Art 100 Test #1 Answers

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Scale is defined as:

the size relation to a standard or 'normal' size

The difference in the color and consistency of different types of crayons and pastels is due to:

the use of different binders

Artists can portray _______ textures that are created to look like something other than a flat painted surface>

visual

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen created shock value through use of:

Scale

Artist Frida Kahlo is well-known for her:

Self-portraits

A two-dimensional form that occupies an area is called a(n) _______.

Shape

Leonardo da Vinci used drawings to explore ideas in: -art -science -engineering -mathematics -all these are correct

all these are correct

If a work of art is faithful to our visual experience, its style is:

representational

The design principe that is based on repetition is called:

rhythm

A _______ is an ingredient that ensures the paint will adhere to the surface.

Binder

A necessary feature of pattern is:

Repetition

Steps of making fresco

(1)plan how much work can be completed in one session (2)wall is coated with plaster (3)produce a cartoon (4)perforate drawing with pinprick-size holes (5)Transfer drawing to surface by rubbing pigment through holes (6)Using a brush, connect the dots (7)Mix pigment with water (8)Begin painting (9)Allow the paint to dry and bind with the lime and paster

By the 1950s, this new synthetic paint would challenge oils as the principal painting medium. What is it?

Acrylic

Which of the following was designed as a place of worship or meditation? -The Buddhas in Bamiyan, Afghanistan -Sainte-Chapelle -Great Mosque at Cordoba -All of these

All of these

Picasso and Braque, working side-by-side, glued bits of paper and other objects onto canvas to create:

Callages

A full-size drawing of an entire project is called a _______.

Cartoon

In fresco painting, a drawing called a ________ is transferred to the prepared surface prior to applying the pigment.

Cartoon

In painting and drawing, artists often use the technique of ________ to describe the way shadows and light define the shape of forms.

Chiaroscuro

The ________ are credited with the invention of paper around 105 C.E.

Chinese

Rather than depend solely upon visual unity, an artist will sometimes create ________ unity by unifying the ideas in a work of art.

Conceptual

The 20th-century master of the fresco technique who created the work Mixtec Culture is:

Diego Rivera

Hot wax and resin..

Encaustic

A shape we detach and focus on is known as the _______.

Figure

Pigment, water, and plaster support..

Fresco

A(n) _______ shape approximates regular, named shapes, such as a square, triangle, or circle.

Geometric shape

The _______ is surrounding visual information.

Ground

The use of scale to indicate relative importance is known as ________ scale.

Hierarchical

Which of the visual elements can best be described as "the path of a moving point"?

Line

A(n) _______ is a three-dimensional form that occupies a volume of space.

Mass

Pope Julius II employed which two italian Renaissance artists to paint frescoes for him?

Michelangelo and Raphael

During the ________ the term "art" was used roughly in the same sense as "craft."

Middle Ages

A shape that is part of the background can be called a(n) _______.

Negative shape

Iconography: a candle burning, a lotus flower, wedding rings, a circle

Not iconography: a dark blue color, the form of the work, the work's medium

Linseed oil and pigment..

Oil

A(n) _______ is irregular and evokes the living forms of nature.

Organic shape

________ is the name for a standard subject in Christian art, that of Mary, the mother of Jesus, holding her son after he was taken down from the cross.

Pieta

The coloring material in virtually all drawing media is known as:

Pigment

The powdered color that gives paint its hue is known as _______.

Pigment

The style used by Georges Seurat in Café-concert is:

Pointillism

A shape that stands out to the viewer can be called a(n) _______.

Positive shape

The painting surface is often prepared with a _______, or preliminary coating.

Primer

The surface onto which paint is applied is called a _______.

Support

Water and oil, fat, milk or egg yolk..

Tempera

In addition to colored powder, paint also consists of a _______ to hold the powder particles without dissolving them.

Vehicle

The term style is used to categorize a work of art by its:

Visual characteristics

The ancient Egyptians developed a standard set of proportions used to create images of the "correct" or "perfect" human, as have many cultures both ancient and modern. This set of proportions was created using:

a squared grid

The organization of visual elements in two-demensional art is called:

composition

Iconoclasm means the _______ of the images based on religious beliefs.

destruction

An example of a liquid medium in drawing is: -pastel -ink -silverpoint -graphite

ink


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