Art Appreciation quiz 1 – Flashcards
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The elements of art form the basic ________ of art. The principles of art are the _________.
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vocabulary, grammar
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A characteristic way in which an artist or group of artists uses visual language to give a work an indentifiable form of visual expression is
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style
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A flat work of art has two dimensions: ________ and width
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Height
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A line that is not actually drawn but gives the impression we are seeing a line where there is no continuous mark is ________.
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implied line
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Pick the two words that would best describe regular line as seen in this painting by Piet Mondrian
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Controlled and Geometric
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Vertical lines tend to communicate __________
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Strength
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A contour line defines the outer edge or profile of an object, and can be used to suggest a volume in space.
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True
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The artist Thomas Eakins used line to emphasize _______________ in this composition
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Direction
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This kind of shape is mathematically regular and precise.
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Geometric
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Identify the type(s) of shape in this painting
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Geometric and Organic
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A shape on a flat picture surface that is defined by surrounding empty space is known as ________ shape.
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a positive
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In a two-dimensional work, when the figure becomes the background and the background becomes the figure, we perceive ________.
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Figure-ground Reversal
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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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Form
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Because it is three-dimensional, a form has these three spatial measurements: height, width, and ________.
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Depth
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These four visual elements of art—form, volume, mass, and texture—are present in ________ works of art
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Three-dimensional
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The element of art that defines the amount of space occupied by an object is ________.
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Volume
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Identify the sculpture with organic form:
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B (the rounder one)
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Identify the type of relief seen here
(coin picture)
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Bas-relief
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When we touch an object we experience a tactile sensation that artists refer to as ________ texture.
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Actual
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The overall design or organization of a work of art is ______________ .
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Composition
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The lightness or darkness of a surface is the element of art called ________.
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Value
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The method of applying value to a two-dimensional artwork in order to create the illusion of three-dimensional solid form is called ________.
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Chiaroscuro
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This type of perspective is used by game designers because it allows them to create depth using parallel diagonal lines
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Isometric
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This is the system for creating an illusion of depth using three basic components: horizon line, vanishing point, and convergence lines.
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Linear perspective
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This painting composition uses the effects of ________ to give a sense of the vastness of the American landscape.
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Atmospheric perspective
