Art Chapter 1 Questions

Which of the following terms best describes the ability to bring forth something new that has value? A. experimentation B. creativity C. talent D. representation

B. creativity

Which of the following activities would best be described as "seeing"? A. flipping through pages of magazine ads B. finding recognizable images in clouds C. window shopping while walking down the street D. viewing shared photographs of friends online

B. finding recognizable images in clouds

What was the struggle for Romare Bearden in the work Prevalence of Ritual: Tidings. 1967? A. balancing different photograph fragments B. how effectively he communicated and his need for creative expression C. experimenting with color D. lack of formal training

B. how effectively he communicated and his need for creative expression

Which of the following is an example of a figurative work of art? A. Sabatino "Simon" Rodia's Nuestro Pueblo B. René Magritte's La Trahison des Images (Ceci n'est pas une pipe) C. William Harnett's A Smoke Backstage D. Alana's Grandma

D. Alana's Grandma

Which of the following is an example of outside art? A. Rodia's Watts Towers B. Rhode's He Got Game C. Wallace's Peony quilt D. Retablo (artist unknown)

A. Rodia's Watts Towers

What is the function of retablo paintings in Mexico and the American Southwest? A. They are a way to give thanks to God. B. They are decorative features in buildings where rituals are held. C. They are records of cultural traditions and beliefs. D. They memorialize someone who has died after a serious illness.

A. They are a way to give thanks to God.

Which of the following is a trait of creative artists? A. They make connections across seemingly unrelated fields. B. They have no training but are remarkably insightful. C. They are educated in art schools, colleges, or university art departments. D. They demonstrate talent as little children.

A. They make connections across seemingly unrelated fields.

How does Robin Rhode's He Got Game encourage viewers to be creative? A. Viewers must alter their habitual ways of looking to understand the photograph. B. Viewers are asked to draw pictures in chalk on Rhode's photographs. C. Viewers must reorganize the multiple photographs to understand the meaning. D. Viewers may take the photographs home to share with their friends.

A. Viewers must alter their habitual ways of looking to understand the photograph.

Why have most trained artists historically been male? A. Women were denied apprenticeships. B. Women were thought to lack talent. C. Women were thought to lack creativity D. Women held too many domestic responsibilities.

A. Women were denied apprenticeships.

What is one factor that experts determined is universally common to children's drawings when they are six or younger? A. depicting the world in symbolic rather than realistic ways B. drawing animals C. using crayons D. making stick figures

A. depicting the world in symbolic rather than realistic ways

Which specific iconographic element communicates hope in The Virgin of Carmel Saving Souls in Purgatory? A. the scapulars B. the angels C. the use of the color red D. the flames at the bottom of the painting

A. the scapulars

A visual work of art is executed through the use of a medium and A. innovation. B. passion. C. preliminary drawings. D. skill.

C. Skill

Iconography is most helpful to interpret A. the kind of media used. B. how subjects, symbols, and motifs convey meaning. C. line, shape, and color. D. the authenticity of the work.

B. how subjects, symbols, and motifs convey meaning.

The Abstraction of a Cow series represents Theo van Doesburg's A. preference for geometric shapes. B. interest in simplification. C. dislike of organic forms. D. preference for bright colors

B. interest in simplification.

Nonrepresentational works focus the viewer's attention on unusual media. A. symbolic messages. B. pure visual forms. C. historical references. D. Submit

B. pure visual forms.

What distinguishes visual creativity from other creative practices? A. the demonstration of artistic skills B. the use of images C. the role of looking and close observation D. the originality of the artist

B. the use of images

What is one consequence of professional training today in art schools, colleges, and university art departments? A. Artists have to have a college degree. B. Artists have to learn to work in all media. C. Artists have more knowledge of historical and contemporary art history and alternate points of view. D. Artists have to postpone exhibiting work until they graduate.

C. Artists have more knowledge of historical and contemporary art history and alternate points of view.

What is one way that Rashaad Newsome creates an iconographical "mash up" in Saltire Compton? A. He included handmade and readymade objects. B. He included text and images in the work. C. He combined references from hip hoppers with traditional motifs associated with heraldry. D. He used different medias in the work.

