basic visual cues for implying depth on a flat surface. They are
diego rivera
the 20th century master of the fresco technique who created the work MIxtec Culture is
afterlife
the Egyptians imagined teh _____ as resembling earthly life in every detail.
symmetry
the Thirteen-Deity JNanadakini Mandala uses_____to suggest that there is a hidden orderin the universe
chinese
the _____are credited with the invention of paper around 5ce
a square grid
the ancient Egyptians developed a standard set of proportions used to create inages of the "correct" or "perfect" hman, as have many cultures both ancient aand modern. this set of proportions was created using
the golden section
the architect Le Corbusier designed the Modulor,a tool he used for calculating human proportions, based on
Our modern ideas about art carry with them ideas about
the artist and the audience.
simple, timeless and pure
the sculptor Constantin Brancusi spint his life searching for forms that were
During the 20th century, _______ became a recognized element of art.
time and motion
iconography
to discover why the sculptor of the AMida Nyorai depicts the subject with elongated earlobes, specific hand gestures and a bun atop his head requires the use of
Artists can portray ______ textures that are created to look like something other that a flat painted surface.
visual
The term style is used to categorize a work of art by its
visual characteristics.
During the 18th century, beauty and art were discussed together because both
were felt to provide pleasure.
powder color
what is pigmentin paint
According to the author, the most important meaning of an artwork is
what it means to the viewer.
