Art 111 inquizutive 1.6 - 3.10 WIP
Identify the types of scale that have been employed in these sculptures.
shovel - monumental stone drawing - small hierarchical farmers- human
Match each artwork to the correct term that describes the artwork's use of scale or proportion.
statue man - classical proportion paint brush with small people - small scale and distorted scale ships on water - rule of thirds woman in archway - hierarchical scale and distorted scale surreal painting with sunflower and girls - distorted scale
What is the term that describes how emphasis is used to draw the viewer's attention away from a particular part of a composition?
subordination
Which of these rectangles conforms to the proportions of the Golden Section?
tall 2 thickest rectangle green for me
Where is the focal point in this sixteenth-century Mughal Indian painting The Emperor Babur Overseeing His Gardeners?
the flowing water
The proportional system based around the ratio of 1:1.618 is most commonly known by what name?
the golden section
Who is shown in this detail of Las Meninas?
the king and queen of spain
This painting by the sixteenth-century Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder depicts an episode from ancient Greek mythology. What are the two main subjects of Bruegel's work?
the man with a horse and the space below the ship where legs are kicking
Locate the focal point(s) in the nineteenth-century Japanese artist Ando Hiroshige's "Riverside Bamboo Market, Kyōbashi."
the moon, the man in a boat and part of the bridge above him
Which parts of the decoration on this bai in Palau use simple repetitive rhythm? Click on the image to answer the question.
the roof arch the fish
What proportional system did Joseph Mallord William Turner most likely use to organize the composition of The Fighting Temeraire?
the rule of thirds
How do the repetitive patterns of the arches in the Great Mosque of Córdoba enhance the space as a place of worship?
they evoke the timelessness of prayer
What is the primary function of scale in Jean-François Millet's The Gleaners?
to represent class
80 Backs by Magdalena Abakanowicz was deeply influenced by the artist's personal experiences during and after World War II.
true
Alternating rhythm can be used in a composition deliberately to communicate the idea of chaos and to make viewers feel uncomfortable.
true
An artwork can be both asymmetrical and balanced.
true
Artists can use any of the elements of art to emphasize a focal point in their work.
true
It does not matter if a sculptor is creating a human statue on a monumental scale or a figure much smaller than lifesize; if the sculptor applies the ratio of the Golden Section, the sculpture will have naturalistic proportions.
true
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith uses rhythmic structure in her Trade (Gifts for Trading Land with White People) as a reaction to the celebration of the five-hundredth anniversary of Columbus's landing in the Caribbean.
true
The scene shown in Palmer Hayden's Midsummer Night in Harlem represents significant developments in African American culture of the 1930s.
true
Vija Celmins purposefully did not create specific areas of emphasis in her photorealistic work Untitled (Ocean), because she wanted to illustrate the vast nature of the sea.
true
What is the name for the principle of art that involves the imposition of order and harmony on a design?
unity
What type of emphasis is used in each of these artworks?
women sitting with a bride - contrast emphasis women killing man - contrast emphasis and focal point angel falling to earth - focal point aids poster - focal point
Which what device does Pieter Bruegel use to guide the viewer's attention in Hunters in the Snow?
rhythm
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words to complete the sentence.
Artists use repetition to create unity in an artwork and variety to create diversity and energy.
Which characteristic or quality of this work might contribute to this fifth-century Indian relief carving possessing gestalt unity?
Aspects of Gestalt Unity -the Hindu myth of Vishnu dreaming the universe into existence -the profound faith of the artists who created the work -the repetition of human forms in the work the viewer's emotional, intellectual, and aesthetic response to the work
What basic building block(s) does the contemporary American artist Chuck Close use to create this self-portrait?
