Art chapters 1-5

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Multiple Answer-Choose all which apply: What term best describes work done by nonprofessionals?

folk art naïve art outsider art

The definitions of form and content are

form is the way that art looks; content is what the work is about.

Art theories that focus attention on the composition of the work and how earlier works may have influenced it are called:

formalism

Dale Chihuly is noted for his intricate and colorful works in _______, as seen in his work Mauve Seaform Set with Black Lip Wraps.

glass

A glaze has a silica base that causes it to vitrify during firing; this means the glaze becomes:

glassy

The importance of art in our daily lives is evident in -

he amount of visual information we use daily, such as web graphics.

The symbolic meaning of visual signs and imagery is called

iconography

The ancient Roman architect Vitruvius associated the perfected male form with the perfect geometry of

the circle and square.

When Robert Rauschenberg erased the Dekooning drawing he was trying to show

the concept can be the idea

The potter's wheel was invented in:

. Mesopotamia

The juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar elements is referred to as _______.

. contrast

The organization of visual elements in a work of art is referred to as __

. the composition

Objective or figurative art is considered:

A representational art

Global Warning, the graphic design poster by Chaz Maviyane-Davies, presents an issue of concern for the artist as well as the global population. This work is an example of art as a vehicle for:

Communication information, personal expression, social causes

____ is what the artwork is about, and __________________ is how it looks.

Content, form

Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. V is typical in style and content of the artist:

Georgia o'keeffe

Large Reclining Nude is the final result of this artist's long process of planning and rearranging the design of the composition.

Henri Matisse

The Dish from _______ illustrates the function of art in daily life as both utilitarian object and religious inspiration. The embellishments on the plate include Arabic writing of Muslim scripture

Iran

Going Home illustrates this artist's skillful use of abstraction, unity and variety.

Jacob Lawrence

_______is the portrayal of people and objects as they are seen by the eye or as they are thought to be. Most photographs are considered to be this.

Realism

Multiple Answer, choose all which apply:Both craft and art can be:

One-of-a-kind objects Made with craft media Influenced by a historical reference Can be meant to stand on their own as works of art.

is created when one or more elements of design are used repeatedly to create a feeling of organized movement.

Rhythm

The range of _____________ s work makes him difficult to categorize. In addition to paintings, prints, and combination pieces, he has done extensive set and costume design for Merce Cunningham and others, as well as graphic design for magazines and books.

Robert Rauschenberg

A Neo-Dada artist who made art from found materials and images and named his new art form combine paintings is

Robert Rauschenberg.

This artist, who made Rocket to the Moon, paid tribute to the richness of the African-American experience through art.

Romare Bearden

The sculptor Constantin Brancusi spent his life searching for forms that were

Simple, pure, timeless

The famous Neolithic structure in England, made of megaliths that once formed several concentric circles, is called

Stonehenge.

Faith Ringgold's story quilt called _______ tells about an eight-year-old's dream of overcoming obstacles.

Tar Beach

Although Vincent van Gogh suffered emotionally throughout his life, he was able to give his emotions tangible form in works such as

The Starry Night.

It is easy to minimalize the importance of craft items because is is often made by women and individuals who have been marginalized.

True

Slab construction and coiling are techniques used in ceramics.

True

The idea of aesthetics in art as our definition of beauty is an oversimplification of its definition.

True

_ is the appearance or condition of oneness in a work of

Unity

Minimalism, a trend that coexisted with Pop, emphasized a continuation of the exploration of nonrepresentation and the idea that a painting or sculpture is primarily

a physical object.

A figure ground reversal is composed of

a positive and negative shape which are ambiguous

Lines are used in art to indicate

all

Multiple Answer-Choose all which apply: Lines--

all

Multiple Answer-Choose all which apply: In Florence during the Renaissance there was a virtual explosion of;

all of the above

According to your instructor, the impulse to create art comes from basic human interests in

all the above; creating order, exploring aesthetic possibilities, constructing images and forms

The nature of perception suggests that the most important key to looking at art is

art dealer. brother. financial supporter. emotional supporter.

The balance in Jockeys Before the Race, by the artist Edgar Degas, is:

asymmetrical

Betye Saar's The Liberation of _______ is a commentary on racial and gender stereotypes.

aunt jemima

The most prominent musical influence on Romare Bearden's art, that inspired him to create the images he did, was:

b. jazz

Multiple Answer-Choose all which apply: Shapes that are organic are also very similar to___________________.

biomorphic, amorphous, and free form shapes

The Guerrilla Girls use posters and on-site appearances to

c. bring attention to gender inequalities in the art world.

