Art Appreciation ECU introduction quiz

Which of the following statements is untrue?

Katushika Hokusai carved and printed all of his artworks himself

Marc Quinn's Self, a self-portrait made from frozen blood, is created in ________ scale.

Life-sized

Examples of graphic art include:

Posters, advertising, signage, social media

Western artists since the Renaissance have usually considered ______ to be the highest forms of art.

Sculpture and painting

The rarity of an artwork, and its value, are often closely related.

True

The pose, facial expression, and landscape background of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa communicate to the viewer a mood of ________.

calm and introspection

A representational work of art ________.

depicts objects or people so that we can recognize them

Even though Jeff Koons did not make the sculpture Rabbit with his own hands, it is considered his work because ________.

he designed it

Louise Nevelson's work White Vertical Water is made of ________.

painted wood

Niagara Falls was a popular subject for North American artists in the second half of the nineteenth century, because it symbolized:

-America's territorial expansion -the presence of God in nature -grandeur -the beauty and power of nature

When conducting a formal analysis of a work of art you would probably want to consider the artist's use of

-Color -texture -emphasis -scale

Art is sometimes censored by the authorities because:

-it offends people's religious beliefs -its sexual content seems pornographic -it carries a political message that worries the authorities -its moral values seem improper

Which of the following can be considered part of visual culture?

-roadside billboards -television commercials -comic books -oil paintings

The oldest museum in America, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, was founded in:

1805

A graphic designer usually intends to please one individual patron.

False

Leonardo da Vinci was an artist who rigidly stuck to traditional methods and rules of art.

False

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

false

When artists are censored it usually stops them from producing any further work.

false

Stolen art loses much of its value because:

lacking good title and proper provenance prevents its resale

In Japan, ceramic tea bowls were appreciated because ________.

of their shape, subtle colors, and irregular surface