Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
109 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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
|
|
The famous Neolithic structure in England, made of megaliths that once formed several concentric circles, is called
|
Stonehenge
|
|
Radiocarbon testing indicates that the earliest images made by humans date back to
|
the Paleolithic Period.
|
|
According to the author, the impulse to create art comes from basic human interests in
|
creating order and structure; exploring aesthetic possibilities; and constructing images and forms that carry meaning.
|
|
All art is basically Paleolithic or Neolithic: either the urge to smear soot and grease on cave walls or pile stone on stone" was said by
|
Anthony Caro
|
|
The most famous of Maya Lin's works is
|
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
|
|
Wheel of Fortune was created by
|
Audrey Flack
|
|
Which are methods used by prehistoric painters?
|
animal fats and pigments mixed together, the use of reed brushes, and powdered pigments blown through hollow reeds
|
|
According to the author, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa dazzled his contemporaries because
|
the portrait was almost miraculously lifelike.
|
|
During the ________ the term "art" was used roughly in the same sense as "craft.
|
Middle Ages
|
|
What term describes work done by nonprofessionals?
|
all of above
|
|
To discover why the sculptor of the Amida Nyorai depicted the subject with elongated earlobes, specific hand gestures, and a bun atop his head requires the use of (story in a work of art)
|
iconography
|
|
The term style is used to categorize a work of art by its
|
visual characteristics.
|
|
________ is the name for a standard subject in Christian art, that of Mary, the mother of Jesus, holding her son after he was taken down from the cross.
|
Pietà
|
|
If a work of art is faithful to our visual experience, its style is
|
naturalistic
|
|
When discussing the size, shape, material, color, and composition of a work of art, we are discussing its
|
form
|
|
The term for extreme optical fidelity is
|
trompe l'oeil.
|
|
conoclasm means the ________ of images based on religious beliefs.
|
destruction
|
|
Which of the three great pyramids at Giza is the largest?
|
Khufu
|
|
Pablo Picasso's Guernica was a protest against
|
the bombing of a civilian population
|
|
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
|
|
Jeff Wall's A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai) is a ________ that refers to a ________.
|
photograph; print
|
|
Pablo Picasso painted Guernica in 1937 for
|
the Spanish Pavilion of the Paris World's Fair.
|
|
The _______________lines convey a sense of motion and the __________________lines imply strength and effort.
|
diagonal; horizontal
|
|
Which artist uses light itself as the main material and whose work increases our awareness of light as a presence in the world?
|
James Turrell
|
|
Charles White's Untitled illustrates the technique of
|
hatching
|
|
In Albrecht Durer's woodcut The Draftsman Drawing a Reclining Nude, the draftsman is using a device to help him achieve the effect of
|
foreshortening
|
|
Those of most importance were often portrayed larger than those whose status was lesser. This sculpture is an example of
|
hierarchical scale
|
|
Which of the following elements can best be described as "the path of a moving point"?
|
line
|
|
During the 20th century which of the following became a recognized element of art?
|
motion
|
|
Lines are used in art to indicate
|
all of the aboves
|
|
In art, shapes that suggest forms found in nature are called _____________shapes.
|
organic
|
|
Space can be
|
2D or 3D, implied or actual, positive or negative
|
|
A black-and-white photograph of a scene eliminates the hues and intensities of the scene's colors, but captures the _________________of the colors
|
values
|
|
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; contours
|
|
In painting and drawing, artists often use the technique of ___________to describe the way shadows and light define the mass of forms.
|
chiaroscuro
|
|
Another term for asymmetrical balance is
|
informal balance
|
|
Rather than depend solely upon visual unity, and artist will sometimes create ___________ unity by unifying the ideas in a work of art.
|
conceptual
|
|
In a two-dimensional work of art that is balanced symmetrically, the implied center of gravity is
|
along the vertical axis down the center of the composition
|
|
The color properties are
|
hue, value, and intensity
|
|
he use of scale to indicate relative importance is known as ____________scale.
|
hierarchical
|
|
Artists will often add ______________to provide interest and enliven the unity of a work of art.
|
variety
|
|
This element of design has depth, height, and width.
|
mass
|
|
Made up of the colors refracted by Sir Isaac Newton's prism is the
|
color wheel
|
|
What media did Manabu Ikeda us in his work History of Rise and Fall?
|
pen and acrylic ink
|
|
The ________ are credited with the invention of paper around 5 C.E.
|
Chinese
|
|
The coloring material in virtually all drawing media is known as
|
pigment.
|
|
Which of the following media is the most common of all drawing media?
|
graphite pencil
|
|
The predecessor of the graphite pencil, especially popular during the Renaissance, is
|
metalpoint.
|
|
In metalpoint, lines are drawn with a silver ________ onto a surface coated with a preliminary coating of paint.
|
wire
|
|
Pearlman used a combination of media her work Inrush. The piece is not a painting or drawing but a:
|
installation
|
|
Chris Ofili created Prince among Thieves with Flowers using ________ as his medium.
|
pencil
|
|
The difference in the color and consistency of different types of crayons and pastels is due to
|
the use of different binders.
|
|
is among the materials besides paper that have provided support for drawings.
|
all of the above
|
|
Pen and ink was the favorite sketching medium of ________, one of the greatest draftsmen of the 17th century.
|
Rembrandt
|
|
Considered one of the leading figures in 20th-century American art, the painter ________ studied at the Harlem Art Workshop and was one of many prominent artists to work for the W.P.A. during the Great Depression
|
Jacob Lawrence
|
|
Which of the following is an example of a nonaqueous medium?
