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Figure-ground reversal can best be seen in
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M.C. Escher's Sky and Water I
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Architects are generally most concerned with qualities of
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space
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The pigment primary colors are red, green, and blue.
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False
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In the visual arts, texture refers to the tactile qualities of the surfaces, or to the visual representation of those qualities.
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True
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A two-dimensional area is called mass, but a three-dimensional area is called shape.
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False
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In his image Monkey Puzzle, Keith Haring creates a bold and dynamic effect by using
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complementary colors
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In art, the term "value" refers to the
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lightness and darkness of surfaces
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Alexander Calder's mobiles are examples of "kinetic art," because they
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move in space
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Raphael's The School of Athens provides the viewer with the illusion of the three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional surface by the use of
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linear perspective
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Background shapes are referred to as
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negative shapes
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Which work makes use of light as a medium?
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Keith Sonnier's Motordom
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Three techniques artists use to create the illusion of depth on a flat surface include vertical placement, linear perspective, and atmospheric perspective.
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True
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The blue-green side of the color wheel seems cool in psychological temperature and red-orange side warm.
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True
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The purity or saturation of a color is its
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intensity
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Two-dimensional artists create the illusion of volume with light by using
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chiaroscuro
