Final Exam

Often employs electrifying sprayed acrylic colors to create large-scale sculptural environments

Grosse

The earliest paintings were found on cave walls. True or False

True

A design repeated as a unit in a pattern is called a _________ a. motif b. focal point c. color d. value e. refrain

a

A form exists in "real" space so we can experience it not only visually but also through our sense of: a. Touch b. balance c. humor d. hearing e. mood

a

A sculpture that can be viewed from more than one side and that occupies space in the same way as other real-life objects is called a ____________ sculpture a. freestanding b. bas-relief c. high relief d. heroic e. implied

a

An artist can use color to indicate depth. When a color is very pure and intense then it seems to be: a. closer b. further c. flatter d. darker e. none

a

An artist paints a scene with a large mountain, which lacks detail and is out of focus, and a tree, which is sharply defined and bright green. the viewer might assume that the mountain is _______ than the tree. a. further away b. more important c. smaller d. much closer

a

Any of the ________ of art can help focus our interest on specific areas of a work of art a. elements b. tones c. styles d. themes e. periods

a

Colors that do not contrast strongly with each other and which are similar in wavelength are _________ colors a. analogous b. complementary c. neutral d. primary e. grayscale

a

Creating visual weight and counterweight is part of an artist's use of the element of ___________ in creating a work of art. a. balance b. proportion c. rhythm d. unity e. variety

a

In a 2-D work, when the figure becomes the background and the background becomes the figure, we perceive ________ a. figure-ground reversal b. organic shape c. implied shape d. geometric shape e. form

a

The element of art that describes the relative lightness or darkness of a hue, compared to another hue, is known as _________ a. value b. saturation c. intensity d. contrast e. form

a

The kind of scale used for objects that appear larger than they are in real life is called ___________ scale a. monumental b. human c. hierarchial d. meaningful e. proportional

a

The traditional primary colors are_______ a. red, yellow, blue b. blue, green, yellow c. green, orange, violet d. red and blue e. green and yellow

a

These four visual elements of art - form, volume, mass, and texture- are present in ___________ works of art a. 3-D b. balanced c. 2-D d. large e. modern

a

This is the most vivid element of art and design a. color b. line c. mass d. shape e. value

a

This type of shape is composed of unpredictable, irregular lines a. organic b. geometric c. implied d. measured e. actual

a

Variety can __________ a design a. invigorate b. regulate c. order d. connect e. fuse

a

What element describes the imposition of order and harmony on a design? a. unity b. variety c. balance d. rhythm e. proportion

a

__________ volume is a space that is enclosed by materials that are not entirely solid a. open b. actual c. subversive d. implied e. closed

a

2 color systems

additive and subtractive

volume

amount of space it occupies

A color that is lighter than its basic hue is known as a tint. A color that is darker than its basic hue is called a __________ a. tint b. shade c. neutral d. monochrome e. shadow

b

Artists can create a sense of __________ by using a variety of values a. height b. depth c. humor d. wealth e. importance

b

Because its 3-D, a form has these three spatial measurements: height, width, and _______ a. length b. depth c. mass d. size e. strength

b

Female fertility figures were carved primarily during which era? a. Mesolithic b. Paleolithic c. Mesopotoan d. Neolithic

b

Forms such as pyramids, which tend to be precise and regular, are known as __________ forms a. textured b. geometric c. organic d. implied e. actual

b

Physicists have explained that when we see a color, it is the portion of the light spectrum that a surface fails to a. neutralize b. absorb c. reflect d. lighten e. subtract

b

The Sumerian Standard of Ur show scenes of: a. Life and death b. Peace and war c. Winter and summer d. The rich and the poor e. None

b

The lightness or darkness of a surface is the element of art called _______ a. space b. value c. line d. color

b

The line that defines the edge of a shape is called the _______ a. contour b. outline c. implied line d. volume e. scale

b

This is the specific part in an area of emphasis to which the viewer's eye is drawn a. subordination b. focal point c. middle d. top e. composition

b

This type of relief, which takes its name from the French word for low, does not imply great depth a. area relief b. bas-relief c. a plane d. actual relief e. frieze

b

Triangular planes make up the surfaces of a geodesic sphere. Planes that are closer to and facing the light source are ___________ planes that are further from it and facing away. a. darker than b. lighter than c. the same value as

b

When we touch an object we experience a tactile sensation that artists refer to as _______ texture a. implied b. actual c. organic d. mass e. submersive

b

Where is the horizon line? a. at the bus stop b. at our eye level c. it doesn't exist d. in the area with the most intense colors

b

________ is the method of applying value to a 2-D work in order to create the illusion of a 3-D form is called a. film noir b. chiaroscuro c. palette d. value range e. kinetic value f. impasto

b

A line that gives the viewers the impression that they are seeing a line where there is not a continuous mark is _______ a. irregular line b. actual line c. implied line d. chaotic line e. directional line

c

A shape made of perfectly straight lines would probably be classified as _______ shape a. organic b. regular c. geometric d. biomorphic e. implied

