Final exam

Sculptures from this period were influenced by Egyptian sculptures, with full positions that look quite stiff and rigid. These sculptures showed little emotion or movement.

Archaic

what distinguishes Boteros The Horse from Giacomettis Man Pointing?

Botero creates a horse whose bulging form does not interact with the surrounding space

Sculptures from this period were orderly and showed little emotion. These sculptures main focus was on the correctness of the anatomy and how the body appeared in different, more relaxed poses.

Classical

What order is this column?

Corinthian

What order is this column?

Doric

what distinguishes folk art from outsider art?

Folk art uses established cultural traditions and practices.

How did Eadweard Muybridge capture the animated motion of The Horse in Motion?

He lined up still cameras that photographed the horse as it ran by

Sculptures from this period were different in the sense that they began to display common everyday tasks and famous individuals in history. These pieces also involved much more movement and expressions than previous sculptures. Instead of being mostly a single subject, these pieces often portrayed multiple subjects and scenes, adding much more variety.

Hellenistic

What order is this column?

Ionic

what is the effect of symmetry in the White House

It conveys permanence and stability.

what is one purpose of the royal portrait figure by the Kuba peoples of the Congo?

It transferred wisdom to its successors

Alexander Calder was one of the first artists to explore the possibilities of

Kinetic sculpture

what distinguishes proportion from scale?

Proportion is the size relationship of parts to a whole.

How is Rene Magritte's La Trahison des Images an example of representational art?

The subject is a pipe

The "fool the eye" realism of paintings like William Harnett's A Smoke Backstage is referred to as

Trompe l'oeil

A columned porch attached to a building is known as

a portico

When art serves the ritualistic needs or expresses the spirituality of an established faith, it fulfills __________.

a religious purpose

Artists create directional forces in artwork by using __________.

actual or implied lines

The study of how and why artworks are considered beautiful is called __________.

aesthetics

A series of arches supported by columns forms

an arcade

A sculpture created from found, discarded, or familiar objects is called __________.

an assemblage

which of the following is a characteristic of organic shapes?

an irregular outline

Builders can span larger distances and support a heavier load in a stone structure by using __________.

arches

Nam June Paik commented on the role of television in American society by __________.

arranging television monitors to resemble the American flag

Utilitarian objects can bring pleasure into our daily lives through __________.

artful design

which principle of design is achieved by symmetry or asymmetry?

balance

Early Christian churches were based on Roman assembly halls called

basilicas

Which concept varies considerably across cultures?

beauty

Encaustic is an ancient painting medium in which the pigments are suspended in

beeswax

the ancient chinese art of beautiful handwriting is called

calligraphy

which of the following techniques is a subtractive process?

carving

In United (Hive) 1, Rachel Whiteread gives solid form to empty space by using which technique?

casting

Early Christain art was created in private homes and underground burial chambers called

catacombs

Many works of art have been subject to _______ over the centuries, from the iconoclasm of the first century, to sixteenth-century nude figures, to recent "controversial" works such as Chris Olfili's Holy Virgin Mary.

censorship

The alteration or removal of works of art from public view is known as

censorship

The art of making objects from clays is called __________.

ceramics

A typical example of low-relief sculpture is a

coin

What Roman development enabled them to cut costs and build on a massive scale?

concrete

the juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar elements is referred to as

contrast

which attribute has the potential to influence future thoughts, actions, and human endeavors?

creativity

Charles White used the technique of _______ to give the figure in Preacher a feeling of figural mass.

cross-hatching

Walter Gropius Bauhaus Building uses steel columns to support a frame of reinforced concrete floors and a roof, which enabled the construction of

curtain walls

The illusion of a third-dimension on a picture plane is called __________.

depth

the process of selecting one thing over another or the appreciation of the significance of something is called

evaluation

Regarding Impressionist painting, the drastic shift from negative contemporary responses to their high value in today's society demonstrates that __________.

