chapters 3 & 4

Question 1

also called saturation, the term for purity of a hue or color is

Answer 1

intensity

Question 2

red’s complemntary on the color wheel is

Answer 2

green

Question 3

the juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar elements is known as

Answer 3

contrast

Question 4

who is known for employing the technique known as figure-ground reversal?

Answer 4

m.c. eschel

Question 5

the size relations of one thing to another is known as

Answer 5

scale

Question 6

true or false

all the usual elements are important and present in every work of art

Answer 6

false

Question 7

true or false

in the visual arts, rhythm is created through the regular recurrence of elements with related variations

Answer 7

true

Question 8

true or false

atmosphere or aerial perspective is a linear means for giving an illusion of depth

Answer 8

false - nonlinear

Question 9

true or false

another word for what is typically called a color is a hue

Answer 9

true

Question 10

shapes can generally be grouped into two categories:

Answer 10

geometric and organic

Question 11

true or false

linear perspective is a system developed during the renaissance

Answer 11

true

Question 12

true or false

design is purely a process, not a product

Answer 12

false - both a process and a product

Question 13

___________ is a common artistic technique using shading from light to dark, making it possible to create the illusion that figures and objects depicted on a flat surface have roundness and bulk

Answer 13

chiaroscuro

Question 14

one of the leading inventors of kinetic sculpture was

Answer 14

alexander cader

Question 15

true or false
paintings from ancient egypt showed little or no depth and the images were made clear by portraying objects from their most easily identifiable angles

Answer 15

true

Question 16

true or false

keith sonnier based his work on much of the neon signage he encountered in new york city

Answer 16

false

Question 17

true or false

leonardo da vinci discovered that white light is composed of all the colors of the spectrum

Answer 17

false

Question 18

true or false

a line is an extension of a point

Answer 18

true

Question 19

true or false
the vanishing point on a picture surface is the point on the horizon line where parallel lines appear to converge and land and sky appear to meet

Answer 19

true

Question 20

in art terms, a plane is a

Answer 20

two dimensional picture surface

Question 21

raphael’s “school of athens” is an example of a

Answer 21

fresco

Question 22

true or false

the fourth dimension is inertia

Answer 22

false - time

Question 23

_____-______ is NOT an example of an intermediate color on the color wheel

Answer 23

green-orange

Question 24

when discussing pigments and light in the art world, value refers to

Answer 24

relative lightness or darkness from white through greys to black

Question 25

true or false

mass must be implied with 2D media

Answer 25

true