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Leonardo da Vinci was an artist who rigidly stuck to traditional methods and rules of art.

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False

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The rarity of an artwork, and its value, are often closely related.

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True

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THe Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. is valuable because...

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Lincoln is a symbol of American values and identity.

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The building that houses the Lincoln Memorial was based on the form of an ancient Greek temple. Why?

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Greek architecture symbolizes values important to Americans

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Girl with a Pearl Earring was painted by this Dutch artist.

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Johannes Vermeer

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Winslow Homer's Prisoners from the Front was based on his personal experiences during and after the Civil War.

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True

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Winslow Homer's Prisoners from the Front (1866) was intended to call for ________.

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reconcilliation after the Civil War

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Eugene Delacroix's painting The Massacre at Chios was intended to:

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Portraythe Turks as fierce murderers

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Why do we presume that the head of a woman from Benin (0.18 ) was made for someone wealthy?

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Because it was made from rare ivory.

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The elements of art form the basic ________ of art.

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VOcabulary

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

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Grammar

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A flat work of art has two dimensions: ________ and width.

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Height

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One definition of this element is "a mark that connects two points."

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Line

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The line that defines the edge of a shape is called the ________.

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Boundary

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The lines that create the image of the Nazca Spider "drawing" define the ________ of a ________.

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Boundary and Shape

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Pick the three words that would best describe a regular line.

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COntrolled, Geometric, Cool-headed

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Three words that can describe irregular line are:

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Loose, WIld, Chaotic

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A line that is a continuous mark is ________.

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AN Actual Line

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A line that gives viewers the impression that they are seeing a line where there is not a continuous mark is ________

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AN implied line

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By orienting lines so that they attract attention to a specific area of a work of art the artist is using ________.

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DIrectional Line

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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 orientation of a line can communicate particular feelings. Match the type of line with the feeling it communicates: 1. horizontal line (a) action 2. diagonal line (b) strength 3. vertical line (c) calm

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1. c 2.a 3.b

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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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Horizontal

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A shape made of perfectly straight lines would probably be classified as ________ shape.

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Geometric

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This type of shape is composed of unpredictable, irregular lines.

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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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Positive

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An empty space defined by its surround is known as ________ shape.

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Negative

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The positive and negative shapes in M. C. Escher's print Sky and Water I balance each other and are an example of ________.

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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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3-D

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Forms such as pyramids, which tend to be precise and regular, are known as ________ forms.

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Geometric

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Forms that tend to be irregular, and similar to naturally occurring objects, are known as ________ forms.

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Organic

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A three-dimensional surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is known as a ________.

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Relief

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This type of relief, which takes its name from the French word for low, does not imply great depth.

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bas-relief

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A sculpture designed in the round can be viewed from ________.

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Nearly every angle

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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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________ volume is a space that is enclosed by materials that are not entirely solid.

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An open

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Our experience of objects in the natural world often leads us to assume that a large object will be heavy, but in fact this is not necessarily the case. This element of art is called ________.

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Mass

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Because a form exists in "real" space we can experience it not only visually, but also through the sense of ________.

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Touch

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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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By using ________ texture to contradict previous tactile experience, artists can invite viewers to reconsider the world around them.

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Subversive

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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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Artists can create a sense of ________ by using light and dark values.

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Depth

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A series of different values that are grouped together is called a ________.

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Value Range

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This 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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The process of using a series of parallel lines set close to one another to differentiate planes of value in a work of art is called ________.

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Hatching

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Hatching and cross-hatching use two-dimensional lines to communicate ________ depth.

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3-D

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In order to create value in his drawing Head of a Satyr, Michelangelo used both hatching and ________, a variation where the lines overlap, allowing for the depiction of darker tones.

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Cross-hatching

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An artist can use color to indicate depth. When a color is very pure and intense then it seems to be ________.

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Closer

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When objects are far away they lack contrast, detail, and sharpness of focus because of the interference of air. Artists take advantage of this when they use the process called:

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Atmospheric Perspective

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An artist paints a scene with a large mountain, which lacks detail and is out of focus, and a tree, which is sharply defined and bright green. The viewer might assume that the mountain is ________ than the tree.

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Further Away

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The computer simulation game The Sims uses ________ perspective.

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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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One-point perspective does convey depth, but it has limited applications due to its reliance on a single ________.

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Vanishing Point

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This type of perspective is used when an object is being viewed from an angle rather than from directly in front.

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Two-point

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This is the area that is visible when a viewer is staring at a fixed point in space.

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Cone of vision

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If you are looking straight ahead, an object that is behind you is in your cone of vision.

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False

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Ascending and Descending, by M. C. Escher, uses ________ perspective.

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3-point

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When the rules of perspective are applied in order to represent unusual points of view, we call this ________.

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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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Foreshortening

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This is the most vivid element of art and design.

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Color

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This object can be used to separate white light into the colors of the spectrum.

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Prisim

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If you were to look at a t-shirt that absorbed the colors violet, blue, green, yellow, and orange, what color would the t-shirt appear to be?

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Red

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The traditional primary colors are ________.

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RED YELLOW BLUE

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When ________ colors are mixed, they make a duller and darker color because more of the visible spectrum is absorbed.

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Subtractive

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The term used for referring to the basic colors of the spectrum is ________.

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Hue

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The element of art that describes the relative lightness or darkness of a hue, compared to another hue, is known as ________.

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Value

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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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Shade

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An artwork that uses many hues but only one value is called monochromatic.

