Artistic Inspiration – Flashcards
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A visual metaphor is effective because _________________.
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it allows an artist to use one or more images to replace another, in order to convey a message or idea.
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Which famous Roman author was quoted as saying, "Art was inspired by nature, a work of art differs from nature because an artist will transform nature into art."?
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Marcus Fabius Quintilian
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Winslow Homer's, Shore and Surf (above), is an example of how artists take elements from the environment to _____________
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transform and represent their mood and messages.
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Which of the following is not likely an intention of Da Vinci's, when he created his work of art, entitled Old Man Contemplating the Flow of Water?
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The man is of old-age because all great philosophers in history have been elderly.
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The oil painting above entitled, The Dream, uses visual metaphor.
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True
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Hercules, the Great Warrior, and the history behind the saying, "an elephant never forgets," are both examples of what type of artistic inspiration?
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myth/legend
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