Art 101 Final (Tests 1 & 2)

What effect did architect Cesar Pelli create with rib vaulting in the terminal at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport?

A closed form

What distinguishes a form from a shape?

A form refers to sculpture

What is another term used to describe atmospheric perspective?

Aerial perspective

Which term would probably NOT be used in a discussion of Alexander Calder's Untitled?

Aerial perspective

Which of the following is used to describe an elevated awareness of beauty in the viewer?

Aesthetics

In this painting by Henri Matisse, all of the following are present EXCEPT _________

Atmospheric perspective

What distinguishes Paul Cezanne's treatment of space in his Still Life with Apples from Raphael's in The School of Athens?

Cezanne calls attention to the flatness of his canvas

Which term refers to the organization of visual elements in a painting or a photograph?

Composition

Identify the six functions that art fulfills

Delight, commentary, worship, commemoration, persuasion, and self-expression

The distorted proportions of the Roettgen Pieta adds to its_____________

Expressive effect

Yong Soon Min's Dwelling is an assemblage that attempts to express the artist's____________

Feelings of a divided self

In Her Secret is patience, Janet Echelman used________

Fiber, Steel, and lights

In an artwork, the total effect of the combined visual qualities is known as the__________

Form

The detail of a reproduction of Sandro Botticelli's Birth of Venus is an example of____________

Four color printing

Which artist is known for making a modified Citroen DS car?

Gabriel Orozco

Which artist wanted viewers to see the natural rhythms present in a flower?

Georgia O'Keeffe

In this work by Kiki Smith (Ginzer cat), the cat could be called all EXCEPT the________

Ground

How did Michelangelo solve the problem presented by his subject matter in the Pieta?

He made the bodies of Mary and Christ disproportionate to one another

The symbolic meaning of visual signs and imagery in a work of art is known as___________

Iconography

Both M.C. Escher's Sky and Water I and Katsushika Hokusai's The Wave show __________

Implied motion

Why do many artists choose to work in a monochromatic color scheme?

It creates an expressive mood

Sabatino "Simon" Rodia could be classified as an outsider artist because of his___________

Lack of awareness of art history

Based on the book's discussion of light and color, we would perceive a color as red because __________

Mostly red light is reflected

All of the following might be used to suggest three-dimensional space in a flat image EXCEPT

Open Form

Which term best describes the shape of the flower in Georgia O'Keeffe's painting?

Organic

All of the following can be found in Kazimir Malevich's Suprematist Painting (Eight Red Rectangles) EXCEPT ___________

Organic Shapes

The first-century sculpture Augustus of Prima Porta and the fourteenth-century painting Effects of Good Government in the City both exemplify the function of art for__________

Persuasion

Romare Bearden's Rocket to the moon is an example of a__________

Photomontage

Figurative Art is a type of

Representational art

What design principle is obviously distorted to create greater impact in Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's Shuttlecocks?

Scale

Details such as the fur-lined coat and mirror in The Arnolfini Portrait demonstrate Jan van Eyck's skill in creating ___________

Simulated Texture

Chaz Maviyane-Davies's Global Warning is an example of art as a vehicle for__________

Social causes

Why do many public buildings employ symmetrical balance in their designs?

Symmetrical balance suggests stability and permanence

What visual detail of this calendar stone symbolizes the Aztec belief in the cyclic nature of time?

The circular shapes

What element moves our eye toward the empty panel on the left of Ogata Korin's Cranes?

The directional force of the birds heads

The Taj Mahal was intended to function as a_____

Tomb

The use of pattern in Pieter de Hooch's Interior of a Dutch House demonstrates which design principle?

Unity and variety

Francisco Goya's print I Saw This was intended as a commentary on _______

War

Why is it possible for a small yellow form to balance a large blue form?

Warm colors appear heavier than cool colors

A mixed-media artwork is made___________

With different materials

What technique did Elizabeth Catlett use to create the rounded feature of this figure? (girl eating bread)

chiroscuro