Test 1- humanities
What was unusual about Roy Stryker's definition of patriotism?
it means challenging authority
M.C. Escher, hand with reflecting globe
lithography
atmospheric or aerial perspective
the technique of creating an illusion of depth by depicting distant objects as paler, less detailed, and usually bluer than near objects
text
the things we are looking at ) listening to or reading.) ex: if looking at a painting that is the text.
subtext
the underlying meaning of literary work
composition
the way the elements of art are arranged. the arrangement of forms placed in foreground/background. what frames it in photo.
printmaking
to create or print multiple of the same image. uses a block, screen, stamp, or plate.
The first job Roy Stryker gave to Gordon Parks was
to eat lunch and review a movie
Kehinde Wiley is shown during a photo shoot in his studio, sitting on a white horse and painting a large canvas
true
Kehinde Wiley often goes to China to paint.
true
pictures
two-dimensional media. may be representational or non-representational
chiaroscuro
use of strong contrasts between light and dark. the use of contrast of light to achieve a sense of volume in modeling 3 dimensional. objects and figures.
oil painting
uses indeed oil as binder
Among the documentary photographers employed by the government, which one was considered a "pure" documentary photographer?
walker Evans
Who was the first photographer fired by Roy Stryker?
walker Evans
In order to find models for his paintings, Kehinde Wiley
walks the streets
abstract
draw things in the visual world in a different way.
Albrecht Durer, Praying hands
drawing
pictoralism
early style of photography which south to mimic paintings to get people to think it was art. they staged and combined images to get the final image. done in 1850.
artist unknown, portrait of a boy
encaustic painting
Albrecht durer, adam and eve
engraving (intaglio)
Albrecht durer, melancholia
engraving (intaglio)
the different types of intaglio
engraving, etching, drypoint, and aquatint
form
the representation of solids in space
According to the gallery owner where Wiley's finished works are exhibited, the large pieces sell for
$250,000
jerry Uelsmann, magritte's touchstone
( suppose to be vertical, rock on top not side to side.) photogrpah
Goya, executions of the third of may
1808, oil painting
What percent of the U.S. workforce were unemployed in 1933?
25%
Before the Great Depression, what percent of the U.S. population lived in rural areas?
44
Before the Great Depression, what percent of rural U.S. homesteads had NO indoor plumbing?
80
Before the Great Depression, what percent of U.S. rural homesteads had NO electricity?
95
Which writer and photographer collaborated to produce the book "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men?"
Agee and evans
Which FSA photographer said, "If you come close to the truth, there are consequences?"
Dorothea Lange
Which FSA photographer's work was to help bridge the gap between rural and urban America?
Marion post
What event marked the transition of the documentary photographic project to pure propaganda under the auspices of the O.W.I?
U.S. entry into World War II
An example which might confirm the new propaganda goals for the photographers under the O.W.I would be
all of the above: Dorothea Lange's instructions to photograph the happy and calm face of Japanese Americans being relocated, gordon parks resignation after being forbidden to photography the first black fighter pilots.
the assumption of the virgin by Peter Paul ruben
all of the above: light and shadow, color, composition
still life
a collection of inanimate objects arranged together in a specific way.
Kehinde Wiley's paintings are produced with the assistance and expertise of many professionals, including all of the following EXCEPT
a dance coach
contour line
a line which defines a form or edge. like a corner of a building.
screen printing
a method of creating an image on paper, fabric, or some other object by pressing ink through a screen with areas blocked off by a stencil.
encaustic
a painting media which binds the coloring with wax. they created some of the oldest portraits in the world.
Wiley's works reference which of the following?
all of the above: paintings in the Louvre, haute couture or high fashion, "voguing"
The image below is in the medium of printmaking. Specifically, it is a type of intaglio called engraving. In intaglio the lines carved or etched into a plate are inked and the surface wiped clean before printing. The piece is "Adam and Eve." This is an example of a ________________subject.
all of the above: religious, genre, portrait
scale
the size of the painting
encaustic painting
a painting with wax
palette
a range of colors. ex: primary, blues, brights, dulls. also a board an artist holds to mix paint
relief sculpture
a sculpture technique where the sculptured elements remain attached to a solid background of the same material. a sculpture which is raised off a flat surface.
conventions
a set of standards for the form and content. a way in which something is usually done. a set of expectations about how things operate and appeal to our senses(the length of a pop song). may vary with time, place, and culture (ex: the length of a persons hair).
sacred
a type of art that uses religion and motifs that intend to uplift the mind and spirit. can involve ritual and cultic practices.
non-objective
doesn't represent the natural world or abstract anything in the visual world.
The image below is from San Vitale in Ravenna. It is made of hundreds of small pieces of glass, called tesserae, which are glued to the wall. The subject is the Byzantine emperor Justinian, flanked on each side by important leaders of the army and the church. The emperor carries the bowl for the bread used in the Christian practice of communion, also known as the Eucharist. The subject is
all of the above: religious, historical, and portrait
The image pictured below is an oil painting by Delacroix. It is called Liberty Leading the People. The woman in the center is the title character of the painting and she carries the French flag as she strides over the fallen soldiers and rebels. The figures around are different classes of Parisians who participated in a revolution. Some are middle class, as the man in the hat on the left. Some are poorer as the boy with the pistols.In the distance you can see the towers of Notre Dame cathedral. This type of subject may considered which of the following?
all of the above: symbolic, mythological, and historical
the largest body of the works of the FSA photographers
are housed in the library of congress
intaglio printing
areas below the surface of the plate receive the ink. different kinds include: engraving, etching, drypoint, and equating. opposite of relief.
