ART 100: TEST 1
The painting Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. V reflects the typical style and content of its artist,
Georgia O'Keeffe.
Large Reclining Nude is the final result of this artist's long process of planning and rearranging the design of the composition.
Henri Matisse
_______ refers to size relationships between parts of a whole.
Proportion
Pink is a _______ of red.
Tint`
The balance in Jockeys Before the Race, by artist Edgar Degas, is
asymmetrical
Identify the technique used by two-dimensional artists to create the illusion of volume with light.
chiaroscuro
The juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar elements is referred to as
contrast
Which of the following refers to the symbolic meaning of visual signs and imagery in a work of art?
iconography
Figurative art is a type of __________ art.
representational
Any kind of movement or structure of dominant and subordinate elements in sequence in a work of refers to
rhythm
A photomontage is a work of art that often borrows picture fragments to create a new image or photograph.
true
Shapes which suggest natural forms would be called _______.
Biomorphic
_____________ art theories focus attention on the composition of the work and how earlier works may have influenced it.
Formal
With works such as La DS, a modified Citroen DS auto, and Juego de Limones (Game of Limes), _______ is a contemporary artist who delights in the art of surprise.
Gabriel Orozco
__________ is the term for the purity or saturation of a color.
Intensity
The three light primaries form a mixture known as _______.
additive
The first-century sculpture Augustus of Prima Porta and the fourteenth-century painting Effects of Good Government in the City exemplify which function of art?
art for persuasion
Forms that do not openly interact with the surrounding space are called _______.
closed forms
In his image Monkey Puzzle, Keith Haring used _______ colors to create a bold and dynamic effect.
complementary
Which of the following is the result of the process of arranging, selecting, and ordering?
design
The term "art criticism" refers to making _______ of art, both favorable and unfavorable.
discriminating judgments
Idealism is the philosophy of art focusing on questions regarding what art is and how it is evaluated.
false
Questioning, Observing, Judging, Experimenting and Analyzing are the five traits that seem to define creativity.
false
The phenomenon when positive and negative space change places, as seen in M. C. Escher's Sky and Water I woodcut print, is called
figure-ground reversal
The principle area of emphasis in a work of art or the place to which the artist directs the viewer's eye through strong composition is the _______.
focal point
The shape or proportions of the picture plane is known as the _______.
format
Shape refers to the expanse within the outline of a two-dimensional area or within the outer boundaries of a three-dimensional object. The wide variety of shapes can be grouped into two general categories:
geometric and organic
Identify the most prominent musical influence on Romare Bearden's art.
jazz
Alexander Calder's large mobiles utilize actual motion. This kind of art is termed
kinetic
Vanishing point and horizon line are both elements of _______.
linear perspective
Raphael's The School of Athens provides the viewer with the illusion of the three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional surface by the use of
linear perspective.
In the art world, a _______ is a particular material, along with its accompanying technique.
medium
The flat surface of a work of art that contains the forms themselves is the _______.
medium
Art made with a combination of different materials, such as a photomontage, is referred to as
mixed media
When a work of art, such as Theo van Doesburg's Composition (The Cow), shows no reference to the natural world of images, it is called
nonrepresentational
Sabatino "Simon" Rodia, the artist who created Nuestro Pueblo (Our Town; commonly known as the Watts Towers), did not have any professional art training. This type of artist is often recognized as a folk or _______ artist.
outsider
Ogata Korin's Cranes is a good example of the principle of
rhythm and repetition.
Claus Oldenburg's and Coosje van Bruggen's art, as seen in Shuttlecocks, affects us immediately through its
scale
Global Warning, the graphic design poster by Chaz Maviyane-Davies, presents an issue of concern for the artist as well as the global population. This work is an example of art as a vehicle for
social causes
Architects are primarily concerned with qualities of
space
In _______ balance, the two sides of a composition on either side of an imaginary vertical dividing line correspond to one another in size, shape, and placement of form.
symmetrical
Yong Soon Min's Dwelling is an assemblage that attempts to express which of the following?
the artist's feelings of a divided self
Keith Sonnier created Motordom, an intense light installation in the outdoor lobby of a government building in Los Angles, to express which of the following?
the reality of car culture that Southern Californians have to live with
To evaluate a work of art properly, we must deal with it in the context of
the society that produced it.
The Taj Mahal is one of the world's best-known works of architecture. Identify its function.
tomb
The term used to describe the "fool-the-eye" realism of William Harnett's painting A Smoke Backstage is
trompe l'oeil
Brushwork that is loose or spontaneous creates an effect that we call painterly.
true
Content refers to the message or meaning that we derive from viewing a work of art.
true
