ART 101 Study Guide 1

An empty space defined by its surrounding is known as __________ shape.

a negative

A line that gives viewers the impression that they are seeing a line where there is not a continuous mark is ________.

an implied line

The dark printed words on the page of a book are easily read because they are printed on a light background. This is an example of the principle of _________.

contrast

In Vesperbild (or Pietá) from fourteenth-century Germany (1.32), the artist _________ the organic forms of the bodies of Mary and Jesus in order to express pain and suffering.

distorted

To imply greater depth, the sculptor who created the relief carvings on the outside of the Ara Pacis Augsutae carved the figures in the _________ more deeply than those that are in the background, in order to make them stand out more.

foreground

A two-dimensional object is called a shape, and a three-dimensional object is known as a _________.

form

The principles of design are a kind of __________ that artists apply to the elements of art.

grammar

If vertical lines communicate strength, horizontals calm, and diagonals action, then a vacation resort might want to choose a logo consisting of _________ lines in order to show peaceful repose.

horizontal

Our experience of objects in the natural world often leads us to assume that a large object will be heavy, but in fact this is not necessarily the case. This element of art is called _________.

mass

In the illustration from the manga Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, the artists used diagonal lines to create a strong sense of ________.

movement

American sculptors Carol Mickett and Robert Stackhouse created the work In the Blue (Crest) to imply the presence of water. The work's many empty spaces, which were created using irregular horizontal members, are an example of _________ volume.

open

This type of shape is composed of unpredictable, irregular lines.

organic

Mel Bochner used _________ line in the work Vertigo because it is controlled and measured.

regular

A three-dimensional surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is known as a _________.

relief

By using _________ texture to contradict previous tactile experience, artists can invite viewers to reconsider the world around them.

subversive

These four visual elements of art - form, volume, mass and texture - are present in ________ works of art.

three-dimensional

A contour line defines the outer edge or profile of an object, and can be used to suggest a volume in space. True or False?

true

The organic form and abstract quality of Lino Tagliapiertra's sculpture, Batman, allow it to express the idea of __________.

vigor and uplift

The elements of art form the basic _______________of art.

vocabulary

The element of art that defines the amount of space occupied by an object is ________.

volume