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In the painting The Two Fridas, Frida Kahlo uses ________ line to connect two figures, symbolizing two parts of her life.

A. regulated
B. Directional
C. Grid
D. Implied

A

B. Directional

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These huge 1,300-year-old South American drawings, which include enormous image of a monkey, were discovered in modern times by an overflying commercial aircraft.

A. Nazca Lines
B. Pampas Incisions
C. Amazon Sketches
D. Rio Etchings

A

A. Nazca Lines

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Line can be used as a tool to:

A. Demarcate boundaries
B. Imply direction
C. Define shapes
D. All of the above

A

D. All of the above

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Barbara Hepworth used line to plan and visualize her three-dimensional artwork. What kind of three-dimensional artwork did she produce?

A. Sculpture
B. Fibers
C. Video
D. Performance

A

A. Sculpture

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This artist, who used a process called automatic drawing to create spontaneous and free lines, would sometimes go for days without food or sleep in an attempt to explore the deep-rooted sources of creativity and truth.

A. George Bellows
B. Canaletto
C. Andre Masson
D. CLAMP

A

C. Andre Masson

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Dashes and grids in The Devil Made Me Do It, by Sauerkids, are a good example of this kind of line

A. Directional
B. Implied
C. Actual
D. Organic

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B. Implied

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In the work The Connectors, the artist James Allen uses this kind of line to draw the viewer’s attention to the great height that faced the builders of the Empire State Building.

A. Directional
B. Organic
C. Implied
D. Irregular

A

A. Directional

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Vertical lines tend to communicate:

A. Calmness
B. Passivity
C. Action
D. Strength

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D. Strength

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This kind of shape is mathematically regular and precise.

A. Geometric
B. Organic
C. Implied
D. Negative

A

A. Geometric

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This artist used contrasting positive and negatives shapes to create his Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge poster, an expression that symbolizes the victory of the Bolshevik Red Army over the anti-Communist Russians.

A. M. C. Escher
B. Noma Bar
C. El Lissitzky
D. Georgia O’Keeffe

A

C. El Lissitzky

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Noma Bar’s illustration Gun Crime uses positive and negative shape to communicate:

A. The action of gun crimes
B. The act of gun crime and its terrible result
C. The blame the artist puts on the viewer
D. The blame the artist puts on himself

A

B. The act of gun crime and its terrible result

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The African American artist Kara Walker exaggerates and intensifies her work using this principle of design that employs opposites:

A. Volume
B. Unity
C. Contrast
D. Balance

A

C. Contrast

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What idea does Noma Bar communication through the negative and positive shapes in this illustration?

A. The identity of the murderer in Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep
B. The tragic consequences of gun crime
C. The positive results of self-defense
D. None- there is no meaningful negative shape

A

B. The tragic consequences of gun crime.

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Lines not only express control and order; they can also reflect the wildness of nature, chaos, and accident

T/F

A

True

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In art, what basic two-dimensional element is used to define space?

A

Shape

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In the “drawing” of a monkey, which aspects are typical of how lines are used in art?

Which aspects are not typical of how lines are used in art?

  1. Lines form the boundary of an enclosed area
  2. Lines are incised, not drawn.
  3. Lines define a shape
  4. Lines must be viewed from a great height
A

Typical
1. Lines form the boundary of an enclosed area
2. Lines define a shape

Not Typical
1. Lines are incised, not drawn.
2. Lines must be viewed from a great height

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The artist Thad Heckman, in his technical drawing of a geodesic dome, created a record of the dome’s ____ shape, using ____ to show where two ____ meet

Word Bank
lightness and darkness
volumes
three-dimensional
masses
two-dimensional
lines
texture
planes

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three-dimensional, lines, planes

18
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When an artist uses two noticeably different states of an element together, what principle are they applying?

A. Value
B. Texture
C. Style
D. Rhythm
E. Contrast

19
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What do you call the empty space defined by surrounding shapes or forms?

A. Negative
B. Implied
C. Actual
D. Organic
E. Geometric

20
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Andre Masson’s Automatic Drawing is a good example of _____?

A. Fundamental
B. Rhythmic
C. Communicative
D. Contour
E. Directional

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C. Communicative

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Henris Matisse’s Woman seated in an armchair drawing is a good example of ____?

A. Fundamental
B. Rhythmic
C. Communicative
D. Contour
E. Directional

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Pablo Picasso’s Blonde woman in profile drawing is a good example of _____?

