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Q: In the Roettgen Piet from fourteenth-century Germany, the artist ________ the organic forms of the bodies of Mary and Jesus in order to express pain and suffering. a. abstracted d. simplified b. contrasted e. colored c. distorted

Q: The Blue Room is an artwork featuring multiple patterns by this twentieth-century French painter. a. Valadon d. Bruegel b. Close e. Weston c. Arp

Q: In the Roettgen Piet from fourteenth-century Germany, the shrunken, twisted body of Jesus and the oversized, anguished head of Mary are accentuated for expressive effect. This distortion of the human body, ________ form that we can all understand, makes the viewer feel uneasy and impresses on us the suffering of mother and son. a. a geometric d. an organic b. an implied e. a colorful c. a textural

Q: In the painting The Blue Room, the artist uses three patterns that ________. a. are focal points d. merge b. are similar e. contrast c. are abstract

Q: The organic form and abstract quality of Lino Tagliapietras sculpture, Batman, allow it to express the idea of ________. a. geometry d. death and despair b. freedom and life e. line c. contrast

Q: A design repeated as a unit in a pattern is called a ________. a. motif d. value b. focal point e. huqqa c. color

Q: The Italian glass artist Lino Tagliapietra created the work Batman in 1998 to express his feelings about the reality and fantasy of Batmans world. Discuss what you think Tagliapietra meant and compare it with your own impressions of Batman.

Q: In Islamic art, it is unusual for an artist to depict images from the natural world because the Islamic religion prohibits the use of representation. Why do you think that the huqqa base (figure 1.9.3) and the pashmina carpet (figure 1.9.4) might have been acceptable even though they include depictions of plant forms? Or do you think that they were not acceptable in their time? Give your reasons why, or why not.

Q: The recurrence of a single element in a work of art is called ________. a. style d. emphasis b. focal point e. space c. pattern

Q: The artist David Smith created sculptures of geometric forms. In his work Cubi XIX, Smith used the following geometric shapes: a. cuboids d. pyramids b. rhomboids e. ellipses c. spheres

Q: Which of the following can create a pattern? a. the warp and weft of woven cloth b. fish scales c. dried, cracked mud d. stacks of cans e. all of the other answers

Q: Forms that tend to be irregular, and similar to naturally occurring objects, are known as ________ forms. a. geometric d. organic b. volumetric e. massive c. implied

Q: Artemisia Gentileschi worked during this stylistic and historical period. a. Impressionism d. Surrealism b. Renaissance e. Baroque c. Pop art

Q: An artwork can have only one focal point.

Q: These four visual elements of artform, volume, mass, and textureare present in ________ works of art. a. two-dimensional d. large b. balanced e. modern c. three-dimensional

Q: This artist created the print Riverside Bamboo Market, Kyobashi, which uses placement for emphasis and to create focal points. a. Francisco de Zurbarn d. Jules Olitski b. Mark Tobey e. Artemisia Gentileschi c. Ando Hiroshige

Q: Because it is three-dimensional, a form has these three spatial measurements: height, width, and ________. a. length d. size b. depth e. strength c. mass

Q: In his print Riverside Bamboo Market, Kyobashi, the artist oriented three ________ in order to emphasize specific points in the work and to enliven the composition. a. shapes d. lines b. figures e. boats c. bridges

Q: A two-dimensional object is called a shape, and a three-dimensional object is known as a ________. a. form d. pyramid b. relief e. cube c. building

Q: The sculpture of the Great Sphinx stands as a symbolic guardian of the pyramids at Giza. The ancient Greek definition of a sphinx was a mythological creature whose features were: a. the body of a lion, the wings of an eagle, and the head of a woman b. the body of a man and the head of a bull c. the body of a horse and the head of a man d. the body of a lion and the head and claws of an eagle e. the body of a woman, the wings of a bat, and the head of a pig

Q: Forms such as pyramids, which tend to be precise and regular, are known as ________ forms. a. textured d. implied b. organic e. actual c. geometric

Q: If the clothing of the saint was the only light area in The Funeral of St. Bonaventure, the viewers eye would not be easily drawn to any other areas of the composition.

Q: In Noma Bars poster image Gun Crime, which shape dominates, the positive or the negative? Why?

