Art 100 Test #1 Answers
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