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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.