A. Fundamental
B. Rhythmic
C. Communicative
D. Contour
E. Directional

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Lines in are have what functions and what image comes to mind to demonstrate every function?

vs. not functions of a line?

  1. to communicate ideas
  2. to direct our attention
  3. to communicate direction and movement
  4. to define shapes
  5. to suggest texture
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  1. All of these answers are functions of a line
  2. Vincent van Gogh’s drawing Sower with Setting Sun
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What techniques are used in the 1919 poster by El Lissitzky?

  1. geometric shapes
  2. negative space
  3. organic shapes
  4. positive shape
  5. implied shape
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1, 2, 4, and 5 are all correct
1. geometric shapes
2. Negative space
4. Positive shape
5. Implied shape

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Which terms could be used to describe the artwork by Kara Walker? 1. Collage 2. Caricature 3. Woodcut 4. Calligram 5. Silhouette
2 and 5 2. Caricature 5. Silhouette
26
Which attributes are necessary for defining a two-dimensional figure? 1. Weight 2. Height 3. Time 4. Depth 5. Width
2 and 5 2. Height 5. Width
27
What do you call a shape on a flat surface that is defined by the empty space surrounding it and what is a good example of this?
Positive shape Fedex logo
28
British artists Georgiana Houghton uses ______ lines to make it seem unpredictable and chaotic. A. Regular B. Irregular
B. Irregular
29
American artist George Bellows uses ______ lines in the drawing of Woodstock Road A. Regular B. Irregular
A and B
30
Artist Mel Bochner uses _____ lines in the Vertigo drawing A. Regular B. Irregular
A. Regular
31
Artist Barbara Hepworth uses ____ lines in the drawing for sculpture A. Regular B. Irregular
A. Regular
32
The works of the American artist _______ often play upon the relationship between positive and negative ______ shapes derived from close observation of organic objects. In the painting ________, our attention is drawn initially to the ______ blue shape in the bottom right, before the ________ pink arc above it carries us along through a maze of tender folds. Word Bank Georgia O’Keeffe abstract Landscape - pink and blue ll implied geometric Music—Pink and Blue II negative M. C. Escher Animal Vegetable Mineral positive Andy Warhol
Georgia O'Keeffe Abstract Music - Pink and Blue ll negative positive
33
What type of shape seen in the AT&T logo is not defined by a continuous boundary? A. Geometric B. Organic C. Implied D. Positive
C. Implied
34
Which types of line are used to express the story of Frida Kahlo's life as seen in The Two Fridas? A. regular, ruled lines B. strong, crisp outlines C. Directional line D. Soft, irregular lines
B, C, and D Strong, crisp outlines Directional lines Soft, irregular lines
35
Which elements are responsible for the unsettling energy conveyed by Vincent van Gogh's painting of his bedroom? 1. The color of the bed 2. The varying width of the lines 3. The emphatic horizontal lines 4. None of them: the bedroom appears very peacful 5. the emphatic diagonal lines
2 and 5 The varying width of the lines The emphatic diagonal lines
36
In which ways do the directional lines in James Allen's The Connectors create the impression of height and drama? 1. they direct the viewer's eye downward 2. They emphasize textures 3. They illustrate the height of the structure 4. They emphasize perspective
1, 3, and 4 1. They direct the viewer's eye downward 3. They illustrate the height of the structure 4. They emphasize perspective
37
What type of shape is composed of unpredictable, irregular lines? A. Organic B. Implied C. Measured D. Actual E. Geometric
A. Organic
38
Which effect does the French artist Henri Matisse achieve by using contour lines to create this drawing of a seated woman? A. A depiction of the drape of the woman's dress B. An atmosphere of dread C. A representation of the woman's posture D. An indication of the woman's thoughts E. An impression of spontaneity
A, C, and E A. A depiction of the drape of the woman's dress C. A representation of the woman's posture E. An impression of spontaneity
39
What feminist artist combines both organic and geometric shpea in her artwork Baby Block, which she refers to as a "femmage" (an homage to the work of women? A. Georgiana Houghton B. Miriam Schapiro C. Georgiea O'Keeffe
B. Miriam Schapiro
40
What term best describes a shape made of perfectly straight lines? A. Organic B. Implied C. Biomorphic D. Geometric
D. Geometric
41
What printmaking technique requires artists to work with figure-ground reversal? A. Sculpture B. Woodcut C. Basketry D. Painting
B. Woodcut
42
What element of art is "a mark that connect two points"? A. Shape B. Line C. Color D. Value
B. Line

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