Q: If an artist painted a garden with one red flower in a field of yellow flowers, this would be an example of using color to create contrast. For the viewer, the single red flower would be ________. a. a focal point in the artwork b. easily ignored c. the least important part of the artwork d. completely unrealistic e. none of the other answers

Q: In a two-dimensional work, when the figure becomes the background and the background becomes the figure, we perceive ________. a. a figureground reversal d. a geometric shape b. an organic shape e. a form c. an implied shape

Q: In the Indian painting featuring the Mughal Emperor Babur in his garden (1.8.8), the garden is punctuated by a specific feature that points to the four cardinal directions. What is this feature? a. sand d. rocks b. fire e. an olive tree c. water

Q: The positive and negative shapes in M. C. Eschers print Sky and Water I balance each other and are an example of ________. a. etching d. figureground reversal b. geometric shape e. collage c. actual line

Q: Artemisia Gentileschi used directional line brilliantly in her painting Judith Decapitating Holofernes to draw our attention to this point. a. Judiths face b. blood spurting from Holoferness neck c. the bed d. the maidservant e. a hand

Q: An empty space defined by its surround is known as ________ shape. a. an implied d. an organic b. a negative e. an actual c. a geometric

Q: In The Funeral of St. Bonaventure, the artist used the principle of ________ to create emphasis and focal point. a. contrast d. placement b. scale e. variety c. balance

Q: In his Obey campaign poster Shepard Fairey used a striking contrast between positive and ________ shapes to attract the attention of the public. a. organic d. negative b. geometric e. implied c. figureground reversal

Q: The Funeral of St. Bonaventure is a painting by the Spanish artist ________. a. Pieter Bruegel the Elder d. Francisco de Zurbarn b. Jules Olitski e. Mark Tobey c. Artemisia Gentileschi

Q: In her painting MusicPink and Blue II, Georgia OKeeffe emphasized the blue ________ space in order to attract the viewers attention into a deep interior. a. ground d. organic b. negative e. implied c. flat

Q: This is the specific part in an area of emphasis to which the viewers eye is drawn. a. subordination d. top b. focal point e. composition c. middle

Q: A shape made of perfectly straight lines would probably be classified as ________ shape. a. an organic d. a biomorphic b. a regular e. an implied c. a geometric

Q: In Dieric Boutss work The Coronation of the Virgin, the artist focuses the viewers attention on the Virgin Maryeven though the Holy Trinity is presentby ________. a. placing the Virgin in the center b. directing all other figures eyes toward the Virgin c. placing a dove above the Virgins head d. dressing the Virgin in a different color to all the other figures e. all of the other answers

Q: This type of shape is composed of unpredictable, irregular lines. a. organic d. measured b. geometric e. actual c. implied

Q: The Russian artist Marc Chagall depicted the mythical character Icarus with bright colors on a white background in order to ________. a. subordinate Icarus b. draw attention to Icaruss fall c. distract the viewer from Icaruss fall d. emphasize the smaller figures in the composition e. None of the other answers

Q: Miriam Schapiros collage Baby Blocks combines two different kinds of shape. ________ is the term used to describe a shape that suggests the natural world, while the term geometric suggests mathematical regularity. a. conceptual d. organic b. regular e. implied c. artificial

Q: In the painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, by Pieter Bruegel, the artist intended to divert our attention so that we barely notice Icarus plunging to his doom; a fine example of ________. a. subordination d. tone b. emphasis e. composition c. focal point

Q: The sphere that designer Saul Bass created for the AT&T logo is not defined by a continuous boundary. This type of shape, which can be suggested by dots or lines that do not connect, is termed ________ shape. a. an organic d. an implied b. a geometric e. a negative c. a regular

Q: Identify three things that the artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder could have done differently in his painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus if he had wanted to make the figure of Icarus the focal point of the work.

Q: A shape on a flat picture surface that is defined by surrounding empty space is known as ________ shape. a. an implied d. an organic b. a geometric e. an actual c. a positive

Q: Artists can use ________ to organize the elements in a work and draw our attention to areas of emphasis and focal points. a. direction d. line b. dramatic contrasts e. all of the other answers c. placement

Q: In Francisco Goyas The Third of May, 1808, the artist used a variety of actual and implied lines to attract attention to specific points within the composition. Lines that draw the viewers attention in this way are known as ________ lines. a. directional d. irregular b. regular e. organic c. contour

Q: Agnes Martin created Starlight so that there was no dominant area in the composition. This decision was partly influenced by her interest in Eastern philosophy, especially ________. a. Logic d. Existentialism b. Stoicism e. Christianity c. Taoism

Q: 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. a. vertical d. horizontal b. diagonal e. scribbled c. chaotic

Q: Agnes Martins interest in Eastern philosophy influenced her work. Discuss how the work Starlight communicates ideas about the importance of harmony in the Universe.

Q: Thinking of what you have learned about the communicative qualities of line, why might Carolyn Davidson have made the choices she did when designing the Nike logo? Find two other logos and explain how they use communicative line to express the values of an organization.

Q: The African-American sculptor Martin Puryear was influenced by the time he spent in Africa as a member of the ________. a. Marines d. Peace Corps b. Foreign Service e. Merchant Navy c. Hudson River School

Q: The combination of jarring vertical and diagonal lines in Vincent van Goghs The Bedroom creates an atmosphere of ________. a. rest d. expectation b. happiness e. anxiety c. calm

Q: Martin Puryears sculpture C.F.A.O. places emphasis on a large white area of the work that mimics a mask design of the ________ tribe in Gabon, West Africa. a. Berber d. Fang b. Choctaw e. Yoruba c. Watusi

Q: Contour line defines the outer edge or profile of an object, and can be used to suggest a volume in space.

