intro to humanities-chapter 4
Which of the following are true of Mondrian's painting Broadway Boogie Woogie?
*Only vertical and horizontal lines are used. *Blocks of intense color are interspersed with the vertical and horizontal lines, suggesting rhythm and movement. *Mondrian lived and worked in New York at the time he created the painting.
Diagonal lines
Express more movement; suggest tension
______ created 70 self-portraits, in part because they were the model they knew best.
Frida Kahlo
Balance
Refers to the equilibrium of opposing visual forces
Unity
Refers to the togetherness, despite contrasts, of details and regions to the whole
Emphasis
Refers to the way a detail or segment of a painting stands out in relation to other forms in the painting
Identify a feature of tempera.
The colors of tempera have a marvelous precision of detail.
Vertical lines
Up-and-down movement; can suggest staticity
In his Self-Portrait, van Gogh portrays himself painting while revealing
an unsettled state of mind.
A(n) ____ ____ is an imaginary line that helps determine the basic visual directions of a painting.
axis line
The term ______ simply refers to the name of a color.
hue
The dominant medium for many Asian artists has been
ink
An accurate statement about complementary colors is that
when two complements are equally mixed, a neutral gray appears.
Identify the characteristics of oil painting.
* It offers the artist remarkable control over the final product. *It is very flexible and its colors are highly rich. *It has been the dominant medium in easel painting since the Renaissance. *It dries slowly and can be put on in thin layers.
Why is abstract, or nonrepresentational, painting difficult to appreciate?
*Because sensa are shown for their own sake *Because no objects or events are depicted
Which of the following statements are true of Fragonard's painting The Swing?
*The painting was commissioned by a wealthy baron to depict his mistress and himself in a pastoral scene. *The small stone sculptures emphasize the erotic nature of the painting.
Which of the following statements are true of woodcuts?
*The subject matter frequently was nature. *The process is very complex. *The medium involves wood and ink.
The elements of painting are
*line and color. *texture and composition.
______ was shown at the first show of the impressionist painters in Paris in 1874, and it lent its name to the entire group.
Claude Monet's Impression, Sunrise
Which of the following is true of texture?
Distinctive brushstrokes produce distinctive textures.
True or false: Artists always use organizing principles deliberately to create forms that inform.
False
Curving lines
Flowing movement; suggest softness
____ is a pigment dissolved in lime water applied to wet plaster as it is drying.
Fresco
Based on the context surrounding his painting, why might Rembrandt have used subdued earth tones and darkness in his Self-Portrait, 1659?
He lost people close to him to disease.
Which of the following is true of the medium of fresco?
In the case of wet fresco, the color penetrates to about one-eighth of an inch and is bound into the plaster.
Which of the following is true of Edouard Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère?
It is more three-dimensional than Claude Monet's Impression, Sunrise.
Which of the following is true of the element of line?
It is usually the main determinant of shapes.
Closed line
It most characteristically is hard and sharp.
Open line
It most characteristically is soft and blurry.
Identify an accurate statement about line.
It outlines shapes and can contour areas within those outlines.
Horizontal line
Lateral movement; emphasize stability
____ ____ uses a mixture of pigment, linseed oil, varnish, and turpentine to produce either a thin or thick consistency, depending on the artist's desired effect.
Oil Painting
The painting that represents an ordinary scene of people dining on a warm afternoon, all blissfully unaware of the painter, is ______.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party
Identify a true statement about hues
Red, yellow, and blue are the primary hues.
Identify a true statement about hues.
Red, yellow, and blue are the primary hues.
Gradation
Refers to a continuum of changes in the details and regions
Proportion
Refers to the emphasis achieved by the scaling of sizes of shapes
Movement and rhythm
Refers to the way a painting controls the movement and pace of our vision
In Fragonard's painting The Swing, what does the swing symbolize?
Sexual freedom
______ is a pigment bound by egg yolk and applied to a carefully prepared surface.
Tempera
Identify a true statement about Claude Monet's Impression, Sunrise.
The scene has a spontaneous, sketchy effect, the sunlight breaking on glimmering water.
Which of the following is true of axis lines?
They are invisible vectors of visual force.
How are sensa used in abstract painting?
They are used to create the sensuous as the subject matter
When he painted his Notary, Jean-Michel Basquiat benefitted from which qualities of acrylic paints?
They dry quickly and can be painted over.
The Impressionists' approach to painting was dominated by
a concentration on the impression light made on the surfaces of things.
Unlike some paintings, self-portraits usually benefit from
background information.
In the early days of painting, a ____ was required to keep the color in solution and allow for it to be applied to a surface.
binder
____ colors are opposite to each other on the color wheel—for example, red and green, orange and blue.
complementary
In painting or any other art, ____ refers to the ordering of relationships: among details, among regions, among details and regions, and among these and the total structure.
composition
In Frida Kahlo's Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, Kahlo's gaze is not toward the viewer, it is ____.
distracted
The ______ are the basic building blocks of an art medium.
elements
In Vincent Van Gogh's Self-Portrait, the blending of green and orange in his face, hair, and beard contrasts powerfully with the swirling blue and dark lines that seem to set a ____ around his head.
halo
As in almost all of her self-portraits, Frida Kahlo included ______ as signals of natural strength in her Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird.
her unruly eyebrows and slight moustache
The most famous school of art of all time is the ____ school, which flourished between 1870 and 1905, especially in France.
impressionist
Most great painters have painted themselves many times, but even if the subject matter is the same, the
interpretation is always different.
A characteristic of Edouard Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère is that
it highlights the impressionists' preference for everyday scenes with ordinary people and objects.
A property of watercolor is that
it is slightly translucent.
A masterpiece in art is recognized by
its power to influence much of the art that comes after it.
The title of Mondrian's painting, Broadway Boogie Woogie, was inspired by the artist's interest in ______.
jazz music
Modern painters have employed ____ ____ , which combines different materials including duco and aluminum paint, oils, and even grit and sand.
mixed media
In paintings, lines can suggest
movement
In paintings, lines can suggest ____
movement
The actual color used in painting is called
pigment
Abstract painting can provide ______ because we enjoy the sensa and focus less on practical concerns.
restfulness
The colors in Grace Hartigan's painting The Persian Jacket are
strong, direct, and suggestive of an underlying power.
The element of painting that is the surface "feel" of something is ____.
texture
Martinez's Calla Lily Vendor demonstrates "all-at-onceness" because
the forms are organized in a pattern of rising lines of arms and stamens contrasting with the descending lines of her pigtails.
Masterpieces have been created from as far back as 35,000 years ago and all the way up to
the present day.
An accurate statement about Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party is that
the use of light tones and reds balances the darker greens and grays in the background.
A characteristic of paintings is that
they are capable of freeing people from worrying about the future and the past.
A characteristic of acrylic paints is that
they do not fade, darken, or yellow as they age.
A true statement about the element of line is that it is
usually fundamental in the overall composition of a painting.
In the context of the principles of traditional painting, ______ refers to the contrasts of details and regions.
variety
A difference between tempera and watercolor is that
watercolor usually does not lend itself to precise detail.
