art appreciation exam 1 – Flashcards
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In Her Secret Is Patience, Janet Echelman used wood and plastic. fiber, steel, and lights. glass and copper. grass, plants, and flowers.
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fiber, steel, and lights.
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Romare Bearden's Rocket to the Moon is an example of a photomontage. an outsider artwork. a nonobjective artwork. a retablo.
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a photomontage
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Jazz provided a notable influence on the work of Ray Beldner. Romare Bearden. Edward Weston. Alexis Smith.
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Romare Bearden
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Sabatino "Simon" Rodia could be classified as an outsider artist because of his refusal to work in a representational manner. preference for working on a large scale. use of discarded materials. lack of awareness of art history.
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lack of awareness of art history.
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A mixed-media artwork is made with different materials. by a team of several artists. using more than one style. by assimilating diverse influences.
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with different materials.
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According to the authors of the book Innovator's DNA, all of the following are traits that define creativity EXCEPT observing. criticizing. networking. experimenting.
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criticizing.
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When a work of art shows no reference to the natural world of images, it is called expressionistic. stylized. representational. nonrepresentational.
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nonrepresentational.
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The term used to describe the "fool-the-eye" realism of William Harnett's painting A Smoke Backstage is abstract. figurative. nonrepresentational. trompe l'oeil.
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trompe l'oeil.
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In an artwork, the total effect of the combined visual qualities is known as the content. shape. form. message.
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form.
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Which artist wanted viewers to see the natural rhythms present in a flower? Georgia O'Keeffe Nancy Graves Constantine Brancusi Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Georgia O'Keeffe
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The symbolic meaning of visual signs and imagery in a work of art is known as content. iconography. form. aesthetics.
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iconography
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Figurative art is a type of representational art. abstract art. nonrepresentational art. folk art.
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representational art.
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Which of the following is used to describe an elevated awareness of beauty in the viewer? aesthetics perception medium Idealism
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aesthetics
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Chaz Maviyane-Davies's Global Warning is an example of art as a vehicle for communicating information. personal expression. social causes. delight.
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social causes.
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Francisco Goya's print I Saw This was intended as a commentary on war. race. gender. religion.
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war
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Which artist is known for making a modified Citroen DS car? Benjamin West Beatrice Wood Gabriel Orozco Pierre Patel
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Gabriel Orozco
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The Taj Mahal was intended to function as a temple. mosque. shrine. tomb.
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tomb
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The first-century sculpture Augustus of Prima Porta and the fourteenth-century painting Effects of Good Government in the City both exemplify the function of art for persuasion. as self-expression. for commemoration. for ritual.
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for persuasion.
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Yong Soon Min's Dwelling is an assemblage that attempts to express the artist's feelings of a divided self. reaction to the Gulf War. sentiment of joy about motherhood longing for the beauty of the natural world
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feelings of a divided self.
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Background shapes are referred to as negative shapes. positive shapes. biomorphic shapes. organic shapes.
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negative shapes.
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The purity or saturation of a color is its hue. value. intensity. form.
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intensity.
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Figure-ground reversal can best be seen in Shen Zhou's Poet on a Mountaintop. Kiki Smith's Ginzer. Lee Friedlander's Bismarck, North Dakota. M.C. Escher's Sky and Water I.
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M.C. Escher's Sky and Water I.
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In his image Monkey Puzzle, Keith Haring creates a bold and dynamic effect by using monochromatic colors. analogous colors. tertiary colors. complementary colors.
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complementary colors.
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Alexander Calder's mobiles are examples of "kinetic art," because they move in space. are made of metal. have only a few colors. lack political content.
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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 impasto. analogous colors. Implied motion. linear perspective.
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linear perspective.
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Architects are generally most concerned with qualities of time. color. space. texture.
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space
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In art, the term "value" refers to the lightness and darkness of surfaces. psychological temperature of color. foreground and background. quality of line and shape.
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lightness and darkness of surfaces.
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Which work makes use of light as a medium? Jennifer Bartlett's Trio Keith Sonnier's Motordom Keith Haring's Monkey Puzzle Meret Oppenheim's Object (Breakfast in Fur)
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Keith Sonnier's Motordom
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Two-dimensional artists create the illusion of volume with light by using chiaroscuro. texture. warm hues. mixed media.
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chiaroscuro
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Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's sculptures, such as Shuttlecocks, affect us immediately through their symbolism. scale. iconography. color.
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scale.