Q: In The Legend of John Brown #9 by Jacob Lawrence, broad emphasis occurs because the twelve figures ________. a. are evenly balanced b. have one dominant leader c. wear completely different clothes in wacky colors d. stand in height order, tallest to shortest e. crowd around the figure on the left

Q: Henri Matisse drew Woman Seated in an Armchair using ________ line so that he could represent her figure with great economy while being descriptive. a. measured d. irregular b. directional e. contour c. regular

Q: The African-American painter Jacob Lawrence was inspired by John Brown, a Civil War-era abolitionist who believed that slavery could be eradicated through armed insurrection. With this in mind, what does Lawrences composition The Legend of John Brown #9 communicate to viewers?

Q: In Pablo Picassos Blonde Woman in Profile, the artist uses a ________ line that follows the contours of the models profile. a. continuous d. irregular b. regular e. inorganic c. jagged

Q: The opposite of emphasis is ________. a. color d. subordination b. tone e. proportion c. focal point

Q: In James Allens etching The Connectors, an image of workers erecting the Empire State Building, the artist created a feeling of great height by using ________ line to lead the viewers eye diagonally downward. a. directional d. regular b. horizontal e. implied c. communicative

Q: When an artist wants to highlight the entire surface of his or her work, without regard for any particular area, this is called ________. a. focal point d. focal element b. subordination e. broad emphasis c. linear emphasis

Q: A line that is a continuous mark is ________. a. an organic line d. a chaotic line b. an implied line e. an irregular line c. an actual line

Q: The ancient Greeks designed the Parthenon according to the idealized rules of proportion for the human body, creating ________ design. a. an Egyptian-style d. a Fibonacci b. a disjointed e. a small-scale c. a harmonious

Q: A line that gives viewers the impression that they are seeing a line where there is not a continuous mark is ________. a. an irregular line d. a chaotic line b. an actual line e. a directional line c. an implied line

Q: Some Jewish texts create images using this kind of line made up of small letters. a. chaotic line d. implied line b. actual line e. pencil line c. regular line

Q: The Dutch design team Sauerkids used ________ lines of dots and dashes in its work to create exciting visual rhythms. a. implied d. regular b. actual e. geometric c. chalk

Q: Any of the ________ of art can help focus our interest on specific areas of a work of art. a. elements d. themes b. tones e. periods c. styles

Q: By orienting lines so that they attract attention to a specific area of a work of art the artist is using ________. a. chaotic line d. measured line b. directional line e. actual line c. implied line

Q: It does not matter if a sculptor is creating a human statue on a monumental scale, or a figure much smaller than lifesize: if the sculptor applies the ratio of the Golden Section, the sculpture will have naturalistic proportions.

Q: Three words that can describe irregular line are: a. loose e. chaotic b. constrained f. ruled c. wild g. controlled d. measured

Q: Rectangles based on the Golden Section can be nested inside each other to create an elegant ________. a. spiral d. circle b. square e. triangle c. star pattern

Q: The French artist Andr Masson wished to explore the psychological source of creativity through his automatic ink drawings of ________ lines. a. ruled d. irregular b. controlled e. calm c. horizontal

Q: The composition of this photographers work Fading Away appears to conform to a proportional ratio called the Golden Section. a. Jan van Eyck d. Dorothea Tanning b. Nadar e. Ansel Adams c. Henry Peach Robinson

Q: The scribbled appearance of Jean Dubuffets Suite avec 7 Personnages characterizes it as a drawing that exhibits ________. a. irregular line d. ruled line b. regular line e. controlled line c. measured line

Q: Photographers cannot be responsible for principles of scale or proportion in their photographs.

Q: In his work Woodstock Road, Woodstock, New York, 1924 George Bellows used both regular and irregular line. What might the advantages be for an artist who combines both of these types of line in their work?

Q: Discuss ways in which photography can mislead viewers about scale or proportion. Find an example where the photographer has made an object seem either bigger or smaller than it would be in real life. What might the photographers reasons have been for doing this?

Q: Mel Bochner used ________ line in the work Vertigo because it is controlled and measured. a. directional d. diagonal b. irregular e. regular c. organic

Q: The ancient Greek sculptor who created the bronze known as Poseidon (or Zeus) used this part of the body as a standard unit for proportional measurement in the work. a. torso d. head b. hand e. all of the other answers c. foot

Q: In a 1941 drawing the British artist Barbara Hepworth used line to plan a ________. a. print d. building b. painting e. party c. sculpture

Q: This aspect of culture is integral to both ancient Greek and Yoruba figural art, despite the differences in how the resulting artworks look. a. politics d. family b. religion e. food c. social status