|
oil paint
|
|
In buon fresco, or true fresco, pigment is mixed with water and applied to
|
wet plaster.
|
|
In fresco painting, a drawing called a ________ is transferred to the prepared surface prior to applying the pigment.
|
cartoon
|
|
Two ancient painting media that are still in use today are
|
encaustic and fresco.
|
|
The first acclaimed artist to understand and exploit oil painting was
|
Jan van Eyck.
|
|
Watercolor's primary characteristic is its
|
transparency.
|
|
The painting technique used in the first century in Egypt, Greece, and Rome that involves the use of wax is
|
encaustic
|
|
________ is watercolor that has been made opaque by adding inert white pigment to it.
|
Gouache
|
|
A nonaqueous paint is one that
|
dissolves in something other than water.
|
|
A painting technique executed in gray-scale values before the application of color glazes.
|
grisaille
|
|
One of the most celebrated 19th-century artists, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, created posters for the famous dance hall called
|
the Moulin Rouge.
|
|
Although symbols convey information and embody ideas,
|
they have no meaning in themselves; their meaning is invented by cultural use; and the ideas they embody may change radically with time.
|
|
According to the author, graphic design as we know it today has its roots in two developments. They are
|
he printing press and the Industrial Revolution
|
|
Which graphic design team developed the familiar set of symbols used today to communicate information across language barriers to international travelers?
|
Cook and Shanosky
|
|
The work Black Bean signaled the arrival of anew kind of subject matter in art and is a portrait of graphic design. Who did this work?
|
Warhol
|
|
The development of ________ in the 19th century introduced the widespread use of color in posters.
|
color lithography
|
|
The American graphic designer who created some of the most memorable logos for IBM, UPS, and ABC is
|
Paul Rand.
|
|
Graphic design has existed since
|
he first civilizations created images that represent words
|
|
A ________ is often the first and key element in creating a complete corporate identity.
|
logo
|
|
The carving method
|
is all of these: a subtractive process, more aggressive than modeling, and more direct than casting.
|
|
The Indian sculpture Durga Fighting the Buffalo Demon is an example of
|
high-relief sculpture.
|
|
Four basic methods for making a sculpture are
|
modeling, casting, carving, and assembling.
|
|
The additive process of sculpture includes
|
both assembling and modeling.
|
|
Andy Goldsworthy uses ________ materials to create sculptures that are ________.
|
natural; ephemeral
|
|
The subtractive process involves
|
carving.
|
|
Low relief sculpture is
|
all of these: not meant to be viewed in the round, not finished on all sides, and often used to decorate architecture.
|
|
Fired clay is sometimes called
|
terra cotta.
|
|
Which of the following concepts conceives of a space and everything in it as a work of art?
|
installation art
|
|
The ________ process dates back to the 3rd millennium B.C.E.
|
lost-wax
|
|
Casting is known as ________ method.
|
an indirect
|
|
What is the key difference between the process of lost-wax casting as practiced in ancient times and that same process today?
|
Today, multiples can be created from the process.
|
|
________ is a sculptural process of bringing together individual pieces, segments, or objects to form a sculpture.
|
Assemblage
|
|
High-relief sculpture is different than low-relief sculpture in that
|
high-relief projects boldly from the background, and elements of high-relief may be in the round, unattached to the background
|
|
Minimalists
|
All of these are the case: They did not believe in trying to influence people through images; they favored industrial and construction materials; and they attempted to offer a pure experience by letting the materials speak for themselves.
|
|
Contrapposto (meaning counter poise or counterbalance) was developed by ________ as a pose for sculptures of the human figure.
|
ancient Greeks
|
|
Serpent Mound and Spiral Jetty are known as
|
earthwork
|
|
What separates the art object from the craft object?
|
There is no definite line.
|
|
Fired earthenware is often referred to by its Italian name,
|
terra cotta
|
|
The Tree of Jesse is a work from
|
the golden age of stained glass
|
|
Aztec Vase Number 5 by Betty Woodman was made using the technique of
|
None of these answers is correct.
|
|
Although the chemical composition of ________ changes when exposed to extreme heat, ________ doesn't change chemically when its pliability is altered by heat.
|
clay; glass
|
|
Forging is the art of which profession?
|
blacksmith
|
|
In weaving, the set of fibers that is held taut on a loom or frame is called
|
the warp.
|
|
Wood is a popular craft material because
|
it is abundant and relatively easy to work.
|
|
Which of the following is made from the sap of a tree?
|
lacquer
|
|
Forging
|
is when metal is shaped by hammer blows.
|
|
Which of the above methods is considered a substitution, replacement, or an indirect method of sculpture (involves a mold)?
|
Casting
|
|
Vanitas paintings meditate on
|
the fleeting nature of earthly life and happiness.
|
|
Wheel of Fortune was created by
|
Audrey Flack
|
|
according to the author, the most important meaning of an artwork is
|
what it means to the viewer
|
|
Who painted Fisherman's Cottage on the Cliffs at Varengeville? What media did he use?
|
Claude Monet with oil on canvas.
|
|
What is the French word for "fool the eye"?
|
Trompe L'oeil
|
|
What style of expression are Swinging by Vasily Kandinsky and Chin Up by Rebecca Purdum?
|
Vasily Kandinsky style of expression was nonobjective. Rebecca Purdum style of expression was nonrepresentational.
|