Art Book – Space – Flashcards
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Which artists create work based primarily on cultural traditions and practices?
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folk artists
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Which is an example of outsider art?
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the Watts Towers
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Georgia O'Keeffe's Jack in the Pulpit could best be classified as
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both representational and abstract
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In René Magritte's La Trahison des Images (The Treason of Images), which element calls attention to the artist's intent to distinguish art from reality?
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the words below the image
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According to your text, why do children often become less creative as they get older?
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They come to doubt thir creativity.
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Which work of art references a quote by the American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson?
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Janet Echelman's Her Secret is Patience
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Based on your reading of the text, what term best describes the ability to bring forth something new that has value?
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creativity
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All of the following are examples of folk art EXCEPT
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children's art.
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How does your textbook define a work of art?
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the visual expression of an idea or experience
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What medium is used in Her Secret is Patience?
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flexible netting
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Based on the discussion in your text, what distinguishes visual creativity from other creative practices?
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the use of images
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Based on the discussion in your text, Romare Bearden was influenced by all of the following EXCEPT
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graffiti art.
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Romare Bearden has said his art is about
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the African-American experience.
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Which of the following first inspired Georgia O'Keeffe's series of paintings based on flowers?
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an interest in the shapes and colors of nature
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What aspect of Auguste Rodin's medium in The Kiss calls attention to the sensuous quality of the sculpted flesh?
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the unfinished texture
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Which term does NOT apply to Constantin Brancusi's The Kiss?
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trompe l'oeil
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Romare Bearden's Rocket to the Moon shows the influence of Cubist works such as Pablo Picasso's Guitar, Sheet Music and Wine Glass in its similar
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form.
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What aspect of Constantin Brancusi's The Kiss best demonstrates its abstraction?
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its emphasis on geometric form
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Based on the discussion in your text, which activity would best be described as "seeing?"
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finding recognizable images in clouds
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Which work of art uses the medium of photomontage?
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Romare Bearden's Prevalence of Ritual: Tidings
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Why is Simon Rodia's Nuestro Pueblo (Our Town) NOT an example of folk art?
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The artist worked independently of any tradition or style.
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According to the text, all of the following are features shared by creative individuals EXCEPT
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an early demonstration of intellectual aptitude.
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Why are both of these artworks considered nonrepresentational?
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They both lack outside references.
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Romare Bearden's Rocket to the Moon shows the influence of Cubist works such as Pablo Picasso's Guitar, Sheet Music and Wine Glass in its similar
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form.
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Which of the following first inspired Georgia O'Keeffe's series of paintings based on flowers?
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an interest in the shapes and colors of nature
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What aspect of Auguste Rodin's medium in The Kiss calls attention to the sensuous quality of the sculpted flesh?
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the unfinished texture
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Which term refers specifically to content in a painting?
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iconography
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Who was the Philadelphia Wireman?
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an unknown artist who made sculptures from refuse and other objects
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Why is Simon Rodia considered an outsider artist?
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His art developed through his own vision and imagination.
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In René Magritte's La Trahison des Images (The Treason of Images), which element calls attention to the artist's intent to distinguish art from reality?
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the words below the image
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Most instructive in identifying this figure as an Amida Buddha is the
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iconography of the lotus flower.
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What did Alexander Calder employ to create movement in Untitled?
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air currents
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When mixing pigments, white is added to produce a
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tint.
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What is another term used to describe atmospheric perspective?
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aerial perspective
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All of the following can be found in Kazimir Malevich's Suprematist Painting (Eight Red Rectangles) EXCEPT
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organic shapes
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Where is an example of two-point perspective seen in Raphael's The School of Athens?
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the cube in the foreground
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According to the text, Keith Sonnier's use of light in works like Motordom forces an increased awareness of
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the surrounding space.
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What is the optical effect of warm colors such as red and orange in a painting?
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They appear to advance.
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What distinguishes Paul Cézanne's treatment of space in his Still Life with Apples from Raphael's in The School of Athens?
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Cézanne calls attention to the flatness of his canvas.
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All of the following are secondary colors EXCEPT
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red
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Which best describes the role of time in Christian Marclay's installation The Clock?
