Leonardo da Vinci was an artist who rigidly stuck to traditional methods and rules of art. |
False |
The rarity of an artwork, and its value, are often closely related. |
True |
THe Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. is valuable because… |
Lincoln is a symbol of American values and identity. |
The building that houses the Lincoln Memorial was based on the form of an ancient Greek temple. Why? |
Greek architecture symbolizes values important to Americans |
Girl with a Pearl Earring was painted by this Dutch artist. |
Johannes Vermeer |
Winslow Homer’s Prisoners from the Front was based on his personal experiences during and after the Civil War. |
True |
Winslow Homer’s Prisoners from the Front (1866) was intended to call for ________. |
reconcilliation after the Civil War |
Eugene Delacroix’s painting The Massacre at Chios was intended to: |
Portraythe Turks as fierce murderers |
Why do we presume that the head of a woman from Benin (0.18 ) was made for someone wealthy? |
Because it was made from rare ivory. |
The elements of art form the basic ________ of art. |
VOcabulary |
THe principles of design are a kind of ________ that artists apply to the elements of art. |
Grammar |
A flat work of art has two dimensions: ________ and width. |
Height |
One definition of this element is "a mark that connects two points." |
Line |
The line that defines the edge of a shape is called the ________. |
Boundary |
The lines that create the image of the Nazca Spider "drawing" define the ________ of a ________. |
Boundary and Shape |
Pick the three words that would best describe a regular line. |
COntrolled, Geometric, Cool-headed |
Three words that can describe irregular line are: |
Loose, WIld, Chaotic |
A line that is a continuous mark is ________. |
AN Actual Line |
A line that gives viewers the impression that they are seeing a line where there is not a continuous mark is ________ |
AN implied line |
By orienting lines so that they attract attention to a specific area of a work of art the artist is using ________. |
DIrectional Line |
A contour line defines the outer edge or profile of an object, and can be used to suggest a volume in space. |
True |
The orientation of a line can communicate particular feelings. Match the type of line with the feeling it communicates: |
1. c 2.a 3.b |
If vertical lines communicate strength, horizontals calm, and diagonals action, then a vacation resort might want to choose a logo consisting of ________ lines in order to show peaceful repose. |
Horizontal |
A shape made of perfectly straight lines would probably be classified as ________ shape. |
Geometric |
This type of shape is composed of unpredictable, irregular lines. |
Organic |
A shape on a flat picture surface that is defined by surrounding empty space is known as ________ shape. |
Positive |
An empty space defined by its surround is known as ________ shape. |
Negative |
The positive and negative shapes in M. C. Escher’s print Sky and Water I balance each other and are an example of ________. |
Figure-ground reversal |
A two-dimensional object is called a shape, and a three-dimensional object is known as a ________. |
Form |
Because it is three-dimensional, a form has these three spatial measurements: height, width, and ________. |
Depth |
These four visual elements of art—form, volume, mass, and texture—are present in ________ works of art. |
3-D |
Forms such as pyramids, which tend to be precise and regular, are known as ________ forms. |
Geometric |
Forms that tend to be irregular, and similar to naturally occurring objects, are known as ________ forms. |
Organic |
A three-dimensional surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is known as a ________. |
Relief |
This type of relief, which takes its name from the French word for low, does not imply great depth. |
bas-relief |
A sculpture designed in the round can be viewed from ________. |
Nearly every angle |
The element of art that defines the amount of space occupied by an object is ________. |
Volume |
________ volume is a space that is enclosed by materials that are not entirely solid. |
An open |
Our experience of objects in the natural world often leads us to assume that a large object will be heavy, but in fact this is not necessarily the case. This element of art is called ________. |
Mass |
Because a form exists in "real" space we can experience it not only visually, but also through the sense of ________. |
Touch |
When we touch an object we experience a tactile sensation that artists refer to as ________ texture. |
Actual |
By using ________ texture to contradict previous tactile experience, artists can invite viewers to reconsider the world around them. |
Subversive |
The lightness or darkness of a surface is the element of art called ________. |
Value |
Artists can create a sense of ________ by using light and dark values. |
Depth |
A series of different values that are grouped together is called a ________. |
Value Range |
This method of applying value to a two-dimensional artwork in order to create the illusion of three dimensional solid form is called ________. |
Chiaroscuro |
The process of using a series of parallel lines set close to one another to differentiate planes of value in a work of art is called ________. |
Hatching |
Hatching and cross-hatching use two-dimensional lines to communicate ________ depth. |
3-D |