C. He combined references from hip hoppers with traditional motifs associated with heraldry.

What is one reason that people see art differently? A. People do not always look closely. B. Not everyone has 20/20 eyesight. C. Looking at art is always an individual, subjective experience. D. People are easily confused about complex works.

C. Looking at art is always an individual, subjective experience.

What distinguishes the practice of seeing from that of looking? A. People need more education to be able to correctly see. B. Seeing involves comparing different works. C. Seeing involves our memories, emotions, and imagination. D. Seeing has to be done in front of the actual object.

C. Seeing involves our memories, emotions, and imagination.

Why is Nuestro Pueblo (Our Town) an example of outsider art? A. The artist used junk materials such as broken dishes, shells, and pipes. B. The artist did not use any power tools to make it. C. The artist worked independently of any tradition or style. D. The artist had no formal training in making art.

C. The artist worked independently of any tradition or style.

What statement best describes Janet Echelman's Her Secret Is Patience? A. Content is understood primarily through the iconography of the sculpture. B. The abstraction of formal elements suggests no specific content in the work. C. The formal elements and iconography together reinforce the content. D. The formal elements are most important in communicating the sculpture's content.

C. The formal elements and iconography together reinforce the content.

Which of the following factors makes the Cameroon Chief 's Stool an example of abstract art? A. The stool is hand carved with no power tools. B. The stool only has two colors. C. The proportions of the figures are exaggerated. D. The stool was never meant to be used. It was a tribal decoration.

C. The proportions of the figures are exaggerated.

Why do children often become less creative as they get older? A. They come to use intuitive skills in drawing and composition. B. They come to rely on symbolic imagery to communicate ideas. C. They come to doubt their creativity. D. They come to interpret things more personally.

C. They come to doubt their creativity.

Which artists create work based primarily on cultural traditions and practices? A. outsider artists B. untrained artists C. folk artists D. child artists

C. folk artist

Which of the following traits is associated with creative people today? A. talent B. stubbornness C. questioning D. intuition

C. questioning

What is one reason that Echelman's choice of netting for Her Secret Is Patience contributes to the viewer's understanding and enjoyment of the work? A. Fabrics had never been used in large public works or art installations. B. Netting was an economical choice for a large public work. C. Netting was the only medium that could be dyed the colors the artist wanted. D. Netting is flexible and responds gracefully to the winds in Phoenix, so the work harmonizes with the city and forces of nature.

D. Netting is flexible and responds gracefully to the winds in Phoenix, so the work harmonizes with the city and forces of nature.

What is one way that Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings of flowers like Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. V altered our perceptions of flowers? A. She painted them in their naturally occurring size. B. She painted them in very naturalistic colors. C. She painted them in extreme detail. D. She abstracted the form and eliminated the details.

D. She abstracted the form and eliminated the details.

Which of the following factors is common to all trompe l'oeil paintings? A. They include text. B. They represent objects as life size. C. They include figurative elements. D. They are highly illusionist.

D. They are highly illusionist.

What is one practical way to focus on a painting's form rather than its subject? A. Read about the work in art history texts. B. Try to make a drawing of the painting. C. Ask the artist about the work. D. Turn the painting upside down.

D. Turn the painting upside down.

Which of the following first inspired Georgia O'Keeffe's series of paintings based on flowers? A. the Southwestern desert landscape B. the symbolic meanings of different flowers C. her study of botany in college D. an interest in the shapes and colors of nature

D. an interest in the shapes and colors of nature

Who was the Philadelphia Wireman? A. a man who used wire and other found materials to create monumental sculptures in his backyard B. a homeless man who created clothes and blankets from woven bits of wire C. an outsider artist who became famous through the public exhibition of his works in museums D. an unknown artist who made sculptures from refuse and other objects

D. an unknown artist who made sculptures from refuse and other objects

Which aspect of Constantin Brancusi's The Kiss best demonstrates its abstraction? A. its inspiration in nature B. its unpainted limestone surface C. its expression of the idea of love D. its geometric form

D. its geometric form

How does your textbook define a work of art? A. an aesthetically pleasing object with no obvious function B. anything that demonstrates human creativity C. an image that evokes an emotional response D. the visual expression of an idea or experience

D. the visual expression of an idea or experience