Art Appreciaion Final- Revel Quizzes – Flashcards
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What created a sense not only of enclosure and connection, but also movement and direction? Outline Line of Sight Contour Line Implied Line
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Implied Line
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The primary function of an outline is to Indicate lines of sight Indicate a three-dimensional form Organize compositional elements Indicate a two-dimensional shape
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Indicate a two-dimensional shape
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The function of contour lines is to Heighten expressive impact Suggest a three-dimensional form Imply direct movement Indicate a two-dimensional shape
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Suggest a three-dimensional form
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Titian uses which implied shapes in Assumption and Consecration of the Virgin to link the separate horizontal realms of his composition? Rectangles Semicircles Triangles Squares
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Triangles
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The Japanese style of "Superflat" takes inspiration from Japanese prints Dutch paintings Photography Kinshasa cartoons
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Japanese prints
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What defines the level of high or low relief? Perspective Medium Depth Technique
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Depth
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One of the contributing factors in the judges' decision to award Lorenzo Ghiberti the commission for the Florence Cathedral's baptistery doors was The Subject Matter The Material The Composition The amount of relief
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The Composition
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It is impossible to represent the sculpture Capture of the Sabine Women in a single photograph because it Was moved to the Loggia della Signoria Has too many figures Lacks a single predominant view Is a relief sculpture
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Lacks a single predominant view
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What kind of sculpture is Maidens and Stewards from the frieze on the Parthenon Sunken relief Low relief Sculpture-in-the-round High relief
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Low relief
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Ernesto Neto's sculptural space TorusMacroCopuls is considered an installation because It challenges the viewer's sense of space It is indoors It manipulates the land around it It is site-specific
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It is indoors
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Which items were among the earliest prints on paper to be widely distributed throughout Europe? Playing Cards Maps Studies of human anatomy Cartoons
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Playing cards
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What makes a print "original"? It has been printed by the artist or under the artist's supervision It has only been printed once It has been mechanically reproduced It is available with the original plate
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It has been printed by the artist or under the artist's supervision
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What was the significance of Gutenberg's Forty-Two-Line Bible? It was the first book printed in two separate editions It was the first example of text with added colorful decorative designs It was the first substantial book published from movable type in Europe It was printed by the first professional book publisher
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It was the first substantial book published from movable type in Europe
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The medium of printmaking originated in Japan Germany China Greece
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China
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What advantage distinguished William Henry Fox Talbot's calotype process from the daguerreotypes invented by Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre in France? It eliminated the need for chemicals It allowed for multiple prints It could capture moving figures It produced a positive image
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It allowed for multiple prints
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How does the camera obscura differ from the photography proper? Unlike a photograph, the camera obscura is unable to render an image color Unlike a photograph, the camera obscura reflected but did not preserve the image The image in a camera obscura is not as realistic as that in a photograph The image in a camera obscura can only be printed on metel
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Unlike a photograph, the camera obscura reflected but did not preserve the image
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Juliet Margaret Cameron purposely blurred the features of her portrait subjects to Mimic the act of painting Incorporate religious beliefs Intensify the contrast Reveal the sitter's inner character
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Reveal the sitter's inner character
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The atmospheric qualities of Timothy O'Sullivan's A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1863 were made possible by Calotype The Zone system Wet-Plate Collodion Albumen paper
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Albumen paper
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Which darkroom process that can alter the value in a photograph was used by Ansel Adams in Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico? The Zone System Dodging and burning Digital manipulation Editing
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Dodging and burning
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The practices of which artist are said to be the inspiration for photomontage? Pablo Picasse Juan Gris Georges Braque Sergei Eisenstein
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Sergei Eisenstein
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What medium did the Dadaists, including Hannah Hoch, find suited to capturing the complexity and fragmentation of everyday life? Fresco Oil painting Pastel Collage
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Collage
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Which artist challenges the notion of painting as a two-dimensional art? Judith Baca Helen Frankenthaler Antionio Lopez Robert Rauschenberg
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Robert Rauschenberg
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Which medium was used in The Bucket List? Combine-painting Collage Matte painting Photomontage
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Matte painting
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How does collage offer artists a direct means of commenting on the social or political environment in which they work? It develops a consistent visual language It creates a faithfully representational world It has a virtual presence It brings reality into the frame
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It brings reality into the frame