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Which of the following is the result of the process of arranging, selecting, and ordering? unity within variety design emphasis Direction
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design
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Size relationships between parts of a whole are known as pattern. scale. proportion. subordination.
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proportion.
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When the two sides of a composition correspond to one another in size, shape, and placement of form, the work has a focal point. symmetrical balance. asymmetrical balance. directional forces.
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symmetrical balance.
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The juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar elements is referred to as contrast. asymmetry. emphasis. subordination.
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contrast
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Asymmetrical balance is a feature of Damien Hirst's Posterity—The Holy Place. Edgar Degas's Jockeys Before the Race. James Hoban's Design for the President's House. John McCracken's Silver.
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Edgar Degas's Jockeys Before the Race.
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For which artwork did the artist photograph the process of creation? Henri Matisse's Large Reclining Nude Donald Judd's Untitled Edgar Degas's Jockeys Before the Race Jacob Lawrence's Going Home
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Henri Matisse's Large Reclining Nude
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Ogata Korin's Cranes exemplifies the principle of symmetry and asymmetry. emphasis and focal point. rhythm and repetition. unity and variety.
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rhythm and repetition.
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The appearance of oneness in a work of art is rhythm. emphasis. balance. unity.
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unity.
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Any kind of movement or structure of dominant and subordinate elements in sequence in a work of art refers to shape. color. rhythm. line.
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rhythm.
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Which theories focus attention on the composition of an artwork and how earlier artworks may have influenced it? formal theories contextual theories political theories expressive theories
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formal theories
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Value judgment about art necessarily involves subjectivity. negative judgments. contextual evaluation. analysis of an artist's biography.
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subjectivity.
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Making discriminating judgments about art is inherent to censorship only contextual theories of art only. formal theories of art only. all art criticism.
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all art criticism.
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Critics who examine the environmental influences on a work of art, such as the economic system, cultural values, and politics, use expressive theories. formal theories. contextual theories. expressive theories and formal theories.
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contextual theories.
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Chris Olfili's Holy Virgin Mary and Michelangelo's Last Judgment both resist interpretation according to formal theories. are both universally regarded as masterpieces. were both subject to censorship. are similarly unable to be interpreted using contextual theories.
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were both subject to censorship.
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The 1973 court case Miller v. California established artists' freedom to create what they the ability of the government to censor as it pleases. local government to be the most relevant jurisdiction for making laws about censorship. the conventions that would later define internet regulations on nudity.
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artists' freedom to create what they want
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Vincent van Gogh's Carpenter demonstrates spontaneity in mark making. careful attention to detail. an ability to incorporate multiple drawing media. a preference for using drawing in a projective fashion.
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careful attention to detail.
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Michelangelo created Study of a Reclining Male Nude primarily from his imagination. in preparation for a larger work. as a demonstration of his rejection of observation-based drawing. as a self-sufficient final work of art.
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in preparation for a larger work.
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A full-sized drawing made as a guide for a work in another medium is a fresco. cartoon. mosaic. contour.
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cartoon.
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In Preacher, Charles White gives the figure a feeling of mass using the technique of cross-hatching. contour hatching. blending. washing.
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cross-hatching.
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All of the following are true of pastel EXCEPT: It has very little binding material. It has a purity of color. It does not need to dry. It differs greatly from chalk.
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It differs greatly from chalk.
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Which artist creates sophisticated drawings on an iPad? Julie Mehretu Janusz Jaworski David Hockney Ingrid Calame
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David Hockney
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All of the following are examples of dry media EXCEPT crayon. pencil. gouache. charcoal.
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gouache.
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Which of the following media used today is most similar to drawing media used by prehistoric people? pencil charcoal gouache Ink
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charcoal
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Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis is an example of a cartoon. graphic novel. mural. wash.
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graphic novel.
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Projective drawing involves working exclusively from photographic imagery. creating something that only exists in the artist's mind. working directly from observation. combining approaches and media.
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creating something that only exists in the artist's mind.
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Keltie Ferris demonstrates a contemporary approach by finishing her works with spray paint. digital manipulation. impasto. trompe l'oeil effects.
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spray paint.
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Joan Mitchell's Untitled is an example of an acrylic painting. a fresco. an oil painting. a tempera painting.
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an oil painting.
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Which artist is considered a leader in the revival of fresco painting in the 1920s and 1930s? Tom Wudl Diego Rivera Joan Mitchell Anne Truitt
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Diego Rivera
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In painting media the pigment most notably provides form. color. texture. liquidity.
