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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:
a. atmospheric perspective d. highlight
b. isometric perspective e. cross-hatching
c. chiaroscuro
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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.
a. more important d. further away
b. much closer e. older
c. smaller
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Kindred Spirits by Asher Brown Durand uses the effects of ________ to give a sense of the vastness of the American landscape.
a. pencil drawing d. foreshortening
b. atmospheric perspective e. color
c. geometry
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This system, which derives its name from the Greek meaning equal measure, uses diagonal parallel lines to communicate depth.
a. isometric perspective d. multi-point perspective
b. linear perspective e. relative position
c. chiaroscuro
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Discuss how isometric perspective communicates a sense of depth when used in contemporary video games and traditional Chinese landscape scroll painting. What do these very different media have in common? Can you think of other examples besides those given in the text?
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The video game Transistor uses ________ perspective.
a. linear d. isometric
b. two-point e. one-point
c. multi-point
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Beda Stjernschantz was a member of the Symbolists, who were interested in the relationship between art and music. This was exemplified in a physiological condition known as ________, in which one of the bodys senses translates the experience into another sense.
a. synesthesia d. macular degeneration
b. amnesia e. malaise
c. myopia
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Match the methodological approach with its definition: a. analyses the use of formal elements in a work. b. considers the role of women in an artwork c. interprets objects and figures in the artwork as symbols d. considers the artists personal experiences e. considers the religious, political, and social environment in which the artwork was made and viewed biographical analysis
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The Chinese artist Fan Kuan created ________ in his work Travelers among Mountains and Streams by alternating bands of lighter and darker values.
a. vanishing points d. depth
b. excitement e. geometric shapes
c. movement
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Match the methodological approach with its definition: a. analyses the use of formal elements in a work. b. considers the role of women in an artwork c. interprets objects and figures in the artwork as symbols d. considers the artists personal experiences e. considers the religious, political, and social environment in which the artwork was made and viewed feminist analysis
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In addition to alternating value, Fan Kuans Travelers among Mountains and Streams uses this process to give the viewer a sense that some areas are closer than others.
a. changing visual texture d. hatching
b. linear perspective e. highlight
c. chiaroscuro
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Match the methodological approach with its definition: a. analyses the use of formal elements in a work. b. considers the role of women in an artwork c. interprets objects and figures in the artwork as symbols d. considers the artists personal experiences e. considers the religious, political, and social environment in which the artwork was made and viewed formal analysis
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An artist can use color to indicate depth. When a color is very pure and intense then it seems to be ________.
a. darker d. lighter
b. further e. flatter
c. closer
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Match the methodological approach with its definition: a. analyses the use of formal elements in a work. b. considers the role of women in an artwork c. interprets objects and figures in the artwork as symbols d. considers the artists personal experiences e. considers the religious, political, and social environment in which the artwork was made and viewed contextual analysis
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The painter Thomas Hart Benton varied the intensity of the color green in The Wreck of the Ole 97 to help the viewer feel at a safe distance from the train wreck.
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One method used to establish depth in Beda Stjernschantzs Pastoral (Primavera) involves placing figures higher or lower in the composition. This process for creating depth is called ________.
a. relative placement d. isometric perspective
b. overlapping e. linear perspective
c. size comparison
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Do research on an artwork, perhaps one that you have seen in person. Conduct three different methodological analyses. Write one or two paragraphs exploring each method, and then write a paragraph in which you combine these methods to present a single interpretation of the artwork.
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Which of the following is not a primary source for studying a work of art?
a. a blog about a painting
b. a letter written by the artist of an artwork
c. the artwork itself
d. the title of an artwork
e. an interview with the artist
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In Caravaggios The Calling of St. Matthew, the artist used light and dark values to emphasize Christs hand. Why did the artist draw our attention to the hand? What other features in the work are emphasized with light and darkness?
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What does the cross on Velzquezs tunic in Las Meninas signify?
a. that he was a painter of the court
b. that he was a Catholic
c. that he was a member of the Order of Santiago
d. that he painted this on a Sunday
e. none of the other answers
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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 ________.
a. perspective d. core shadow
b. hatching e. palette
c. highlight
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The presence of Velzquezs self-portrait in Las Meninas indicates that the painter ________.
a. was vain
b. was handsome
c. wanted artists to be of high status
d. really painted the work
e. disliked the King
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Hatching and cross-hatching use two-dimensional lines to communicate ________ depth.
a. three-dimensional d. unexpected
b. colorful e. textural
c. actual
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Both biographical and historical analysis are important for understanding the meaning of Velzquezs Las Meninas.