Chuck Close's Building Block(s) -painted diamond shapes -painted organic concentric rings Not Chuck Close's Building Block(s) -thumbprints -collaged tiny photographs of himself -collaged cutout images from magazines -glass mosaic tiles
What is the principle of art responsible for visual equilibrium?
balance
Which of these terms is the name for the type of block quilt pattern seen in the work of the American quilter Deborah Coates?
birds in the air
What attribute do these two works by Atsuko Tanaka share?
both works find unity in abstract forms and repeated motifs
How does Anila Quayyum Agha's This Is Not a Refuge! 2 create visual rhythm?
by using geometric form to repeat the plant motifs
An artist would probably use distorted scale if they wanted to create a lifelike scene that the viewer could relate to.
false
Because none of the motifs in the central field of this nineteenth-century patchwork quilt is identical, the design on it is not a pattern.
false
Edvard Munch's The Scream depicts a dream the artist had.
false
Feminist analysis of Grande Odalisque by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres considers the role of women in nineteenth-century France but not the male French audience's perspectives on gender.
false
Great artists rarely limit the range of elements they use when creating a work.
false
Hieronymus Bosch was a Surrealist painter from the 1920s.
false
In the traditional art of the Yoruba people of West Africa (such as the sculpture shown here), human figures are represented in accordance with the ideal proportions identified by ancient Egyptians.
false
The neighborhood shown in Palmer Hayden's Midsummer Night in Harlem could represent any neighborhood in America in the 1930s.
false
What type of analysis would not be appropriate for studying Man's Cloth?
feminist analysis
What is the name for an area covered by a pattern?
field
Which conceptual ideas does the symmetry of the Taj Mahal express?
Expressed by the Taj Mahal perfect beauty timeless love Unexpressed by the Taj Mahal dynamic balance the endless cycle of death and rebirth the idea of zero
In ancient Egypt, the cubit was a standard unit of measurement. A cubit was made up of a smaller unit: the width of the palm of a hand. How many palm widths make one cubit?
6 palms = 1 cubit 4 fingers = 1 palm 4 cubits(24 palms) = 1 mans height
Identify the description that best fits each of these diagrams.
rectangles and circles unified and dynamic rectangles unified but not dynamic triangles squares and triangles dynamic but incoherent
Select all of the repeated elements that most clearly unify the composition in Kerry James Marshall's Past Times.
-☑ the figures' clothing ☑ the banners ☑ the floating squares
Which of these horizontal rows contains an alternating pattern?
2nd row black stars white bg
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words to complete the passage.
A work of art is a product of the dynamic interrelationships between the various --elements--of art—such as line, shape, ---color and motion-—and the various ---principles-—such as contrast, unity, --rhythm and focal point--. The process of analyzing their use in a work of art is known as --formal analysis--
Along which axis can we find symmetry in this Christian High Cross?
An Axis of Symmetry the central, vertical axis Not an Axis of Symmetry the central, horizontal axis the cross lacks symmetry
Which of these figures, if any, are depicted using exaggerated, rather than naturalistic or realistic, scale?
Exaggerated Scale -huge shovel -woman in archway -surreal painting with sunflower - ancient slab drawing Not Exaggerated Scale - statue of man -group of 3 farmers
What does the use of rhythm communicate in Rosa Bonheur's Plowing in the Nivernais: The Dressing of the Vines?
Communicated by Rhythm -the dignity of hard work -the physical effort of plowing Not Communicated by Rhythm -the fertility of the soil -the rapid speed of the oxen -the joys of the harvest season
Which of the works use dreams to create underlying conceptual unity?
Conceptual Unity from Dreams bird in a box stone man looking at you Conceptual Unity from Another Source bull on painting abstract painting ocean
Which of these observations on the Surrealists' use of scale applies to the work Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Dorothea Tanning?
Correct Answer(s) -Surrealists created dreamlike images. -Surrealists attempted to subvert our conscious experiences. Incorrect Answer(s) -Surrealists put little thought into their unusual designs. -Surrealists made lighthearted artworks by manipulating scale.
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Artists in medieval Ireland designed this 19-foot-tall freestanding High Cross covered in Christian symbols using the principle of symmetry to suggest harmony and balance.