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False

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We generally associate a color with its purest, most intense state, or its highest level of ________.

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Saturation

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A color that is almost gray has a ________ saturation.

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Low

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Colors that are on opposite sides of the color circle are radically different in wavelength and are called ________.

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COmplementary COlors

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When complementary colors are used next to each other in a composition, they produce a visual anomaly called simultaneous contrast. This visual effect makes the colors appear to ________ along the boundary where the two colors meet.

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Vibrate

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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 passersby would be ________.

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Red and Green

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Colors that do not contrast strongly with each other, and which are similar in wavelength, are ________ colors

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Analogus

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When a color is associated with hot or cold we refer to this as color ________.

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Temperature

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Color ________ can be relative to the other colors nearby. For example, violet can be warm if we see it next to a hot color like red, or cool if we see it next to a colder color like blue.

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Temperature

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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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Optical Color

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The French artist Georges 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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Pointillism

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Most commercial color printing is achieved using four separate colors, represented by the matrix ________.

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CMYK

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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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Lime Yellow

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If you were to choose the color scheme for a health retreat, red would be a good color to pick.

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False

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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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Chromothereapy

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________ in particular is an element of art that can engage the viewer and express a wide range of emotions.

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Color

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Paul Gauguin's use of the color ________ in his 1889 depiction of a crucified Christ enhances the work's connection with the seasons, and expresses a message of optimism and rebirth.

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Yellow

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Traditional visual arts, such as painting, are inherently static, but artists have always found inventive ways of conveying the elements of ________ and ________.

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TIme...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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Implied 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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THe Illusion of motion

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This art movement of the 1960s relies on perceptual anomalies of the human eye to create dynamic effects.

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Op art

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The kind of motion that is created by showing a series of static images in quick succession is called ________.

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Stroboscopic Motion

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This spinning toy gives a sense of motion to a viewer when he or she looks through small slits in its cylindrical drum at a strip of changing pictures.

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Zoetrope

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Disney's Finding Nemo is an example of a series of computer-generated images played in rapid succession. This medium is called ________.

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Animation

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

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Actual Motion

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This type of art can only exist in one place and time in history.

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Performance Art

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This medium involves the human body and usually includes the artist.

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Performance Art

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This type of sculpture can move and change its visual form.

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Kinetic

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Alexander Calder invented the ________, a type of suspended, balanced sculpture that uses air currents to power its movement.

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Mobile

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THe elements of time and motion are not spplicable to the art of photography

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False

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What element describes the imposition of order and harmony on a design?

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Unity

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The three kinds of unity are:

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compositional, conceptual, gestalt

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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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Variety

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An interior design that uses only straight lines might lack the visual interest of a more varied composition.

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True

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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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Unity and Variety

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Creating visual weight and counterweight is part of an artist's use of the element of ________ in creating a work of art.

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Balance

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

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Symmetrical

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________ balance is achieved when two halves of a composition are not mirror images of each other.

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Asymmetrical

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________ balance is achieved when all elements in a work of art are equidistant from a central point and repeat in a symmetrical way from side to side and top to bottom.

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Radial

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The kind of scale used for objects that appear larger than they are in real life is called ________ scale.

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Monumental

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An artist might use a small scale for a portrait of a lover because it implies ________.

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Intimacy

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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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Hierarchical Scale

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This type of scale is common in the relief sculpture of ancient Egypt, where it was used to indicate social importance.

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Hierchical

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An artist would probably use distorted scale if he or she wanted to create a lifelike scene that the viewer could relate to.

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False

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The relationships between the sizes of different parts of a work make up its ________.

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Proportions

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In two-dimensional art, this is the area in which an artist creates their work.

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Format

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In ancient Egypt this part of the human body was used as a standard of measurement. Six of these equaled a cubit

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PALM

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This proportional system uses a ratio of 1:1.618.

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Golden Section

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Rectangles based on the Golden Section can be nested inside each other to create an elegant ________.

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Spiral

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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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Elements

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The opposite of emphasis is ________.

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Subordination

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This is the specific part in an area of emphasis to which the viewer's eye is drawn.

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Focal Point

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Artists can use ________ to organize the elements in a work and draw our attention to areas of emphasis and focal points.

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Direction, Dramatic COntrasts, Placement, Line

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An artwork can only have one focal point

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False

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Which two types of line shape our examination of a work of art by directing the movement of our gaze?

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Actual

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The recurrence of a single element in a work of art is called ________.

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Pattern

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Which of the following can create a pattern?

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woven cloth, fish scales, cracked mud,...etc

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The area covered by a pattern is called the ________.

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Field

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A design repeated as a unit in a pattern is called a ________.

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Motif

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

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2

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A pattern with regular intervals creates ________ rhythm.

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Repetitive

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The principle of rhythm does not apply to photography.

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False

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What is the name for any side of a building that is intended to be looked at?

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Facade

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A work that depicts people or objects in a way that makes them recognizable is called ________.

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Representational

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An artwork can be described as non-objective if its subject matter is ________.

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Unrecognizable

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An allegory is

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is people or events that have a consistent symbolic meaning.

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Pop Art is a style of art created in the 1960s that depicts commercial and commonplace images.

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...

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The saturation of a color is its

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Pureness

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The literal meaning of the French phrase trompe l'oeil

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Trick the eye

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When colors have white added to them they produce

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Tint

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The hue is what?

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A color's wavelength of light

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