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What characteristic distinguishes oilsticks from pastels? Their density allows for more gestural freedom They produce more intense, vivid color The artist can draw with them directly Their softness yields a wider tonal range
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Their density allows for more gestural freedom
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Nicholas-Jacques Conte chose to include clay in Conte crayons because Italian lead was not available He believed clay would create the best base for heightening English graphite was not available He believer clay was superios
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English graphite was not available
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What characteristic of pastel made it an appropriate medium for artists such as Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas? Its direct application and spontaneous appearance Its feminized connotations Its resistance to smudging Its rich and colorful pigments
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Its direct application and spontaneous appearance
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Artists prevent charcoal drawings from smudging by Creating Sinopie Mixing iron-gall liquid with the charcoal Applying a fixative over the finished work Adding additional pigments
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Applying a fixative over the finished work
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Chinese calligraphy requires that each line in a written character be Broad at one end and narrow at the other Broad in the middle and narrow at both ends Broad at both ends and narrow in the middle Broad in the middle and one end
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Broad in the middle and narrow at both ends
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In chiaroscuro, the highlight is directly next to the Light Cast Shadow Shadow proper Core of the Shadow
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Light
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What material does Dan Flavin use to make art? Ceramics Wood Paint Light
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Light
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What effect does the atmosphere have on objects placed farther away from the viewer? They're brighter They have more contrast They cast larger shadows They appear less distinct
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They appear less distinct
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What defines the relative deepness of a shadow using hatching? The movement of light to dark The color of the medium The highlights of the space The density of the lines
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The density of the lines
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What is the effect of using greater contrast between light and dark? The composition is less balanced The dramatic impact is greater The color appears less intense The image is more atmospheric
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The dramatic impact is greater
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Which formal element contributes most to the viewer's awareness of the passage of time? Pattern Actual texture Motion Visual texture
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Motion
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Jackson Pollock's drip paintings are also called Optical paintings Video paintings Action paintings Op art
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Action paintings`
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What type of art manipulates the viewer's visual perception to create the sensation of movement in a static image? Op art Action Painting Kinetic art Frottage
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Op art
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What effect do video artists Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler create by incorporating long photographs and sound? The work appears orderly The installation creates a sequence Space is extended beyond the frame A clear plot is captured
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Space is extended beyond the frame
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Artists have increasingly turned to photography and video as ways of incorporating what element? Texture Pattern Time Space
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Time
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What is created when lines are drawn on the picture plane in such a way as to represent parallel lines receding to a single point on the viewer's horizon? Vanishing point Two-point linear perspective Frontal recession Foreshortening
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Vanishing point
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Linear perspective is not considered accurate in depicting how we see real space because We actually see things as they're represented in axonometric perspective We see things as they're represented in oblique projection Our vision is not monocular, but binocular
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Our vision is not monocular, but binocular
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The stereoscope was invented to imitate Binocular vision Foreshortening Linear perspective Frontal Recession
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Binocular vision
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The technique used to counter the oddly weird and disquieting imagery produced when the foreground of an image is up close is known as Binocular vision Linear perspective Intuitive perspective Foreshortening
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Foreshortening
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European modernist painters in the late 19th century began to stray from the use of perspective because They were inspired by Japanese artists They believe photography eliminated the need for perspective They found the rules of perspective limiting and imaginatively cumbersome They valued the technique of foreshortening for its unique point of view
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They found the rules of perspective limiting and imaginatively cumbersome
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What feature of the Eiffel Tower was most disturbing to the Parisians? The height The lack of load-bearing walls The uselessness The use of iron
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The lack of load-bearing walls
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Most of the new building in suburban residential communities employs Reinforced Concrete Cantilevered structures Structured beams Wood-frame construction
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Wood-frame construction
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What distinguishes Frank Lloyd Wright as the first truly modern architect? The lack of ornamentation The fireproof steel skeletal frame The use of poured concrete
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The lack of ornamentation
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What feature distinguishes the International style of architecture? Pointed arches Concern for environment Eclectic use of multiple styles Simplicity and emphasis on geometry
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Simplicity and emphasis on geometry
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Where is the tallest free-standing structure in the world? Dubai Kuala Lumpur Barcelona Beijing
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Dubai