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It presents multiple clips in real time.
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Which term would probably NOT be used in a discussion of Alexander Calder's Untitled?
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aerial perspective
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What inspired Keith Sonnier to use neon light in his art?
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It seems to surround and involve the viewer.
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In this work by Kiki Smith, the cat could be called all EXCEPT
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the ground.
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What distinguishes a form from a shape?
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A form appears to be three-dimensional.
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What technique is used in Asher Brown Durand's Kindred Spirits to create a sense of three-dimensional space?
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atmospheric perspective
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What type of colors appear directly opposite on a color wheel?
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complementary colors
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What visual tool does Shen Zhou use in his treatment of space in Poet on a Mountaintop?
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variations of tone
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All of the following might be used to suggest three-dimensional space in a flat image EXCEPT
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open form.
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What effect might best be achieved by a sculpture with closed form?
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a sense of overwhelming power
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Both M. C. Escher's Sky and Water I and Katsushika Hokusai's The Wave show
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implied motion.
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This detail of a reproduction of Sandro Botticelli's Birth of Venus is an example of
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four-color printing.
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What did Marc Chagall use to organize his composition in I and the Village?
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implied lines that form a circle
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What type of color scheme did Jennifer Bartlett use in Trio?
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analogous
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Lita Albuquerque's Wind Painting 01.08.12, 1:10:44pm PST contains primarily which type of color scheme?
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analogous
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Daniel Chester French wanted spotlights installed above his sculpture of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in order to
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change the sculpture's expressive impact.
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If you were an art critic using a formalist approach to analyze this work of architecture, what information would you want to know and why?
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the date the building was made in order to compare it against past and contemporary buildings
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What is the significance of Miller v. California?
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It set standards for the censorship of art in the United States.
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All of these terms apply to two- and three-dimensional artworks alike EXCEPT
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composition
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Which of these design choices would create the greatest sense of stability and calm in a work of art?
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depicting a tall, straight tree against a flat horizon line in the distance
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The distorted proportions of the Roettgen Pietà adds to its
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expressive effect
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In Jockeys Before the Race, Edgar Degas uses all of the following to shift the viewer's attention to the left side of the canvas EXCEPT
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the pole in the foreground.
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A form gathers visual weight as it moves closer to
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the edge of a picture
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A person typically experiences scale in relation to
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the size of his or her body
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What distinguishes the use of a focal point to give emphasis in a work of art?
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Emphasis is given to a specific area or detail
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Which best describes balance in Shuttlecocks?
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The red tip helps to create asymmetrical balance
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In Lyubov Popova's The Pianist, the white repeated forms add rhythm and
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allude to the subject matter
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How does the change in the scale of the "5" function in Charles Demuth's I Saw The Figure 5 in Gold?
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It draws the viewer deeper into the painting
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According to the text, how do most artists use unity and variety?
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They seek a balance of unity and variety.
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What visual element is commonly used to create directional force in a painting?
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line
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What did Matisse create by moving the figure's right leg down slightly in his version of Large Reclining Nude?
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directional force
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What element of Robert Rauschenberg's Gift for Apollo helps to unify the assemblage?
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the placement of the chain
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What design problem is presented by the subject matter in Lavinia Fontana's Noli Me Tangere?
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foregrounding the standing and prostrate figures
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An analysis of scale in Donald Judd's Untitled would be most likely to address
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the overall dimension of the sculpture
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What design principle does Cildo Meireles employ in his work Cruzeiro do Sul (Southern Cross) to underscore his commentary about the lack of attention given countries in the Southern Hemisphere?
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scale
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What distinguishes the use of balance in sculpture from its use in painting?
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Sculpture must consider balance for structural purposes.
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Which architectural feature contributes a sense of rhythm to the façade of the White House?
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the columns
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How did Michelangelo solve the problem presented by his subject matter in the Piéta?
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He made the bodies of Mary and Christ disproportionate to one another.
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What design principle is obviously distorted to create greater impact in Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's Shuttlecocks?
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scale
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Damien Hirst's use of symmetry in Posterity—The Holy Place serves what key purpose in the design?
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It creates unity.