Weaving combines and interlaces lengthwise and cross fibers, called:

c. warp and weft

The art and science of making objects from clay is called:

ceramics

In painting and drawing, artists often use the technique of ____________ to describe the way shadows and light define the mass of forms.

chiaroscuro

In his image Untitled Keith Haring has used _______ colors.

complementary

Rather than depend solely upon visual unity, an artist will sometimes create __________ unity by unifying the ideas in a work of art

conceptual

Another word for outline is a__________________.

contour line

Art criticism involves making _______, both favorable and unfavorable.

d. judgments

The result of the process of arranging, selecting and ordering is called the:

design

Iconoclasm means the _______ of images based on religious beliefs.

destruction

In art, shapes that suggest forms found in nature are called _________shapes.

organic

In the photograph Pepper #30, this artist combines awareness, creativity, and communication by encouraging the viewer to look closely at an object.

edward weston

A black-and-white photograph of a scene eliminates the hues and intensities of the scene s colors, but captures the pigments of the colors.

false

A shape occupying a real or implied three-dimensional space that seems to have bulk and takes up space is foreshortened.

false

Andy Warhol explored the use of natural sunlight to create environmental artwork, \"Sun Tunnels\".

false

In The Kiss, the artist Rodin expressed the _______ of love, while the artist Brancusi expressed the _______ of love.

feeling, idea

The phenomenon when positive and negative space change places, as seen in M.C. Escher's Sky and Water I woodcut print, is called:

figure ground reversal

Sophisticated techniques and authentic materials that mimic art is practiced by________________.

fogers deliberatly copying another artist\'s work

Multiple Answer-Choose all which apply: Style, as defined by recurring characteristics found in art, can be classified in terms of

individual style. cultural style. period style.

Another term for asymmetrical balance is

informal balance.

The term for purity, brilliance, or saturation, of a color is:

intensity

The work Untitled by _______ emphasizes implied motion.

jenny holzer

Art criticism involves making _______, both favorable and unfavorable.

judgments

No society that we know of has lived without some form of art. The impulse to make and respond to art appears to be as deeply ingrained as the ability to

learn language.

Multiple Answer-Choose all which apply: Context is a factor of ties that bind a work of art to the

life of its creator. tradition it grows from and to which it responds. audience for which it was made. society in which it was circulated.

The term "value," in the sense of art, refers to the:

lightness and darkness of surfaces

Which of the visual elements can best be described as the path of a moving point?

line

The 20th-century art movement known as Futurism celebrated above all the visual element of

motion

The craziness seen in abstract art can be explained by the artists attempt to

none

When a work of art such as Theo van Doesburg's Composition (The Cow) shows no reference to the natural world of images, it is usually called:

nonrepresentational

In drawing, the outer boundaries of two-dimensional forms are defined by __________, while the outer boundaries perceived among three-dimensional forms are defined by __________.

outlines/ contour lines

James Hampton, the artist who created Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nation's Millennium General Assembly did not have any professional art training. This type of artist is often recognized as a(n) _______ artist.

outsider

During the Renaissance in Western Europe __________ came to be regarded as the more elevated of the arts.

painting, sculpture, and architecture

Raphael's The School of Athens provides the viewer with the illusion of the three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional surface by the use of:

perspective

Peter Voulkos is a _______ who refuses to use mass production techniques.

potter

___ refers to size relationships between parts of a whole.

proportion

A necessary feature of pattern is

repitition

Art criticism involves making _______, both favorable and unfavorable.

representation

Repetition of similar elements in a work of art creates the illusion of:

rhythm

Ogata Korin's Cranes is a good example of the principle of:

rhythm and repetition

The use of Atmospheric perspective is a prominent aspect of which work?

rocky mountains

Claus Oldenburg's and Coosje van Bruggen's art, as seen in Shuttlecocks, affects us immediately by its:

scale

In _______ balance, the two sides of a composition on either side of an imaginary vertical dividing line correspond to one another in size, shape, and placement of form.

symmetrical

Which of the following occurs when equal forms, masses, or elements balance one another?

symmetrical balance

Georgia O Keeffe's painting Deer Skull with Pedernal is a prime example of

symmetrical balance.

The architect Le Corbusier designed the Modulor, a tool he used for calculating human proportions, based upon

the golden section.

To evaluate a work of art properly, we must deal with it in the context of:

the society that produced it

The element of ________________ relates to repetition and rhythm in the sense that including the same figure more than once in the same work can indicate the passage of time.

time

The nature of perception suggests that the most important key to looking at art is

to become aware of the process of looking itself.

Which is not a task for artists, according to your instructor?

to help us see the world in the same way that we see it

The term action painting refers to the fact that this new type of painting.

traced the action of the painter

The realistic manner in which William Harnett painted A Smoke Backstage is called:

trompe i'oeil

The term "format" refers to the size and shape of a _______ picture plane.

two-dimensional

Proportion is the feeling of ______________________ created when all parts relate well with each other.

unity

Because a tree has unique growth characteristics that remain visible in the finished objects, wood is said to possess a:

vitality

According to your instructor, the most important meaning of an artwork is

what it means to the viewer.


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