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color.
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Opaque watercolor is also called tempera. encaustic. gouache. acrylic.
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gouache.
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The Chinese regard painting to derive from the art of drawing. calligraphy. printmaking. sculpture.
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calligraphy.
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A very thin transparent film of color painted over an already-painted surface is called a support. an overpainting. a glaze. a wash.
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a glaze.
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A type of paint utilizing egg yolk as a binder is tempera. watercolor. encaustic. fresco.
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tempera.
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In buon fresco the pigments combined with water are applied to canvas. wet plaster. wood. paper.
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wet plaster.
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Encaustic is an ancient painting medium in which the pigments are suspended in olive oil. beeswax. sand. elephant dung.
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beeswax.
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Why would Utagawa Hiroshige have needed to be careful in his registration in creating Shono hakuu (Light Rain at Shono)? It was part of a popular series. It is a relief print. It required multiple blocks of color. It represents atmospheric effects.
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It required multiple blocks of color.
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Elizabeth Catlett's Sharecropper is an example of a linoleum cut. an engraving. an etching. a silkscreen.
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linoleum cut.
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Mary Cassatt's The Letter most notably demonstrates the influence of German engravings. Dutch etchings. Japanese woodblock prints. French lithographs.
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Japanese woodblock prints.
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's Jane Avril Jardin de Paris is a poster created using offset lithography. stenciling. screenprinting. photogravure.
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offset lithography.
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At various stages in the printmaking process artists check on the developing image by making sketches. editions. screens. proofs.
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proofs.
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The process of printing came to Europe from Japan. Korea. China. Indonesia.
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China.
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A contemporary artist who uses relief techniques in an original way is Ester Hernández. Kim McCarthy. Elizabeth Catlett. Betsabeé Romero.
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Betsabeé Romero.
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A print in which an artist is physically involved with production is known as a proof. a multiple. an original print. a reproduction.
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an original print.
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In which of the following media does the artist draw an image with a greasy crayon directly on a flat stone slab? lithography serigraphy aquatint Etching
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lithography
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Nicola LĂłpez's Blighted expresses the artist's memories of the Vietnam War. the Gulf War. the attacks of September 11 2001. her life as a gang member.
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the attacks of September 11, 2001.
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Robert Longo's Corporate Wars: Wall of Influence is an example of a low-relief sculpture. a high-relief sculpture. a mobile. an installation.
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a high-relief sculpture.
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Due to its monumental size, Viola Frey's Stubborn Woman, Orange Hands is supported using wood splints. an armature. metal feet. the gallery wall.
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an armature.
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Sculpture that is meant to be seen from all sides is called in-the-round or relief. additive. freestanding. subtractive.
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freestanding.
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Which work is an example of an assemblage? Martin Puryerar's Hominid Charles Ray's Father Figure Ken Price's Vink Pablo Picasso's Bull's Head
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Pablo Picasso's Bull's Head
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What is also called a substitution process? casting bas-relief modeling Carving
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casting
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A typical example of a low-relief sculpture is a statue. a mobile. a column. a coin.
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a coin.
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Alexander Calder was one of the first artists to explore the possibilities of the lost-wax process. freestanding sculpture. kinetic sculpture. assemblage.
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kinetic sculpture.
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Julio González was the first sculptor to use the chisel. the welding torch. schist. bosses.
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the welding torch.
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Olafur Eliasson's The Weather Project is an example of site-specific art. the subtractive process. the lost-wax process. high-relief sculpture.
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site-specific art.
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A subcategory of constructed sculpture—seen in the works of Deborah Butterfield—that involves the use of familiar objects in new ways is assemblage. welding. kinetic art. high relief.
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assemblage.
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Which nineteenth-century artist attempted to bring craft and fine art together by creating a design company? Beatrice Wood William Morris Claude Cahun Henry Gilpin
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William Morris
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Dale Chihuly is noted for his intricate and colorful works in clay. Plexiglas. glass. metal.
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glass
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Which artist is known for creating "story quilts"? Miriam Schapiro Faith Ringgold Polly Apfelbaum Lara Baladi
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Faith Ringgold
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To be a ceramist one must make pots. work with clay. use a kiln. make porcelain.
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work with clay.
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The potter's wheel was invented in Greece. Rome. Mesopotamia. Egypt.
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Mesopotamia.
