CPCC ART-111 Art Appreciation chapter 2
The Triumphal Entry page from the Shahnamah manuscript, a sacred text, exemplifies the preference of word over image in
Islamic art.
Which of these statements best defines visual literacy?
the ability to recognize, understand, and communicate the meaning of visual images
Lorna Simpson's series, The Park, includes both images and printed words. The text contributes to the prints in a way that makes the viewer more active in the work. What does the viewer become?
A voyeur
Why are images of humans traditionally banned in Islamic art?
Depicting a human is thought to be competing with the "creator."
The stained-glass window from Chartres Cathedral is an excellent example of the use of
iconography
While in prison, Howling Wolf made many drawings called
ledger drawings.
The symbolic hand gestures that refer to specific states of mind or events in the life of Buddha are called
mudra
Naturalism is a brand of representation in which the artist
retains realistic elements but presents the world from a personal or subjective point of view.
Rene Magritte's The Treason of Images asks us to consider__________.
that images and words refer to things that we see, but are not the things themselves
The representation of what subject has consistently aroused controversy throughout the history of the Western world?
the Christian god
In a work of art, "content" refers to
what the work expresses or means.
What is the content of Albert Bierstadt's Rocky Mountains?
It is a sublime representation of the mountain range that can be seen to encompass the spirit and character of the American West
In The Treason of Images, the artist combines awareness, creativity, and communication by encouraging the viewer to look closely at an object. The artist is:
René Magritte.
Beatriz Milhazes' Carambola is based on ___________.
the shapes, forms, and bright colors of Brazilian culture