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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.
a. atmospheric perspective d. cross-hatching
b. perspective e. highlight
c. chiaroscuro
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Picasso was an inventive artist who never used artworks from the past for inspiration.
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When using a series of squares that are exactly the same shape, implied depth can be achieved by ________.
a. alternating value d. relative position
b. relative size e. all of these answers
c. overlapping
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Thomas Struth photographs ________.
a. famous artworks d. paintings in the Prado museum
b. people looking at art e. all of the other answers
c. the inside of museums
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The chiaroscuro method uses five defined values: cast shadow, reflected light, core shadow, light, and ________.
a. scale d. palette
b. plane e. highlight
c. film noir
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Which of the following are acceptable resources for studying art?
a. A museum website
b. An essay found on the internet from a person who saw the artwork
c. A bestselling fictional book based on the artwork
d. None of the other answers
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The French artist Pierre-Paul Prudhon created chiaroscuro by using ________ chalk on paper.
a. black and white d. black and blue
b. blue and gray e. blue and silver
c. red and green
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Artists can create a sense of ________ by using light and dark values.
a. tension d. depth
b. humor e. height
c. fear
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingress portrayal of the woman in Grande Odalisque ________ her body.
a. depicts accurately d. represents a feminist analysis of
b. distorts e. none of the other answers
c. depicts the flaws of
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Triangular planes make up the surface of a geodesic sphere. Planes that are closer to and facing toward the light source tend to be lighter than planes that are further from it and facing away.
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Feminist analysis of Grande Odalisque by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres considers the role of women in nineteenth-century France, but not viewers perspectives on gender.
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A series of different values that are grouped together is called a ________.
a. value range d. value sampler
b. palette e. film noir
c. highlight
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Robert Mapplethorpe created traditional gendered roles for men and women to connect modern photography with painters from the past.
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This method of applying value to a two-dimensional artwork in order to create the illusion of a three-dimensional solid form is called ________.
a. film noir d. perspective
b. value range e. palette
c. chiaroscuro
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Edvard Munchs The Scream depicts a suicide witnessed by the artist.
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Palmer Haydens Midsummer Night in Harlem is about:
a. A play by Shakespeare
b. Summer in the Netherlands
c. A community in Harlem, New York
d. A community on the Upper East Side, New York
e. None of the other answers
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The lightness or darkness of a surface is the element of art called ________.
a. value d. shape
b. space e. color
c. line
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The neighborhood shown in Palmer Haydens Midsummer Night in Harlem could represent any neighborhood in America in the 1930s.
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Detective movies of the 1940s were filmed in such dark tones they were referred to as film noir. Filmmakers chose these dark values to enhance the ________ mood of the movies.
a. playful d. light-hearted
b. humorous e. romantic
c. serious
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80 Backs by Magdalena Abakanowicz was deeply influenced by the artists personal experiences during World War II.
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The Belgian Surrealist artist ________ created The Treachery of Images, a work that calls our attention to the illusionary characteristics of painting.
a. Ren Magritte d. Edith Hayllar
b. Thomas Hart Benton e. Andrea Mantegna
c. Pierre-Paul Prudhon
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Sumerian votive figures were used as:
a. prayer figures d. puppets
b. fertility figures e. all of the other answers
c. dolls
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What did Ren Magritte express to his viewers when he wrote Ceci nest pas une pipe (This is not a pipe) on his work The Treachery of Images?
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In her work Object, a fur-lined teacup and saucer, the Swiss artist Mret Oppenheim employed subversive texture to contradict conscious logical experience. She belonged to the ________ art movement, which drew on ideas and images from dreams and the unconscious mind.
a. Expressionist d. Impressionist
b. Cubist e. Surrealist
c. Futurist
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Do a detailed formal analysis of an artwork in person. You might go to a local museum or your schools art gallery, find a sculpture in a nearby park, or study a building. Spend a significant amount of time in front of the artwork and be sure to consider how the artist used all of the elements and principles. Conclude with what you think the artists focal point or emphasis is and hypothesize what the artist may be saying.
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Mret Oppenheim was part of an art movement that rejected rational, conscious thought. Her fur-lined teacup and saucer, Object, conjures an unexpected and illogical sensation for the viewer by using ________ texture.
a. subversive d. smooth
b. expected e. silky
c. familiar
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Hieronymous Bosch worked closely with and was deeply influenced by the Surrealist artists of the twentieth century.
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Holbeins The Ambassadors has several references to religious content.
