Art Appreciation: Unit 3: Quizzes

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Which of the following is a fiber craft?

Weaving Quilting Papermaking

In vis-com design, the void that lies between text areas and images is called ____.

White space

Dome

arch rotated 360 degrees on its vertical axis, into a hemispherical shape

The Crystal Palace by Sir Joseph Paxton is an example of which type of construction method?

cast iron

Promotes ideas as artwork

conceptual

What main type of alternative art do we classify Sherrie Levine's After Walker Evans?

conceptual

Which main type of alternative art do we classify Kara Walker's Insurrection!?

enlivened Gallery Spaces

Calls attention to historical media and promotes accountability

enlivened gallery spaces

In Vis-Com design, a complete alphabet of letterforms and punctuation is called ____.

font

Choreographs an entire space, and is usually multi-media

installations/environment

Heavily influenced by John Cage and often include voyeuristic acts

performance

Impromptu events called 'happenings' are a part of which type of alternative art?

performance

Which construction method uses wood to span spaces and combines strength and beauty?

post and beam

The Temple of Athena Nike is an example of which construction method?

post and lintel

Barrel vault

semi-cylindrical shape repeated in space, "hallway"

The main vertical part of a column is called the ___.

shaft

Corbeled Arch

span a gap by moving stone close until they meet

The Wainwright Building by Louis Sullivan is an example of which construction method?

steel frame

What was the main purpose of Marina Abramovic's The Artist is Present?

to personally engage with people in a space without talking or touching

Which of the following is a natural metal?

Copper

____ is a pliable, porous, and brittle clay body with variants such as terra cotta and raku.

Earthenware

Images created to inform as well as embellish a printed page of text are called ____.

Illustrations

Who is believed to have inspired many alternative processes due to his creation of "action paintings"?

Jackson Pollock

In Vis-Com design, the art of organizing type, logos, and illustration in traditional print media is called _____.

Layout design

Who were the first to employ picture symbols as a language system?

Mesopotamians

Which craft has been used as a measure of human development and technology?

Metal work

What is Ai Weiwei calling attention to in his work?

Personal responsibility Consumerism Eastern vs. western notions

What color system is used for digital vis-com designs?

RGB

What method of sculpture was used to create Fountain by Marcel Duchamp?

Readymade

What is the main difference today between sculpture and craft?

Sculpture is primarily done for art aesthetics; craft has function

How does Barbara Kruger engage viewers directly in her work?

She uses first person language

Round arch

Span a gap by moving stone close until semi-circle

What method of construction made the modern skyscraper possible?

Steel frame

Which of the following architectural spaces is kinetic?

The Milwaukee Art Museum

Norman Rockwell's Rosie the Riveter is an example of how illustration can be used in design to better inform and embellish the printed page.

True

Web design is most strongly connected to layout design.

True

The visual form of printed letters, words, and text, is called ____.

Typography

Which of the following statements is NOT true of alternative works?

Alternative works place full emphasis on the final product for sale and display

This type of sculpture is an additive process that combines multiple found objects into a new form.

Assemblage

What does avant-garde mean?

At the front

Shallow sculpted marks, like on that of a coin, and design for viewing from one side is called ___.

Bas-relief

What method of construction is based on the simple idea of making a pile of brick or stone?

Basic load-bearing

What color system is used for printed vis-com designs?

CMYK

This type of sculpture uses a subtractive method of chiseling and gouging away at a surface before sanding and polishing. Traditional methods used mediums such as stone or ivory.

Carving

The "lost wax" method relates to which sculpture process?

Casting


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