This print from the series The Life of John Brown by the African American artist Jacob Lawrence depicts the abolitionist's band of followers training in preparation for their armed insurrection at Harpers Ferry. What is the role of emphasis in this composition?
Correct Answer(s) -all figures are emphasized -multiple points of emphasis Incorrect Answer(s) -the figure closest to the picture plane is the one emphasized -the figures are not emphasized -there is no emphasis
Which of the observations is considered contextual analysis of Palmer Hayden's Midsummer Night in Harlem?
Correct Answer(s) -an understanding of the culture of Harlem in the 1930s -the church at the end of the street Incorrect Answer(s) -the bright red of the building and woman's jacket -the smiling faces of the people
When figures are repeated at regular intervals and in uniform ways, we may refer to this as regular rhythm. Identify the artworks that employ regular rhythm.
Correct Answer(s) -triangle pattern -distorted pattern over face Incorrect Answer(s) -person sleeping surrounded by birds -bulls walking -men with spears outside of town
Which of the statements are true about the design of Charmaine's Bar in the San Francisco Proper hotel, designed by Kelly Wearstler (b. 1967)?
Correct Answer(s) Organic and oval accent shapes are also present throughout. A checkered, black and white pattern is repeated on the walls, ceiling, and certain pieces of furniture. The interior consists of a series of rectangular grids. There is a pattern of orange accents throughout the design. Incorrect Answer(s) Every hue from the color wheel is included in this design scheme. This interior meets classical standards of design. The design is Minimalist in color and form.
Identify how American sculptor Joseph Cornell creates conceptual unity in his work. Conceptual unity refers to the cohesive expression of ideas within a work of art.
Correct Answer(s) the idea of confinement escapism Incorrect Answer(s) the use of found objects the work lacks any meaningful unity the geometric framework visible in the piece the theme of wildlife conservation
What is present when there are at least two points of reference in an artwork? It gives structure to the experience of looking.
Corrrect Statement -Patterns can be based on occurrences in nature or on human-made objects. -The right kind of pattern can create the appearance of motion. Incorrect Statement -Repetition always results in the creation of a pattern. -In art, the main purpose of a pattern is to impose order on a work. -Artistically, the most effective type of pattern involves simple repetition.
Identify the elements and principles of art that are most prominently used in these two artworks.
Edward Hopper, Nighthawks -color -contrast -emphasis El Anatsui, Man's Cloth -texture -color -asymmetrical balance -pattern
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El Anatsui's work Old Man's Cloth is considered a work of --additive--sculpture because it is created from many smaller pieces. Because the small pieces come from found objects, Old Man's Cloth can also be considered --assemblage--
Which elements of art help to create the focal point in the Baroque Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán's painting The Funeral of St. Bonaventure?
Elements Used to Create the Focal Point -value -color Elements Not Used to Create the Focal Point -shape -texture -line
Which of these artworks use proportions that feature the Golden Section?
Feature the Golden Section black and white with 4 people on sick girl one looking out the window statue of man with arms up Do Not Feature the Golden Section 3 people working in a field archway with woman standing holding her baby
The architects of the Taj Mahal complex in India employed which forms of compositional balance in its design?
Featured in the Taj Mahal bilateral symmetry radial symmetry Not Featured in the Taj Mahal multiple-point symmetry asymmetry three-dimensional symmetry
Which of these paintings employ(s) the technique of subordination deliberately to draw the viewer's attention away from a particular part of their composition?
Features Subordination - men farming on hill above water Does Not Feature Subordination - aids poster -women gathered -angel falling
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In Past Times, Kerry James Marshall references art history by painting a leisure scene similar to those by --French Impressionists--and by using splatters and brushstrokes in the style of the --Abstract Expressionist--. He arranges the composition using "--collage--as a logic" and foregrounds the African American experience, incorporating song lyrics from --snoop dog--and the Temptations.
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The characteristics that contribute to style include the use of --formal elements--(line, shape, color, texture, and so on), the use of --design principles--(symmetrical or asymmetrical balance, for example), and the degree of --abstraction--or representation used.