evaluations can change over time and across culture

The film noir genre reinforces its dark criminal subject matter by using __________.

expressive lighting

Which type of art focuses on human subjects?

figurative

the principal area of emphasis is an artwork is called a

focal point

Comparing works with same subject is one way to better understand the relationship of __________.

form and content

Drawing is considered to be the _______ of all other media.

foundation

A sculpture that is meant to be viewed from all sides is

freestanding

a very thin, transparent film of color painted over an already painted surface is called

glaze

Which design discipline is characterized by the use of words and pictures to improve visual communication?

graphic design

one characteristic of ancient greek art is

idealism

Artists produced intricate designs on the d'Arenberg Basin by using __________.

inlay

the medium that transforms an entire space into an artwork is called

installation

the purity or saturation of a color is its

intensity

Byzantine art was abstract or stylized in comparison to early Roman art because

it was developed as a way of inspiring the illiterate while keeping the biblical commandment that forbids the making of images.

what is one of the advantages of metal?

its strength

In art, value refers to the __________.

lightness and darkness of surfaces

the principal visual element in Gego's Reticulrea (environment) is

line

An identifying mark based on letterforms combined with pictorial elements is called a __________.

logo

In weaving, fibers are held in place on a

loom

Art is a good method of communicating information, ideas, and opinions because it __________.

makes visual statements that a wide range of people can understand

A material and its accompanying technique is called a __________.

medium

A work of art made from more than one material is called

mixed media

which of the following techniques is used to create an additive sculpture

modeling

when a work of art shows no reference to the natural world of images, it is

nonrepresentational

An all-over design created by the repetitive ordering of visual elements is known as a __________.

pattern

Pastel, charcoal, Conté crayon and _______ are types of dry drawing media.

pencil

The dome of Hagia Sophia rests on curving triangular sections called __________.

pendatives

buildings that express power and authority demonstrate which function of art?

persuasion

Artforms that influence action and opinion are __________.

persuasive

According to archeologists, the first known examples of artistic creativity are

pieces of engraved ochre

Byzantine iconoclasts destroyed images of sacred figures in order to __________.

prevent idolatry

Due to the Protestant Reformation in Northern Europe, art was primarily produced for __________.

private homes

at various stages in the print making process, the artist make _______ to check on the developing image

proofs

in the ancient world, what was the function of most of the monumental art?

public commemoration

A work created and intended for a certain place is known as

site-specific

Architects are most concerned with the qualities of __________.

space

Gothic cathedrals fill their interior with the symbolic light of God by using

stained-glass windows

which of the following refers to a series of drawings to visualize the major shots of a movie?

storyboard

The term used to discuss how a building stands up is

structure

Judging the quality or value of art necessarily involves __________.

subjectivity

In representational art, objects are called

subjects

In Degas' Jockeys Before the Race, what do the muted colors of the sky and grass produce?

subordinate area that contrast with the focal point of the sun

Artists use implied lines to __________.

suggest visual connections

a type of painting utilizing egg yolk as a binder is

tempera

Although color photographic film was available to artists in the early twentieth century, many preferred black-and-white film because it was less expensive and less susceptible to technical problems, and because color prints

tended to fade over time

Shaping clay on a rapidly turning wheel is called

throwing

what is the goal of industrial product design?

to make beautiful, useful, and sustainable commodities

Heidi Cody's American Alphabet represents graphic design because it features __________.

typography

which of the following refers to the art of designing letterforms and composing material from letterforms?

typography

The appearance of similarity in a work of art is called

unity

What distinguishes atmospheric perspective from linear perspective?

variations of light and color achieve spatial depth

How is variety different from unity?

variety provides diversity

in buon fresco, the pigments, combines with water, are applied to

wet plaster

the visual experience of an idea or experience through the use of a medium is known as

work of art

how does the textbook recommend that you approach and respond to a work of art?

you should practice seeing rather than looking

A series of stepped, rectangular platforms with a temple at the top is called a

ziggurat