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volume

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the element of art that defines the amount of space occupied by an object is

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the passage of time

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from 4.2 the drum in one of shiva's hands symbolized

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mark rothko wanted his paintings at the rothko chapel

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to create an environment that transported the viewer beyond everyday reality

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a shaman is a person who

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acts as an intermediary between the invisible spirit world and the physical realm of humans

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community art may

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be made by numerous people, represent the common interests of a group, be situated in public places, be made for large numbers of viewers

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what is shiva nataraja responsible for doing

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bringing to life the endless of cycle of birth and rebirth, stamping out evil and ignorance, balancing contradictory qualities like creation and destruction, dancing the world into existence

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gouache

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this painting medium is opaque, applied to a paper surface and uses a gum arabic binder

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why was tilted art controversial

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because some people thought it would encourage criminal activity, thought it was ugly, because the artist made it for a specific place and moving it was the equivalent of destroying it, some people did not want to walk around it

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temples and civic centers

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ancient near eastern zigurats served as

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major difference between western mythology and \"everyone elses\"

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western mythology sets up a good vs. evil scenario, nature being evil, whereas, everyone else lives in accord with nature

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why were the roman catacombs of scared importance

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they were the burial places of many romans ancestors, they served as temples for many religious observances, pagan christian and jewish romans used them, the paintings there could be relevant for multiple religions

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pollen, corn, and powdered stones

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the materials used to make sand paintings include

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gold leaf

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islamic and renaissance artists often used tempera in conjunction with oil and this material, which adds a rich appearance to the work

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because nature is cyclical and the shrine too, must be renewed and refreshed

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why is the building at ise jingu rebuilt every 20 years?

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stalactite vaults

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muqaranas are

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lightly touching the paper or pressing harder

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artists, such as vincent van gogh, vary the width of a reed pen stroke by

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the first emperor

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a prominent burial mound was built in china for which of the following people

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contour

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this type of drawing involves the use of long continuous lines to capture the changing surface and outline of an object

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beeswax

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this binding agent in encaustic painting is...

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the sun rise over the heelstone

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people who gathered at stonehenge on the summer solstice would have seen:

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gesture drawing or life drawing

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this is the practice of drawing from a live model or other actual objects

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pigment

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this component of paint has traditionally been extracted from minerals, soils, vegetable matter, and animal by products

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spirituality encompasses

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our awareness of both mind and body, our wish to understand lifes meaning and the world around us, our sense of being connected to others

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brush

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east asian artists have traditionally applied ink using a

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etruscan tombs differed from egyptian tombs because

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the objects inside were replicas, they were designed like the homes of the living

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inspired people to make pilgrimages to see them

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holy relics located in churches

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the dolls associated with the nature spirits called kachinas have been used to

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be sold to tourists, represent specific kachinas and illustrate their attributes, help ensure prosperity and fertility for the community and teach the Hopi about nature deities

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the venus of lauselle symbolism included

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a bison horn representing the moon, 13 marks representing the moon phases, a hand on her belly representing fertility

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what is the woman doing in the painting Woman Holding a Balance

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waiting for her soul to be judged, holding scales as if she is weighing her jewelry

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a 20 min helicopter ride

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stephen wiltshire drew a picture of new york city after what

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buon

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there are two types of fresco. fresco secco which means dry fresco and this kind which means good fresco

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before the invention of paper drawings were done on

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cloth, papyrus, animal hide, wood

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the tattoos of the maori culture were believe to

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be a symbolic second skin, protect the spirit inside the body, contain powerful magic

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mud brick

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zigguarts were made of what material

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egg

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the binding agent for tempera paint is

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bis poles were made for what purpose

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to honor someone who just died, they serve a ritual function in male initiation and memorial feasts, to depict the ancestors and acknowledge their role in daily life, to carry the deceased into the afterlife

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water

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one of the advantages of acrylic paint is that it can be cleaned up using this liquid

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wove

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in addition to its fiber content and weight, paper is also classified by its surface texture. what is the type of paper that is created on a screen with a grid like structure

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gesture

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this type of drawing aims to identify and react to the main visual and expressive characteristics of a form

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hatching

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when creating his silverpoint drawing heads of a virgin and child, raphael employed

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to shed death and be reborn

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the snake and moon represent what power

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to guard the emperor in the afterlife

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what function were the terracotta warriors inside Qin Shi Huangdi's tomb intended to serve

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fresco

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this painting process relies on freshly applied lime plaster to hold the pigment in place

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binder

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sticks of chalk, pastel, and crayon are all made by combining pigment with

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spray paint

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this painting technique was used by the prehistoric cave painters of lascaux, france, and is still used by contemporary graffiti artists

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luminosity

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the transparency of oil paint allows a painter to use a process called glazing in order to add a high degree of ____ to a painting.