c

If you were to look at a shirt that absorbed the colors violet, blue, green, yellow, and orange, what color would the shirt appear to be? a. orange b. white c. red d. green e. blue

c

The element of art that defines the amount of space occupied by an object is: a. form b. mass c. volume d. texture e. geometry

c

The elements of art form the basic ________ of art a. media b. symbols c. vocabulary d. techniques e. methods

c

The recurrence of a single element in a work of art is called _____________ a. style b. focal point c. patterns d. emphasis e. space

c

The relationships between the sizes of different parts of a work make up its _____________ a. volume b. scale c. proportions d. mass e. character

c

The technique of using a series of parallel lines set close to one another to differentiate planes of value in a work is called a. palette b. highlight c. hatching d. perspective e. shadow

c

This object can be used to separate white light into the colors of the spectrum a. color wheel b. color chart c. prism d. microscope e. electromagnet

c

What is always on the horizon line? a. parallel lines b. diagonal lines c. vanishing point d. the bus stop e. intense color

c

What is linear perspective? a. the view when standing in line b. a system used to create the illusion of a 2-D image on a 3-D surface c. a system used to create the illusion of a 3-D image on a 2-D surface d. when someone is not open to other points of view e. the view we would have looking out from the 4-D world of virtual reality

c

types of analysis

contexual, feminist, psychological, gender, stylistic, iconographic

A 3-D surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is known as a _______________ a. volume b. form in the round c. texture d. relief e. mass

d

An artist creates an artwork made up of many different shapes, all in varying shades of blue. This artwork uses the following principles of art: a. time and motion b. mass and texture c. contrast and focal point d. unity and variety e. scale and pattern

d

If an artist were to draw a figure whose arm was pointing directly toward the viewer, what technique would the artist have to use when drawing the outstretched arm? a. cross hatching b. surrealism c. chiaroscuro d. foreshortening

d

Meret Oppenheim was part of an art movement that rejected rational, conscious thought. Her fur-lined teacup and saucer, Object, conjures an unexpected and illogical sensation for the viewer by using __________ texture a. smooth b. silky c. expected d. subversive e. familiar f. rough

d

The Bull-leapers fresco from Knossos is a(n) ______ scene a. Savage b. Tragic c. Magic d. Acrobatic e. Political f. None

d

The lightness or darkness of a surface is the element of art called: a. shape b. space c. color d. value e. line

d

We generally associate a color with its purest, most intense state, or its highest level of _________ a. value b. tint c. contrast d. saturation e. grayscale

d

What is a fresco? a. A scene that depicts animals only b. A relief sculpture on a wall c. An ancient clay sculpture d. A painting created on a wall while the plaster is still wet e. A meal eaten outside, in fresh air

d

What is true about the Minoans? a. They built large, maze-like palace complexes b. They were a wealthy culture c. They were invaded by the Mycenaeans d. All of the above e. None of the above

d

When objects are far away they lack contrast, detail, and sharpness of focus because of the interference of air. Artists take advantage of this when they use the process called: a. cross hatching b. isometric perspective c. highlight d. atmospheric perspective e. chairoscuro

d

_______________ balance is achieved when all elements in a work of art are equidistant from a central point and repeat in a symmetrical way from side to side and top to bottom a. unified b. symmetrical c. asymmetrical d. radial e. varied

d

A line that is a continuous mark is a(n) ________ line a. organic b. implied c. irregular d. chaotic e. actual

e

A shape on a flat picture surface that is defined by surrounding empty space is known as ________ shape a. implied b. geometric c. negative d. organic e. positive

e

Colors that are on opposite sides of the color wheel are radically different in wavelength and are called ________ a. tints b. analogous colors c. neutrals d. hues e. complementary colors

e

Hieroglyphics is the language of the ancient: a. babylonians b. Greeks c. Minoans d. Romans e. Egyptians

e

Which of the following can create a pattern? a. the warp and weft of woven cloth b. fish scales c. dried cracked mud d. stacks of cans e. all

e

Which of these cultures was not part of Mesopotamia? a. Akkadians b. Assyrians c. Babylonians d. Sumerians e. all f. none

e

When using a series of squares that are exactly the same shape, implied depth can be achieved by__________ a. relative size b. overlapping c. alternating value d. relative position e. none f. all

f

Only human figures were shown in the earliest paintings True or false

false

The ka is the name of the tool used to make relief carvings on Egyptian tomb walls True or false

false

3 architectural orders

ionic, doric, corintheans

additive

light

chirascuro

light and dark, method of applying value to a 2-D work to create an illusion of 3 dimensions

What is in the very center of a color wheel?

neutral gray

mass

physical bulk of object

subtractive

reflection/absorption

add black to a color

shade

techniques to create depth and illusion

size, overlapping, brightness and color, position

True or false: An interior design that uses only straight lines might lack the visual interest of a more varied composition

true

two point perspective

uses two vanishing points and relies on horizon line

context

what's going on outside of the artwork, environment when the piece was made