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Memento mori refers to:
a. a locket or other symbol of love
b. a symbol of mortality
c. a letter written a long time ago
d. musical instruments
e. none of the other answers
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Which of these terms relates to Hans Holbein the Youngers painting The Ambassadors?
a. memento mori
b. iconography
c. anamorphosis
d. memento mori and anamorphosis
e. all of the other answers
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This female artist brilliantly used a rhythmic structure in her painting Plowing in the Nivernais: The Dressing of the Vines, an image of cattle at work in the fields.
a. Rosa Bonheur d. Artemisia Gentileschi
b. Suzanne Valadon e. Mary Cassatt
c. Judy Chicago
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Because a form exists in real space, we can experience it not only visually, but also through our sense of ________.
a. touch d. humor
b. balance e. hearing
c. mood
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The rhythmic movement of the cattle and the plowmen in Plowing in the Nivernais: The Dressing of the Vines suggests struggle and the natural ebb and flow of nature by using ________ rhythm.
a. irregular d. alternating
b. repetitive e. secular
c. progressive
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When we touch an object we experience a tactile sensation that artists refer to as ________ texture.
a. mass d. implied
b. actual e. organic
c. subversive
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The ________ texture of Anish Kapoors sculpture Cloud Gate is appealing for viewers to touch.
a. smooth d. rough
b. implied e. silky
c. furry
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The highly polished surface of Anish Kapoors sculpture Cloud Gate means that the viewer and the city of ________ become a part of the work, in its reflection.
a. New York d. London
b. Los Angeles e. Paris
c. Chicago
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Formal analysis can be done on paintings, but not on sculptures.
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By using ________ texture to contradict previous tactile experience, artists can invite viewers to reconsider the world around them.
a. subversive d. smooth
b. expected e. rough
c. familiar
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The atmosphere of Edward Hoppers Nighthawks, created by the lack of people on the street, the absence of street lights, and the somber mood of the customers in the diner, is one of ________.
a. pleasure d. loneliness
b. excitement e. romance
c. anger
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Francisco Goya used visual rhythms to convey ideas and emotions in his works The Third of May, 1808 and The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters. Do the rhythms in Goyas works communicate the dichotomy of good and evil to you? If so, how? If not, what other meanings are created?
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Marisols work Father Damien was created to memorialize the heroism of a priest who lost his life helping the victims of leprosy. This sculpture stands in front of the State Capitol Building in the U.S. State of ________.
a. Arizona d. Tennessee
b. Utah e. Pennsylvania
c. Hawaii
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The spiraling open volume of Vladimir Tatlins Monument to the Third International was intended to give the design a feeling of ________.
a. restriction d. texture
b. conservatism e. dynamism
c. weight
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Artichoke Halved is a photograph that uses this point of view to capture unique characteristics of a natural object.
a. focus d. rule of thirds
b. field of vision e. close-up
c. focal length
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American sculptors Carol Mickett and Robert Stackhouse created the work In the Blue (Crest) to imply the presence of water. The works many empty spaces, which were created using irregular horizontal members, are an example of ________ volume.
a. open d. restricted
b. closed e. organic
c. actual
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The principle of rhythm does not apply to photography.
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The visual impact of the Olmec sculpture of a colossal head is directly related to its mass.
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What is the name for any side of a building that is intended to be looked at?
a. a peristyle d. a facade
b. a cornice e. a truss
c. a stylobate
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This term refers to the substance contained in an object, but it does not necessarily imply weight.
a. volume d. texture
b. mass e. open volume
c. form
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On the island of Belau in the western Pacific, a traditional mens long house is called a ________.
a. bai d. tiki
b. poi e. mo-mo
c. facade
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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 ________.
a. space d. form
b. volume e. mass
c. texture
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In the painting The Third of May, 1808, this Spanish artist used alternating rhythm to contrast good and bad.
a. Suzanne Valadon d. Rosa Bonheur
b. Chuck Close e. Edward Weston
c. Francisco Goya
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Rachel Whiteread is a British sculptor who fills empty spaces with concrete. For her work House, created in 1993, Whiteread made a concrete cast using an entire house as her mold. What assumptions might a viewer make about mass in the context of Whitereads work? How does it help us to understand the difference between mass and volume?
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In the etching The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, Francisco Goya uses regularity of line and shape to create ________ rhythm, with a benign effect, in the lower half of the work.
a. an erratic d. a wild
b. a wistful e. all of the other answers
c. a stable
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Marisol was commissioned to create a sculpture of the Catholic missionary Father Damien. A stout figure in heavy bronze, the statue possesses a weighty ________ that communicates the strong beliefs and courageous determination of the priest.
a. mass d. belt buckle
b. color e. texture
c. outline
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This photographer revealed a natural example of progressive rhythm in his photograph titled Artichoke Halved.
a. Edward Weston d. Pieter Bruegel
b. Rosa Bonheur e. Chuck Close
c. Suzanne Valadon