Which basic elements and principles does Hokusai use to create a sense of visual harmony in the seemingly chaotic scene of "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa"?
Means of Harmony texture shape pattern color Not Means of Harmony motion symmetry scale contrast
This Cubist still life of a café table by the Russian artist Marie Marevna represents several different viewpoints simultaneously. Which methods did the artist use to impose visual unity on the composition?
Means of Visual Unity by using a limited palette of patterns and colors by using flat planes by using strong angular lines Not Means of Visual Unity by not including any people by using a vibrant range of colors by creating an illusionistic sense of three dimensions
How might a motif be described or defined?
Patterned -It is a design that represents an idea or a theme. -It is a design used repeatedly to form a pattern. Unpatterned -It is the area covered by a pattern or other arrangement of designs. -It is a decorative border enclosing a patterned area. -It is a pattern created by the repetition of small visual units.
What ancient Greek wrote a famous treatise on the ideal human proportions?
Polykleitos
A rhythmic design structure divides a visual space into different sections to achieve a particular effect. Which of these works feature rhythmic design?
Progressive Rhythm -man sleeping at table -bulls -men with spears outside of a village Other Type of Rhythm - triangle pattern
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The human body was often used in the creation of various systems of scale in the ancient world. In ancient Egypt, the -hand-was used to calculate a man's height, while in the Classical culture of ancient Greece, the -head- was used to dictate a figure's size.
Which statements explain why Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz uses burlap as a central medium to create sculptures such as 80 Backs?
Reasons for Burlap -It symbolizes human vulnerability. -Burlap was one of the few materials available to her. Not Reasons for Burlap -She was inspired by the way other artists used it. -It symbolizes Communist values.
Identify the reasons why the Swedish-born artist Claes Oldenburg and his wife Coosje van Bruggen make their sculptures of everyday objects so large?
Reasons to Be Larger than Life -to poke fun at the conventional use of monumental scale -to express admiration for them -to give them a sense of grandeur Not Reasons to Be Larger than Life -to honor soldiers -to convey ideas of bravery -to make an everyday object like a shovel intimidating
What two narratives define this painting by the sixteenth-century Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder?
Subject(s) of Bruegel's Painting -the fall of Icarus -the idea that life goes on Not the Subject(s) of Bruegel's Painting -the proverb "Red sky at night, shepherd's delight" -the story of the Prodigal Son -the idea that all good things come to an end -Odysseus plowing the seashore
Which of the artworks are devoted more to representing the artist's subjective emotions and experiences than to objective or external reality?
Subjective Experience -pablos abstract painting -van goghs night cafe (pool table) Objective Reality -diego painting of girls in fancy dreses
Which of the factors are considered in a feminist analysis?
Subjects of Feminist Analysis -the gender of the subject -the gender of the artist -the gender of the viewers of the artwork -the role of women at the time the artwork was made
Which of the statements correctly describe these Sumerian figures?
Sumerian Figures -smaller than lifesize -placed in temples to pray to the gods Not Sumerian Figures -placed around palaces to protect rulers -placed outside homes to protect people while they slept -bigger than lifesize
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The Flemish artist Jan van Eyck used -hierarchical-scale to emphasize the -spirtitual- importance of the figures in his altarpiece Madonna in a Church.
Fill in the blanks to complete the passage about Suzanne Valadon's use of patterns in The Blue Room.
The bedspread features -an organic-pattern of leaves and stems. This pattern -contrasts-with the striped pattern of the woman's pajama bottoms. A third pattern is found on -the wall in. the background-. The overall effect of Valdon's use of different patterns is to add -energy-to the work.
Each of these observations relates to 80 Backs by Magdalena Abakanowicz. Match each type of analysis to the correct observation.
The burlap used to make the backs does not have a smooth surface. -formal analysis Abakanowicz lived in Poland during World War II. -biographical analysis -historical analysis
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The scale that represents objects as larger than life is termed -monumental- while the type that presents objects as the same size as they are in real life is called -human-scale.