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In weaving fibers are held in place on a weft. tapestry. warp. loom.
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loom.
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Which statement is NOT true of Peter Voulkos? He was a sculptor. He trained as a potter. He worked with fiber. He worked with clay.
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He worked with fiber.
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In Muslim regions of the Middle East which craft was practiced with great sophistication? woodblock printing wallpaper soundsuit sewing metal inlay stained glass
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metal inlay
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Which material is said to possess a vitality or living spirit? clay silver glass Wood
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wood
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Some believe that the sculpture Woman of Willendorf was associated with the Great Mother Goddess. the development of stone tools. hunting rituals. the agricultural revolution.
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the Great Mother Goddess.
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Which structure features a ring of posts and lintels? the Great Pyramids at Giza the Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut Stonehenge Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu
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Stonehenge
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Petroglyphs are made by scratching an image onto a stone surface. painting on a cave wall. modeling a form from tusk or bone. modeling a form from clay.
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scratching an image onto a stone surface.
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Which of these is from the Neolithic period? the Hohle Fels figure the earthenware beaker from Susa the engraved ochre from Blombos Cave the paintings at Chauvet Caeve
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the earthenware beaker from Susa
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The Mesopotamians built their temples such as that of Ur-Nammu on a type of structure called a dolmen. metope. ziggurat. henge.
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ziggurat.
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Early stone tools were developed about one hundred thousand years ago. five hundred thousand years ago. one million years ago. two million years ago.
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two million years ago.
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The word "Neolithic" means Old Stone Age. New Stone Age. stone tools. nomadic.
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New Stone Age.
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During the Neolithic period art went from naturalistic to realistic. naturalistic to abstract. abstract to naturalistic. geometric to realistic.
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naturalistic to abstract.
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The ancient Sumerians developed the world's first wheel plow and writing system. calendar. ceramic storage container. forms of sculpture.
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writing system.
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The Pyramids of Egypt are among the world's best-known examples of temple architecture. residential architecture. commemorative monuments. military structures.
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commemorative monuments.
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Portrait Head of an Old Man is an example of Greek sculpture. Roman sculpture. Etruscan sculpture. Egyptian sculpture.
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Roman sculpture.
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Which building was designed to honor the goddess of wisdom and prudent warfare? San Vitale the Pantheon the Colosseum the Parthenon
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the Parthenon
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The meeting of decorative nomadic style and Christianity can be seen most clearly in illustrated books from England. France. Italy. Ireland.
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Ireland.
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The first Christian churches were patterned after basilicas that were used by the Romans as temples. baths. palaces. government buildings
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government buildings.
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The first large sculptures since Roman times can be found in what part of Romanesque churches? over the central doorway in the nave around the windows under the barrel vaulting
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over the central doorway.
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Early Christian art was created in private homes and underground burial chambers called basilicas. metopes. coffers. catacombs.
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catacombs.
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One feature that set Gothic architecture apart from Romanesque was the extensive use of stained glass. barrel vaulting. wooden doors. domes.
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stained glass.
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In the Hindu religion the destroyer god is Shiva. Vishnu. Brahma. Krishna.
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Shiva.
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Which of these is one of the most famous monuments of Cambodia? the Great Stupa Borobudur Kandarya Mahadeva Temple Angkor Wat
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Angkor Wat
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The Terra Cotta Warriors were found in the tomb of Qin Shihuangdi. Kong Fuzi. the Wu family. Fan Kuan.
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Qin Shihuangdi.
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Sesshu Toyo painted in a style that was called haboku meaning "expressive." "drying wind." "flung ink." "fast brushstrokes."
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"flung ink."
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The indigenous religion of Japan is an ancient form of nature and ancestor worship called Shinto. Hindu. Buddhism. Confucianism.
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Shinto.
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The Indus Valley is located primarily in the present-day country of Cambodia. Vietnam. India. Pakistan.
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Pakistan.
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In the evolution of Buddhist architecture early burial mounds led most directly to the Indian pagoda. pyramid. stupa. temple.
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stupa.
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Sexual ecstasy as a metaphor for divine love is found in the Hindu art of India. Buddhist art of Korea. Buddhist art of China. Shinto art of Japan.
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Hindu art of India.
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Because it alone could survive the very high heat of the kilns which color did the Chinese use to decorate porcelain? red black white Blue
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blue
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Japanese ukiyo-e prints depicted the ruler and his court. historic landscapes. great battles. the everyday world.
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the everyday world.