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book of the dead

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a collection of spells and incantations designed to help with navigating into the afterlife

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the ectasy of st. teresa was meant to show teresa

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being infused with divine love, being pierced by an angels arrow, as a role model to be followed by other devout christians, as a devout christian

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artists draw for many reasons including

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to resolve design issues in sketches, to record their visual observations, to define their ideas, to plan for larger projects

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to heal an individual

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navajo sand paintings are made

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an akkadian king on a mountaintop being looked upon favorably by the gods

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the stela of naram-sin shows

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as a guiding spirit for the guardians of religious and historical traditions

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what was the purpose of the senufo mother and child figure?

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the life cycle, reverence for the patron animal

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the ritualistic burial of cave bear skulls was an attempt to express ideas about

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causality, time, space

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according to joseph campbells video the mother and goddess represents

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the symbolism often found in religious architecture can include

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the cardinal points, central location, images of deities, relics, a pilgrimage, metaphorical mountain, inscriptions

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compressed, vine

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these two types of charcoal are the most commonly used as drawing materials

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accesible

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artists depictions of divine individuals or spirits can make those deities more

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everywhere

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where is \"the central mountain of the universe\"

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transformative

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masks have _____ powers

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vanitas

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a still life painting featuring a human skull along with other objects is referred to as a ___

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momento morii

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the latin phrase that suggest you need to \"remember your mortality\"

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not symmetrical

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assymmetrical means

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contrast

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complimentary colors, when places side by side create

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time, motion

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traditional visual arts, such as painting are inherently static, but artists have always found inventive way of conveying the elements of _____ and _____

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growth

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in their piece workhouse zoo, bioartists adam zaretsky and julia reodica spent a week living with an assortment of different organisms in a small \"clean\" room. the passage of time was marked by the ___ and deterioration of these organic materials.

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animation

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disneys finding nemo is an example of a series of computer generated images played in rapid succession. this medium is called____

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asymmetrical

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if an artist painted a street scene with one large building on the left hand side, and two smaller buildings on the right hand side, this would be an example of _____ balance.

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when using a series that are exactly the same shape, implied depth can be achieved by ___

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alternating value, overlapping, relative size, and relative position

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temperature

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when a color is associated with hot or cold we refer to this as color ____

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vocabulary

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the elements of art form the basic ____ of art.

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kinetic

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this type of sculpture can move and change its visual form

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actual

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when we touch an object we experience a tactile sensation that artists refer to as _____ texture.

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lime yellow

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advertisers often use this color to reach their audience because it is the most visible in the spectrum

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unity and variety

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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.

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actual motion

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this kind of motion is occurring when we see movement in real life

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foreshortening

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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?

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implied motion

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when an artist employs visual clues to suggest movement in a work of art that is static and motionless, this is known as ___

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a negative

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an empty space defined by its surround is known as ___ shape.

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arbitrary color

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the term used to describe a color scheme using colors chosen by the artist.

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elements

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any of the ____ of art can help focus our interest on specific areas of a work of art.

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a repetitive

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a pattern with regular intervals creates ____ rhythm.

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implied motion or the illusion of motion

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when an artist creates a work that deceives our eyes into believing there is motion as time passes, this is called ___.

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shade

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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 ___.

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symmetrical

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___ balance is achieved when both sides of a composition look exactly the same.

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proportion

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an abstract drawing of a person in which the head is much too big compared to the rest of the person is an example of the term ____.

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gestalt

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the german word that refers to something in which the whole seems greater than the sum of its parts is ____

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absorb

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physicists have explained that when we see a color, it is the portion of the light spectrum that a surface fails to ____

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subordination

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in the painting landscape with the fall of icarus the artist intended to divert our attention so that we barely notice icarus plunging his doom, a fine example of ____.

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movement

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berninis sculpture of apollo and daphne is based on a mythological story in which a god pursues a nymph. the artist used diagonal lines and flowing drapery to convey the ____ of the chase.

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an implied

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the sphere that design saul bass created for the at&t logo is not defined by a continuous boundary. this type of shape, which can be suggested by dots or lines that do not connect, is termed ___ shape.

