Art 111 midterm
The artist can more readily reflect the complexities of the real world by using more than one vanishing point. This is known as ________ perspective.
multi-point
Rectangles based on the Golden Section can be nested inside each other to create an elegant ________.
spiral
Pick the two words that would best describe a regular line.
straight, inorganic.
By using ________ texture to contradict previous tactile experience, artists can invite viewers to reconsider the world around them.
subversive
When a color is associated with hot or cold we refer to this as color ________.
temperature
Hatching and cross-hatching use two-dimensional lines to communicate ________ depth.
three-dimensional
Disparate visual elements can be linked together with a common idea. This is ________ unity.
conceptual
This is the area that is visible when a viewer is staring at a fixed point in space.
cone of vision
The dark printed words on the page of a book are easily read because they are printed on a light ground. This is an example of the principle of ________.
contrast
In order to create value in his drawing Head of a Satyr, Michelangelo used both hatching and ________, a variation where the lines overlap, allowing for the depiction of darker tones.
cross-hatching
Because it is three-dimensional, a form has these three spatial measurements: height, width, and ________.
depth
Light and dark value created accurately can create a sense of _________.
depth
In Vesperbild (or Pietà) from fourteenth-century Germany, 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 Augustae carved the figures in the ________ more deeply than those that are in the background, in order to make them stand out more.
foreground
In Mantegna's The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, the body of Jesus is portrayed at an extreme angle. This ________ view creates an unusual perspective and grabs the viewer's attention.
foreshortened
If an artist were to draw a figure whose arm was pointing directly toward the viewer, what technique would the artist have to use when drawing the outstretched arm?
foreshortening
A two-dimensional object is called a shape, and a three-dimensional object is known as a ________.
touch
What element describes the imposition of order and harmony on a design?
unity
What principle of art did Katsushika Hokusai employ in "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa" in order to bring harmony to what could otherwise be a very chaotic scene?
unity
An artist creates an artwork made up of many different shapes, all in varying shades of blue. This artwork uses the following principles of art:
unity and variety
A sculpted image 'in the round:'
. is carved 360 degrees
Motion is not the only indicator of the passage of time in art. ________ use the changing properties of organic material to create a sense of time passing in their art.
Bioartists
Most commercial color printing is achieved using four separate colors, represented by the matrix ________.
CMYK
An artist would probably use distorted scale if he or she wanted to create a lifelike scene that the viewer could relate to.
False
An artwork that uses many hues but only one value is called monochromatic.
False
Photographers cannot be responsible for principles of scale or proportion in their photographs.
False
The elements of time and motion are not applicable to the art of photography.
False
In The School of Athens, Raphael focused our attention on two Greek philosophers positioned in the center of the work. They are ________ and ________.
Plato . . . Aristotle
The kind of motion that is created by showing a series of static images in quick succession is called ________.
Stroboscopic motion
_____ Is the lightness and darkness of an object
Value
A contour line defines the outer edge or profile of an object, and can be used to suggest a volume in space.
True
The element of art that defines the amount of space occupied by an object is ________.
Volume
In a two-dimensional work, when the figure becomes the background and the background becomes the figure, we perceive
a figure-ground reversal
An empty space defined by its surround is known as ________ shape.
a negative
A shape on a flat picture surface that is defined by surrounding empty space is known as ________ shape.
a positive
When using a series of squares that are exactly the same shape, implied depth can be achieved by ________.
a. alternating value b. relative size c. overlapping d. relative position e. all of these answers
Physicists have explained that when we see a color, it is the portion of the light spectrum that a surface fails to ________.
absorb
This kind of motion is occurring when we see movement in real life.
actual motion
A line that is a real mark made on a surface is ________.
an actual line
A line that gives viewers the impression that they are seeing a line where there is not a real mark is ________.
an implied line
A rectangle could be described as _______ shape. Pick the two correct answers in order to receive credit.
an inorganic a geometric
________ volume is a space that is enclosed by materials that are not entirely solid.
an open
Colors that do not contrast strongly with each other, and which are similar in wavelength, are ________ colors.
analogous
If an artist painted a street scene with one large building on the left-hand side, and two smaller buildings on the right-hand side, this would be an example of ________ balance.
asymmetrical
In his work Six Persimmons, the thirteenth-century Chinese monk Muqi used different visual weights on each side of the composition. This is known as ________ balance.
asymmetrical
_________ is the process of replicating the lack of contrast, detail, and sharpness of focus because of the interference of air when objects are far away.
atmospheric perspective
Creating visual weight and counterweight is part of an artist's use of the element of ________ in creating a work of art.
balance
This type of relief, which takes its name from the French word for low, does not imply great depth.
bas-relief
In addition to alternating value, Wang Hui's Landscape after Ancient Masters uses this process to give the viewer a sense that some areas are closer than others.