abstract
art that does not attempt to represent external reality. achieves its effects by using shapes, forms, colors, and textures.
portrait
artistic representation of a person
aesthetic preference
aseptic judgments people make based on a number of factors. personal style
The painting below is by Albrecht Altdorfer. The most dramatic feature of the picture is the breadth and depth of the space. As the eye moves to the background color gets bluer and the image less crisp. This type of perspective is known as
atmospheric
Which FSA photographer was a socialist?
ben shahan
The image above is an oil painting by Paul Gauguin. It is called "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?" It tries to tell the story of human life. The palette of this work is dominated by
blue and yellow
fresco
buno fresco, fresco al secco, Italian for "fresh" painting on plaster. very durable kind of painting.
Kathe Kollwitz, self-portrait
charcoal drawing
which of the following is not an example of a pictorial media?
color
Hokusai, the great wave at kanagawa
color woodblock (relief print)
This oil painting by Claude Monet of the "Houses of Parliament" makes use of
complementary colors
documentary photography
create a social record, more than aesthetic pleasure. provides a record of the social and political conditions of human beings and the world we live in
Vincent Van Gogh's oil on canvas painting, The Starry Night is dominated by _________________ lines.
curvilinear
rembrandt, christ healing the sick
etching
Kehinde Wiley's interest in art began in Los Angeles when he was in his early twenties.
false
This is Goya's Executions of the Third of May, 1808, a large oil painting on canvas. The most dramatic elements of the picture take place in the________________
foreground
Michelangelo, the creation of Adam
fresco
Renoir's "Luncheon of the Boating Party" is an oil on canvas which depicts friends an acquaintances enjoying an afternoon near the water. This is a _________________ subject.
genre
corporate portraits
group portraits. everyone in the picture paid a part of the commission.
Gordon Park's first assignment was impossible for him to complete because
he was black
etching printing
intaglio process that uses acids rather than a burin or other tool to create the lines in the plate.
straight photography
made by Alfred Stieglitz. characterized by precision and technical facility in the dark room. photography that attempts to depict a scene/ subject in sharp focus and detail.
Arthur Rothstein created problems for the FSA when he
moved a cow skull
The painting below is "Orange and Yellow," an oil on canvas by Mark Rothko. This work might best be described as
non-objective
secular
not spiritual. relates to physical world not spiritual. opposite of religious or sacred
atmospheric or aerial perspective
objects in the distance are hazier, less colorful, and less contrast than those in the foreground. often has a color shift.
jackson pollack, one: number 31
oil and enamel paint
Albrecht altdorfer, the battle of issus
oil painting
Jan Van Eyck, Arnolfini Double Portrait
oil painting
Mary Cassatt, the child's bath
oil painting
Pablo Picasso, Guernica
oil painting
Pablo Picasso- Les demoiselles d'Avignon
oil painting
Paul Gauguin, where do we come from? what are we? and where are we going?
oil painting
Raphael, Alba Madonna
oil painting
Rembrandt, self-portrait,
oil painting
Rene Magritte, time transfixed
oil painting
kehinde wiley, the two sisters
oil painting
mark Rothko
oil painting
monet, house of parliament
oil painting
rene Magritte, son of man
oil painting
salvado Dali, the persistence of memory
oil painting
relief printing
oldest type of printing. earliest uses involved decorating clothing and as stamps for clay seals. began around 15th century. printing from raised images, like letterpress. lettering was done backwards.
linear perspective
parallel lines appear to recede into the distance as railroad tracks.
This double-portrait by the artist Kehinde Wiley is in the medium of painting, specifically it is an oil on canvas. Apart from the lifelike painting of the figures, the signature element of the picture is its use of _____________________
pattern
Dorothea Lange, migrant mother
photograph
Gordon parks, American gothic
photograph
Henry peach Robinson, fading away
photograph
Edward Weston, pepper no. 30
photograph (straight photography)
Ansel Adams, monolith, the face of half dome
photograph, straight photograph
The image below is "Migrant Mother" by Dorothea Lange. The medium of the work is
photography
different kinds of photography
pictoralism, straight photography, documentary,
media
plural form of medium
The subjects of Kehinde Wiley's works are primarily
portraits
cave paintings
pre historic art. the earliest forms of art. the application of color on cave walls, ceilings, and floors.
value
range of darks and lights which help convey volume on a flat page
syntax
range of possibilities and limits
representational art
references objects or events in the real world. abstracted to a degree.
content
refers to a works subject matter, or what is being depicted
figurative
retains strong references to the real world and particularly to the human form.
What was the subject of the book "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men?"
several families in hale county, alabama
What "handicap" did Marion Post have to deal with as a photographer?
she was good looking
patron
supports someone or something. usually a person financially supporting an artist or artistic foundation
which is NOT considered a part of the formal elements of picture
symbols
photography
taking and processing photos. invented in 1839. has democratized the use of art for recording images.
self portrait
the artist herself is the subject
context
the circumstances that form the setting for an idea and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
landscape
the depiction of natural scenery generally wide view
pictorial space
the illusion of 3-dimensional space
Which of the following was NOT among the complaints leveled at the photographs produced by the Resettlement Administration's Historical Unit?
the images glorified Franklin Roosevelt
medium
the material used to create a picture.
subject matter
what something is about. what the artist has chosen to paint, draw, etc.
lithography
writing on stone. original surface was polished Bavarian limestone.