Which quality contributes to the unified design of this quilt?
Unifies Composition grid variety Does Not Unify Composition complementary colors collage subversive texture
What does Robert Rauschenberg's use of variety in his sculpture Monogram communicate?
a challenge go the tradition of painting and sculpture
In Francisco Goya's The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, which part of the image represents order and rationality? Which part represents chaos and superstition? Drag the labels to answer the question.
chaos and superstition - birds order and rationality - table
What culture employed principles of human proportion to communicate an ideal of physical perfection?
classical greece
An important part of contextual analysis is being able to identify the historical period in which an artwork was made. Identify when these paintings were created.
diner - twentieth people in harlem in front of townhouse - twentieth large field with people and animals - sixteenth king - sixteenth women -nineteenth
What do we call the principle of art that draws our attention to one area in a composition?
emphasis
An artwork or artistic style devoted to representing subjective emotions and experiences instead of objective or external reality is known by what term?
expressionist
All album quilts made in nineteenth-century Baltimore, Maryland were constructed from leftover scraps of material.
false
What is the name for the central point of interest or activity in a work of art?
focal point
What is it called when we understand how compositional and conceptual unity are working together?
gestalt
What does the cross on Velázquez's tunic in Las Meninas signify?
he was a member of the order of santiago
What kind of scale indicates the relative importance of elements in a composition?
hierarchical
Which of these buildings features alternating rhythm in its design or decoration?
hut
What is the result of the overall lack of emphasis in Vija Celmins's Untitled (Ocean)?
ideas Expressed by Untitled (Ocean) -reflective meditation -visual immersion Ideas Not Expressed by Untitled (Ocean) -shock value -unfinished appearance gestalt
What does Golsa Golchini's the lazy pink convey by being presented as a miniature painting?
intimacy
Which element of art is the primary means of establishing the focal point in this sixteenth-century Mughal Indian painting The Emperor Babur Overseeing His Gardeners?
line
A formal analysis of a painting will consider such things as the location of objects, the colors used, and the relationships between the parts of the composition. What atmosphere do you think is created in Edward Hopper's Nighthawks through such details?
loneliness
Which adjective best describes the proportions of each of these vases?
long vase - light compressed/short vase - heavy normal vase - balanced
The placement of elements within a composition in order to create multiple focal points is most closely associated with which principle of art?
rhythm
What is the name given to the Buddhist symbolic and sacred representation of the universe, which is often characterized by strong radial symmetry?
mandala
What is a repeated design element like the diamond shape in Chuck Close's Self-Portrait called?
motif
What is the name for a design when it is used as a unit within a pattern, like the plants on the side of this pot?
motif
What type of emphasis is used in each of these artworks?
ocean - all-over emphasis group of men standing - all over emphasis men working on a hill above water - subordination sculpture - all-over emphasis
Identify the form of balance used in the composition of each artwork.
ocean painting - asymmetrical mandala- radial cross - symmetrical
A variety of different colors and patterns enlivens this work by the French painter Suzanne Valadon. But which are geometric patterns and which organic?
organic - blankets and curtains on the wall geometric - pj pants
Match the design principle that corresponds to each area of this illustration of Charmaine's Bar in the San Francisco Proper hotel.
organic oval accent shapes orange columns circular coffee table barstools repeating grid pattern chair orange columns ceiling wall behind bar pattern of orange accents orange columns orange lamp barstools
Which of the artworks features radial balance in their composition? Select all that apply.
palce, mandala and cross
What does an arrangement of predictably repeated art elements produce?
pattern
Which elements or principles of art does Gentileschi use to create the focal point at Holofernes neck and head in Judith Decapitating Holofernes?
principles -contrast elements -value -line
The type of rhythm displayed in Edward Weston's Artichoke Halved is called __________ rhythm.
progressive
What is the term for the spatial relationship between different parts of an artwork relative to one another and to the artwork as a whole?
proportion