changing visual texture
______ is the method for creating the illusion of a three-dimensional form on a two-dimensional surface.
chiaroscuro
Color affects the way we think and react to the world, and can be used for healing purposes. This practice is called ________.
chromotherapy
An artist can use color to indicate depth. When a color is very pure and intense then it seems to be ________.
closer
Colors that are on opposite sides of the color wheel are radically different in wavelength and are called ________.
complementary colors
The three kinds of unity are:
compositional, conceptual, gestalt
An artist paints a scene with a large mountain, which lacks detail and is out of focus, and a tree, which is sharply defined and bright green. The viewer might assume that the mountain is ________ than the tree.
further away
Forms such as pyramids, which tend to be precise and regular, are known as ________ forms.
geometric
The German word that refers to something in which the whole seems greater than the sum of its parts is ________
gestalt
This proportional system uses a ratio of 1:1.618.
golden section
The principles of design are a kind of ________ that artists apply to the elements of art.
grammar
The ancient Greeks designed the Parthenon according to the idealized rules of proportion for the human body, creating ________ design.
harmonious
A flat work of art has two dimensions: ________ and width.
height
This type of scale is common in the relief sculpture of ancient Egypt, where it was used to indicate social importance.
hierarchical
The chiaroscuro method uses five defined values: cast shadow, reflected light, core shadow, light, and ________.
highlight
.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
An artist might use a small scale for a portrait of a lover because it implies ________.
intimacy
Variety can ________ a design.
invigorate
The computer simulation game The Sims uses ________ perspective.
isometric
This system, which derives its name from the Greek meaning "equal measure," uses diagonal parallel lines to communicate depth.
isometric perspective
This type of sculpture can move and change its visual form.
kinetic
Advertisers often use this color to reach their audience because it is the most visible in the spectrum.
lime yellow
One definition of this element is "a mark that connects two points."
line
This is the system for creating an illusion of depth using three basic components: horizon line, vanishing point, and convergence lines.
linear perspective
A color that is almost gray has a ________ saturation.
low
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
Alexander Calder invented the ________, a type of suspended, balanced sculpture that uses air currents to power its movement.
mobile
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen collaborated to create Mistos, a sculpture that uses _________ scale to depict an everyday item.
monumental
The kind of scale used for objects that appear larger than they are in real life is called ________ scale.
monumental
Bernini's sculpture of Apollo and Daphne is based on a mythological story in which a god pursues a nymph. The artist used diagonal lines and flowing drapery to convey the ________ of the chase.
movement
Forms that tend to be irregular, and similar to naturally occurring objects, are known as ________ forms.
organic
This type of shape is composed of unpredictable, irregular lines.
organic
Pick the two words that might best describe an irregular line:
organic flowing
This medium involves the human body and usually includes the artist.
performance art
This type of art can only exist in one place and time in history.
performance art
The French artist Georges Seurat employed a new technique to create a jewel-like diffusion of light and vibration of color in his work The Circus. This type of painting, made up of small dots of color, is known as ________.
pointillism
The relationships between the sizes of different parts of a work make up its ________.
proportions
The Italian architect Andrea Palladio created a ___________ design in his plan for the Villa Capra.
radial
When Robert Rauschenberg, in his work Monogram, chose to use a variety of non-traditional art materials and techniques instead of those accepted by the art world, he made a conscious effort to ________ the established art world.
rebel against
If you were to look at a t-shirt that absorbed the colors violet, blue, green, yellow, and orange, what color would the t-shirt appear to be?
red
If you were to design an eye-catching poster using only two colors, the combination that would most stand out to passersby would be ________.
red and green
The traditional primary colors are ________.
red, yellow, blue
When a sculpted image projects from the surface of its material of origin, but is not liberated from that material of origin, it is called ________.
relief
The Italian Futurist artist Giacomo Balla illustrated the rapid movement of a dog running on a leash by painting a series of ________ in order to give the impression that we are seeing motion as it happens.
repeating marks
If a figure in an artwork has drapery billowing out behind it, and appears to have multiple feet in different positions, the viewer might assume that this figure is ________.
running forwards
A color that is lighter than its basic hue is known as a tint. A color that is darker than its basic hue is called a ________.
shade
Masaccio was one of the first artists to use one-point perspective. In his large fresco, Trinity, the ________ is centered in the middle of the horizon line, directly ahead of the viewer.
vanishing point
One-point perspective does convey depth, but it has limited applications due to its reliance on a single ________.
vanishing point
Compositional unity strikes an interesting balance between the monotony of too much similarity, and the chaos of too much ________ in a work of art.
variety
This is a kind of visual diversity that can bring many different ideas, media, or elements together in one composition.
variety
When complementary colors are used next to each other in a composition, they produce a visual anomaly called simultaneous contrast. This visual effect makes the colors appear to ________ along the boundary where the two colors meet.
vibrate
This spinning toy gives a sense of motion to a viewer when he or she looks through small slits in its cylindrical drum at a strip of changing pictures.
zoetrope