In order to create value in his drawing Head of a Satyr, Michelangelo used both hatching and ________, a variation where the lines overlap, allowing for the depiction of darker tones. |
Cross-hatching |
An artist can use color to indicate depth. When a color is very pure and intense then it seems to be ________. |
Closer |
When objects are far away they lack contrast, detail, and sharpness of focus because of the interference of air. Artists take advantage of this when they use the process called: |
Atmospheric Perspective |
An artist paints a scene with a large mountain, which lacks detail and is out of focus, and a tree, which is sharply defined and bright green. The viewer might assume that the mountain is ________ than the tree. |
Further Away |
The computer simulation game The Sims uses ________ perspective. |
Isometric |
This is the system for creating an illusion of depth using three basic components: horizon line, vanishing point, and convergence lines. |
Linear Perspective |
One-point perspective does convey depth, but it has limited applications due to its reliance on a single ________. |
Vanishing Point |
This type of perspective is used when an object is being viewed from an angle rather than from directly in front. |
Two-point |
This is the area that is visible when a viewer is staring at a fixed point in space. |
Cone of vision |
If you are looking straight ahead, an object that is behind you is in your cone of vision. |
False |
Ascending and Descending, by M. C. Escher, uses ________ perspective. |
3-point |
When the rules of perspective are applied in order to represent unusual points of view, we call this ________. |
Foreshortening |
If an artist were to draw a figure whose arm was pointing directly toward the viewer, what technique would the artist have to use when drawing the outstretched arm? |
Foreshortening |
This is the most vivid element of art and design. |
Color |
This object can be used to separate white light into the colors of the spectrum. |
Prisim |
If you were to look at a t-shirt that absorbed the colors violet, blue, green, yellow, and orange, what color would the t-shirt appear to be? |
Red |
The traditional primary colors are ________. |
RED YELLOW BLUE |
When ________ colors are mixed, they make a duller and darker color because more of the visible spectrum is absorbed. |
Subtractive |
The term used for referring to the basic colors of the spectrum is ________. |
Hue |
The element of art that describes the relative lightness or darkness of a hue, compared to another hue, is known as ________. |
Value |
A color that is lighter than its basic hue is known as a tint. A color that is darker than its basic hue is called a ________. |
Shade |
An artwork that uses many hues but only one value is called monochromatic. |
False |
We generally associate a color with its purest, most intense state, or its highest level of ________. |
Saturation |
A color that is almost gray has a ________ saturation. |
Low |
Colors that are on opposite sides of the color circle are radically different in wavelength and are called ________. |
COmplementary COlors |
When complementary colors are used next to each other in a composition, they produce a visual anomaly called simultaneous contrast. This visual effect makes the colors appear to ________ along the boundary where the two colors meet. |
Vibrate |
If you were to design an eye-catching poster using only two colors, the combination that would most stand out to passersby would be ________. |
Red and Green |
Colors that do not contrast strongly with each other, and which are similar in wavelength, are ________ colors |
Analogus |
When a color is associated with hot or cold we refer to this as color ________. |
Temperature |
Color ________ can be relative to the other colors nearby. For example, violet can be warm if we see it next to a hot color like red, or cool if we see it next to a colder color like blue. |
Temperature |
We see this type of color when the brain receives so much color information that it is forced to simplify what we perceive. |
Optical Color |
The French artist Georges Seurat employed a new technique to create a jewel-like diffusion of light and vibration of color in his work The Circus . This type of painting, made up of small dots of color, is known as ________. |
Pointillism |
Most commercial color printing is achieved using four separate colors, represented by the matrix ________. |
CMYK |
Advertisers often use this color to reach their audience because it is the most visible in the spectrum. |
Lime Yellow |
If you were to choose the color scheme for a health retreat, red would be a good color to pick. |
False |
Color affects the way we think and react to the world, and can be used for healing purposes. This practice is called ________. |
Chromothereapy |
________ in particular is an element of art that can engage the viewer and express a wide range of emotions. |
Color |
Paul Gauguin’s use of the color ________ in his 1889 depiction of a crucified Christ enhances the work’s connection with the seasons, and expresses a message of optimism and rebirth. |
Yellow |
Traditional visual arts, such as painting, are inherently static, but artists have always found inventive ways of conveying the elements of ________ and ________. |
TIme…Motion |
When an artist employs visual clues to suggest movement in a work of art that is static and motionless, this is known as ________. |
Implied Motion |