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value

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the lightness or darkness of a surface is the element of art called ____

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motif

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a design repeated as a unit in a pattern is called a ___

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figure- ground reversal

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the positive and negative shapes in M.C Eschers print Sky and water I balance each other and are an example of ____.

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boundary, shape

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the lines that create the image of the nazca spider \"drawing\" define the ____ of a ____.

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relief

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a 3d surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is known as a ___

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unrecognizable

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an artwork that can be described as non-objective if its subject matter is ___

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motion

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the sequence of photographs dorothea lange took of a migrant family is 1936 shows how photographers move around their subject and anticipate the right time to capture the image they seek. in this way, photography is still deeply concerned with the elements of ____ and time

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subversive

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meret 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.

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form

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a two dimensional object is called a shape, and a three dimensional object is known as a ___

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compositional, conceptual, gestalt

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the three kinds of unity are

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optical color

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we see this type of color when the brain receives so much color information that it is forced to simplify what we perceive

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invigorate

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variety can ____ a design

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a geometric

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a shape made of perfectly straight lines would probably be classified as ___ shape.

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vanitas

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in audrey flacks marilyn monroe, the burning candle, the flower and the hourglass are typical of a kind of symbolism in art that reminds us of death. this kind of symbolism is known as ____.

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local color

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the term used to describe a color scheme using the colors that are already present in the scene being painted

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polar opposites

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contrast is usually discussed in terms of ____

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asymmetrical

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in his work si persimmons, the thirteenth century chinese monk muqi used different visual weight on each side of the composition. this is known as ____ balance.

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community based art

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structures like the parthenon, large cathedrals, and the large architecture in dubai, are all examples of ____.

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variety

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compositional unity strikes an interesting balance between the monotony of too much similarity, and the chaos of too much ____ in a work of art.

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red and green

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if you were to design an eye catching poster using only two colors, the combination that would most stand out to passerby would be ___.

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grammar

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the principles of design are a kind of ____ that artists apply to the elements of art.

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red, green, blue

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the artist charles csuri creates rich artworks, such as wondrous spring, using digital media. illuminated displays can create millions of color possibilities out of these three primary colors.

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hierarchical scale

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when an artist uses scale to indicate the relative importance of elements in a composition, he or she is employing this kind of scale

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a stela

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an upright stone that has an incised relief on its surface, such as the maya sculpture (1.35) is known as _____.

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chaotic

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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.

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sometimes

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in a linear perspective image, the focal point is ____ where the vanishing point reside

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an actual line

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a line that is a continuous mark is ____

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vanishing point

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one point perspective does convey depth, but it has limited applications due to its reliance on a single ____

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red, yellow, blue

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the traditional primary colors are ____

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multi-point

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the artist can more readily reflect the complexities of the real world by using more than one vanishing point. this is known as ____ perspective.

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two

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there is rhythm in an artwork when it has at least this many points of reference.

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motifs

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the seventeenth century pashmina carpet from northern india (1.152) uses repeated stylized flowers as ____ to create a strong, unified design.

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chromotherapy

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color affects the way we think and react to the world, and can be used for healing purposes. this practice is called _____

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low

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a color that is almost gray has a ____ saturation.

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implied line

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some jewish texts create images using this kind of line made up of small letters.

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format

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in 2d art, this is the area in which an artist creates their work

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pattern

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the recurrence of a single element in a work of art is called ____

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pointillism

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the french artist george 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 _____.

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detail, color

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in atmospheric perspective ______ gets less distinct and ____ tends to fade

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time

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when you have motion, you have an expression of _____

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symmetrical

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____ suggests divine order

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chiroscuro

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a technique utilizing the full range of value to create the illusion of form.

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to fool ones eye

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trompe I'oeil means

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repetition

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when rhythm is present in an image, there is also ____.

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color

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an achromatic composition doesn't utilize ____.

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scale

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a sculpture of a paper clip that is four stories tall is an example of a change in ____.

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change your visual response

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using different techniques within the same image to draw attention to a particular area of the drawing is describe by the term ____.

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tone

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the term that describes the addition of a complimentary color to a hue

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surprise

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contrast made be used as \"an agent of ____\"

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value

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the term that describes a range of light to dark

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contextual analysis

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considers the religious, political, and social environment in which the artwork was made and viewed

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formal analysis

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analyzes the use of formal elements in a work

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feminist analysis

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considers the role of women in an artwork

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biographical analysis

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considers the artists personal experiences

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iconographical analysis

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interprets objects and figures in the artwork as symbols

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