When an artist creates a work that deceives our eyes into believing there is motion as time passes, this is called ________. |
THe Illusion of motion |
This art movement of the 1960s relies on perceptual anomalies of the human eye to create dynamic effects. |
Op art |
The kind of motion that is created by showing a series of static images in quick succession is called ________. |
Stroboscopic Motion |
This spinning toy gives a sense of motion to a viewer when he or she looks through small slits in its cylindrical drum at a strip of changing pictures. |
Zoetrope |
Disney’s Finding Nemo is an example of a series of computer-generated images played in rapid succession. This medium is called ________. |
Animation |
This kind of motion is occurring when we see movement in real life |
Actual Motion |
This type of art can only exist in one place and time in history. |
Performance Art |
This medium involves the human body and usually includes the artist. |
Performance Art |
This type of sculpture can move and change its visual form. |
Kinetic |
Alexander Calder invented the ________, a type of suspended, balanced sculpture that uses air currents to power its movement. |
Mobile |
THe elements of time and motion are not spplicable to the art of photography |
False |
What element describes the imposition of order and harmony on a design? |
Unity |
The three kinds of unity are: |
compositional, conceptual, gestalt |
Compositional unity strikes an interesting balance between the monotony of too much similarity, and the chaos of too much ________ in a work of art. |
Variety |
An interior design that uses only straight lines might lack the visual interest of a more varied composition. |
True |
An artist creates an artwork made up of many different shapes, all in varying shades of blue. This artwork uses the following principles of art: |
Unity and Variety |
Creating visual weight and counterweight is part of an artist’s use of the element of ________ in creating a work of art. |
Balance |
________ balance is achieved when both sides of a composition look exactly the same. |
Symmetrical |
________ balance is achieved when two halves of a composition are not mirror images of each other. |
Asymmetrical |
________ balance is achieved when all elements in a work of art are equidistant from a central point and repeat in a symmetrical way from side to side and top to bottom. |
Radial |
The kind of scale used for objects that appear larger than they are in real life is called ________ scale. |
Monumental |
An artist might use a small scale for a portrait of a lover because it implies ________. |
Intimacy |
When an artist uses scale to indicate the relative importance of elements in a composition, he or she is employing this kind of scale. |
Hierarchical Scale |
This type of scale is common in the relief sculpture of ancient Egypt, where it was used to indicate social importance. |
Hierchical |
An artist would probably use distorted scale if he or she wanted to create a lifelike scene that the viewer could relate to. |
False |
The relationships between the sizes of different parts of a work make up its ________. |
Proportions |
In two-dimensional art, this is the area in which an artist creates their work. |
Format |
In ancient Egypt this part of the human body was used as a standard of measurement. Six of these equaled a cubit |
PALM |
This proportional system uses a ratio of 1:1.618. |
Golden Section |
Rectangles based on the Golden Section can be nested inside each other to create an elegant ________. |
Spiral |
Any of the ________ of art can help focus our interest on specific areas of a work of art. |
Elements |
The opposite of emphasis is ________. |
Subordination |
This is the specific part in an area of emphasis to which the viewer’s eye is drawn. |
Focal Point |
Artists can use ________ to organize the elements in a work and draw our attention to areas of emphasis and focal points. |
Direction, Dramatic COntrasts, Placement, Line |
An artwork can only have one focal point |
False |
Which two types of line shape our examination of a work of art by directing the movement of our gaze? |
Actual |
The recurrence of a single element in a work of art is called ________. |
Pattern |
Which of the following can create a pattern? |
woven cloth, fish scales, cracked mud,…etc |
The area covered by a pattern is called the ________. |
Field |
A design repeated as a unit in a pattern is called a ________. |
Motif |
There is rhythm in an artwork when it has at least this many points of reference. |
2 |
A pattern with regular intervals creates ________ rhythm. |
Repetitive |
The principle of rhythm does not apply to photography. |
False |
What is the name for any side of a building that is intended to be looked at? |
Facade |
A work that depicts people or objects in a way that makes them recognizable is called ________. |
Representational |
An artwork can be described as non-objective if its subject matter is ________. |
Unrecognizable |
An allegory is |
is people or events that have a consistent symbolic meaning. |
Pop Art is a style of art created in the 1960s that depicts commercial and commonplace images. |
… |
The saturation of a color is its |
Pureness |
The literal meaning of the French phrase trompe l’oeil |
Trick the eye |
When colors have white added to them they produce |
Tint |
The hue is what? |
A color’s wavelength of light |
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